Do I Need Final Cut Pro / Compressor Now? Hv20 To Hd-dvd

[roblim]

Hi,

So now that Toast 9 can burn HD-DVD onto standard DVDs, can I avoid buying Final Cut Studio to accomplish this same task?

 

I have a Canon HV20 & both an XBox360 HD-DVD drive and Toshiba A-2. I'd like to create high definition quality discs on regular DVDs that can be played on both of these devices.

 

I have Leopard & iLife '08 so I am thinking that the workflow will go something like this....

(1) import HDV from my Canon HV20 into iMovie

(2) edit in iMovie

(3) export to a quicktime file (best settings?)

(4) import the quicktime files into Toast for burning to DVD.

 

Thanks