Burning a DVD- H264 or Pro Res 422?

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Hi everyone, I have a "film" project I put together. It is comprised of many mini scenes and clips. For each clip I have exported (FCP 6.06) an H264 (720x480) version and a Pro Res 422 (HQ) version. The Pro Res was better for editing and the H264 was better for uploading to the intrawebs. Both versions play just fine, but now it's time to burn to DVD.

I was not going to burn a blue ray just yet, so a SD DVD should be just fine. I was going to use Toast/ DVD Studio Pro on my mac 10.5.8 Os to make a DVD of all the clips. Will the Pro Res footage look better than the H264, or since its compressed to SD is it better to use the H264 footage?

Thanks in advance :)
 
It depends on what your market is.
I suggest burning a small portion (20% ) of the project in both formats. Then run it through as many playback systems and screens as possible.
Good Luck
I'm betting on the Pro Res
 
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