*** Formatting problems converting for AppleTV

I've converted for AppleTV many times in the past with no problem but I'm experiencing a big problem now.
1. When exporting a full quality QT (self-contained) file from Final Cut Pro and then encoding for AppleTV from that QT file, the result is an AppleTV converted file that has noticeable interlacing. We shoot HDV (1080i). In the past this has not been an issue.
2. I tried exporting for AppleTV directly from the Final Cut Pro timeline and the resulting AppleTV encode is 4:3!!!!! What?
Are there some good 'ole preferences I should be trashing? The interlacing and text quality I'm currently getting just isn't acceptable.
Thanks in advance!

When exporting a full quality QT (self-contained) file from Final Cut Pro and then encoding for AppleTV from that QT file, the result is an AppleTV converted file that has noticeable interlacing. We shoot HDV (1080i). In the past this has not been an issue.
Have the same issue with DV through imovie, I know it's different circumstances but it's the same issue, I'm in the UK and wonder if my problem is because of regional differences in field dominance, you don't say where you are from. Any way my workaround is to take the full quality export from imovie and push it through streamclip to do the de-interlacing and the AVC conversion.,

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