Best Export Settings

Hi, I'm exporting a very long film (2hours) and I want to get the best quality with a reasonably low file size.
Will I lose any quality with these settings?
• Footage imported into iMovie as .MOD files from a Canon Legria FS19
• Exported from iMovie as a PAL 16:9 DV Stream
• Imported and edited in FCP
• Exported with H.264 Codec, Data rate restricted to 3000 kbit/second (I was told this is DV quality)
• Audio ACC
• De-interlaced video and a custom aspect ratio of 853x480 (to keep it 16:9)
Thanks,

Pumpkin person,
That depends on what you are planning to do with it. Your settings all look good but depending on what you are doing with it and how much action, cuts, etc. are in the movie, 3000 kb might be way more than you would need but, it depends on your purpose.
Reducing your kb size will reduce your file size quite a bit. Have you considered running through the Apple Intermediate Codec first to see if that with make the size more to your liking? If still not good enough then your setting should be fine but I would try to reduce that 3000 kb.
Being a great "compressionist" is more of an Art then a Science I'm afraid.

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