Looking for a better 1080i60 to 720p60 workflow??

Hey guys,
Need some good advice here.
Right now the material comes in to the network on hdcam at 1080i60
I digitize this footage at 1080i60 apple prores HQ- where the frame rate is 29.97
I then edit my promo using the 1080i (1080i60 sequence) setting.
here's my problem-->
the network wants these promo's at 720p59.94 for HD air.
What I've been doing is using quicktime comversion to make 720p60 proresHQ QT files
that I then bring to the network and layoff to dvcproHD.
compression type--apple prores HQ
frame rate--59.94 (no check next to interlaced)
size--1280x720HD (no check next to deinterlace source video)
This has worked up until I moved to FCP7.
When I export 1080i60 some of my _speed ramps_ stutter.
And this looks even worse when converted to 720p60
My question is....Am I doing this the right way?
Should I
1. keep doing what I've been doing
2. convert all the footage to 720p60 first
3. there's a better way and you guys know it!!
sorry its so long but i wanted to make sure I had all the details right.
Thanks
J-P

Hi,
you could be using a combination of Mobile Accounts (for the settings of the ibook) and rsync (which is installed by default on 10.3 and 10.4), check man rsync for more info.
regards.
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