Issues with DVD quality using iDVD

Dear All,
I badly need advice on a very frustrating problem: I'm having major issues with the quality of the DVDs burnt on my iMac when using iDVD.
Here below are the steps that I follow
I upload the HDV 1080i 60 footage to FCE 4 using the apple Intermediate codec.
Once the editing is done, I export to QT (self-contained)
I use the QT in iDVD and then burn it
The result is sub-par compare to any street DVDs, the motion is sometimes slightly jerky.
What do I do wrong? Coming from HDV footage, I would expect a cisp and clear result in standard definition DVD.
I am wondering if this has to do with the capability of my equipment or a poor use of both softwares.
Thank you in advance for the advices
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After rendered everything did the video resolution and quality look good in FCE when you set your canvas view size to 100%?
If the answer to the first question is yes, then the export settings are the problem. Please list all the settings used for your QT export.

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