Cropping and converting movies

Hi:
I have medical ultrasound images that come as AVI files.
Most importantly, Id like to be able to crop them to remove all patient identifying information, ie leaving just the image but none of the text.
Also, I'd like to convert these to both .mov files and .wmv files (for when I have to give talks at meetings that force one to use a PC).
These are pretty low-resolution images. Thus, what is the best (ideally cheap and easy to learn) software anyone would recommend to perform these tasks?
Thank you!

Movie played in Osirix and QT just fine, so it's weird that MPEG Streamclip just showed it as white. However, I ran the avi movie thru handbrake, converting it to .m4v format, then I put that movie into MPEG Streamclip, and then all worked hunky dory. A bit convoluted, but it works, so that's good enough for me. Ciao.

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markmc78 wrote:
.. I'm really struggling with the concept of events/clips/projects.
consider usage of a diff. editor.. iMovieHD6, you're entitled for a free downlaod at apple.com:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/imovieHD6.html
but IF you're relaxed, opened your mind, follow the bright light, ommmm.. for Events & Stuff:
your intended workflow will add another step of quality-degradition (8mm>>avi>>mp4>>iM08) ..
consider the free tool Mpeg Streamclip www.squared5.com for 'chopping' that 90min beast into pieces..
rename these new chunks, follow advice given on my site:
http://karsten.schluter.googlepages.com/im08changeeventdate
there's the manual..
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovie08_GettingStarted.pdf
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