To correctly view and hear your videos you'll want your video files converted into a more standard '.MOV' format.īoth of these problems can be solved on a Mac using Apple's iMovie video editing software that ships with new Macs, as of this writing. MOD files aren't quite standard MPEG2 files (as the box that your Canon camera came in implies). Playing video files in this format using QuickTime, MPEG Streamclip or other video players, may result in soundless stretched-out or compressed images because. Canon consumer standard definition (SD) video cameras use an odd-ball MPEG2-like format called '.MOD'.Canon's video transfer software that ships with their consumer-grade cameras only works on PCs there is little or nothing for Mac users.If you're a Mac user with a Canon video camera, and you edit using Final Cut Pro, or if you just want to watch your movies using QuickTime Player or other standard video players, this article will help you work around the two big problems that Canon created: