F4v to FCPX

Ok, I'm new here, and I HAVE searched for the answer prior to posting this, but none of the answers were even close to working. Now, that being said, I would gladly read any links to previous discussions that I may have missed!
My question is: how can I open an f4v file created in Adobe Flash Media Encoder 3.2 (h.264, ACC) in Final Cut Pro X.  Whenever I try to open these files it says that it is unable to open Quicktime movie formats.  I have updated to 10.0.1, but still no dice.  I have even tried opening them in VLC, but for some reason it does not recognize them either.  Both QT and the Adobe player will readily open and play the movie.  Am I missing a codec? or is there some other way to work around this.
By the way, I'm fairly new to FCPX.
Thanks!

You can't. FCP doesn't accept Flash files.

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