Best sequence settings

I've just started as a Film and TV teacher in a local high school. In the past cameras were mini DV, sequences were PAL and export was to iDvd
Mini DV camcorders are now no longer available (the consumer ones anyway) and I have just ordered 2 Sony HDRXR150 - the AVCHD camcorders
My question is this: will the best quality DVD output be
1. Edit in 1080i Apple Intermediate codec, export to quicktime movie, to idvd.
2. Convert the AVCHD footage to Pal anamorphic prior to editing, then export to idvd.
I imagine the students would like to edit in HD, but I want to make sure the final output for assessment will be at its best
thanks Steve

This gives more details of the technique.
It looks complicated when you read it but you will find it is very simple to do.
1. Edit your AIC in the timeline. Then create a new DV-PAL Anamorphic sequence. Copy your edited AIC to the new sequence. Do not alter anything. Render the sequence ..... this will take a long time - up to twice the length of the project. Then File>Export>QuickTime Movie.
*However, if you use the QT Movie in iDVD you will get a squashed 4:3 movie, so first of all you must make QT stretch it out to its proper 16:9 dimensions like this:-*
a. Open the exported movie file in the QT Pro player.
b. Go to Window>Show Movie Properties.
c. Select the "Video Track" and in the "Visual Settings" panel uncheck "Preserve Aspect Ratio".
d. In the "Scaled Size" box set the width to 1024 pixels for PAL.
e. The "Video Track" will have turned grey, so click it to make it blue again.
f. The opened movie file will jump to 16:9.
g. Close it with the red button and click Save.
An alternative to clicking the grey video track is to simply enter "576" in the height box and this should make the opened video file jump to 16:9, whereupon clicking the red button of the video should give you the window allowing you to "Save".

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Which is the best sequence settings in Premier Pro CS4 to work with MPEG files (720 x 480)?
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I will go on working with the red line. It is true that I have a slow
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2010/2/14 Bill Hunt <[email protected]>
As Harm points out, Rendering (the need for which is indicated by the "red
line.") is ONLY for playback. I complete many Projects, and never need to
Render, as things play fine. Other times, I might Render a Keyframed section
dozens of times, looking closely at what I have done, as smoothly as is
possible). Don't be put off by the red line. Only Render if playback starts
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the \ [Backslash key], and then Dbl-click on the little "box" in the middle
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habit.
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