Problems operating Quicktime MPEG2 conversion

Hi there,
I have copied my friend's sd card with his movie files which are .MOD and .MOI files which I understand are mpeg2 format. I have therefore downloaded the program "Quicktime MPEG2 conversion for OSX" but cannot see how to use it. I thought that it may have acted as a patch or upgrade with Quicktime but this is not immediately evident.
Would dearly love some help.
Justin

Mpeg 2 is the standard DVD delivery format, not intended for further editing.
You need to convert the mpeg2 files back to DV which iMovie is designed to handle. For that you need mpegStreamclip:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
which is free, but you must also have the Apple mpeg2 plugin :
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/
which is a mere $20.

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