AVI files will not play in imovie

I hardly know anything about computers... i have a camera and a laptop with imovie 08. apperently my camera takes movies in avi. format, and imovie won't import the files in... can anyone explain to me why this is and what i can do about it??????

i have a camera and a laptop with imovie 08. apperently my camera takes movies in avi. format, and imovie won't import the files in... can anyone explain to me why this is and what i can do about it?
AVI (like MOV) file containers are generic in nature. They can contain any valid combination of audio and video compression formats. Unfortunately, not all are editable in iMovie '08 and it iMovie '08 cannot edit it, the files are ignored. As always in such cases, the user should first examine a clips contents to try and determine the problem. This is most easily done by simply double-clicking the problem file in either iPhoto or the Finder to open it in the QT Player. Once opened, you can examine the audio anf vide comression formats by checking the "Inspector" window's "Format:" entry line. A common example for an AVI file might be Casio's use of M-JPEG video which is compatible with iMovie '08 and adaptive PCM (e.g., ADPCM) which is not "edit" compatible. While in this case only the audio content causes the problem and need be changed, many users elect to convert both audio and video content if they don't have QT Pro and/or are unsure how to convert/replace just the audio data. Specific work flows may depend on the codecs used to create the AVI which brings us back to why you need to determine the specific compression audio formats used.

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