FCP to AVI files

i work in FCP and will be sending files to a windows media encoder which only supports .avi which FCP cant output to if im not mistaken
can anyone point me to some software which will convert my .mov's to .avi without loosing lots of the quality
it is all being streamed over IP TV, YouTube, FaceBook etc so all web based steaming
thanx in advance
adam

Karsten Schlüter wrote:
slightly off-topic.. :
Studio X wrote:
Stop whining about $50. If you can't afford to play the game, go home.
is it just me, the alien, or isn't this a bit.. rude?
the OP uses a 1400$ app package, so 50 bucks shouldn't indeed be no prob, but.. 'go home'?
It's not just you. I appreciate the amount and quality of information that X provides here, but not the style.
Having said that, I can sympathise with his impatience with people asking questions that have been answered many times already
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