DVD from 720p project

I have a 1280 x 720 HD project (ProRes 422) and need to export for SD DVD in 16x9 letterbox. What work flow will yield best quality in the correct aspect ratio?
My sequence settings: HDTV 720p 16x9 preset; ProRes 422 codec; square pixels; no field dominance.
Have tried various settings but I always get a distorted movie with the wrong aspect ratio. Please help.

16:9 letterbox is a little unclear. Do you mean a 4:3 frame that contains a letterboxed image, or a 16:9 widescreen image?
The widescreen or letterbox display is determined in up the DVD authoring application. You set this in DVD Studio Pro.

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