Ok as i wanted to get Linux but never did, I found out about WINE and it will let you run Windows application on a mac/linux. So if the AMV converter does not run with Macs or linux this application will run. This is not an emulator!!!!
It just runs windows applications
Link Mac Wine
http://sourceforge.net/projects/darwine/
Link Linux WINE
http://www.icewalkers.com/download/Wine/356/dld/