Compressor settings for HDV 1080i50?

hi,
i have to export 1h30 of HDV 1080i50 to make it play on a dvd.
could you, please give me some suggestions how to make this?

ok...this is my first use of this kind of material and i don't know witch compressor settings i could use.is it possible to burn an HD DVD with my imac or i can use a SD DVD preserving a maximum quality? the answer will determinate the compressor settings i could use... for know i have tried,the last 4 days, to use H.264 so it can fit into a sd dvd (changing the average bit rate) but after more than 24h the encoding process is 1/4 of the entire video...and i've stopped it. i don't know if it's a normal to take soo much time or if i'm making a mistake doing it.so please, help

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