Optimal Artwork format?

I am sorting out my Music and vod collection onto an External FireWire HD and wonder what is the optimal Artwork format?
First would be whether to use JPG, PNG, GIF or Photoshop for the 3 possible uses: iPod Video, iTunes on my iMac and ultimately Apple TV.
Second is what size should I standardise on? I haven't any iTunes samples to check against so experimented with 128x128, 256x256 pixels for use in iTunes.
The 128x128 is too illegible for anything with text on it and the 256x256 is just getting there but obviously the size is rapidly increasing. Especially when multiplied over 20 times for each track on an Album. Pity Apple hasn't worked out how to add it just once per album.
That is probably still too small for Apple TV.
What are your thoughts?

Is there a way to get closer to two hours of video? I just hate having to waste so many blank dvds
You have to pay the price in terms of lost quality.
See the "Quality Level Chart" here:
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DETAILS
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