DVD as both 4:3 and 16:9?

I want to make a video for my brother, but half the content is SD 4:3. The other half will be 16:9 HDV downconverted to DV. My question is, if I export each DVD chapter separately so that I can make the 16:9 clips anamorphic, when I go to put them onto a DVD via DVDSP, will it be able to change from 4:3 to 16:9 on the fly, or will I need to pick one aspect ratio and stick with it? I think if I need to go that route, 16:9 it will be, just cause that's the future and my bro would probably watch it on his powerbook (16:10) most frequently.
-Brian

Bit of a question for the DVDsp forum however rather than widdle you off and send you there . .
In DVDSP you can specify the format of each track as you add it so you would need to preserve each clip in its respective format rather than export the edit as a complete chunk and expect DVDSP to know how to display each clip as it encounters the chapter markers.
It makes little difference although you might get some funky switching as the playback tv interprets the 4:3 and 16:9 flags. Personally I'd make a decision at the edit stage and decide which TV format is most likely to be used.
either letterbox the 16:9 or enlarge the 4:3 to fill a 16:9 frame.

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Subject: what is the most efficent way to create both a standard and HD DVD
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