Converting Interlaced HDV to Progressive

Hi All,
Am currently preparing a short film for distribution e.t.c. and will need to have the final cut in various formats for different audiences and mediums.
The film was shot using HDV-1080i-60. So it's Interlaced HD Video with a frame rate of 29.97. It's been captured and edited using the HDV1080i60 codec.
I'm having a hard time getting a satisfactory result when converting the video to Progressive HDV with a frame rate of 23.94. I've tried a couple different routes for this, such as
* Creating a HDV-1080p24 sequence in FCP and re-rendering footage with these settings. Resulted in "jerky" motion in final export.
* Converting via JES Deinterlacer. Better results - generally OK, but some shots with camera pans/movement in still seem far too jerky.
I realise that it's going to be incredibly difficult to get smooth motion with the shots that have camera moves in them - since I'm deinterlacing AND changing the frame rate, but at the moment I'm not getting an acceptable result.
Does anyone have any tips for me on this? Any work-arounds or optimum settings I should be aware of? I will continue doing tests and experiment with settings e.t.c. but I could do with some advice!
Best,
A.W.

Well...
It's always best to shoot the format you want to deliver in. Changing standards from 29.97 to 23.98 is a risky business. Might want to google for STANDARDS CONVERSION and NATTRESS. Not as good as shooting 24 at the first go 'round, but might be helpful now.
But DON'T just drop it in a 24 sequence and hope for the best. There are better ways. I think even compressor will do a standards conversion for you.
Good luck,
CaptM

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