Output quality seems counterintuitive. Can anyone explain?

I am outputting a video for import into iDVD. The recommendedation in the documentation and other posts I have read around the net is to output it as a Quicktime Movie (as opposed to "using quicktime conversion").
Outputting it this way preserves chapter marks - YAY!
But the quality of the resulting video is horrible when viewed in quicktime and iDVD preview. Especially (but not limited to) titles. They are very noticeably fuzzy. Unusable in fact. The file size is pretty large (that will be relevant in a minute).
However, I find that if I output "Using Quicktime Conversion" using "Quicktime Movie", H.264 and high quality settings, I get a smaller file but the quality is spot on! All letters and video looks nice and crisp when viewed in Quicktime. Unfortunately, chapter marks are not preserved with this encoding.
I suppose I can just not argue with success and just use the quicktime conversion. But A) I am curious to know why the video quality of the larger file stinks on ice and B) It is a shame that I can't preserve chapter marks. (esp since iDVD lameness only allows me to make timed chapter marks - not strategically placed.
Bill Smith

If your destination is a playable DVD, you have to watch the resulting video on a TV or NTSC monitor in order to see the actual quality (not your computer screen).
As for titles, you should use the largest sans-serif font that is esthetically pleasing to you. Small fonts and serif fonts will generally produce weak looking titles on TV screens.
Regarding output, when you export to QT Movie you should UNcheck the box called "Make Movie Self-Contained". This will give you a very fast export and a very small output file that you can import into iDVD.

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