HDV file - need to burn to Blu-ray, help please

I have a 75 minute 1080 HDV50i video file which I need to burn it to Blu-ray for a screening in the US. Can anybody suggest the best way of doing this? Do I need to convert it before burning? And what is the best way to burn to Blu-ray? I have an LG Blu-ray burner.

There are probably simpler ways of doing this but this should work. When your edit is done, duplicate your sequence, open the sequence settings for the duplicate and change the codec (or compressor) to prores 422.
Export this sequence with current settings. Open the resulting file in cinema tools and "conform" to 23.98 fps. (or the closest frame rate to that - some applications just give you a choice of a frame rate close to that). Bring this file into compressor or fcp and you should be able to make a blu-ray that is compatible with US players. All blurays in the US (and all US dvd players) can play 23.98 material as most feature films are shot at 24 frames per second and the transfer to video/digital usually involves slowing the film down slightly (just as most feature films in Europe are sped up slightly to 25 fps)
If there's a more straightforward method available, hopefully someone else will speak up. I've never done this but it should work. As always, I'd recommend making sure your end user tests the disk before the big showing.

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