How to make a really nice transfer from pal to ntsc...

I'm trying to convert a show I've edited and shot in HDV50i to an NTSC mpeg for use with dvd studio pro. I converted my ref. movie (hdv50i) to an mpeg and I changed the setting to NTSC in compressor but the dvd looks like s##t. And I also tried to open a new timeline in FCP with the setting hdv60i and transfer my clip there but the sound gets out of sync. I of course understand the problem with the different framerates and so on, but is there a way you could do this and make it look good? Maybe another software?

You could also do it as a job chain, meaning use the first job in Compressor to convert to NTSC using Frame Controls. The create a second job from the target output and encode the MPEG-2 on that job. Your basically parsing it into two steps. Using ProRes (HQ) for that first output is a good practice.
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