IPhoto movie wont open

I recently synced my Sony Cyber-Shot digital camera to my iPhoto library. The 231 photos included one video that I wanted to send to iMovie to edit. When I try exporting the movie I leave the original format and iMovie can't recognize it when I try to import it. The end of the file name says MPG I don't know if that if the wrong format for iMovie. If so how do I change it to a mp4 file? I have tried using Handbrake but it doesn't recognize the file as a valid source.

MPEG Streamclip (free) can convert your MPEG-1 files to DV Stream for use in iMovie.

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Apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
iPhoto 8 (09) and earlier- run the options indicated
iPhoto 9 (11) and later- run Option #4 to rebuild the database
2 - try playing the videos again in iPhoto.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
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2 - click on the Add Library button and select the library you want to add in the selection window..
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Library ➙ Rebuild Library (iPhoto 9 or later)
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4 - In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
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Go to Applications /Utilities. Find the upgrader app there. Double click on it to run it.
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I went into the itunes store and saw that there was an update in my downloads, it says that my movie is "waiting". How do i get it to download? PLEASE HELP ME :(!!
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