Aspect (nearly square) and interlacing problems on export

I have read all about this and I have one problem- I cannot reimport the raw video.
OK- here is the problem:
I imported Video 8 footage before the tapes (and the camera) went to Old Tape Heaven and it is currently in DV format.
I have imported the DV footage to FCE and it looks fine- I trimmed little bits off the bottom (as it was distorting) but only five pixels and can live with the black horizontals.
BUT- on export I ALWAYS get the square pixel thing happening- I get "squished" (nearly square) format files AND the de-interlacing is not working as well as I'd like.
I am exporting using QT conversion, using the PAL settings 720/768 x 576, de-interlacing ticked and "preserve aspect" ticked OR unticked- trying them all, H.264 codec
What can I do to give it more of the 4:3 format it needs to be in, given that I cannot reimport it to the application directly?
Or am I making a mountain of a molehill and just missed a simpler step I ought to have taken? Thank you for reading and for your input.

Alchroma wrote:
If you Zoomed it out, OK. Ff you distorted it out, not OK.
Neither- I trimmed it off using a border. Zooming would have lost me quality (Video 8 is not brilliant to begin with) and if I'd distorted it- same difference.
I have since exported it as a 16:9 and this is the result, respectable if not conventional method of "forcing" it the right aspect: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWWBMjMC6v4
Any suggestions how I deal with DV format footage which wants to export in the wrong aspect would still be appreciated as I have 50+ of footage "rescued" like this was. o_O

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