Freeze Frames flicker after making DVD

Hi,
I'm new to FCE. Actually, I'm new to video.
I've created a movie using quite a few "freeze frames". I've converted the finished FCE movie to a self-contained QuickTime movie. I used that file to create a dvd using iDVD.
My movie is perfect and the quality is very good. My problem is that 2 of my freeze frames flicker when I watch the dvd (they each appear for about 5 seconds). When I watch the QuickTime movie those two frames don't flicker but have what appears to be "interlace" horizontal lines.
When I selected my freeze frame images from the video I tried to pick the cleanest frames. They look fine in FCE.
All my video is from old 8mm film that was professionally converted to digital format.
Can anyone tell me why the frames flicker and how can I fix it?
Thanks in advance,
Maggie

Can anyone tell me why the frames flicker and how can I fix it?
Stills from interlaced video require de-interlacing with the De-Interlace filter.
FCE has a De-Interlace filter.
A frame of interlaced video consists of two fields that are not exactly the same. The flicker seen is the difference in *time and space* between the two fields.
Al

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