Mixing formats in sequence

I have an upcoming project that will be using a lot of file footage in various formats. The video has not been ingested yet, but will consist of Mini DV 16:9, DVC Pro 50 16:9, DVC PRO HD 1080i and some 720p as well. Also, I'll have to rip some video from DVD. I'll be working with FCP 6. Final delivery will be on DVD. Ratio of HD to SD looks like it will be about 50/50. I'm trying to figure out the best workflow here. I'm thinking my sequence might be DVC Pro 50 Anamorphic. Should I convert the miniDV to that prior to editing along with the HD footage? Or should I drop the HD stuff into the sequence as is and render away? This is by far the most "mixed" project I've had and I'm not sure exactly how to proceed. I do know that I do not want to upres the SD stuff since it's going to end up SD anyway. I'm also not working on my own system for this project. Newer Mac and OS, but still FCP 6.0.6. Don't have the exact specs at hand at the moment.

You could transcode it all to DVCPRO50 or ProRes (in SD 16:9) before you start and save the headache of the rendering during the edit, but the rest of your planned workflow looks OK to me.
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