What's the fastest Compression Codec?

I need to make a series of quicktimes for clients to view from my server and don't want to wait hours and hours. Everything is DV, half hour shows, and I would like to make them very small, very quickly so the client can review and approve before I lay to tape. I already feel 15 fps and 320x240 is fine, as well as compressed audio. I know that some codecs take more time per frame than others and if I can smoosh a half hour show in 15 minutes, 10 minutes or something that would be great.

Good luck.
CaptM
Ok, I'll answer this question.
Hey -- mpg4 from compressor is the fastest with highest quality I've found.
But you know what? Take some time for your customers and you might actually get some more in return. h.264 is the best you'll come up with for the megs you'll spend.
Forget the hours. Using Compressor will still give you edit time on FCP too.
Message was edited by: Captain Mench

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