Importing mp4's into iMovie '09

Why am I able to import one mp4 into iMovie '09, but not another one?
Here's one that I can import.                                                                  
Then there's this one that iMovie won't allow me to import.
Any clues as to why?

The second file has a text track, which could be a chapter track or closed captioning track. iMovie will not import files with anything other than video and audio tracks in supported codecs. Also, the second file has both AAC and AC3 audio. This may be OK, but the AC3 audio may need a special DIVX codec that is not included normally on a Mac, but you might be able to download from the Internet.
I would try first to remove the Text track. You could do this in QuickTime Pro version 7 which is available from Apple for about $30. If it still does not work, I would try to get a codec that can understand AC3, or just delete the AC3 track and use the AAC track.
How to install QuickTime Pro
Apple's QuickTime Pro site
For detailed help with QuickTime Pro, there is a Discussion group here.

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