HDV to SD workflow that works in FCP6( at least in PAL land)

Hi there anyone who edits in HDV and then needs to output in SD.
I have read lots of posts and had heaps of unpleasant results trying to get my hdv timeline into a pleasant and quality look sd delivery. Tonight I found a good answer that looks very good and may work for you. I will apologise to anyone who has done this already, but i have tried other workflows and not found them to help me at all.
1. edit in hdv with usual settings
2. set up a second sequence in pal(ntsc...whatever) which processing settings at highest quality in video processing tab.( high precision white and best)
3. copy and paste raw assets into new timeline
4. apply shift fields filter if necessary to flickery clips
5. play out on sd monitor via firewire to see good news
this has got rid of all my buzzy lines etc and i am so happy with this discovery.
I hope someone else finds it helpful.
Cheers
Jon

I've followed Bonsai's instructions to create DVDs from HDV footage from this link:
http://www3.telus.net/bonsai/Welcome.html
But my current problem is that when I drop my HDV sequence into the DV50 timeline, it doesn't resize and scale at all.
Here's a photo of my canvas for reference:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w27/bcpatters/canvas.jpg
Does anyone know why this is happening and how I can solve it?

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*Autoimport back to library for stacking with original once edited
*Avoid excessive browsing while exporting and importing.
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- edit the original.
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PS still trying to get my serial email. Grrr.

I have used this workflow for developing a few shoots and it has been working a treat. Makes lightroom a pleasure to use for me now.
The automation results in a RAW and jpg in the same folder with same name. Good for stacking and keeping a clean reference system.
I discovered a bug that occurs with the samename RAW/jpg in the same folder. Posted a thread here:
http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx/.3bc3493d
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> I no longer have access to the debug frameserver plugin in CS3 after installing cs4 on same machine. I saw a similar post and am eagerly awaiting to hear if Dan has any suggestions??
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Welcome!
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http://www.apple.com/universal/crossgrade/
FInal Cut Pro 5 was last updated to 5.0.4, there will be no more updates.
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Hello,
"A change was made to the position by the HR team on Oct 7th (a new user was added and one was removed). Since then the users have stopped receiving emails. The workflow has stopped."
The fact that the users have stopped receiving emails does not mean that the workflow has stopped. Ask your colleague why he thinks that.
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