Not In A Format that Quick Time understands

The tv station I work for has just gone HD with photographers shooting the Sony EX 3s. I saved a story in the .mov format and brought it home to do some editing. However, it won't open on the desk top or in Final Cut Express and gives me the above error message. Will an updated version of Quick Time solve this issue, or do I need to go surfing the internet trying to find the correct Codec? Or do I have to purchase Final Cut PRO???
Thanks, Tim

Hi(Bonjour)!
It seems that your material is encoded to XDCAM, a format supported by FCP, not FCE.
Michel Boissonneault

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