Bad looking DVD

I have a feature length film shot with a Sony FX-1.
The footage is all HDV 1080i.
I used PP for editing and using Encore for DVD authoring.
All my attempts so far result in absurdly bad looking video when previewed in Encore on the computer, or burned to dvd and watched on TV.
The main problem is when there is movement in the video its very jerky.
The interrum video files exported out of PP look fine by the way.
I'm pretty sure the problem is I need to export out of Premiere with some kind of special top secret settings to get it to look ok in DVD format.
Anyone privy to these settings?
Quality is my main concern, file size is not a concern.

I need to see if I have this correct. I shoot with the camera set in 1080i HD. I edit in Premiere with the setting for 1080i HD but when I export to AVI to be used in Encore I should make sure the field is UPPER since it is HD even though Encore will be told to burn as a regular (non-Blu Ray) DVD. Correct?
If I set the cameras on DV wide screen (non-HD)then bring it into Premiere as a DV project wide screen, I should export it as an AVI with lower field first before using it in Encore. Correct?
Because I am getting the same artifacts in the final burn. Lines during movement. Red pixelation on some transitions, or when a flash gun fires.
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