Converting HD footage....need to change pixel size??? I need help!

I have someone who shot an event for me and has edited it. He edits on a PC using Vegas. He shot the event in HD. (I haven't gone HD yet and really know nothing about it.)
The problem is getting his HD footage created in Vegas into my FCP. He sent me a test .m2t clip. Neither QT nor FCP would recognize it. I downloaded Streamclip to convert it, but although Streamclip recognized it, it would not open it. It said "Unsupported Format."
So now he has figured out how to export the footage as QT, but again he sent a test clip and it is letterboxed. He said I need to change the pixel size to 1.2121.
How in the world do I change the pixel size?????? I'm open to all suggestions here. Thanks....Nancy
FCP 5.1.4
QT 7.1.5

Squished 4:3 = anamorphic. If you set your sequence to anamorphic (checkbox in Sequence Settings), it should display your clips properly and not insist on rendering. As others have noted, the rest of the sequence settings need to match you clip properties to avoid rendering or RT. You can check those properties with a control-click on the clip in the browser. There is an item there for checking the clip's technical properties. Make your sequence settings match those clip properties.

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