Quicktime and fcp dont recognize a .mpg file?

im running fcp 5.0.4 with quicktime 7.0.3,
i have a file that i made with a pinnacle system on a pc.
i got it from another one of my hard drives, and it is rendered from the pc as a MPEG type of file.
the extension is .mpg
when i play it was quicktime 7.0.3, it works fine.
then when i load that same file to fcp 5.0.4 the audio isnt with it.
also when i try to render my file to another extension such as .mp4 for my ipod theres is also no audio.
whats going on?

You need to get software like MPEG Streamclip to demux the audio and the video and allow them to be seen seperately.
Also, FCP won't deal with mpeg video as it cannot deal with i frame based video. You'll have to convert to QT if you want to use it in FCP.

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