How can I achieve a good quality DVD from HDV?

What is the best path to take my HDV 1080-60i FCP sequence and create a standard definition letterbox DVD in DVD Studio Pro? Thus far, I've gotten motion artifacts whenever there is movement in the video. Surely there is a way to edit HDV and create a decent quality DVD. Is there?
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