Importing HD footage... best settings to use?

My 60minute HD movie is like 1gb.. when I import into DVDSP it makes it HUGE.. like 10gb.. what can I do to compress it so it fits on a single layer DVD with the best quality?

Well its basically footage that I captured on my Sony HDR-HC3 HDV camcorder, imported into Final Cut Pro then exported as a quicktime using one of the presets. It is about 60 minutes of footage and I can't seem to find out the right settings to get it to fit on a single layer DVD. I don't understand Compressor that well as I am new to all of this. Would anyone be able to send me in good direction?
Are there any settings somewhere that would allow me to adjust the quality in order to automatically fit on the single layer DVD? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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