Settings for down converting HD to SD

Hey guys, Ive been working on a project that needs to be screened on Monday . All off our footage was shot with a Sony HDV z1 and edited with FCP 5. Our screening theater does not have an HD projector so I have to downconvert to SD. What do i need to do to ensure my video shows up clean . Has anyone had any luck with a certain setting? Im so lost. Thank you for you time.
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Sergei

I think we need a little more information....SD - NTSC or PAL? Are you creating a QT Movie or making a DVD?

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OK my fault for not being clear on an extremely important point: I don't need anamorphic widescreen. Sorry to waste your brainpower on my lack of clarity. Mea culpa.
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Well you won't get the gray bar above those clips, and you'd find better performance with more machine...
What you're doing there is asking the computer to reference the original R3D files, and then down-convert them to a lower resolution in +real time+. Obviously this is very CPU intensive, and the faster machines do better with it.
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