Cycle rendering

Hi, I 've been gone for a year from Blender , but now I would like to start again, and then only with Blender 2.66 Cycle. I’m a bit rusty and forgot the last part of a project.
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Lights / Emitter settings:
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Save as : Images Png/ Animation H264= ?
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Codec / sampling / Rendering
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How to get the blend file in to Vimeo HD / tmp / Ctr + G ?
Is there a tutorials as suits me let me know.
Thanks in advance.
Lurifax.