Optimal settings for MPEG Streamclip convering mpgs to quicktime format

Hello Folks,
a newbie to this video converting world.
I've got loads of mpgs from the past, which I'm trying to convert to Quicktime(mov) format for use on my apple tv and also to publish to DVDs.
I tried the following:
- Compression - Apple Intermediate Codec
- Quality - 100%.
My 1G mpg file was converted to a 10G file!! I dont think I can afford to convert at this rate.
Can someone recommend an optimal setting on MPEG streamclip for this conversion with a balance on file size/quality?
thanks in advance!
karthik

No. You would need to upscale to HD and that's never good. Some TVs, expensive ones, can uprez fairly well, most can't. SD just looks very poor on an HD display.
Yes, sorry, the frame size needs to be 720x480, the standard DV format. Funny, I knew as I was typing it that there was something I was forgetting to include.
Message was edited by: Tom Wolsky

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Picture was real time but audio needed rendering.
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You converted to the wrong format. Do not convert to DV. Convert to QuickTime using DV PAL as the compressor. The frame rate is 25fps. The quality slider makes no difference.
You can only work in DV or Apple Intermediate Codec for HD in FCE. You cannot work in uncompressed formats so you're media has to be converted to DV.
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