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(posted this in iDVD forum as well to cover my bases... not sure which app is causing the problem)
So I just exported this video for a client and brought it into iDVD. It was edited in FCP 7 as an anamorphic project.
When I brought it into iDVD however it's showing as 4:3.
So I went and did the usual route: open in quicktime, adjust size, save, bring into iDVD. Perhaps its because snow leopard caused something to change in Quicktime 7 (the visual settings seems different than before) or something Final Cut is doing differently (it was displaying as 16:9 by default in Quicktime 7 which it never did before) but it refuses to open as a widescreen movie in iDVD.
Any thoughts? I need to get this video to the client ASAP!

I solved my problem, but jebus was it stupid.
Here's what you have to do (currently - who knows apple may actually fix this in the future but seeing as both iDVD and DVD SP haven't been updated in a few years I'm not holding my breath). Again, not sure if this was a Snow Leopard or FCP 7 issue but here's what you need to do.
Edit your entire sequence as you normally would. Make sure your editing in anamorphic 16:9 mode.
Once you're finished editing your sequence save it, and dupe your sequence just to be safe. Go to sequence settings and uncheck the anamorphic 16:9 box. Your sequence will now be stretched to fit the 4:3 frame.
Export this as you normally would (export>quicktime movie). I didn't do a self contained file - not sure if this makes a difference. Will do a test tomorrow to double check.
Open that file in Quicktime (7 NOT quicktime x since X removed all the useful features in quicktime). Show movie properties (cmd+j) and click "Video Track" and then visual settings. Uncheck "Preserve aspect ratio" and change to 853x480 (if your using Snow Leopard you'll notice "Scaled Size" and the values by default are 0x0 - this is normal, and what you want to change). Hit enter, close the properties, save the video. You'll notice it will now have stretched your image to be a 16:9 image and things will not look funny anymore.
Bring that file into iDVD and you're set.
Like I said, dont know WHY this is now an issue, it never was before, but I know that when I opened the video exported from the anamorphic sequence in quicktime everything displayed nicely - which it hadn't done in the past (the anamorphic flag was set for things like compressor but quicktime always showed it as a 4:3 movie). Something changed along the way and iDVD must be getting confused. Where that changed happened (be it FCP 7 or Snow leopard) im not sure. hopefully the issue will be sorted out though.

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