16:9 QT clips imported into iDVD '08 display as 4:3

I have created 16:9 QT clips using FCE. When I use QT to play the clips, they look fine. When I choose "Show Movie Properties" in QT the visual settings tab confirms a display size of 853 x 480. I created a new project in iDVD and selected 16:9 as the project aspect ratio. The problem is that when I import my 16:9 clips into iDVD, the clips display within iDVD as distorted 4:3 video. It appears to be stretched down to fit within the "Standard Crop Area," leaving black bars on each side, left and right, rather than present the video in 16:9. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, paul

Hi Paul - I've exactly the same situation here. I've exported my movie out from Final Cut Express using the Apple Intermediate Codec and the PAL 16:9 720x576 option creating a Quicktime file. After burning the DVD with iDVD 08 Version 7.0.1 the main menue shows up in 16:9 but my movie in 4:3 with small black stripes on the left and the right side of the picture. Any ideas?

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