DV Export Settings: Scan Mode in iMovie HD

Could some one please tell me the purpose of the Scan Mode under the DV Export Settings?
I wanted to export some clips so I could bring them into Final Cut Pro. I went File>Share>Quicktime>Expert>Share>Export Movie to DV Stream>Options and saw that the scan mode had the option of progressive. Does that mean I can change from interlaced to progressive? Or does that need to be set to what you imported?
Thanks
Power Mac Dual 1.4 Mac OS X (10.4.4) 2GB Ram, SATA RAID drives

Hi James:
QT Player's Scan mode setting doesn't deinterlace video, It just flags the DV stream as progressive.
Sue

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