16:9 Canon XL2 footage

The SD 16:9 image from an XL2 is true 16:9 to my knowledge. When you select 4:3 with the camera it on the fly compresses the 16:9 into a 4:3 size to give that image size.
I know from reading the Color manual-
'Color does not support anamorphic display of standard definition media. Anamorphic media is displayed with a 4:3 aspect ratio regardless of the anamorphic settings in the originating Final Cut Pro sequence.'
And from a previous thread in the Color discussion that from an unknown camera SD 16:9 was displayed at 4:3.
Has anyone used Color to correct footage shot in 16:9 from a Canon XL2 and it still be in 16:9 after returning back to FCP?

Has anyone used Color to correct footage shot in 16:9
from a Canon XL2 and it still be in 16:9 after
returning back to FCP?
Hi,
I'm not a "camera guy" so you'll have to forgive my ignorance...
In FCP is your footage or timeline tagged as Anamorphic 16:9?
I've found that Color doesn't play well footage or sequences tagged as 16:9. By "play well" I mean it'll either try to fix the correction in the Geometery Room (which kills interlaced footage) or it'll Send to FCP a timeline that doesn't quite match the footage settings sometimes resulting in Light Green or Red render bars.
I'm curious, what codec are you sending to Color?
- pi
Dual 2.5   Mac OS X (10.4.9)   Decklink HD Pro, ATI x800 XT

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