Rip Tape Format

The essence of this memo was to discuss questions and implications of the AVI format that is created when a tape is imported into Windows or Mac video editing programs. I wound up using the Mac iMovie (easier to use than Adobe or FCP) to rip tapes and bought Canopus ProCoder to convert formats (cheaper than Cleaner):

I have Adobe Premiere 6.5 DV AVI (type 1 or 2) I don't know. Also will be using Studio 8 to rip my tapes. to digital format. Can I use these in FCP? To generate and edit my movies?

Importing Adobe Premiere files into FCP went fine. So in terms of cross platform, I'm not too worried. I can use an Windows machine to rip my tapes. I can rip and archive to DVD. Then use FCP and Cleaner to compress the movies to MPG, QT, etc.