Burning a 4:3 DVD using 16:9 FCP Project

I have a project that is HD (16:9) but I need to burn an SD DVD in 4:3 (full screen, not letterbox.) Is there a way to do this? I essentially just want to cut off the sides of the video. Yes, all my graphics were built with 4:3 in mind. Thanks!

No, there is no way to automatically do this in DVD SP.
You have a number of options. Your best option is to keep it 16:9 Letterbox. "Full screen" videos suck, given that almost half the video is being cut away.
Your next best option is to create a new SD sequence in FCP. Drop your HD sequence into that, scale, and then slide the video to the left or right depending on where the action is during the scene.
Your third option (worst) is to simply bring your HD video into Compressor, create a new MPEG-2 preset that crops off the sides of the video.

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