Exporting Wedding films For DVD

I was hoping to get some feedback on the best Format to export from FCPX. I am burning to both SD and HD blue ray depending on client preference. What export option will give me the best quality? I am assuming the hd export but is the apple 1080 p just as good? i notice its about half the file size using the apple device choice. I am using toast for the dvd burns.
The file size of course fills up Hard drives fast so i want to ensure i am being economical with space but also want to do whats best for the image. Please advise. Thanks TIM
2.6ghz intel core 7 16gb ddr3 macbook pro

to avoid useless 'in-betweens' or 'conversion hopping' I would simply export a 'Master file' = that keeps the original quality, and Toast has to convert just once, straight from original to mp2/'disk'.
Drive space is no issue, c'mon!
You get a TB for <70€ ...

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So how do I go about this. I have made many with iDVD but this will be my first with Studio Pro.
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The most important thing you can do to help us answer your question is to give us the specs on your project. Open Final Cut Pro and click into your sequence. Then go to the menu "sequence" and go to "settings" or simply hit a command-0 (the number not the letter). Then tell us the frame size and the compressor used. From that information, we can get a better idea on how to help you: it is best to start any post with this information.
To export the best quality, go to file -> export -> QuickTime Movie...
From there, export using current settings, include audio and video, and make sure the bottom two boxes are checked (recompress all frames and make self-contained)
Once that file is created, import into DVD SP and you're done. Don't worry about compressor or other formats right now. This will give you the best picture with the minimum amount of headaches. Let us know how it turns out.

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I found the other routes lost the markers at one stage or another.
The only downside is its slower for a 2 pass encode that way, but does not require any extra HD space.
For the self contained vs. reference debate, I think the issue is that the render cache sometimes goes all funny, and associates the wrong renders in the timeline - another way to fix that is to clear the render cache before exporting a reference movie, or before exporting via compressor.
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....and produces a 8.2 Gig file.
8.2 GB is nothing in video. Buy more hard drive space. More to the point, what setting are you using that produces a file of that size with a run time of 105 minutes? It is actually far too small. If your footage was DV -the lowest quality that FCP works with, it should produce a file in the 20GB range.
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Hello
I hope somebody can give me advise on this.
I have created many SD DVD's from various edits but I'm struggling with this current problem.
I have an edit in Premiere Pro CC on a progressive HD timeline with H264 footage shot on a Canon 5D.
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