Converting media files

This question isn't exactly about iDVD, but related... I recently transferred some home movies I made in .wmv format to my new iMac, and since it couldn't read them I had to downloaded windows media player. Now I can watch them on my iMac, but I can't use them in iDVD or iMovie, etc... How can I convert the .wmv files to something my iMac can read/edit/burn???

Hi Patrick,
I've been trying to convert quicktime files to something that will play on windows machine. I have tried ffmpeg, without any luck, but I don't really understand all the options that ffmpeg give you. If you can understand all the options, eg MPEG4 to AVI mencoder. DIVx to AVI mencoder, then maybe this application can help you. I also did a bit of research in the DIVx site, well I think that is what it is, I can check if you're interested, but it just might help. It is all double dutch to me, however I have the feeling it could help. When I come back to check if you have answered I will come armed with a bit more info.
Cheers
Merelyn

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