What is best export in FCP for DVDSP?

hello,
i am just looking for the optimum settings for a one hour movie to take into DVDSP from FCP?
i have been using an MPEG2 export setting with 6.8 bit rate from FCP then taking that file directly into DVDSP and burning...results are pretty good but text looks to flicker a bit at times...
is this the correct method? or is a QT source file best?
thanks,
steven

A maximum bit rate of 6.8 together with dolby2/AC3 audio works well for that length movie.
Text flickers could be attributable to just about anything including choosing the wrong font and font size.
And if you are working in NTSC DV footage, you also may have issues with that.

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