Sequence settings not compatible with compression settings?

Question

My sequence preset setting in FCP is HDV 1440x1080. When I drop footage shot with an HDV camera into the timeline, that is the setting that it wants to match clips to. However, when I export using Compressor, and then import the compressed files into DVD Studio Pro, the final result does not fit the SD frame, and my DVDs get cut off around the edges on some televisions. How can I compress so that it will fit SD? If I change the sequence settings in FCP to 1280X1080 it seems to fit fine after compression, but then all my clips have to be rendered, which takes hours. Is there a standard setting for SD after compression? thanks

Answer 1

Not sure if I understood you correctly but if you want a project shot in HDV on a SD DVD here is what you do:
Export your sequence via quicktime into a clip in HDV (export same as sequence settings)
import this HD clip into FCP
create a new sequence in DV (4:3 or 16:9, whatever you need)
drop the HD clip into the timeline
raise the master level in the mixer by 6db (otherwise your sound on the DVD will be low)
export the SD clip
use the compressor to convert the exported SD clip into DVD files
Theoretically you can also do all of this directly with compressor from the original HDV timeline - except it takes forever and I never could get it to work properly