Exporting Final Video Question

Hello,
I've made a music video using Final Cut Pro hD (version 4.5). All of the footage was shot on my digital camera (Canon PowerShot SD500) at 30 fps and at 640 x 480. I was able to import all the footage and somehow I was able to get the scaling and proportion right within FCP.
Now that I've done all my editing and the music video is complete, I am having difficulty exporting the final thing out.
What happens:
1. FCP will process for a while, and then it tells me that the system is out of memory. So, it doesn't end up printing the final movie.
2. I tried exporting it in sections -- thinking that I could put them back together in QuickTime Pro. But the sections come out stretched too wide.
What are the proper settings? This is what I want:
1. Even though this is a fairly lo-fi production, I want to be able to maintain the highest quality possible. I don't want to degrade it any more than it already is. What settings should I use for this so called "Master"?
2. I know that I'll have to convert it to put it on to my website and youTube. What settings should I use for that?
I am confused by all the compression options, anoramic, interlaced, progressive, etc. I am still new to this. So any recommendation would be highly appreciated.
Thanks
Reuben

1. The chapter markers have to be attached to the timeline, not to a clip, and conform to chapter marker restrictions. http://www.fcpbook.com/Misc3.html
2. There is an export setting in QuickTime Conversion of iPod. This is not the same as exporting to QuickTime Movie and has to be done separately.
2b. Chapter markers aren't recognized on an iPod. You might be better off making separate movies for each section.

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