Best output for MOS Super 8 telecined project

I've finished my project (with the generous help found in this discussion group), which is now 1 hour 16 minutes of old Super 8 footage I've had telecined and transferred to digital files. No audio, just video. I'd like the end product to be a DVD playable on any computer or television in the best possible quality. I've started an export via Quick Time Conversion, but the time estimate keeps getting longer. It is now telling me at least 5 hours. Did I pick the wrong output format? Should it be Quick Time movie? And which settings should I use? Thanks in advance.

You should export to QuickTime Movie.

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