Need export settings for 1 hr HDV file from HV20

Hello,
I have imported a 1 hr tape of HDV, and I am trying to export it to Quicktime in order to have it be playable from my hard drive. The iMovie file is 42 gig, so this is impractical.
Any suggestions as to which codec (I have tried H.264 but can't get it to go through.) and which settings in order to produce a roughly 5-10 gig 720p file that looks reasonably well?
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks,
Ken

Compression quality really depends on the type of video that you are trying to compress. If the video is full of motion and noise, it will be very hard to reduce the file size through compression without massive loss. Compression is a trade-off. If you reduce the fame size to 480p, you may increase the quality of the video while reducing the file size versus trying to do the same thing at 720p.

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