Thanks a lot for the replies.  The problem was that I was rendering as an avi file.  Maybe this works for some on some programs but not with with what I was using.  

I changed to mpeg with a high bitrate, and wow, what a difference, looks perfect.  It seemed the best to compile at .02  per frame- not sure if that is exactly right, but Pinnacle does not go beyond tenths.

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Good luck with the job:)

Thanks!!!