Mac : Video format .avi to dv avi

I am trying to add a video onto a dreamweaver site by importing it into flash via media encoder and then embedding the .swf in dreamweaver.
The video has been shot by my friend who has edited it on a pc. They have burnt it to a disc in .avi format on their pc.
I have a mac and I am trying to import it into Media Encoder on my mac, but I get the error : "xxx.avi could not be imported" - I think because it is in .avi format rather than dv avi format.
Please can someone tell me
a) if there is a better format my friend should save it in on the pc so I can import it straight in on the mac
b) if there is some (preferably free) conversion software to convert the .avi file to dv avi format
Many thanks

try googling "SWF to Video" - i like www.flashants.com
(SWF2Video).
Chris Georgenes / mudbubble.com / keyframer.com / Adobe
Community Expert
swissgrid wrote:
> Hi, I need to save or export my FLA file info a
video-friendly format (DV, AVI,
> MPEG2...).
>
> I prefer to do so on mac but if I need to use PC, that's
cool too. Any ideas
> are greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Todd Lauer
>

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