Using .wmv clip in iMovie 6

How do I use a film clip, currently in .wmv format, in iMovie HD 6? I am using iMovie for the first time, and when importing a new clip with a .wmv extension, the clip has text across the middle of the screen 'Created with Flip4Mac Trial' 'www.Flip4Mac.com'.
I did have Flip4Mac, but have deleted it completely from the MacBook.

Sounds like you, at one time, converted a wmv to a .mov, cause wmv will not import into iMovie without converting it first. The watermark on it says that you didn't have a paid version. The free version allows you to convert up to 30 seconds of a clip, but lets you know that it's in trial mode with that watermark.
If you indeed want to use wmv stuff in your edit, then you'll have to buy F4M or there's another thing called Visual Hub...F4M is the better of the 2, but VH is about twenty bucks cheaper.

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