Exporting Full HD Movies out of iMovie09

After creating a project in iMovie I usually export a Full Quality (1920x1080) and keep it as a back up. In the old iMovie HD that was easy, you just exported a full quality video. Can somebody tell me how to do it in iMovie 09? It gives you two choices, either MPEG or .MOV. Which one is better? Also it gives you several options under both choices, which one is better?

I am not at home to play with it directly, but as I recall, I just go to Share -> Export... and then I pick the "Large" option which is the original size of my file. I don't recall getting any choices of file format.
Oh wait, now that I think about it, I have been using iMovie exclusively with my Xmas present, a Flip MinoHD which does MP4 files. So I probably don't get the option because it just writes out the same MP4 file. I haven't had a chance to start importing some of my older DV formatted videos.
You are working with HD, right? So the original format is MPEG I believe? MPEG2? Does iMovie do some sort of conversion on the imported HD video? I think I recall that MPEG2 will be converted to something else (DV perhaps?) while my MPEG4 videos are imported directly and not converted.
So I assume the choices you are given represents MPEG = Compression while MOV probably means no compression?
Boy, I guess I am not being to helpful here, am I. I am starting to confuse myself.
Patrick

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