Flip4Mac (WMV Files? --- iMovie?)

I know Flip4Mac allows WMV files to play in quicktime, but can you export them into iMovie as another file type?
How can I take a WMV movie and edit it using iMovie? or Is it not possible? (Remember I'm new at this....)
-Thanks

Any help I can get with WMV files would be appreciated. This topic just really confuses me and the more that I read the more I seem to confuse myself.
Heres the main problem: The place that I am making a highlight film uses a PC and they do all their editing on it... I am starting to do more of the editing and I need to learn what my options are with my mac and wmv files.
When I attempt to open up [in quicktime on my macbook pro] the highlight film that was done on the PC, the files show up as: VIDEO_TS.BUP, VIDEO_TS.IFO, VIDEO_TS.VOB... ? ---> Is there anyway to edit [using imovie] these files on my macbook pro? Do I need to save them a special way onto the disk from my PC? Is there software that I can buy to help me?
Remember that I'm new to this... Please don't give me a complicated answer...

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I am using the trial version 2.0.2 of Flipmac, QT version 7.1.1.
When I try to import .wmv files into iMovie, I get 'unknown error' or
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Below is an excerpt from their site and a couple links to info pages there. The extended features are within the free download, but not turned on until you upgrade, however you can try them with limitations:
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http://www.flip4mac.com/pdfs/datflip4macwmv.pdf
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I had the same problem on '08 as I do on '09.
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