Finding .mov files in spotlight

I load my .mov files from my canon camera to iPhoto. I have a hard time searching for these videos when I go back and try to find them. I don't always remember the date to go look in iphoto for when the video was taken. If I want to pull up all .MOV files how do I do that? I tried spotlight and it doesn't display my .MOV files for some reason. Any help would be much appreciated! Thank you!

You may want to try creating a smart folder with all your computers .MOV files in it that way you will always have them in one place.
To create a smart folder:
Mountain Lion: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11021
Lion: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4158

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