NTSC - PAL jerky motion

Hi,
I've converted some NTSC footage to PAL using compressor 2 and it looks great in FCP. But when I put it onto DVD and watch it back, any shots with excess motion i.e. pans etc, are very jerky, almost like they are missing frames!
Are there any filters that will get rid of this jerkyness, or anything else I can do to improve the picture quality?
Cheers
Adam

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