Changing footage from 25MBPS to 50MBPS sequence.

Hello, I have a sequence settings question. I have an mixed-media video on a DV-NTSC timeline (25MBPS). I am outputting to BETA and was told to make a standalone QT movie at DVCPRO50 compression (meaning, at 50MGPS). I have footage that was shot at 25MBPS (mini-DV) but the rest of the sequence is stop motion (imported stills). So what I am wondering is A) if I take my timeline as it is and copy/paste it to a new sequence (set at 50MGPS) and render it, will it give me the same result as if B) I re-export all my animations from After Effects at a bit rate of 50mgps, copy and paste my sequence (set new one at 50 MGPS) and re-link the clips to the "new" 50mgps clips (same name different folder)??? I guess I am assuming that my mini-DV footage will look the same but the stop-motion stuff will look and have more detail (higher bit-rate). So I am wondering if by placing an image on the timeline (in a sequence set at 25mbps) and then changing th settings to 50MBPS, am I really doing it correctly or have I already lost the information? Like, is it a "fake" heavier file? Know what I'm sayin'? Any advice/ideas would greatly help!
Thanks (hope it's not too complicated...),
Lela

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