HardDrive recorder to DVD

I wanted some feedback on your best way to make a DVD from a Hard Drive Camera. I have the Sony 60 GB HandyCam. It's great. I have many programs to create a DVD and edit them. Some are Quicktime Pro with MPEG 2 converter to 4 then to Streamclip, CaptyDVD, VisualHub, ImageMixer.
I have found that the QuickTime Pro/2 to 4 converter then into iDVD gives me the best results. I want to maintain the 16x9 aspect ratio. When I use iMovie then import to iDVD, it doesn't keep the 16x9. It producers 4x3. I don't want that.
The visual Hub program is great but it gives me the letter box effect. I rather have the true 16x9 formate.
Any other ideas or programs out there YOU like?
Thanks in advance, Don

Haven't done this for quite a while, but I managed to accomplish what you want to do - that is, if your DVD recorder has a firewire port:
If my memory serves me correctly (and that is questionable ):
Record VHS movie onto DVD (I used +RW at the time)
Set your DVD recorder to use the firewire connection (check your manual and connect firewire cable
Open iMovie and and attach firewire cable to Mac (you should now get a blue screen)
Simultaneously hit play on both the recorder and iMovie (or it might have said "import" - can't remember)
It imported the entire movie into iMovie; at that point, you can edit there or not, and then bring it over to iDVD.
Hope this helps (and my memory is correct about the sequence of steps plus the fact that I did this a long time ago, I believe with iMovie 05?)

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