Converting QuickTime to format for Windows Media Player

I have some QT movie clips on my Mac that I need to play on a PC which does not have QuickTime installed. The computers I need to use these movies cannot have QT installed on them because my employer does not support QT, only using Windows Media Player.
So, how do I convert the QT clips I have on my Mac in to something that will play on a PC Windows Media Player ? Is it possible? I'd like to convert them, put them on a CD or DVD and then play them on the PC using Windows Media Player either from the CD/DVD.

You could use Flip4Mac with iMovie. Which you probably have. It's easiest with QuicktimePro though.
Flip4Mac PlayerPro converts WMV to mov ($49)
Flip4Mac Studio converts MOV to WMV ($99) and includes PlayerPro too.
Flip4Mac Studio Pro adds 2 pass encoding (more control over data rate) and WMV HD (HiDef) ($179)
The Flip4Mac series are all plugins that work in other programs QuickTime based programs.
You'd open your MOV file in iMovie for example and use the Share export feature Advanced and save as WMV. It'll ask you for settings which depends on what you're actually using the WMV for (broadband, dial up, play from a PCs hard drive).

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