Making training videos, help please

Hi friends,
I'm trying to make some training movies, similar to what you see on Lynda.com. Basically, they are a movie capture of what you're doing on the screen. Can someone please help me with the settings? Does the resolution of your monitor matter? I'm using Snapz Pro X to capture what I'm doing. Is that the best program? What should the compression settings be? I've been using "animation" as suggested by the program but the file sizes are huge.
I'm on a MacBook Pro but most people who view it will be on a PC. Will they need to download something to view it?
I'm sure this has been done many times before so if someone can give me advice, I would be very appreciative. I'm tired of testing, testing, testing.
Thanks.

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