Resizing Videos

Ok, I didn't know where to post this...so if I'm posting this in the wrong spot, please, sombody point me in the right direction. Ok, well I'm trying to resize my videos that are in iPhoto. I want to make them (I know it's a funny sizing, but trust me) 128 x 128 pixels. I don't have Quick Time Pro and don't want to buy it. So...how do I resize my videos?
Thanks!
Katie
iMac Mac OS X (10.4.8)

OK.
Sounds like fun and I'm game for some hacking.
So. Sims 2 allows you to use up to 128X128 file size. Do they say that "video" is allowed? Maybe something that fits on a Sims TV set?
If only image formats are used there are a few QT tricks I can pass on.
Open the "video" and position the playhead to the frame you wish to "capture".
Open the Movie Info window and note the dimensions.
Hold down the Shift and Control keys as you drag the "grow window" (lower right corner of the Player window) toward the center of the image. You'll see that you can make a rectangle into a square!
Once sized to 128X128 you can now "Copy" (even the free player) the newly sized image to the Mac "Clipboard".
Open any image editing app (I use GraphicConverter), make a new "blank" canvas size at 128X128 and "paste". Save in a format that the Sims software requires.
If you own QT Pro you could also use "Save As" on this newly resized video, name this new file and import or convert it to a format accepted by the Sims software.
You could also use third party software to actually "crop" the video to the needed dimensions. MPEG Streamclip (free) is my tool of choice.
Hope any of this helps. Post a screen shot if it actually works.

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