16:9 ratio and imported clips from iMovie 4

I have imported clips in iMovie 4 from a miniDV with 16:9 format. iMovie 4 compressed the ratio of the images but I have been able to export back to 16:9 format with Quicktime.
I now have stepped up to iMovie HD (5) so I can work in the 16:9 format but my previously imported clips still display in iMovie in the 4:3 format.
How can I change the imported clips to 16:9 ratio to edit and create my movie. Is it possible?
Thanks in Advance,
Christo

I've worked it out, here it is if anyone wants to know:
Open a new project in iMovie 5, source the media files from the previos project and drag them into the clips pane of iMovie. The clips import in the 16:9 ratio. Sweet.
All the clips are duplicated, so I import the clips a few at a time and delete the clips from the original media to manage disk space.
Christo.

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