MPG is one of a number of file extensions for MPEG-1 computer files. QuickTime support the playback of MPG files. However, if you want to import the MPG files to iMovie for edting, you’ll find that the MPG files just grey out! Or, some Mac users found that then they play some particular MPG video in QT, there’s only audio or even worse, QT crashed! In cases like these, you can convert your MPG videos to QuickTime MOV on Mac.

1. How to convert MPG to QuickTime MOV on Mac (OS X 10.6 included)
MPG is one of a number of file extensions for MPEG-1 computer files. QuickTime support the playback of MPG
files. However, if you want to import the MPG files to iMovie for edting, you ’ll find that the MPG files just grey
out! Or, some Mac users found that then they play some particular MPG video in QT, there’s only audio or even
worse, QT crashed! In cases like these, you can convert your MPG videos to QuickTime MOV on Mac.
To convert MPG to MOV for editing in iMovie or for uploading to iPod, you can use this professional yet easy to
use MPG to MOV Video Converter for Mac. (Get free trial Intel version, PowerPC version). Double click the .dmg
Mac .
1 Load MPG videos to the program
Launch the Mac MPG to MOV Converter, drag and drop the MPG videos to the program or click “Add file ” button
to load MPG files.
2 Select “QuickTime MOV” as output format
Select MOV format from the output format dropdown list if you want to edit the MPG video in iMovie. If you
want to put the output MOV file on your iPod, iPhone or other popular portable device, you can select an output
format according to your device name! The default optimized setting makes the output QuickTime MOV video
looks good on your player, say iPod’s, screen.

2. format according to your device name! The default optimized setting makes the output QuickTime MOV video
looks good on your player, say iPod’s, screen.
Note : If you have several MPG videos on your Mac and you want to combine them and export a continuous MPG
video, just check “Merge into one file” at the bottom of the program.
Or, you can use the “Trim ” function if have a large MPG video and you want to split them into several small
size MOV files. See below.
Note : This MPG to MOV Converter for Mac allows you to get any segment of the MPG video and convert it to MOV
format.
3 Start MPG to MOV conversion on Mac OS X.
Hit “Convert” let this smart MPG to MOV Video Converter for Mac to do the rest for you! This video converter is
specifically designed for Mac OS users, including Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6
Snow Leopard on iMac, Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, etc.
When the conversion is done, you can play output MOV video in QuickTime (QuickTime X included), edit them in
iMovie, Final Cut Pro, or put them on your iPod for playback anytime you want.