Exporting DVCproHD project to SD DVD with flicker issue

I've got a FCP project in DVCproHD format and I want to export it to use in DVD studio Pro for a standard Definition DVD. When I make the DVD, it keeps giving me a flicker, no doubt due to the upper/lower field issue inherent in HD/SD conversion.
So....what do I do to remove the flicker?
I tried changing the preference in DVD SP, but it didn't help.
Message was edited by: Rob Lichter

My sequence is DVCpro HD 1080i60. It's about 97 minutes long. I did a 5 second test with some compressor settings which yielded good results, but when I set the entire show to export with those settings, it said it would take 800 hours. I let it go a long weekend but when I came back in it had over 600 hours still left to go. I finally stopped it, adjusted the quality settings slightly (changed better to good, etc.) and tried again. Flicker came back.
What I seem to be seeing is that in order for the flicker to be gone, the Compressor settings need to be set so high that the exporting time is unreasonable.

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