Jagged fonts

Hello,
Can anyone tell me why my all fonts turn jagged when I export
AVI with MPEG 4 video codec V 2 or 3? These fonts look like they
have been chiseled out. I'm making a slide show and it has to be
playable on regular consumer DVD player. Should I try exporting
with another format? Any suggestions would be welcome.
Thanks in advance.
John

All fonts look fine when published in SWF. publishing as
*.exe or *.AVI they get the jaggies. all fonts "Times New
Roman".

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