Mpeg video editing in iMovie

I am new to a Mac and have downloaded mpeg video files for editing in iMovie from my PC. I have bought the QT component so that I can view the video on the Mac, which I could not do before, but I cannot import into iMovie. What do I need to do to edit my movies? I am very fustrated that I cannot do this.

Get MPEG Streamclip (which is free) and convert your clips to Apple Intermediate Codec. Then use File/Import to import into iMovie.

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Here the question:
I have a video file which has a bad audio R track and a good audio L one. I would like to edit the video, standard operations like cut, merge, etc...
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1. Can't hear audio in iMovie when I import an MPEG clip
http://www.danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6030.shtml
2. Using Mpeg (DVD) footage
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
and also on Matti Haveri's website: How can I edit MPEG or convert DVD or MPEG to DV
http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/%7Eshmhav/SVCDon_a_Macintosh.html#edit_convertMPEG
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Apple MPEG2 PlayBack:
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