HD in CS3; Best Practice?

I've a new Sony HVR Z5U camera. I use CS4, so my Sony HD footage (1080i 60i file type .M2T) imports directly with no problem. However, a couple days ago I shot some footage for a friend who is still using CS3. What do I need to do to my 1080i / 60i M2T footage so he can import it into his CS3 with minimal quality loss?
In CS4 Media Encoder, I see I can convert the M2T to AVI files, but the AVIs are 720x480. The HD M2T files are much larger in pixel size, so I'm concerned converting them to a standard AVI file may cause some degradation in quality.
What would you suggest I do if my goals is to provide my friend with the highest quality footage possible that will import into CS3?
TIA,
jd
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