... Besides Brett who had the excellent recommendation of going direct to HD. Yet, the telecine house is probably still using a DV camera and whether it is written to tape or hard drive, DV is DV. While DV = DV, DV != miniDV. Most consumer-grade stuff is mini-DV. Going to DV may well be better than DVD (depends on exact equipment). But don't expect to play DV on consumer gear. Craig