We use a handy Canon Elph SD800 IS for on-the-fly bits of video here and there and always run into the problem of not being able to use the files in Final Cut Express or Pro without either losing the audio or having some strange frame rate issue.
I always troubleshoot the problem and eventually figure out what I did in the past, but I feel it necessary to make a NOTE TO SELF so that next time, I can go right to the answer:
1. Open .avi file with QT Pro application.
2. Export to QT Movie (.mov)
3. Then import the file(s) back into FCE or FCP!
Easy. So why do I search every moleskine I have used for the past 2 and a half years before FINDING IT EVERYTIME! 
