Capturing footage into FCP - Which settings to choose?

Hi there
I have filmed something in 4:3 which will be for the web and I am unsure of what settings I should capture the footage in. Whether it should be DV PAL, DV PAL Anamorphic (which my Final Cut is set to anyway) or whether I need to change it to DAV PAL 4:3, or maybe it doesnt matter? Where abouts do I find these settings in the menu?
I am fairly new to Final Cut, so please excuse my ignorance!
Thank you for your help

Hi there,
Welcome to the discussion area.
The ratio of your video is already telling you what you are dealing with, however,
I think a couple of links will help you in understanding the basics:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anamorphic
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/understanding_169.html
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/project_setup_fcp6balis.html
Remember that in Easy Setup (FCP main menu>FCP>Easy setup) you specify the type of project
you will be dealing with.
Read the manual too (Main menu>help>User manual then type keywords at will).
G.

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