FCE Export Settings for Youtube - SD and HD footage

I made a 7 minute video in FCE that combines photos and video shot in both SD and HD.  I would like to upload this video to youtube, and I believe it needs to be exported to Quicktime movie first before I can upload it to youtube.  I have researched this issue and tried many different export options, and the closest I have gotten still results in some black spots showing up during playback in quicktime.  Can someone provide standard advice on the best settings for exporting from FCE in this situation?
I have FCE v. 4.0.1, QT v.7.6.9, and my movies were little movies shot from my Sony Cybershot camera and my Nikon D90 (some in SD and some in HD - by accident).  Still pictures are included in the movie from both of these cameras as well. 
Thank you for your help!

The simplest way to produce good quality video for the internet is:-
1. File>Export Using QT Conversion.
2. The "Format" window should say, "QT Movie".
3. In "Use" select "LAN/Intranet" from the dropdown menu.
4. Click "Save" and when it has finished encoding, upload it.
Do not mess about altering audio settings, frame rates etc.
Using the above settings an 8 minute video would be encoded in around 20 minutes (depending on computer speed) and would be well under 100MB.
Is that too big?
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