Media import issue

I have a sony DCR-SR100 HDD Camcorder and have done numerous videos in iMovie '09. My camera is listed on the "supported/tested cameras" page on Apple Support. I previously was able to import video directly from my camera into iMovie, but no longer can. It has been about 1 1/2 months since my last import, and I don't remember exactly how I imported video before, but I have tried everything.
When I copy the movie files directly to my hard drive and try to import it into iMovie '09, or go through the folders to import through iMovie, it says that it is an unsupported file type.
"*Import File*
The file will not be imported.
It is not compatible with iMovie."
If I go to info for the file and choose "open with VLC", it says the file type is "multiplexed MPEG-1/2".
If I go to info for the file and choose "open with Quicktime", it says the file type is "MPEG Movie".
The most confusing part is I tried to import a video clip that is already in iMovie that was previously imported without problems, and it gives me the same error. Nothing has changed, it is still on the camera as it was when it was originally imported.
I don't understand what has changed to make iMovie no longer work with my files. Any help is much appreciated in resolving this issue. I have a project I need to finish ASAP and am completely stuck and have run out of ideas.
Thank you, and sorry for the length of this, just wanted to get as much info in here as necessary.

Welcome to the  Discussion Forums.
Mpeg2 video needs to be imported from the camera, not from copies made to your hard drive.
If you no longer have the video on the camera you will need to convert your mpeg2 files to a compatible format such as AIC.
One way to do this is to use mpegstreamclip and the Quicktime mpeg2 playback component, but there are other ways.

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