I render my animations at 640 x 480; this is standard NTSC equivalent for square pixels. If you're using DV, Mini DV or Digital-8, they employ a rectangular pixel and things can get a bit confusing. Fortunately, Adobe Premiere is pretty much idiot-proof (and being something of an idiot, myself, I've certainly tested that theory), and will convert square and rectangular pixels without a second thought. My home system has fire-wire and all that, so it's a breeze to get my animations out to Digital-8 for viewing on a standard TV. (I've actually produced a television spot completely on my laptop using the Digital-8 as the NTSC converter.) My system at work is a Media 100, so it's geard for video in and out. (And for the M-100, it prefers 640X480.) As for frame rate, I render mine at 30 FPS. Standard NTSC frame rate is 29.97 FPS, but, again, Premiere, AfterEffects, Ulead Studio, all of those will convert your 30 FPS to 29.97 for video work. If you're looking for a service to take your animation files on a DVD-R and convert them to tape for you, that shouldn't be hard to find at all; I'd just look for a company that has a non-linear editing system advertised. They should have no problem converting AVI's or Quicktimes to regular old fashioned video tape. (But you can do it yourself if you have the gear.) You might check out www.vcdhelp.com for more information about converting stuff to DVD and VCD. Hope this helps.