How can I Clip the top of a video.

I imported a home movie from DVD and when I play it on the computer I get this slim band of junk at the top of the screen. I want to clip it off. Is there a way to zoom in on the video or just clip off the top So I don't see it? I am using Quicktime 7Pro.
If Need be I can use imovie or Final Cut Pro 2 however in the end I would still like this movie to be an MP4 so I can get it on my iPod.
Thank you!!!

hi Drew:
Continuing what QTKirk said, here is a copy & paste from iDVD Guru Fred Shippey's "Recipe for Masking":
Here is the updated procedure - it will give you a black border (or whatever color you use for the mask):
Here is a procedure I put together several years ago to do what you are trying to do that has been changed for QuickTime Pro 7.x. (It may require some modification on your part.
1. Create a 640 x 480 black mask with a slightly lighter black 320 x 240 center in Photoshop. Save it as a JPG file.
2. Open your DiMage X movie in QuickTime Pro. Open the saved mask in another QuickTime Pro player.
3. Select the mask clip and edit->select all and then edit->copy
4. Select the DiMage X clip and then edit -> add to selection & scale
5. Next, select Window -> Show Movie Properties
6. Find the mask video track (Video 2).
7. Click to highlight video track 2 and then click Visual Settings.
8. Change layer setting (bottom center of menu) to 1 (it must be a larger number than the actual movie video track (Video 1)).
9. Click to highlight video track 1 (this should show the original movie).
10. In the Offset window, set the offset to 160 x 120. This will move the movie to the center of the mask.
11. Make sure all tracks are selected in the check boxes.
12. Export it as a DV stream. Bring it into iDVD.
3 January 2007
:)Sue

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