Exporting at 800x600 square pixels - Codec to use?

I'm creating a project that will be shown within a computer presentation and needs to be exactly 800x600 sq/pix for it to fit into the layout correctly.
I did create a FCP project at 800x600 and exported as QT-Animation which worked perfectly.
However, the file is quite large and bogs down the PC. does anyone have a suggestion on a codec to use that will get me the same results within a smaller file size? The computer doing the playback can handle almost any QT format.

You might try wmv. You'll need to buy one of the wmv export components from flip4mac.
Although you can work with qt on a pc (if you have quicktime installed on the pc), particularly if you're doing something like embedding the video in a powerpoint presentation, wmv's are the way to go.
http://www.flip4mac.com/

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