Trouble importing MPG. files

Hello guys!
I'm pretty much a newbie with macs.
But I'm very fast at learning my ways out.
Anyway, I've been wanting to make a movie with
my iMovie Maker, but I could never ever finish
anything.
I have a digital cam where I can record video.
Well, whenever I want to use these video clips
I'm never able to add them into my "clips" on
the iMovie thingie.
If I want to drag the clips [from my folders]
into the iMovie maker it will always tell me
"Can't open file "MOV0832.MPG"; skipping it and continuing".
Why??? How can I start making videos with my own
mpg files??
Please I need iHelp!!!
Thanks in advance and merry christmas to all!
Muah!
-Mayra
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3)
iMac G5   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  

http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~shmhav/SVCDon_a_Macintosh.html#edit_convertMPEG
BTW, converting MPEG to DV/MOV the mother of all FAQs here Sadly the FAQ section of the forum decribes just the problem, not any solutions. And searching the forums doesn't always work either.
ObSig: I don't benefit from the link.

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