Optimal settings for Export to Web

My source video is 1280 x 720, coming from a Canon SD780 camera. The video creation process goes fine until I get to the point where I need to export the video to the web. Here's what I do and what happens for a 1 minute video:
1) Export to Quick Time Movie
Creates a nice looking video at 294 MB and plays well on You Tube. However, the file size is huge and it takes a while to upload. Since YT does a conversion which allows users to view in standard or better quality, maybe I should just upload this uncompressed, biggest file and let YT do the work.
2) Using Quick Time Player 7, I am able to File ->Save For Web H.264 and I get a good looking 25 mb video .m4v that plays fine on my computer but when I upload it to YT, the video is grainy (pixelated) but the audio is fine.
3) Export to Quick Time Conversion
There are a gazillion options but I usually use Broadband High, H.264 and by default it wants to go to Dimensions Current 320 x 180. I'm not sure where Current got to be 320 x 180 when my source video is 1280 x 720. If I set it to 1280x720 HD, then it's totally pixelated, even on my screen.
What's the most optimal way to export in terms of file size and quality?

I did option #1 and uploaded a 301mb/54 second file to You Tube. It tells me that I had a successful upload, but that I should have put the index at the front instead of the rear of the file. I went back to the main Export to QT function in FCE4 and there are no settings to adjust the location of an index. When I went to My Videos on YT, it then said that the file conversion had failed. Where does something so simple get so screwed up?

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