Import MPEG movie files

How do import files that are saved from my camera in MPEG movie format? The files end in ".MPG"

Don't you need to purchase the Apple QuickTime MPEG2 Playback Component ($20 from Apple) to do this?
On a similar subject (I posted elsewhere but with no reply)...
is there any benefit in purchasing Quicktime Pro rather than the MPEG2 component? Will Quicktime Pro achieve the same result? Reason I ask is that the codec costs $20 and Quicktime Pro £20 so not too much difference in price. I could see me using QT Pro in the future but I only have 2 dvds of home movies in VOB format that I'd like to convert, and am unlikely to have any more in the future. Hence making the codec purchase a one off payment of $20...
Any advice?
Regards
Shakey

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