Mpeg-2 mponent?

I'm a little lost with the mpeg component that Apple sell as an add-on for a hefty £15
And a little annoyed with iMovie and iDVD as they don't seem to be compatible with THE main video files (the whole .mpeg / .mpg family).
I've downloaded the mpeg Streamclip software and it converts some .mpg files but not all of them (I don't understand the difference between these files, they're all from a handycam....).
Question is if I spend £15 on this mpeg add-on will that mean I'll be able to drag and drop files or import them to iDVD and iMovie? or will I still need to convert them to .mp4??
I thought the good thing with a mac was you didn't need to buy extra software but I discover some plug-in or add-on I need to download all the time...

You can convert MPEG1 and MPEG4 without the MPEG2 playback component. To play back MPEG2, or for MPEG Streamclip to convert MPEG2 to something else, you need, you guessed it, the MPEG2 Playback component.

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