Need guidance with what settings to use

I play in a band and am trying to put together video to run while we are on stage.
I'm using a Macbook with FCE and using this projector:
http://www.projectorcentral.com/NEC-NP100.htm
I'm taking clips from DVDs (read: NOT shooting video) and pasting them together. Yesterday I spent most of my day putting together scrolling titles on a plain black background, only to find at the end of all that work, that once you transfer the video to Quicktime and playback on full screen, the work was unusable due to how distorted the words were once shown on full screen.
I'm guessing I need to adjust my setting prior to re-doing all of yesterdays work, but given the number of options, I'm having a hard time deciding on which option would best give me the results I need based on the set up I'm running.
Can anyone shed some light before I burn another day?

Exfat doesnt have that limit.
What are you going to use the HD WITH? thats the important question.
FORMAT TYPES
FAT32 (File Allocation Table)
Read/Write FAT32 from both native Windows and native Mac OS X.
Maximum file size: 4GB.
Maximum volume size: 2TB
You can use this format if you share the drive between Mac OS X and Windows computers and have no files larger than 4GB.
NTFS (Windows NT File System)
Read/Write NTFS from native Windows.
Read only NTFS from native Mac OS X
To Read/Write/Format NTFS from Mac OS X, here are some alternatives:
For Mac OS X 10.4 or later (32 or 64-bit), install Paragon (approx $20) (Best Choice for Lion)
Native NTFS support can be enabled in Snow Leopard and Lion, but is not advisable, due to instability.
AirPort Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule do not support NTFS
Maximum file size: 16 TB
Maximum volume size: 256TB
You can use this format if you routinely share a drive with multiple Windows systems.
HFS+ ((((MAC FORMAT)))) (Hierarchical File System, a.k.a. Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Don't use case-sensitive)
Read/Write HFS+ from native Mac OS X
Required for Time Machine or Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper! backups of Mac internal hard drive.
To Read HFS+ (but not Write) from Windows, Install HFSExplorer
Maximum file size: 8EiB
Maximum volume size: 8EiB
You can use this format if you only use the drive with Mac OS X, or use it for backups of your Mac OS X internal drive, or if you only share it with one Windows PC (with MacDrive installed on the PC)
EXFAT (FAT64)
Supported in Mac OS X only in 10.6.5 or later.
Not all Windows versions support exFAT.
exFAT (Extended File Allocation Table)
AirPort Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule do not support exFAT
Maximum file size: 16 EiB
Maximum volume size: 64 ZiB
You can use this format if it is supported by all computers with which you intend to share the drive. See "disadvantages" for details.

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day. I think my trouble is the settings before I
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