Captivate - bitrate suggestions for rescaled project w video only capable of "custom settings" publishing

Hello all, it seems Captivate really limits your MP4-video publishing/encoding options when you've rescaled the project (e.g., 150% size so 'stage' can accommodate both powerpoint and video).  I want to publish in MP4 video but Captivate blocks my attempts to use any of the 'preset' settings (e.g., iPad, youtube.., etc.).  It will only allow me to publish with "custom settings" which means I need to select the target and maximum bitrates, which Captivate seems to have as 2 and 4, respectively, as defaults.  (9 is the max available, btw).  I can also choose if I want to republish each frame (or 'slide', can't remember which).  I published the first time with the custom setting defaults (2 and 4) and also checked the box for republish each frame/slide.  I just now played the resultant MP4 file saved on my computer and the results are really horrible -- continual stuttering and restarting of the audio and video (and a seeming improper synchronization with the powerpoint slides (somewhat different from the slide change points that I had selected and saved previously in the "edit video timing" option under "video".   Again, this is just from playing it from my harddrive.  I didn't even bother trying to stream it as the results would probably be even worse.
It almost seems as if Captivate can't even handle the basic task of producing a powerpoint presentation that has one long video spread out across the different slides, with the video sharing space on the (enlarged) stage.
Very grateful for any insights or suggestions!
Thanks

Hello....
Abstract of new/improve c3-01 features:
-Multi alarms
-WiFi data log in Log menu
-Data log show in kbs (or can select how this be'll show: bytes or kilobytes in Settings menu)
-Play/stream video under WiFi conections
-Text mark and copy/paste text
-Multiple selection for delete messages
-Can run appl in background/Minimize it (Sony Ericsson Java phones have this functionality; why Nokia s40 Java based phones not?)
-Press turn off/red botton: *sofly: appears menu with Profiles, Remove microUSB Card, Turn Off. *Press 1sec: Close networks connections. *Press and hold: Turn Off
-Pres Call/green button: Press and hold: Appears running aplications in background
-Improve photos captures when flash is activated. It is much white or 'burned' by flashlight
-Update/improve Java API access (vg: install Google Maps in c3-01 and cannot acces to accurate location based network cells. SE mobiles, yes; Some app cannot acces to memory to upload a photo or cannot activate camera to capture).
Regards and hope good news for a better firware.
Greetings from Venezuela

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