cut and edit JVC Everio HDD cam videos

[Sebastian Spiess]

Hi all,

the last couple of weeks a fried was with us. She brought a JVC Everio GZ-MG67E.

She did some serious filing over the weeks and before she left I connected the camcorder to my ubuntu hardy. It was soon 
mounted as a storage device and I could browse the folders on the cam.

I found the video files (.mod) and was able to play them in totem right away although ubuntu recognised them as "Amiga 
SoundTracker Audio" files. See here for a screen shot of the file listing in case it matters 
http://img165.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jvceveriovideofileyg0.png

So the playback works with sound _but_ fast forward and backward will cause totem to produce error messages.

My main objective now is to condense the clips in one movie I can put down on DVD and play in a normal DVD player.
Which sotware can you recommend to do this. Some years back I used the Windows Movie Maker for some DV-camcorder action and 
it did all I needed despite is was a MS thing so I am looking for something similar simple but free.

I did some search and found this [1] kino forum post, so did anyone have the same problems with the JVC mod files?

Any help is appreciated

Sebastian

[http://www.kinodv.org/dcforum/dcforum?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=609]