Flip Vdieo and iMovie '09

Hi all,
I've searched the forum for this but haven't really found a resolution, so I thought I'd ask. My original Flip video outputs in .avi format. These of course will not play in iMove. The audio plays, but QT doesn't render the video. Is it a simple matter of getting a codec plugin installed? If so, what should I be looking for? The window that comes up wants to direct me to xvid, which is a divx plugin, but I don't seem to find a version there for Mac (only Windows & Linux).
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Would be great to be able to work with the Flip.
Thanks!

Resolved! Turns out I was making it harder than I thought. FlipShare has a Mac version. You don't have to use it, but you do have to start it once so it can install the 3ivx compatibility software.
Did that and now the .avis I import from it play beautifully. Sometimes the answer is so simple that we don't even bother going there....

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