I've long wondered which "output" format is best once I've finished a Pinnacle video. This test, using a 90 second clip, borrowed from a NetFlix movie (and containing a few "bad" words), shows six rendering options: WMV, H.264, MPEG 4, QuickTime, AVI, and MPEG 2 (a format Pinnacle couldn't even "see" as something to import). I've used WMV for most exports, since it's surprisingly sharp for its small data size (about 8 megs per minute). The next "bigger" format, H.264 uses around 32 megs of data per minute, but seems slightly sharper, so that's what I used for this export.
Watch and decide which format seems better in your eyes - and please let me know with a comment!