Exporting film for file playback on macbook

I would like to export my film in Final Cut Express for playback on my macbook which will be connected to a projector. What would be the best settings to export the 97min film so I can get the best video and sound quality?
I have played around with a few of the settings but I am getting lines in the picture - do I need to deinterlace? If so, how would I do so? It is PAL footage at 25fps
Thanks

For projection, and assuming no known issues, do the following:
In FCE, do the following:
Do not "play around with settings." If you did play around with stuff, undo it.
Do not deinterlace.
Do Sequence > Render All > Both and
Do Sequence > Render Only > Mixdown.
Then save your project.
Then export to QuickTime Movie (NOT QuickTime Conversion). If you are projecting from the same Macbook that your FCE project is on, you can save time & disk space if you export to QuickTime Movie and UNcheck the option called "Make movie self-contained". This is also a great way to test your video first; if there are problems you can quickly go back & make changes without losing lots of time & disk space to exporting self-contained movies. But if you need to copy/move the video to a different computer you will have to "Make movie self-contained".
Connect your Macbook to your projector and play the exported QT Movie.

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