720p Feature to DVD

Hi Guys,
As some of you may or may not know we're in the process of making a independant film. We're filming the film on an HVX200 Camera and recording in 720p24. We're then taking the feature to various locations in London and showing the film for a week at each venue through HD Projection. Later on the project will go to DVD.
Here is my question, how can we put the 720p feature onto an SD DVD? Will we have to downconvert to an SD anamorphic format to maintain 16:9 ratio? Is there another way to do it?
Your thoughts would be very much appreciated!
James
Dual 2.3Ghz PowerMac G5, 1.5 Ghz Powerbook G4   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

If you want people to play it on their home DVD player you will need to downconvert it to SD.
I am not sure what Shane is referring to exactly because you can make an SD or HD m2v file from Compressor. So I agree with Shane that you should use compressor, but in regards to your output format (i.e. so that John Smith home viewer can watch it) it will need to be downconverted. You can do this through Compressor by chosing one of the presets "DVD: Best Quality for best quality 90 min - 16x9"
You can also burn a backup copy in HD. In Compressor start with the preset "HD DVD: HD MPEG-2 30 minutes." That will get you a good working base where you can then tweak your settings.

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