Embedding video for a CD Presentation

Hi,
I used to know Flash, but haven't used it in a couple of
years. I'm working on a project now using 2 large, 16-second AVI
videos I created with Bryce 5.5 (355 MB each). The project is for a
90-second self-executing Flash presentation for business card CDs
(60 MB capacity). The storyline is as follows:
5 second company splash screen (Fade in/Fade out)
Begin music/narration
Video 1 (16 seconds)
Video 2 (16 seconds)
1 minute of displaying photos and bulleted graphics
highlighting points
5 second company splash screen (Fade in/Fade out)
End music/narration
I'm having trouble finding information on importing my videos
to maintain their quality. (My demo piece, minus the 2D graphics
section, done in Windows Movie Maker using "Video for Local
Playback 2.1 Mbps" is fine. The 2 movies and two splash screens
together come to about 8 MB, and the video quality is good.) I take
it I need to embed my AVIs in Flash using the Custom Encoding, but
the default is a "Max Data Rate" of 700 kbs per second and the
quality degrades terribly.
What is the maximum you would recommend for local playback on
modern PCs given the 60 MB space on the CDs and the storyline?
Note: the people to be given these business card CDs are likely to
have decent computers.
Thanks for the help.
Matt

Adrian,
If I'm not mistaken, you will get better results if you deinterlace your video when you encode, IF your source was in a DV/DV50 timeline, or anything where there is a lower or upper field dominance (check your sequence settings.) If you happen to have shot in any progressive format, then no, you don't have to deinterlace.
Now, the tricky thing is, you'll need the flip4mac plug-in to allow you to encode windows media files. In the advanced tab of your video settings in the flip4mac encoding window, look down at the bottom in the Frame Format input type to change the input type from "Progressive" to "Interlace - Lower field first" and then the output type needs to be "Progressive." This will deinterlace your footage.
Now, one thing you mention, is that this powerpoint needs to work on PCs and Macs. With windows media, you should be all clear on the PC side, but any newer mac will have to go and download the free flip4mac plugin, or windows media player for mac to be able to play it - a free download, but it will still require an internet connection, and the time to do that.
Hope that helps,
Chris

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