Anamorphic project playing as 4:3 in iDVD

Hi,
I'm not sure if the solution is on the FCE side or iDVD.
I created an anamorphic project (from dv footage) in FCE and exported as QT (not using QT conversion). When I click on the resulting file it plays beautifully in 16:9 format in the QT player. Then I created a 16:9 project in iDVD and pulled my movie into it. When I preview the project my movie is squished into 4:3.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Tom
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