Convert AVI to .MOV

I am trying to convert an AVI to .Mov on my mac. How do I do that for for free or cheap?
I have Quicktime Pro, Final Cut, etc...but need the tool to do the conversion to .MOV.

I installed again, and it did not work.
( BTW - I made a donation via PayPal to Perian )
I restarted again (after installation) and it does now OPEN the .avi movie I have, but it does not PLAY the movie. Only garbage appears in the QT Player window. No sound either.
For the movie, Properties says:
Video: XVID 23.97599... fps, duration 46:09.01
Audio: MPEG layer 3, duration 45:40.68
My system library > QuickTime >
has:
AC3 Codec.component
AppleIntermediateCodec.component
DesktopVideoOut.component
DVCPROHDCodec.component
EyeTV MPEG Support.component
FCP Uncompressed 422.component
FFusion.component
Flip4Mac WMV Advanced.component
Flip4Mac WMV Export.component
Flip4Mac WMV Import.component
FLV.component
InstantMediaOSX.lib
KinomaExporter.component
LiveType.component
MP3.component
OFFLINE DivX etc -- (folder) has all the old components not being used
Perian.component
RealMediaExporter.component
Sorenson Video Pro OSX.qtx
Zoomify.component

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