16:9 in FCP

ok...im all confused. thanks to everyone who has been helping. i shot video on dv in 16:9, so anamorphic basically. do i need to do anything special when importing? when exporting? will it hurt my image quality if i set my sequence prefs to hd 16 9 and just scale the video up??
basically, whats the best way to import/export this kind of footage? thanks for your continued help, you guys are great.
mike

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Easy Setup - NTSC DV Anamorphic
Capture
Drag footage to Canvas onto Overwrite
If dialogue box comes up and asks if you want to change sequence settings to match footage choose yes, but it shouldn't.
Footage look funny in Canvas? It shouldn't if you started from step 1, but if it does go into Sequence Settings and be sure Anamorphic is checked.
Edit.
Export Quicktime Movie Current Settings, Self-Contained and Recompress All Frames.
Going back to tape? No?
Bring exported file into Compressor and choose setting for web or DVD.
Upload file and have a beer.
And yes, it will hurt your image quality if you scale up the video. A lot.
You could scale it up in Compressor with Frame Controls on and Best Settings for Rescale but the results still won't be anywhere near as sharp as true HD.

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