Best settings for editing MP4 videos in Pre9?

Hello!
I have some MP4 video's that I wish to edit.
When I edit them and try and save them, I am struggling to find the best settings to use.
If I try making them Pal DVD widescreen the motion is very jerky.
If I use H264 wide screen the file is enormous.
For example the mp4 is 1Gb, when edited and saved as H264 the file is 18.4Gb.
Any one have any suggestions?
Cheers.

i im shooting weddings but im quite new at more frame rates  i used to shot in dv 29.97 but now i have this cam and looking for a Canon XF300 so i need to learn more about frame rates and that

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