Convert Compact Camera NTSC Video to PAL DVD

Hi All,
I am trying to take video footage from my compact Canon digital stills camera, which is 640 x 420, 30fps AVI, and make it useable for a PAL DVD. I use FCP for my editing and normally DVDSP for DVD creation. In FCP, as I normally edit in PAL, the footage from my camera looked jerky, presumably as the frame rates were mismatched. I discovered that the preset NTSC 48k seemed to match it perfectly - frame size and rate, no jerkiness or disortion of the image.
The workflow from then on is pretty straightforward if I want to creat a NTSC DVD, but I was wondering if I can do anything to make it play correctly on a PAL DVD?
I have tried changing the frame rate and size/ratio in FCP to that of PAL before output - jerky result.
I have exported as a full res QT movie using the current project settings in FCP, but then can't use a NTSC file in a PAL DVDSP project
I then exported as a full res QT movie using project settings in FCP, created a new iDVD project in PAL, added my QT export, converted it in the program (why can't DVDSP do this??) and burned it. But when played back in a DVD player, the jerkiness is back.
I have discovered a way in Compressor that does an ok job of converting it, but it takes ages to render out even a short piece.
Is there an easier, less time consuming way that gives good results?

Hi,
First of all, almost all PAL DVD players have no problem playing NTSC DVD's so staying in NTSC would probably be ok.
Are you converting your media before importing into FCP, I don't know the format of the media your camera shoots but It won't be a format that works very well in FCP, you'll have problems.
If you really want to convert to PAL, Compressor will do that and someone familiar with the workflow may chip in. Good Luck.
DM

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