Quicktime Pro converting files

I have an Insignia 5.0MP High-Definition Digital Camcorder with 3" Swivel LCD Screen but the AVI files it produces are useable on iMovie. Will Q Pro convert them from AVI to something I can use with iMovie?

QuickTime Pro adds nothing in terms of the formats QuickTime can handle. So purchasing QT Pro would not solve the first part of your problem, getting the videos to play. QuickTime can natively handle many video formats, but there are hundreds of them so no player can play them all.
As I said above, download and install Perian, which may allow your video to play. Once QuickTime can play the video, you should be able to export it in a format iMovie can handle.
Where do I find them
By clicking on the link I provided in my first post (the purple-colored word is a link).
Apple offers do support from their poeple. We are left on our own. Great racket.
Sure they do. But you have to call them. And you don't get free support for a $30.00 product, nor for video formats that Apple doesn't support. That's why Apple (at significant expense) provides these forums; so people can get help from other users for those issues that Apple can't handle.
Message was edited by: Dave Sawyer

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