Which video and audio codecs to use?

Hi everyone! I've just completed a photo montage for my wedding (200+ people) next week, and need to render/export it today as I'm flying off tomorrow (it's a destination wedding). The montage will probably be projected onto a wall/screen in the banquet hall.
I tried exporting it once with the 'default' settings offered to me by Adobe Media Encoder, and ended up with a 4GB+ file. I then tried exporting with a QuickTime format (H264 video and AAC audio), and while I ended up with a <200MB file, the audio was choppy every 10 seconds or so. Which is when I gave up and decided to come on here and ask you guys!
I'm not yet sure what media we're going to be using to play the montage, i.e. my personal laptop, my wife's Macbook, or the restaurant's own system, so I'd like to create several versions just in case --
1) .MOV (for Macs)
2) .AVI/.MPG (for Windows)
3) and a 3rd version to burn onto a DVD
My project's current settings are: 720x480 (I would like to stay at this resolution for the export), 29.97fps, 48kHz (16 bit). It's a 20-minute montage and I would like to resulting exported file size to be something manageable, perhaps <300MB at the most.
Based on the above, what video and audio codecs do you recommend I use for each export option? Please let me know if there is any other information you need. Thanks in advance!

One display/delivery possibilities would be a BD disc through Adobe Encore. That will be easily transportable, will play from any notebook with DVD/BD software player installed, and will be high quality. One can also play on almost any BD player, hooked up to a TV, or projector (HD capable).
I am also not a fan of any CODEC packs, and ONLY add CODEC's that are necessary. I will also try to go to the source even if it means buying the CODEC. Most "free" versions are hacked, or reverse-engineered, and often do not function nearly so well. The exception to "free" would be CODEC's, like the Lagarith Lossless, or UT, which are free.
With CODEC packs, what often happens is that one's good, commercial CODEC's are over-written by the hacked versions. Adobe does a good job of :"hiding" its CODEC's, but their priority can still be compromised, when the CODEC pack rewrites the Registry. Also, many will install all sorts of "stuff," and much of that is unneeded, and some totally unwanted.
Good luck,
Hunt

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