Will AVI(mpeg-4) files from a still camera to work in iMovie 6? How?

I just got Casio's new EX-Z850 still camera that shoots movies in a format they call AVI (mpeg-4). I'd like them to work in iMovie, but they don't seem to work in either iMovie or iPhoto.
In iPhoto6.0.2 the Quicktime player comes up, the clips' audio plays beautifully, but the player shows just a white screen. (On the first attempt, a message comes up saying some Quicktime component is missing.) I'm using Quicktime player version 7.0.4.
When I drag the clips into iMovie6.0.1 I get the same, great audio but just a white screen for video.
What should I do? The movies are beautiful (seemingly 30fps) on the camera's screen.

Hey Kanjikid,
I had the same problem. My Casio EX-Z750 had the same problem when i importtem to iphoto and imove it would be a blank white screen but the audio work. I tried everything to make it work. I found this on the casio website that helped me sovled my problem. Now my AVI movies work and the picture is beautiful on the computer screen playing in imovie, iphoto, and quicktime.
Website: http://world.casio.com/qv/download/en/avi/dl.html
Hope that would sovle you problem.
Mac Mini (Early 2005) Mac OS X (10.3.9)

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