Changing DVD output resolution in encore CS4

Hi.
I've recently started using encore to produce DVD's but I have noticed that whenever I create a new project the DVD resolution is locked at 720 x 576.
This hasn't been a problem because the past few DVD's iv made were just low quality anyway, but now I'm wanting to make a full HD DVD because I have a video saved at 1920x1080
how can I change this resolution to match the video files??
Thanks
PomTom

Proper dvd's with movies on them have a high quality output setting that looks crisp on large tv's
Its not a blue ray disk, Its a normal dvd
When i make dvds though encore since the dimentions is stuck at 720x576 the image is pixalted
Proper DVDs are only 720x576 (PAL) or 720x480
This is DVD spec. See Encore help for DVD formats it supports.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/encore/cs/using/WS5C9E1CF8-B5BC-436f-89D3-61DDC02A2C47a.html
As John points out, commercial studios use high end software (I think he meant starting at $5,000), multi-passes, and special experts in compression.
But what you describe (pixelated), sounds like poor quality, not just not good on large screens. So you are having problems either in the downrez or the datarate.
What is the datarate you are using? How long is the video?

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