I'm making an intentionally terrible montage. How can I convert a gif to a transparent .mov?

I want to be able to insert gifs into my final cut videos. They have to loop, and be transparent.
Is there a program that can convert them into transparent .movs or some other format recognized by Final Cut Pro?

Quick Time Pro should be able to open the GIF and save as a Quicktime .mov file. Whether the looping will work I don't know and can't test it.myself.
If you don't have QT Pro, it's a $30 license.
Russ

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After battling a number of serious problems with the videos taken by my new Kodak Digital Camera, I decided to write up this page so that anyone searching the web would find out the true answers without as much grief!
I’ve also made some other comments about my experience with the camera, in case anyone was considering buying a Kodak camera in the near future.
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So I hope that all this answers a few of your questions. No, you weren’t being incredibly stupid.

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