MPG won't play

I have an .mpg movie I made several years ago on a PC. However, I cannot get it to open on my mac or under Windows (on Fusion). I get an error n Quicktime that says it is not a file format that it understands. I cannot open it in FlipforMac or in iMovie. From the Get Info, it appears to be an MPEG 2. Are there any converters that may be able to help out?
I can open it with VLC. But I want to be able to import it into my iMovie library and burn it off to a new DVD.
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I have a similar issue. I have some short videos that I want to edit together for a DVD...they are in .mpg format (whatever that is) and they are viewable in Quicktime and also with VLC> I use the VLC expoert wizard and re-formatted them to .MOV which I am assuming is Quicktime?) Formthere, I attempt to import them (using "IMPORT MOVIES" cmd in iMovie. That's when it gets weired. The vidoes virtually disappear from the desktop folder they were in and they are NOT visible for editing in iMovie! I feel like I am close, but must be formatting incorrectly. ANy hep is appreciated.

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