Best Export / Publish Format for iDVD?

It appears that iMovie 08 has several ways to publish/share/export a Project. From the Share menu, the options include everything from specific applications such as iTunes, to a range of devices & web-based viewing through the Media Browser (which seems to be the same as Export Movie), as well as to a specific format such QuickTime. What format is best if my sole purpose in iLife (ha!) is to import the iMovie 08 Project into iDVD 08?

If you want to be able to view your movies on your computer, or on your iPhone, or on your Apple TV, I would share to iTunes, which will also be visible in the Media Browser.
If you don't care about all that, just share to the Media Browser.
If you have High Definition footage, share in Large format. If you have standard def footage, you might want to experiment between Large and Medium to see which gives you better results. (Large will give you a higher bitrate, but it might have to add pixels that are not there in the original footage.)

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