Avi export has dropped frames

Question

How do I convert a dv file that has a .mov container to a dv file with a .avi container without losing quality or dropping frames, I would like to use a quicktime engine for this.

Answer 1

Thank you for replying to my query so quickly.
I have received a DV PAL file with a quicktime .mov wrapper
and I have used the export function in both Final Cut and Quicktime Pro 7 to export a DV PAL file with a .avi wrapper.
When I import the avi file into Final cut to check frame by frame although picture and audio are identical and it looks and sounds great I do notice at certain places where there is lots of action/movement in the picture frame 20 is ok but frame 21 stays frozen for 2 frames and then moves on to frame 22 after that. So I have to move the next frame view button twice on frame 21 and the pic remains identical for 2 frames over that frame(21)
:::To maintain a bitrate, something else has to make room and that's usually frame contents.
--- Here I normally have no control over bitrate in the export menu, only codec,fps,and keyframes.
Charles