Thanks alot x99. We are totally new to this. I talked to my editor, an avid Mac user, about stepping the data rate down to 60k bytes per second. From what I remember, we encoded straight out of Final Cut Pro 4, and not within Quicktime, but I don't know if it was a plug-in or whatnot. I'm also looking into http streaming, but I've been having issues getting the movie to "fast start". I must be doing something wrong in the code because it wants to download the enitre movie before it starts.

Despite being frustrating, this is actually quite a fun learning experience. We have so much good content that we are sitting on, and this will really be a great way to promote it. HBO contacts us every 12-16 months, so this is a good way to let them know that we've been busy.