IMovie Corrupted My .avi Files

Multiple .avi files were imported from iPhoto into iMovie to ultimately make a DVD (using iDVD). The DVD project worked perfectly. Unfortunately, I can no longer play the .avi files (in iPhoto). For some reason, every file I previously imported into iMovie is corrupt. Through iPhoto, I can see the thumbnail of the .avi file, as well as the file info (length of movie, file name, date, size). Everything appears ok, but the files will not play. I even attempted exporting the .avi files from iPhoto onto my desktop to see if they would play. They did not.
All ideas/suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Mark1604
Given the the Get Info window tells you the file is 30mb, it suggests that it's in there somewhere...
Here's a couple of things to try:
Select one of the file in iPhoto and right- (or Control-) click on it and select 'Show File' from the resulting menu. This should open a Finder Window with the file already selected. Does this work?
The jpg's you're finding are most likely thumbnails that iPhoto is using to display in the iPhoto Window.
Finally, as to playing the files: Check back to your camera manufacturer's website and see if they have an update to their software. There are literally hundreds of variants of the avi format, so my search for a solution would start there.
If that doesn't work, try using an alternative player like VLC.
Hope this helps.
Regards
TD

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