** 16:9 slideshow to export?

I would like to export my iPhoto slideshow as 16:9 but currently only see settings that would see me export to iDVD (not an option because I use DVD Studio Pro) or to export as a movie, but the dimmensions are 720x480 (not 16:9 dimmensions).
How do I export my slideshow as a 16:9 slideshow? I've changed the settings to indicate I'd like the output to be 16:9, but it only gives me the choice to export as 720x480.......

Your first impulse was correct. The trick is, in fact, to export to iDVD. It offers a back door way to export to a widescreen movie.
Before choosing Share > Send to iDVD, click on the Settings button of your iPhoto slideshow. Set the Slideshow Format popUp to "16:9 Widescreen".
Before it hands the slideshow over to iDVD, iPhoto exports your widescreen slideshow to a widescreen movie that it places in your "Movies" folder. The movie has the same name as your iPhoto slideshow.
Open that movie in QuickTime; it's probably exactly what you want. It's an MPEG-4 movie whose dimensions are 853x480 for widescreen and 720x540 for 4:3.
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