Best output format for Final Cut Pro to maximize compatibility

[BluePotato]

When I exported a project with the default settings, Quicktime player was the only software on a mac or PC that would play both the audio and video of my file. VLC didn't work, neither did mplayerx.

I'd like to export directly from Final Cut Pro into a format that would be playable on the most media players without having to ask people to install additional codecs onto their computers.

What would be the ideal format? Thanks.

 

[BluePotato]

What would be the ideal format?

I'm answering my own question here. Instead of doing the default export (Command-E), I went to the menu and did export to media center. This produced a smaller MP4 file that played in all of my media players in both my Windows and Mac machines.