Issue with Exporting video as Quicktime, Self Contained

Hi, I am a new Final Cut Pro user, and a new Mac user really. I am taking a film editing class and we are required to capture and edit HDV footage into essentially a 2-3 minute edited video. So I completed the capture and editing, and my finished product came to about 2:15. My professor is requiring us to turn in the assignment on a flash drive. Problem is, my exported video lags/skips/pauses throughout the entire thing, especially when played on a flash drive. Also, I noticed the file size is abnormally large for a 2 minute video, clocking it at around 2.3 gig. I also noticed that it exports a bunch of source files as well, and the exported video won't play without them. However, I am 100% positive that I exported "as a self contained video." So shouldn't that mean the video should be able to play on its own, no strings attached so to speak?
Something is just fishy about my video when I export it. All I want is a simple quicktime that should play without lag, and play on its own, but instead I get a huge video with all the source files, despite the fact that I checked the "self contained" box. Is there anything that stands out that I might be doing wrong? A particular sequence setting I should change? I'd greatly appreciate it.

Hi -
The reason that your video is playing back poorly is that a USB flash drive does not have the speed necessary to support playing back your movie. I am confident that the flash drive is just a way of delivering the file to your instructor, and that once delivered, they will transfer the mov file from the flash drive to a regular disk drive for playback.
You can test this yourself right now by dragging the mov file from your USB flash drive to your hard drive and playing it from there.
If it does not play correctly after having done that, post back.
In regards to the having other source files on the drive, are you confident they were created when you exported your finished movie to it?
What exact method did you use to export your movie - it should have been: remove all in and out points from the timeline, click on the sequence icon for the sequence you wish to export, go to the menu File > Export > Quicktime Movie and when the dialog box opens, make sure Make Movie Self Contained is checked, as well as Current Settings and Audio and Video, unless otherwise specified by your instructor.
If it were me, I would export the mov to my hard drive, the copy that export to the USB flash drive, but it is up to you.
The size of the resultant file is depends on the codec and frame size you used for the edit.
Hope this helps.
MtD

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