Quicktime tutorial

i am following this tutorial:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/creatingvideo.html
and every time the export function fails to proceed. the box appears but nothing happens. i've tried different files including an itunes sample video but to no avail.i'm using quicktime pro 7 and trying to convert to ipod suitable format. any ideas? thanks adam.

This freeware also produces iPod compatible video. Specifiy the mpeg-4 format for iPod use. Depending on your cpu speed and the duration of the video it could take hours to encode with the H264 encoding that the Quicktime default iPod choice uses. Mpeg StreamClip

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