Need help playing videos in iPhoto!

I got my iMac two weeks ago after switching from a 2004 80GB Dell Dimension (Windows XP Service Pack 3)  I successfully imported my parents' photos and videos, our iTunes library, and all my photos. For some reason however, my videos won't play. It says it cannot find the original resource file. I used an external HDD to transfer everything over. Should I try importing my photos/videos again or do I have to take more drastic measures?
(I'm not sure if this will help, but my parent's videos are .mp4 files while mine are .mov.)

For some reason however, my videos won't play. It says it cannot find the original resource file.
Is this the message window you get:
That comes up when the original file in the library is missing.
If you bring over the videos again copy them to a folder on the Desktop and play them with Quicktime Player before importing into iPhoto to verify that you've got a working file.
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