Problems importing some flv files

I'm using Premiere CS4. I am able to import some flash .flv video files without difficulty, but in many cases a file will not import successfully. Instead, I get the following error message:
The file appears to have no media data.
Which is odd, since such files play without any problem in, say, Real Player.
I'll be grateful for any help with this.

You might also want to give Moyea's FLV Importer a try. Their site was down when I tried, but I was just on it a few days ago. Give them time to get their server back up. Now, if the FLV is corrupt (though it seems to play fine), there might be issues. Also, there is a great deal of difference between playing an AV file, and editing that same file.
For conversions, I've had success with FLV to AVI.
Good luck,
Hunt

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