FCE file compression issues

Hello again.
With all of your great help, I successfully (well, almost) uploaded my video sample to my website.
There are a few sticky issues that I was hoping you could help with so I could tweak my settings.
Here is the info:
I exported my FCE file as an uncompressed 8-bit file, final size 1.8 gigs for a 1 1/2 minute segment.
I then compressed in QT, using H.264, frame rate 24, key frame 150, data rate 1200, best quality. Audio ACC 96kbps.
This gave me a great quality 11 meg file.
The problem is that the playback outpaces the loading a bit on the website. Any suggestions on settings that won't kill quality?
The second problem is that my logo is squished a bit..Any ideas?
Your help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Jo

thanks ross...i'm still working on the right settings for all users, so my website is funky right now...it is very frustrating...a 10 MB file shouldn't take so long to load...
I've been playing around with Flix to convert to flash, but the quality just isn't there...everything looks so crappy....I've tried so many combinations, but all are **** (sorry the cuss) quality...
HOW ARE ALL THESE WEBSITES GETTING GREAT LOOKING VIDEOS!!!!! I WANT TO KNOW!!!!
this Flix program is a professional conversion software and should produce okay results...but nope...
One problem I had with the QT file was that unless you have the latest version on your computer, this video won't play....(for instance on my pc laptop)
Anyway, check back, there is probably a new file on the site now....
Thanks for the comments! Jo

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