No sound when importing mpg

I've imported an mpg file into Final Cut Express and it plays but there is no audio. Same thing in iMovie. I have flip 4 mac and it plays fine in quicktime, but when I import it to Final Cut Express or IMovie there is no sound. What do I need to do to get sound?

Mpeg2 movies must have their audio demuxed first.
The way I prefer is to use MPEG Streamclip (free) to convert the mpeg2 file to a .mov file before importing to FCE. You also need the Quicktime MPEG Playback component (20$) by Apple to let Streamclip to read the mpeg2 files. It's important you export from MPEG Streamclip (Export to Quicktime, NOT Export to DV!) using the standard parameters for FCE: video DV-PAL or NTSC (fps 25 or 29,97 fps), audio stereo uncompressed, 16-bit, 48 kHz.
Piero

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    Is the problem MPEG file using MPEG audio or Dolby audio format?
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    get for 20$ the Apple mpeg2 plugin in case you want to convert dvd content....
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    http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
    http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6018.shtml

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