How downsize a 112 GB .mov file in DVDSP to fit standard DVD?

Help, please. I burned a Quicktime .mov file from HD footage off my FCP 7 timeline. The resulting file is 112 GBs. I took it into DVD Studio Pro as I thought  DVDSP would downsize the file to fit on a standard DVD. But the Disc Meter shows the size to be 6.2GB. I went into Preferences to lower the bit rate, but it had no effect on the size. It is still 6.2GB.
Is there a place in DVDSP to adjust the setting to fit the file so DVDSP will burn it? Or will I have to first take it through Compressor?
Thanks! Duncan

I did a test, and I think it would be very helpful for all of us if anybody else could reply to this with their experience/comments.
I started with an hour long project in HD.  Then did the following:
1. Dragged HD sequence from Browser into an SD timeline.  Rendered.  Exported video (in this case, just a short 1 minute clip for testing).  Burned this clip to SD DVD via iDVD.
2. In original HD sequence I exported a short 1 minute clip.  Dragged this clip into Compressor with DVD settings.  Let it process and then burn to DVD from within Compressor.
RESULTS:  ON SD TV:  There is not much of a difference in quality (at least not on a typical 20-some inch TV), HOWEVER, on an HD TV, the Compressor version (#2 above) looks far better than version #1 above.  When viewing the video on an HD TV, the video from version #1 is virtually unusable.  I would not even give it to a client.  Image quality is very bad.  Version #2 still looks not very good but it is far better than the other.
I have not tried using DVD SP pro yet to see if there is any difference.
Hope this helps and would love to hear other experiences.
Eric 

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