Burning High Def to Standard DVD

Question: I have already compressed all my video to HD format, created HD menus in DVDSP and have burned HD DVD's. They work great. Now my client wants the same DVD in standard definition still 16:9. Do I have to recompress all my video in compressor to standard def and redo all my menu's in DVDSP to standard def, or is there an easier way?
Thanks,
Brian

You will need to rencode the video to SD. (Use a 16:9 setting and then set the track to 16:9 letterbox and not pan & scan or pan & scan/letterbox)
Some menu assets may work backwards (you need to start a new project) but chances are you need to redo the menu
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