16:9 sequence becomes 4:3 QT movie

I'm using FCPHD 4.5 with 16:9 DV footage (720x480 anamorphic)
I edit my sequence in FCP in 16:9 (Pixel aspect is NTSC CCIR 601 and Anamorphic is checked) and do an Export/Quicktime Movie (DV NTSC 48 kHz Anamorphic)
I open the resulting file in QT Pro and it is displayed as 4:3.
Same if I open the file in FCP.
I have in the past opened this kind of file and have had it display correctly.
It seems like if I add a filter or text generator, this is when the problem begins. (and won't go away)
Any ideas?

sad to say but it seems to be a bug in the way FCP writes the file header info, metadata or whatever it is.
In particular, this issue has actually gotten worse from 4.x to 5.x. At least with FCP 4.x, if you exported a QT Movie, then (re)imported it into your project, the clip would be recognized as anamorphic. No such luck in FCP 5.x.
Just so I don't confuse anyone, QT Player never has recognized the anamorphic flag in a QT Movie. That is, File > Export > QuickTime Movie or Final Cut Pro Movie (for those who remember FCP 3). But at least FCP used to. Now even that doesn't happen...
try using MPEG Streamclip ... works a treat. take any 4:3 clip and "Export to Quicktime..." press the Options button and change it to 16:9. let the exporter write the file, and then open it in QT (ta da!) go ahead and open it in FCP too, check the clip properties ... still 4:3 frame size but note that the anamorphic flag is checked
As you're no doubt aware, this mimics the File > Export > Using QuickTime Conversion workflow so long as the machine in question has QuickTime 7.1 (down to the ability to select Aspect Ratio and Scan Mode) and results (like QT Conversion) in both QT & FCP recognizing the anamorphic nature of the clip.
Now, I bring all this up (that I know you're aware of) because you state in a few posts that exporting via QT Conversion causes all frames to be recompressed and that's a big no-no. Can you share the basis of that claim?
My understanding is that with QT conversion - so long as the key details (codec, frame rate/size, scan mode, etc) are identical to the settings of your sequence) - no (re)compression takes place. What I've read is that it's essentially the same thing as exporting a self-contained QT movie, except with better metadata information (true display size, associated applications, etc).

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