Yeah, the mpeg2 files on my SONY HDD camera will only play back in VLC. However, the files will import into iMovie 09 just fine directly from the camera. Short answer, yes, you'll need the MPEG2 component with
Quicktime Pro to edit these clips in Quicktime, BUT, you do not need either if you simply import the clips directly into iMovie 09 by connecting the Camera to your Macbook. Here's ...