Combining clips with different properties

Hello
If you have mixed-property clips on the timeline and wish to combine them into one MPEG movie to be viewed on the PC before being burnt to a DVD, which Presets and Export Settings would produce the best quality results?
I am thinking of clip A with the following attributes (screenshot Clip_A)
and clip B with its own attributes (screenshot Clip_B),
but there may be more than two clips. Perhaps a third MP4 clip has PAL properties with different frame sizes to the clips above?
Thanks
Steve

Hello John
Thank you for your post.
I think I know what you mean: a thick black frame around the clip?
Can I ask: is AVCHD the 'heaviest' (best quality) type of file compared to the others? The alternatives I can see are: Publish+Share | Computer | Flash (or MPEG, or AVCHD, or AVI, or Windows, or Quick Time).
Thanks again!
Steve

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