16:9 Footage / 4:3 Intro

I'm in a bit of a pickle. I recently got FCE HD after I downgraded from FCP HD 4.X. I had created a custom intro, lower thirds, and backgrounds in FCP. I shoot all of my footage in 16:9 and always have shot it like that even when using FCP HD.
Well now in FCE HD, I edit in Composition View and my footage looks great. I opened up an old FCP project to grab my custom intro (didn't want to create it again, because it took hours) and it is in 4:3. I don't understand what happened. In FCP HD it filled the screen and then when it got to the 16:9 footage it would have the black bars on top and bottom.
Now in FCE HD the 4:3 intro has black bars on the sides and the 16:9 footage takes up the entire screen. I don't know how to correct this issue. Suggestions would be great!
iMac G5 20 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Ok, here are some examples:
This is with FCP HD 4.X
http://www.onetvshow.com/apple/FCP_1.png
http://www.onetvshow.com/apple/FCP_2.png
This is with FCX HD
http://www.onetvshow.com/apple/FCE_1.png
http://www.onetvshow.com/apple/FCE_2.png
I just started using FCP HD 4.X with whatever the default was and the sames goes with FCE HD. Based on your question, I'm lead to believe that FCP was setup in 4:3 and FCE is setup in 16:9. Take a look at the pics and see if that helps explain what I mean at all.
With the FCP with the footage pic, there is black bars on top and bottom. With the segment piece it fills the entire screen.
With FCE the footage pic has NO black bars on top and bottom, but with the segment piece there is black bars on the sides.

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