Converting iTunes Video format?

Somewhere on the Apple/Windows sections I've previously posted asking if anyone out there knew of any preferable free downloads available to convert a downloaded iTunes m4v video to 3gp to watch on my mobile. I have a nano, hence asking for my phone. Obviously the formats are different and its doing my head in trying to sort something out. A forum member did post a link for two lots of software but when I downloaded them they didn't deal in m4v.
Why I'm asking for free is the fact I'll only want to use the software the odd time. Even the trial stuff is demanding registration which comes only with full stuff-no good.
Sorry for rambling on but if anyone-please-can help I'll be very grateful
many thanks
Pam

Good old iTunes -worse than Windows for self protection eh!
It wasn't up to Apple. The content owners mandate such copy-protection and refuse to allow the ability to burn the content to DVD. Very few download movie stores allow any burning to DVD, and those that do (at least that I've found) only allow a very few specific titles to be burned. For all the rest, they can only be played on the computer or perhaps on a portable device (as with an iPod), just as with the iTunes Store.
It's certainly a pain, but it's a fact of life that's probably not going to go away. That's partly why Apple's coming out with the AppleTV; so you can view purchased movies and videos on your TV without having to connect up your computer.
Regards.

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