IMovie HD doesn't recognize sound track from MPEG1 files

My camera creates MPEG1 files which IMovie HD doesn't recognize the sound track. The Apple Store tech told me to purchase Quicktime Pro & save my files as MPEG4. After doing so IMovie finds no audio source.
Also I tried to reinstall IMovie (not HD) which worked fine, but it won't reinstall.
What to do?

no, QT can not 'demuxx' ...
and avoid re-installs, MacOsX is not Windows.. ;))
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Mpeg Streamclip
open your mpeg1, choose 'dv stream' as export option.. done.

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Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:49:52 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Disappearing Sound Track on Video Files Downloaded on CS4
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