Optimal settings for rendering HD720 Sequence ?

Hey,
I have a sequence that made of variety of formats:
few *.mov files ( 1280*720 - rendered by softimage XSI )
few *.tiff files created in photoshop at a size of 1280*720
time is 7:22 min
The final movie is a presentation that will run 24/7 on a Television as a part of some tour
there is alot of delicate light ray effect that can easily be damged because not having best quality output.
so the file shuold be very good quality but not too heavy so it will not stuck when running (I tried render to mov file and it stoped evry 8 sec - 2.5 GIG)
what is the best format and codec for my purpose ?
thaks for reading.and sorry for bad english.

Blue tint? Not sure I can help you with that. Add some yellow maybe....
I'm pretty sure the codec isn't doing this but to make sure render to something else like:
Render an .h264 instead of .mo. Keep the same settings and bitrate.
The file is basically the same as above but it will have an .mp4 extension. It'll play fine as a quicktime an will also play in other player.
If you want to try another codec try to burn a MPEG-2 Bluray. Use one of the project presets for 720 (you may need to change the framerate) and render at the default settings.
This all I can think of. I can't see why the codec would make your footage blue. Rendering to other formats will rule it out. If any of this works gimmi some points, I wanna see what they do.

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