Playing avi files in iTunes

I would like to be able to use iTunes and my iPod touch to play .avi files saved saved to my pc from a canon digital camera. There is an option to open the video file using itunes but when I select that option, iTunes simply opens and nothing else happens. Similarly when I sync photos to my iPod touch, the video files are ignored despite my selecting the "include videos" option. Any ideas?

itunes and ipods won't play avi files. Use handbrake or something similar to convert them to a supported format.

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