,avi files won't import to iMovie HD

Have a casio elixim camera that does movies too and quicktime will play the movies but I keep getting an error when I try to import them. Is there a way to convert to another format to possibly imprort to iMovie. On the casio website it says it's not supported by Mac. Am I just stuck?

you gave us very little info ..- Casio produces a lot of cameras..
here's something Casio related:
http://emonkid.hp.infoseek.co.jp/EXM4S2/indexe.html
I keep getting an error...
...ehm, more then 1200 error messages documented on Mac... which one?
in case, you stillcam is able to produce simple mpeg1, get the universal tool Streamclip (for free)
final word from here:
iMovie is a video edit app meant to work with firewire connected miniDV camcorders

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