Creating high-definition Quicktime files

I have a project that was shot in P2. The footage is 720P (I *think.* I'm not as up on high-def as I should be. The files are 960x720 with an aspect ratio of 1.3333 at 23.976 FPS). The client has requested a high-definition Quicktime file that they want to play on their laptop, and not a blu-ray disc. What settings should I use in Media Encoder to accomplish this?
My best guess is to use the h.264 codec and manually set the bit rate to its maximum. However, if I set the Quicktime file output specs to match the specs of the P2 footage, it plays back too tall and not wide enough in my Quicktime player. Through experimentation, I found that if I set the output to 1280x720 with a pixel aspect ratio of "square pixel," it loks right when I play the file in my Quicktime player. But something tells me there is a better way.
So back to my original question - can Adobe media Encoder deliver a high-definition Quciktime file, and if so, how?
J. D.

QT's treatment of PAR's is bordering on comical. I don't know if it can't or won't read PAR header data created by windows, but i've never had any luck displaying non-square pixel vision in QT.
You can set it manually in the bowels of QT to get a correct aspect ratio, but it aint easy.
I'm with Harm: go square pixel. You might get a little degredation (as you'll be leaving a pixel-for-pixel scenario), but it's better than the alternative.
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