FCP X to DVDSP 4

I'm a bit mixed up.
In FCP X, my project is 1920 x 1080 and I exported it as ProRes422.
I want to make a DVD with this 2-minute project using DVD Studio Pro 4.
What are the DVDSP4 settings to make this 16:9 project play correctly on a 16:9 monitor/TV?
It's not for BluRay. It needs to play from a regular DVD player.
Thanks.

Open Preferences>General. Set to 16:9 Letterbox. (Ignore the HD DVD section.)
If you're going to have DVDSP do the encoding, open Encoding in the MEG2 SD tab select 16:9.
Using Compressor for the encode is the preferred workflow.
Good luck.
Russ

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