Urgent Mixed footage query

Would really appreciate anyones thoughts as to the best option for a DVD I have to output tomorrow, which little chance of time to redo it again or experiment.
I have footage that has been shot in 3 formats
1) HDV Z1 50i approx 40% content of 120 min total
2) EX1 50i approx 40% content
3) EX1 25p 1280x720 approx 20% content.
The individual clips were edited in separate sequences so HDV in a HDV seq, EX1 in a XDCAM Seq and the Progressive in a Pro Res 422 1280 x 720 25p Sequence.
I have to now bring them all together and output a SD Pal DVD master.
Which would be the best seq settings to drop all the footage into to given I have a mixture of Progressive and interlaced footage. I am concerned that I will have field Dominance issues if I get it wrong.
Thankyou
Message was edited by: mr bluefin

Thanks for your reply. Can I just confirm that I am understanding you correctly, as there is a bit of info that may alter you advice?
The different filmed formats that are 40%, 40% & 20% chunks do not appear as whole sections together in the project. i.e there are 41 clips in total ranging from 15 seconds to 11 minutes and these are arranged randomly throughout the project. Thankfully no clips are a mixture of formats.
Would you still suggest your original plan of exporting each of the 41 clips separately via Compressor, then import them as separate assets into DVDSP and set chapter markers in DVDSP?
Thankyou, I am about to start shortly!
P.S I did a quick test yesterday of burning a few sample clips to a DVD straight from A) an interlaced seq and B) from a progressive seq. The Progressive seq export seemed to offer a better result, with no obvious signs of interlacing issues. BUT this was only on 3 10 second clips.

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