Exporting for TV from FCP X

Hey team,
I need to complete a job for a SD TV station...
They have given me the following specs:
702 x 576 pixels in an aspect ratio of 16:9 FHA (Full Height Anamorphic)
25 frames per second (50 fields) interlaced - now known as 576i/25.
colour sub-sampled at a ratio of 4:2:2
They also send these two websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard-definition_television
http://www.gdbint.com.au/tech/16x9/
How can I acheive this?
I am using the latest Final Cut Pro X and have Compressor as well...
I am unsure of the settings that I need to punch into FCPX and/or compressor if necessary.
Thanks,

Demus811 wrote:
They have given me the following specs:
702 x 576 pixels in an aspect ratio of 16:9 FHA (Full Height Anamorphic)
25 frames per second (50 fields) interlaced - now known as 576i/25.
colour sub-sampled at a ratio of 4:2:2
You need to ask them what codec they want. Assuming that 4:2:2 chroma subsampling is correct, create a ProRes 4:2:2 project with 16:9 aspect ratio. Run your edit through Compressor to transcode to the required codec.
You might also want to ask them for the bitrate.

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