Mpeg-2 won't play

I've got tons of old home videos that I transferred from camcorder to Mac when I had my old Mac mini. I've got a new iMac and the videos won't play. They're mpeg-2 format and when I double-click one to watch, it says there's a missing codec. I spent $20 on quicktimempeg2.dmg but it own't let me install it on the hard drive, saying it's for an older version of Quicktime.
What do I do?? I can't lose these videos.

I spent $20 on quicktimempeg2.dmg but it own't let me install it on the hard drive, saying it's for an older version of Quicktime.
Actually, what it probably says is "This software is intended for an earlier verson of Mac OS X."
I've got tons of old home videos that I transferred from camcorder to Mac when I had my old Mac mini. I've got a new iMac and the videos won't play. They're mpeg-2 format and when I double-click one to watch, it says there's a missing codec.
The QT 10.1 Player has built-in support of "muxed" MPEG-2 file, including those with AC3 audio but is more touchy regarding file extensions. For instance, it won't play "muxed" MPEG-2/AC3 content with an MOV or VOB extension. Moreover, this support is limited to the QT 10.1 player, so if you want to play the files in the QT 7 Player or MPEG Streamclip you will have to install the purchased QT MPEG Playback component.
What do I do?? I can't lose these videos.
Since you already purchased the QT MPEG Playback component, my recommendation would be to install it in order to maximize various playback options. Basically, you have three options here:
1) You can install the component on an older system and then transfer the codec to your Lion system.
2) You can download the MPEG Streamclip "Beta" package which includes a utility that will open/install the component directly on a Lion system.
3) You can use an app like Pacifist to extract/install the component directly to the Lion system.

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