Compression settings for G3 playback

Greetings, I'm using EyeTV export to convert recorded clips to QT movies. Although I'm working on a G4, the QT movies will be played on a G3 iMac. I have discoverd altready that the default compression settings create a movie that the G3 can't handle (it jumps frame by frame). It is suggested that I try other compression settings. I would like to, but I don't know anything about this subject.
For reference, The default settings for export to QT movie:
type MPEG 4 video (there are a lot of other options)
frame rate 29.97 fps
compressor quality high (on a slider from least to best)
data rate automatic (it can be restricted to some kbits/sec instead)
Please can someone suggest which settings I might change and in which direction to achieve G3 playback. Video quality does not need to be great, I accept that there is a tradeoff.

Thanks. After some experimenting, I found that export as Quicktime movie as H 263 seems to play on the G3 with good video quality.

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