FCP Movie squeezed in quicktime

I've output a 720x486 quicktime movie from an 8 bit SD timeline. when I play the movie in quicktime, it is squeezed from top to bottom, even though it says it is 720x486. If I drag that same quicktime movie back into final cut, the perspective looks perfect.
Why is this? How do I get it to not look squeezed in quicktime? Is this a square pixel vs. rectangle pixel kind of a thing going on???

Yes, it's the non-square pixel issue.
If you are going to play the material from the computer, not video, convert to a 4:3 ratio (square pixel - eg 640x480)
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