Export as QT or via compressor

Hi everyone,
Sorry for cross posting, but I've had no replies on the DVD SP forum.
I'm editing in FCP and making a menued SD DVD. I've had success in laying out the DVD project.
The source material is low quality and duration overall a few minutes. I'm adding a few supers to the clips.
My question is, will I get better result exporting via compressor or via a QT export (using current settings PAL 25FPS 16:9)?
Thanks in advance.
Steve

You know, I've found all the functionality of compressor in dvdsp-- it's just that you have to drill really deeply into the settings to get there.
Not saying use DVDSP necessarily, but the functionality is there.
EDIT forgot to add that exporting FCP directly to compreessor is a really time consuming process and locks up both applications. Best to export a self-contained movie, do NOT recompress all frames. That way you're just copying your sequence.
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