HDV Pal to NTSC

Hi.
I have a PAL video, and my client wants to have a NTSC DVD.
I made a search in PAL to NTSC conversion, and I saw http://www.macworld.com/article/49306/2006/02/marchcreate.html
I made the slow-Pal method, but after I made the conform in step 2 it says "drag the file into compressor`s Batch window." I don`t know how can I do this. I never used before the Cinema Tools.
Another question. Do I need to convert my HDV footage with quicktime to DV Pal?
Thanks in advance.
Best regards.
Luis.

Luis, just conform your movie file as described in Linecker's article and close Cinema Tools (actually you have already completed this step). Note that your original file will now have slower frame rate. Find the movie file in the finder and drag it to Compressor (Compressor can be in the Dock or in the Applications folder in the Finder). Alternatively, you can first open Compressor and drag the file from the Finder into Compressor's Batch window, exactly like it's described in the magazine.
I do not think you have to convert HDV to DV PAL but you can experiment and have it both ways, then decide which you like better.

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