MOD
MOD video containerUsed for moving images, timed audio, and playback metadata.
- Family
- Video
- MIME
- video/mpeg
Convert MOD to AVI online and see exactly what timed-stream transcoding changes, what AVI still can't promise, and how to verify the result.
Decoding MOD recovers the picture, sound, and timing streams it carries; writing AVI means re-expressing that under a different codec and container profile. Duration commonly survives untouched even while compression, channel mapping, cadence, metadata, or auxiliary streams do not. MOD tracker content combines sample instruments with pattern rows, effect commands, order lists, and replay timing that must be rendered by a module engine. AVI output interleaves indexed audio and video chunks in a legacy RIFF container whose subtitle, modern metadata, and variable-frame-rate behavior is limited.
Decoded media - A camcorder recording format commonly storing MPEG-2 program-stream video under a MOD extension. Encoded delivery profile - An older Microsoft media container commonly paired here with Xvid video and MP3 audio.
Used for moving images, timed audio, and playback metadata.
Designed for recorded motion video with an accompanying soundtrack.
Pixel aspect ratio, interlacing, companion metadata, and recording timestamps may be interpreted incorrectly when renamed.
AVI has limited support for modern metadata, captions, variable frame rates, and some web players.
The verified AVI profile uses Xvid video and MP3 audio for compatibility with older AVI workflows.
Inspect display aspect ratio, field order, frame rate, date metadata, duration, audio sync, and full-motion playback.
Test seeking and audio sync in the target player, not only the opening frame.
Confirm the receiving player, editor, or publishing service actually names AVI's container and codecs before switching; stay with MOD if extra tracks or original encoding need to survive intact.