The .modd file extension is used to represent a companion data file to a video encoded in a proprietary format by the Sony company, which is used by many of their massive line of digital video recording equipment. For viewing and conversion this type of video file, designated extension ".m2t", must be viewed in the program that was intended to decode it, Sony's Motion Picture Browser. From within this program, the video can either be watched as it is or made accessible to other various video playing and editing software through a conversion process to the Microsoft Windows audio and video format, ".wma".
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To date, there are no third party decoding and/or conversion software packages available. Sony, throughout their multiple forays into digital media, have maintained a tight hold on the formats they use for their recorders' and players' systems. To avoid the hassle of the extremely limited flexibility built in to the format, most users will likely prefer to take the extra step of converting each video so that it can be made portable and shared with other users such as friends and family.
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More Info Regarding File Extension Modd
The .modd file by itself is simply a time line of information about the dates and times that the video was taken, as well as additional information which is coded in XML format, a markup language that is similar in structure to the web page parsing language HTML. Like HTML, files in the XML format are written as text including numbers and various symbols, which means that with a bit of familiarity, the average user can easily open and examine the contents of this type of file with whichever text editing tool they prefer to use. This is especially useful in identifying video that may not be the most descriptively named; the information provided in the XML file will give good clues about what might be on the video.
If you have a .modd file on your computer, first check and see if there is a .m2t file in the same directory with it. This is actually the file which you want to open to view the video which is described in the .modd file. First check to make sure that you have the Motion Picture Browser software installed, and then try double clicking on the .m2t file. If you recieve a notice from Windows about not being able to read the file, or not knowing which program to use to open it, you must select the appropriate program manually. Right click on the file icon and choose the "Open with..." dialogue. From the list of installed programs that pops up, choose the aforementioned software. If you don't yet have it installed or have somehow lost the installation disk that came with your camcorder, you can quickly and easily download the software from the Sony website with an internet connection.
Since the Sony Motion Picture Browser software is currently only available for Windows, this software is not cross platform and must be used within that environment. Open source OS lovers will have to shell out the money to purchase a licensed copy of Windows XP or higher.
If you happen to come across a lonesome .modd file with no corresponding video file, then it may be possible that the file has been mislabeled. There are quite a few files which use the ".mod" extension; is it possible that an extra "d" was added? Should you be uncertain, the easiest way to see if the file is a legitimate Sony video time line data file is to attempt to open it with a text editor. If it opens up without any problem and displays a bunch of information that looks like it belongs to a video file formatted in XML, then you're dealing with the real thing. If the text is garbled or chunks of it are missing, the file may be damaged or corrupted. If the file cannot be read by the text editor at all, it is safe to assume that you aren't dealing with a file encoded in ascii text characters and therefore not dealing with a .modd file. Also, it is important to note that these data files are not necessary to watch the video by itself, the information is simply supplementary.
