Compressing for YouTube or MySpace online video

i'm wondering what is smoothest compressor and settings for put up a 1 minute and 3 minute film clip are,
coming out of Final Cut Pro 4.
i'm putting these clips up on YouTube and MySpace.
thanks,
kyle
ibook 1 gig Mac OS X (10.3.7)

I think there's been a lot of discussion on this so you should do a search as there might be better methods. <
Lord, yes, even on the sites themselves! Imagine that! Look for "Guidelines for creating and uploading your won stuff."
Uploading depends on your connection speed so file size is crucial. The compression is extremem so there's no real need to waste time uploading DV. You can go to MP4 or another decent encode and save yourself lots of time going up the pipe, plus a lower rez file takes much less time to process at the other end.
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