16:9 export converts to 4:3 in DVD Creator

Please help! I've run out of options.
I have created a 1-hour home video using the latest version of Final Cut Pro X ( Version 10.0.7). All of the video was shot in 720 X 480 and I used the 16:9 format when I created my project. I used the H264 codec selection when exporting my video to a .m4v format because otherwise I get a file that is close to 50 GB in size. I saved the file to my desktop and it plays perfectly inside of Quicktime (Version 10.2) in a 16:9 format.
What I want to do is import that video into some type of DVD creator so that I can create menus and chapter selections with backgroud music etc. Unfortunately, each time I try to do this the DVD creation software puts the video into a 4:3 format. I have tried using iDVD (my old standby with iMovie) and DVD Creator for Mac by Aimerisoft with the same results. Since I am getting the same results from different DVD burning programs, I must be exporting the file incorrectly or it is some type of FCPX issue.
I have read on other forums that the exported file may not contain the metadata that these DVD creation programs need to display the video properly. I have tried going through the instructions at this link (http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2179), but this workflow does not work.
I am using a 15" MacBook Pro running OSX Version 10.8.2. I have a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3.
Any help is greatly appreciated!

Hi Luis,
Just for some background information, I was given a 16 GB SD card with video files in a .mpg format. Here is the original file information:
I converted these clips to a .m4v format using VidConvert and deinterlaced them at the same time. Here is the information for the files that I imported in FCPX:
Here are the settings for my project:
I have blacked out certain portions to protect people's names.
Any solutions to the loss of quality by exporting from FCPX using the DV codec is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

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