Problem converting long AVI to MOV

I am trying to convert one hour AVI file into a MOV format using Quicktime
PRO on a PC.If I try and convert a short AVI video of less than 5 minutes I
can can convert it and change the settings of both Video and Audio to suit
my specification.If however I try and convert a longer AVI say one hour I
can only set the video characteristics but NO audio at all.The audio
settings area is greyed out and not changeable.
My question is this.Is it possible to convert a long AVI video (say 1 hour)
to a MOV format in Quicktime PRO on a PC and still be able to set the audio
to the required specification?
Thanks Stu
P.S im using QT Pro 7.3

If the audio settings in the export dialog can't be adjusted then the audio codec used in the file isn't supported by QuickTime Pro export.
MPEG-1 is playback only.
MPEG Streamclip (free) can convert your AVI with MPEG-1 audio.
http://perian.org can also help QuickTime Pro with some codecs used in AVI's.

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