16x9 footage is 4x3 in camvas window. Sequence set to animorphic????

Hello all.
I have searched the threads and can't find the specific answer to fix my issue.
Sequence set to animorphic. Footage shot in squeeze mode on DVX 100A. Digitized via Sony 900 calm shell as animorphic in FCP.
Problem:
When opening 16x9 footage file from bin, opens in canvas window as 4x3 (not 4x3 in 16x9 canvas window - viewer window remains in 16x9). When dropped into sequence, must change aspect ratio back to 0. Clip will not retain aspect setting and reverts back to 4x3 if taken off of timeline. Have to repete process each time. Clips do not need to be rendered.
Any help appreciated.
enzo
Dual Core 2.3 G5 PCIe Mac OS X (10.4.5)

so when you double click the clip in the browser they open into the viewer window which shows them in their correct aspect (16:9)
but when edited into a sequence it distorts to 4:3 (and the canvas window is 4:3 not 16:9)
this suggests that the sequence settings are actually not set as 16:9 anamorphic
can you recheck them... with the problem sequence open and active, press Cmd-Zero or choose Sequence menu > Settings...
in the settings window check to see if the Anamorphic (16:9) checkbox is checked
if it is please post the exact details of all settings in that sequnece window plus all the format details of one of th eproblem clips (select one in the browser and press Cmd-9)

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