Convert from FCP output (DV-PAL) to a format playable on PC in WMP

[Ferry99]

I have some broadcast quality videos that were created on FCP, on Apples of course, and I have compressed them using H.264 with Handbrake. The result looks pretty good but the data rate is too high for the PCs that a lot of my colleagues use at work, so it doesn't play smoothly. Can anybody suggest what is the best way to get them into a format with a lower data rate, and also in a format that will play on WMP? I need WMP because a lot of people at work don't have Quicktime on their machines. I have tried Quicktime Pro but when I export it as an MP4 file, the quality drops dramatically. Basically the new files can't handle any significant camera movement. If anybody has seen any good how-to manuals explaining how to set each of the variables in one of these conversion programmes, I would love a link to it as well....
TIA,
Jeff

[JohnnyMalaria]

Use Quicktime Pro to export as a DV format AVI file.

Any PC from the last 5 years or more really shouldn't have a problem playing it and it will be exactly the same quality as your original.