Cannot correct aspect ratio

Hi,
I'm using FCP 5.1.4 and I'm having a problem with the aspect ratio of the clips that were given to me. And pardon me in advance if some of what I write sounds silly, but I'm a beginner at FCP.
I assumed that the clips were shot using the "Anamorphic" feature of the camera, since they all look 16:9.
I started the editing with a sequence set in PAL CCIR 601 w/ the "Anamorphic 16:9" checkbox ON (i.e.: checked), but from the beginning the clips did not have the same look in the Viewer and in the Canvas. I thought that was normal and that the final edit would look ok when thrown to Compressor. But that was not the case: the image occupies LESS space than either a 16:9 or a 4:3 aspect ratio!!
It seems to be letterboxed, but on the 4 sides of the screen!!
Digging further, I found out that one can activate an "Anamorphic" option on a per-clip basis, when right-clicking on it and choosing "Item Properties > Format". Which I did for all the source clips in the Browser, as well as all the items on my timeline. But it does not seem to make a difference.
I've posted a view of my current desktop, so you can figure out what I'm talking about: http://mystere.free.fr/FCP_desktop.jpg
As you can see, the picture in the Viewer is WIDER than the same picture in the Canvas.
My sequence settings are shown here: http://mystere.free.fr/Seq_settings.jpg
And the clip settings are here: http://mystere.free.fr/Clip_settings.jpg
Notice the checkmarks on the "Anamorphic" line.
Of course, there's something I am not doing right, but I don't know what it is.
What do I have to do so my clips in the Canvas have the appropriate aspect ratio, even if they must be squashed when working with them in the Timeline: what's important is that upon rendering through Compressor, I get a 16:9 movie.
I hope I need not redo all the editing with different settings from start!!!
Thanks in advance for your help!
K.
iMac G5/1.8GHz - 20"/2GB/HD320   Mac OS X (10.4.10)   PowerBook G4/667GHz - 15"/512MB/HD80

Judging from the pic of your workspace, your clips are not anamorphic 16:9.
Instead, they are letterboxed 16:9, meaning they are 4:3 clips with a 16:9 matte applied, presumably in camera.
To edit with the correct aspect ratio:
Select all your clips in the Browser in List view, then control-click over one under the Anamorphic column. Select No from the contextual menu to deselect Anamorphic.
Then, alter your Sequence Settings by deselecting Anamorphic there.
Finally, select all your clips in the timeline - they'll probably still be windowboxed - and press Option-Command-V to bring up the Remove Attributes dialog. Select Distort from the Video options, then click OK.
You should then be good to go.
Or where you set on making an anamorphic DVD?

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