How to batch-convert photos to 720x540 px?

As a new user, I'm stuck trying to batch-convert DSLR photos for import into Final Cut Pro 5 at 720x540 px. The only way I've been able to convert to precisely that size is by cropping each image individually.
I’m working with 8.2 MP RAWs and 6.3 MP JPEGs in Mac OS 10.4.7 with Photoshop CS2. I do not have an NTSC monitor attached to spot-check results, only the computer display. Everything I’ve read advises resizing single-layer graphics to 720x540 so they’ll look right with 720x480 FCP frames. But when I set Image Processor to 720x540, the photos scale to 720x480 and look vertically elongated in FCP (where Preview and Canvas are set to Show As Sq. Pixels). Using Image Size with Constrain Proportions unchecked yields 810x540 images. Since I want full-screen photos -- mostly close-ups --with no camera motion, they've got to be 720x540, right? Is there an efficient way to do this?
I have been hosting and cropping the RAW images in Bridge and saving them as single-layer TIFFs. The JPEGs were opened and cropped in Photoshop and also saved as single-layer TIFFs. Eventually, I’d like to apply a little sharpening by writing an action -- or should stills for video (assuming no thin horizontal lines) remain unsharpened? -- but not until I solve the resizing.

You can automate this entire process with Photoshop's actions. First, if you have not already, you should read the Photoshop help topic on Saving images for video. Then check out the bundled actions to see if they already have a default resize aciton for video (not able to open PSD right now to check). Someone may have already provided the solution for you…if not, you can record your own steps as an action and save that to you Mac. Then you can just batch your images for video. If there is a lot of cropping and manipulation of the images you may have to do each shot by hand.
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