16:9 Footage won't import

Hi guys,
I just tried to import some 16:9 footage in Encore 1.5 and it told me that it can't import it and something about the aspect ration should be standard pal dimensions.
The only option I see for adjusting the aspect ratio for a project is in edit preferences and there is a preview aspect ratio setting there which is already at 16:9.
I don't know what to do as I can't even begin my DVD unless it will let me import my 16:9 footage and I can't find any settings that will allow me to fix whatever this problem might be...
Any assistance greatly appreciated :)
thanks,
Grant

Thanks Neil, don't worry, we're not transcoding the Xvid and agree that would look horrible :) It's a tga sequence we're left with which I think makes for a cleaner and professional workflow (he's using Maya)
It's trying to get a workable render from that that has been our problem so far but we're playing with settings in Adobe Premiere/encoder which has come up with new problem:
We now have a good quality 16:9 file that imports as an asset into Encore. It plays back perfectly in Encore in a timeline but if I use the footage as a menu, which I intend to do with one clip then it puts letter boxes either side of the footage. I check 16:9 in the properties but I don't understand why encore will play the widescreen footage and display it properly in a timeline but not in the menu...
any thoughts would be great,
Grant :)

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