Converting wmv files for ipod

I have a couple of wmv files that I would like to put on my ipod. I upgraded to QT Pro and chose export then chose movie-ipod. I get the video to play after the conversion but there's a watermark that says something about created with flip 4 mac trial version. I thought I created it with QT Pro?!?! Please don't tell me I have to buy the flip 4 mac pro version and that I wasted $30 on the QT Pro! Or am I (hopefully) doing something wrong or do I need to change a setting somewhere? Thanks so much!!
Mac Mini   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   IPod Video 30G

I thought I created it with QT Pro?Wrong. If you want to import a WMV file and convert it to QT, you need the $29 Flip4Mac (Windows Media proprietary) codec. (And if you want to export QT files to the WMV format it will cost you another $20 for the proprietary export codec.) Same holds true for DivX v6.5 if you want that proprietary codec too. Also be advised that the Flip4Mac components only support WMV v9 and not the MS/WMA/WMA2 audio formats found in v9.2, 10, and 11 (which seem to be in popular use with DivX video in AVI containers of late. So, if you plan to use a lot of media created on Windows machines, be prepared to install a number of components (some of which will not be free) and have a lot of disappointments when you come across compression formats that have never been ported for use on a Mac, only work in OS 9, and/or are not available in universal binary format if needed.

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