Can I make 1080i into progressive before exporting to DVD?

This excellent post explains how my HV20 1080i60 footage can be made progressive by using the ProRes setting:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306389
However, doing this sextuples the file sizes, and I have 50GB of footage on this project and needed it all on my MacBook, so it was a no-go.
Is there a way to apply this ProRes now that I have my project edited in timeline (4 minutes) before exporting to DVD? Or could I somehow use the ProRes setting itself (rather than one of the DVD export settings) to export the project to burn on a DVD in DVD Studio Pro?
Or is applying a Deinterlace filter going to do the same?
I would keep the framerate at 29.97, as it is destined for broadcast.
Thank you,
MaW

Thank you very much for superfast replies.
You are right about the broadcast, I just checked the Viacom submission specs, and for HD it says “MTVN requires delivery of 1080i (16 x 9) aspect ratio program material, at 29.97 frames per second (59.94 fields/sec) for broadcast.”
It would be quite silly to go from i to p to i.
I just wanted to do everything I could to make it look less sharp and videoey (being a $1,000 CMOS camera...)
I am now trying to add some grain with the CGM plug-in...
Very interesting about the Deinterlace Filter vs. Frame Controls.
Which one of the four should I select?
(Fast (line averaging), Better (motion adaptive) Best (motion compensated) and Reverse Telecine)
I would want the best possible result, of course.
Also, should I leave the ‘adaptive details’ box checked?
For future reference, if I wanted to export 1080i timeline and make it progressive, could I still follow the article instructions and select Reverse Telecine (I’d probably keep the framerate at 30)?
This would seem so much easier than having to do the pulldown on ALL your footage before starting to edit...
Thank you
MaW

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