4:3 & 16:9 on one sequence in FCP5.1/DVD Studio Pro Problem...

G'day,
In ref to my previous post, I am trying to make a showreel of the short films I have been involved with over the past 2 years, to then put onto a SD DVD.
The first 3 projects were filmed on DV-CAM, 4:3, 25fps, 48k. The next 3 were filmed on XD-CAM, 1920x1080p, 25fps. I have the XD films as quicktime movies (XD-CAM codec), but the other footage I had to rip out of Video_TS folders (ie VOB files).
I used MPEG StreamClip, and saved them as MPEG2 & AIFF files, 16bit Integer (Big Endian), 720x540, data rate 5595.22 kbits/s.
In order to bring both formats together, I created a sequence that was 960x540, using XD-CAM codec. There are thus black bars on the sides of the 4:3 footage, but the XD-CAM footage fills the screen.
Now, the problem really is not so much that process, which appears to have created a fairly good quality compromise between the two formats... but with DVD Studio Pro...
After creating a DVD, I have just checked it out, and the 4:3 footage in the showreel distorts if there is any fast-moving action (pixellation in the area of rapid movement). Looking at the settings available in iDVD, it appears as though my 960x540 has been scaled down to 720x404 (which thus fits the 720x540 interlaced SD DVD preset?...
Would that be the cause of the degradation? Should I go back into FCP and make the sequence
The footage itself (from the VOB file) appears to be ok, as I've included it as well, and it plays fine.
Hope this is coherent... late night and on a buzz from graduation screening night... my film picked up 2 awards, one granting "us" a year's usage of Uni equipment... yay.
cheers and thanks
cosmic
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This pic demonstrates the issue...
http://members.optusnet.com.au/thecosmichobo/fcp.jpg
The viewer shows the VOB file... (I imported one to make sure MPEGStreamclip was extracting ok - there is no difference between the original VOB file, and the MPEG2 file that it creates) The Canvas shows the result.
I know there's a tape-distortion line there too, but it's the very harsh fuzziness created around her arms that I'm curious about.

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