Bringing a 16:9 film into Quicktime

Hi. I saw another post that got me a little farther than I was, but I am still stuck. I have a short film that was shot in 16:9. When I take it to compressor to make it an MPEG-4 for Quicktime, the picture is stretched. The previous post I read had me change the presentation in Quicktime and save it, but that isn't doing anything. I have also tried changing the settings in Final Cut Pro, then sending it to compressor, but each time the outcome is the same. Does anyone know a way to take a 16:9 film and make it normal in Quicktime? Thanks!

If you are rendering in LT make sure you're "Render Background" box is checked
In the project properties make sure you have the correct aspect ratio for 16x9 for instance the HDTV 720p 16x9
Or create a custom layout if you like
Project properties can be found by using the keystrokes command-zero

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