Burning a 4x3 version of a 16x9 movie to iDVD from iMovie

I have created a movie/slideshow in iMovie as a 16x9 HD project and successfully burnt a 16x9 version in iDVD. However I need to create a 4x3 version in iDVD to send to a friend who does not have a widescreen TV. Would appreciate any advice. I am working with iLife 09 and Mac OSX 10.6.2. Cheers.

I would do it this way.
Find your project name in the project library list of iMovie. Right-click on the Project Name and select "Duplicate".
Open your duplicate copy for editing.
Click File/Project Properties and change the aspect ratio to 4:3.
Also, change the default behavior to "FIT". This will make your 16:9 video fit in a 4:3 space by letterboxing rather then "Crop" which cuts off the top and bottom.
You may have to adjust the current video clips as well. Pick one. Open the inspector by clicking on the small gear icon. Go to the Rotate, Crop, Ken Burns tab of the inspector and select FIT.
Now click on this same clip and EDIT/SELECT ALL.
Then EDIT/PASTE ADJUSTMENTS.../ROTATE, CROP, KEN BURNS
Now you can share your movie to iDVD. Pick a 4:3 template and create your DVD.

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