Iphoto 08 and avi files

I am still using iphoto 08 (version 7.1.5) on my G5. I downloaded all my pictures and avi files from my Nikon d90 and it seemed fine. I watched each avi once and they played fine but now they are AWOL! All i have is 156k thumbnail. Are they gone forever? What can i do? Those videos were for a work project.
Thanks

Download and use  Find Any File to search for all file with Name ends in ".avi"  on your hard drive to get a picture of where they are.
OT

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