Background Menu Photo 854x480 too BIG in 16x9

Read the manual, the tips, etc.
Create a 16x9 iDVD 6 project, take a photo sized in Photoshop to the suggested size of 854x480 to use as background photo in opening simple menu. The photo is blown up, can move it a bit left/right, not up/down, but it's WAY oversized in the iDVD menu window itself.
Any tips? THanks.

"Try just dropping the image in the well to the Left of 'Loop Duration' (Option (1) above)."
FIRST, I want to say THANKS to all that contributed and stuck with me on what seems so simple a problem. I have done a few decent author jobs in DVDSP, but always love the idea of using the automation of iDVD for simple, dumb DVD's, no folders to setup, etc. Each time I learn some tricks in iDVD, a new version comes out, and I have to start over it seems. Earlier versions did not have the 16:9 option if I remember correctly, so here I am learning all over again. I really hate unsolved puzzles, sure I can pop in a black JPEG file and be done with it, and I assume this photo BG issue is not a bug since it seems to work for all you folks.
Any hoot, heres my TEST RESULTS:
Followed the directions exactly, always start with new project, selected "book-shelf" theme 16:9 format. Dropped my correctly sized image into the well. Dropped very short movie onto the screen. Saved as Video_TS image, burned in Toast.
Same "full screen" BG photo results on TV set from stand alone DVD player, in all three viewing choices I have in Apex menus.
At this point all I can suspect is the APEX DVD player not reading the 16:9 flag that iDVD should set for the BG photo. I've read there are some "bugs" where folks have to jump through some hoops for certain videos and photos, and must first use iMovie and then iDVD, to me that defeats the simplicity I am looking for in using iDVD in the first place, not sure if my problem falls in this catagory anyways.
Any other ideas of suggestions are welcome, at this point it could be something simple and that I have overlooked, or something with my player. If I load the Video_TS in apple's DVD player on the computer, the window stays 16:9 format size, that's what makes the whole mystery more puzzling.
Thanks for all the suggestions, I'm always willing to give em a try and report back.

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