Exporting MPEG at 454 x307

Hi
My client has asked for an MPEG data file (for computer and web use) to be 454 x 307 pixels.
What is the best way to export this from FCP to get these dimensions? What sort of MPEG file should I use also and what settings (for PAL) for a video that has a lot of motion to give a descent quality picture?
I have Compressor 2 and FCP 5. I'm not sure if it's best to export it using compressor or QT conversion.

MPEG-1 is the oldest and therefore most widely available standard.
It should play on almost any system without the need to install additional software. With a decent datarate it produces good results.
MPEG-4 plays fine on OSX out of the box but I'm not sure about Windows.
It may be necessary to install an MPEG-4 capable codec/media player like QuickTime, which is free, though.
You should avoid MPEG-2 as this usually reuqires an additional playback component with cost.
-> Adam Scofield:
MPEG framesize needs to be dividable by 2. It just compresses best when height/width are dividable by 16 (this originates from the macro block size).
So the frame size of 454 x 306 would be o.k.
Compressor should be able to compress into all formats.
A simple formula for the data rate with MPEG-4 would be:
Width x Height x Framerate x Q-Factor / 1024
Good starting points for the Q-Factor:
MPEG-4: 0.23
MPEG-4 AVC (H.264): 0.15
MPEG-1 compresses much less efficient so the datarate needs to be much higher.
You should do some testing with different datarates (just set an in- and outpoint in Compressor to only compress a few seconds of your footage).
Also keep in mind that MPEG-1 only allows for progressive frames so if your footage originates from interlaced sources it needs to be deinterlaced first.
Which probably would be a good idea anyway if you need to display the movie on a computer as computer displays doesn't show interlaced material correctly.
Long post, hope it helps
Best regards
Oliver

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