Unable to edit movies in QuickTime Pro

I just licensed a copy of QuickTime Pro. However, I find that I am unable edit movies.
The Cut/Copy/Paste/Delete and Trim to Selection menus remain greyed out, even when I specify a selection with the in/out markers. The movies I am trying to work with "MPEG Muxed" format, and were taken with a Sony DSC-N1 camera. Exporting them to other formats does not seem to solve the problem.
My understanding is that I should be able to edit movies with QuickTime Pro. What am I doing wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Titanium PowerBook G4 1 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.10) 1 GB SDRAM, QuickTime Pro 7.2
Titanium PowerBook G4 1 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Thank you for your swift response!
I got QuickTime Pro so I wouldn't need other utilities when doing trivial editing to videos, so I feel like I've probably wasted my money on a license. Why a free utility can handle a common format that QuickTime Pro can't is beyond me.
Thank you for your assistance! I've downloaded what you recommended and am up and running!
Best wishes . . .

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