Question about Quicktime pro

I bought a 30 GB ipod today, and i'm wondering if quicktime pro is required to play movies on my ipod? I'm confused wether it is required to convert current movies on your PC so they are able to be played or just needed for even watching them on the ipod. I cannot put any movie type progam on my ipod, and i'm current downloading a movie from the istore, will the movie from the istore be the right format or will i need quicktime pro? Help please!

Pro is needed to make an iPod movie in Quicktime but there are freewares available to do the job. You don't need Pro to play them on an iPod. One freeware to make them is this program: Mpeg StreamClip

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