Settings for sharing as Quicktime movie

I'm doing a huge project - converting old analog Hi8 home movies to digital via a converter box. I'm pulling clips from the event and wanting to export (share) the small clips as QT movies AT THE BEST POSSIBLE QUALITY. The "Size" setting that comes up is "Compressor Native" 640-480.
Should I go with this setting, or change it to one of the many options? I have no idea! I want to be able to watch the movies on a stand-alone DVD player and both PC and Mac computers.
I have no idea what to do, and need to do it correctly from the beginning.
Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks...
I did search the forum and nothing addressed my specific issue. Sorry if I didn't phrase my question clearly.
Anyway, I suspect the problem is that the Brightcove software does not work well with the Apple Intermediate Codec. I had no problem with a .mov exported with H.264 compression. This adds extra time to my workflow, but I suspect it will be a necessary evil.

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I am frustrated.
I am a student in a Film Editing class.
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3-4 hours is long, but reasonable.... 80 HOURS IS INSANE......
.....Please HELP out a struggling film student!!! Thanks and God Bless
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