Help - Final Cut the right option for making self-playing presentations

Hi There,
I'm been in a horrible place trying to export a presentation made in Keynote 2 into Quicktime. This presentation has audio embedded in the presentaion (not as an object on the slide) and also has quicktime movies on the slides. The movies have vector images building in and out that is supposed to follow along with the audio and video.
The long and the short of it is, it doesn't work for what I want it to do.
Keynote can't:
A) set any timings that are accurate in any way
(i need to have visualks sincing with an audio narration)
B) can't export either at all at times or with any accuracy to QT.
I need to be able to make QTs so they can be:
A) made into steaming files that would be available online
B) input into a DVD so they can viewed on a television.
I know I attempted a cheat by trying to go about this through Keynote and it has failed. Now I have to figure out what will work, learn the app and rebuild the keynote files in the right program.
Is final cut what I want? is express enough? Is there a presentation sofware out there that works? I was also told motion may be necessary? I know there is a strong possiblilty I was using the wrong piece of software for what I want to accomplish. I am will be willing to make the investment if I know it will be succesfull.
I'm really at a loss and need advice to assist in making the right decisions to move foward. Help! and Thank You.

All these applications will take some time learning to use effectively. I'd suggest you spend the time learning them before you tackle a project in earnest.
The full version is a bit more complex to learn because there are many more settings and options, which aren't available in FCE, and which may make it more daunting. The applications themselves behave very similarly, and anything you learn in FCE will apply to FCP.
I'm an Apple certified Final Cut and Motion trainer. Is Motion overkill? Can't answer that for you. It is very easy to use and to get going and be productive. It also comes with excellent templates. If you get Studio you get LiveType as well, and all the applications integrate easily, LiveType to Motion to FCP and any combination of that. I like LT a lot, but Motion is fun to use too, very dynamic in what you can create in real-time on the fly. It does require horsepower though, lots of RAM and a fast graphics card. You might find it a bit bogged down on a PowerBook as the project gets more complex. Motion is really designed for short pieces, motion graphics elements, opening titles, interstitials, not for doing whole programs.

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