Compress to fit a specific file size

Hello everyone. I'm new to these parts of town, anyway. I was wondering if anyone can help me out.
I have a 5 minute video that I want to put onto youtube.com.
Youtube has a 10minute/100mb limit for it's users.
My problem is, how do i convert my 5 minute video to utilize the full 100mb that youtube has to offer.
The reason I want to utilize the 100mb is because i notice that the bigger the file, usually the quality is better.
Is there a mathematical equation that i can use to help me do this?
I'm using Final Cut HD. Thanks ahead of time.

http://www.mpegx.com/cat.php?dcat=VideoCalculator has some bit rate calucators to help out here... there's an MPEG-4 calculator I noticed there...
Jerry
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I've created several books. They were with cameras that produced 1600 x 1200 pixel image files which will give a maximum 300 dpi size of 5.3 x 4 inches. All of my books have been the Storybook theme so the one photo per page is not a full page and I've never run into the warning for low resolution. Possiblly a full 8.5 x 11 photo page would have given me a warning. For the intended use of the books I found them to be very good. My Canon camera's color profile is very close to the Apple recommended sRGB so I've calibrated my monitor with the sRGB profile. Any edits I do with Photoshop CS3 embed the sRGB profile in the resulting file.
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BOOKS
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Hardcovers Books
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Softcover Books
The softcover books come in three sizes:
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- Medium 6 x 8 inches
- Small 2.6 x 3.5 inches
All of the softcover books have internal pages that are printed on McCoy 100# Text Gloss paper stock. The large softcover book has a white cover (Kromekoteplus Folding Cover, 16 point) with a cutout on the front that reveals the cover-page photo in the book. The covers for the medium and small softcover books have the cover image and title printed directly on the cover. All of the softcover books have a glued binding and feature a thick cover of McCoy 100# Cover Gloss paper stock.
CARDS
All cards are printed on McCoy 120# Silk Cover paper stock. The postcards measure 4 x 6 inches, and the greeting cards measure 5 x 7inches.
CALENDARS
All calendars measure 8 x 10 inches and are printed on McCoy 100# Silk Cover paper stock.
To ensure the best print quality, we have chosen to use Kodak NexPress technology. The press uses a dry toner, which is fused to the surface of the paper. Please see NexPress' site for more information:
KODAK NEXPRESS 2500 Digital Production Color Press
I hope you find this information helpful in answering questions on the iPhoto forum."
As Apple stated, I hope this information is helpful.
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