Quicktime Playback of Sony F3 Footage

Hi,
I'm running Snow Leopard and have .mov MPEG-2 files from a video shoot with a Sony F3. I'm not editing. That will be done in an Avid, but I'd like to view the footage and have my own copy. How do I get Quicktime to recognize these files. I read something about a Quicktime component but don't understand how to get it or what the right approach is. I downloaded MPEG Streamclip, but the footage does not appear.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Jon

joncombridges wrote:
Thanks, John !
FYI, I tried an XDCAM Browser from Sony and that didn't work either.
I'm currently a Final Cut Express editor so Sony's FCP tool is not for me.
Calibrated does have a FCExpress tool but I'm going to pass on the $99 and just wait for my Avid editor to do the work. This is not what i wanted to do, not ideal. But I'm stuck.
It sure is surprising and seems strange that this is so hard.
Thanks just the same!
They provide demo versions of their codecs. You could therefore try it for no cost and at least see if it is a possibility for the future.
See http://www.calibratedsoftware.com/QEXEssentialsDownload.asp
It says it supports the following formats.
Sony XDCAM EX1 and EX3 MP4 files
JVCProHD HM 700/HM100 MP4 & MOV files
XDCAM EX MP4 files exported from FCP using Sony XDCAM Transfer
XDCAM EX MOV files created with Sony XDCAM Transfer
This link may be of use http://www.sony.ca/xdcamex/support.htm

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