Which codec for 1024 x 768 clips (mainly Photographs in two or more layers)

Hi!
I want to create a Rearprojection as a background for a theatre play. The footage is mainly high resolution photographs which I edited in photoshop. I want to use two or more layers with transparant areas (eg. a wall with windows and a moving landscape behind the wall. Through the windows you can see the landscape).
The projector works with a resolution of 1024 x 768 and therefore the videoclips should have the same resolution.
As the clips will be looped and are quite short (from 1 to max. 5 minutes) the size of the videofiles doesn´t have to be very small.
Which codec should I use to achieve good quality?

I will use either Final Cut Pro directly or a Video Player named Qlab.
The footage will be put on a MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo which is connected with the video projector via a 5x BNC (RGBHV)-cable.

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mega
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