Export Quality for DVD

Hello
I currently work with iMovie 08, iDVD 08 and Final Cut Express v.4 to edit and export my films. I have imported some footage from a mini dv camera into iMovie 08. When I publish the film (Large) to iDVD i find the quality of the DVD is not that great. Its seems slow and the edges are sometimes blurry and pixelated.
I have not done anything with the settings in iMovie since it was installed so I was wondering if someone could advise to what I should export the movie as to get the best quality not lost in compression. Is it best to export as a .mov .dv .MPEG4 etc and if so what settings for each format.
Also is there any way to export back to Mini DV from iMovie or would I have to open it in Final Cut and export that way.
Cheers
Glen.

I had seen someone else recommend blurring the whole footage a bit. I have way too many text objects to apply blur to all of them (lots of chapters with nested sequences with lots of After Effects animated lower thirds). If the client feels test is too oversharpened I can circle back and give it a try. My co-worke says she can't notice it at all so it may be me working on it at the computer makes it more noticeable.
I really hate to "dumb" down the master HD source project though because I need to make exports to other formats too like Windows Media where that blur is probably unnecessary. Obviously I could make a copy of the whole project or duplicate sequences, but there are so many ongoing edits I fear I'd wind up editing two project files.
Also, the font is part of the finalized visual identity scheme so I can't swap it out.
Thanks for all your help today. If anyone else has experience with Premiere Pro and Sony DVD Architect I'd love your tips and tricks too.

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