imovie help!

i have made a video on imovie, and the video works on my mac with quicktime using .mov or .avi
however i sent this video to my friend and it did not work on their PC quicktime..and i cannot add it to any video hosting sites like photobucket, youtube or myspace as it says video server error and such like.
can anyone tell me how to make the video work? do i need to change the format?

thanks

try exporting it again

make sure you both have the latest version of quicktime

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/mac.html

The latest version of QuickTime allows you to Export the movie to Windows Media. You could try that.

is there no way of doing it with the current version of quicktime that i have?

What is the currently installed version of QuickTime on your Mac?

7.1.6

lau523, I forgot I have QT Pro ... that WM option is only available to Pro users.

I will find a solution for you if you'll bear with me ...

When you burnt the movie to disc did you do it via iDVD?

thanks..

Did you export the movie from iMovie to iDVD for burning?

no i just made the movie and saved it, and it came up as an .mov file for quicktime

What's the filesize of the movie and can I suggest your friend drags it from the disc to their hard drive and then try to watch it by double-clicking on the file.

its only a couple of mb

by what means did you send it to your friend?

over msn messenger

When you say in your 1st post that you made a movie in iMovie .... could you provide a few more specifics ..... exactly what can you tell me about this movie ... did you import it into iMovie or create it in iMove using your iSight camera if you have one? If you imported it into iMovie, then how did you create this movie.

i imported it into imovie from my camera and the clips were all .mov's before i put them together..it also containted a few .jpgs

Can you try sending the movie attached to an email? If it's only a few mbs it shouldn't take too long to send. It could be a MSN file transfer prob.

i dont think it is..coz the files arent working on pcs with quicktime..i found a convertor programme..and the movie works when its in .3gp or .mpg but they make the movie really small
thanks for your help! xx