TOD is a file format that is not widely used. TOD videos are usually captured by JVC cameras. It is a high-definition format that uses transport stream for video data. TOD files cannot be directly played on consumer video equipment. They must be converted or repacked into one of the widely adopted distribution format.

MXF is a media container developed by SMPTE association for professional use. MXF implements subset of Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) data model and nowadays become a standard in professional non-linear video editing. MXF files can be compressed with almost any codec and easily converted to any popular video format. Worth noting that Sony's, Panasonic's and Canon's implementation of this format carries a lot of incompatibilities, that was a big flaw of this container. These issues were addressed in the 2009 version of the standard.