Imovie is very basic - need better software to be more productive

I have Imovie and I wanted to compress some .avi files. I could not import any .avi files. Then I tried to import a .mov file and it seems that the file was too large so I could not import it. I'm trying to compress these files so I can upload them to utube..myspace...etc. I had to download a converter to convert the .avi to .mov. I want to buy some software that does everything in one tool. I'm looking for something that allows you to export and import different types of movies and export them to different formats. i also want to be able to compress the movies to make them smaller. Can you recommend a good software program. Imovie just seems so basic. I want to be productive and be able to do everything in one tool. i have different types of formats for movies: .avi, .mov, .wmv...etc. I use to have a pc and now I am using a macbook pro but finding it very difficult to use because the programs that come with it are so basic and do not support all file types.

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