Query on recommended export settings

Hi, I have currently finished editing a 1hr 50min dance concert. I am at the stage where i need to export. I have DVDSP and iDVD but which settings should i export to enable to the best quality in quick movement footage. I am having trouble with files being to big, wrong format etc. Also FCP wont let me export in mpeg2 format, it says the project isnt rendered, but it is!!!
HELP!!!

First you'll need to make sure everything is rendered, including the often overlooked 'Audio Mixdown.' This article may help: http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/rendering_rt_fcp_4balis.html (skip down to the section on rendering) or you can export Using Compressor.
For handling the areas of the program with rapid motion, set a compression marker in FCP prior to exporting. This article may help with compression markers: http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/compression_chapter_markersstone.html
-DH

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