Black Magic vs. DVD Pro

At my place of work we have the Black Magic 10 Bit Capture cards. But somtimes when I use the blackmagic compressed mov files with DVD Studio Pro I come across interlacing problems after the DVD is burned and I view it back on an ordinary NTSC monitor. This happens almost every single time. The movie files are jumpy and glitchy during playback. Any thoughts on why this is? Is it because I'm importing the mov file straight into DVD Pro without using Compressor? Or could it be a DVD Pro or buring glitch?
What's the best kind of capture card/ compression that is best used with DVD Pro??
Mac OS X (10.4.3) DVD Pro 4

It could be a field order problem. Try switching the field order setting opposite from what its currently set to in Compressor. If Upper first, then try Lower, vice-versa. then encode your clip.
-k

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