Change aspect ratio in a nearly completed project

I need to change the aspect ratio of a nearly completed class project from 720x480 down to 720x418.  My source material is x418, but I started the project at x420, and I need to get rid of the black bars.  I thought the crop tool might do it, but it doesn't change the aspect ratio of the project.  Please help!

You can't do this in FCP. You need Compressor to create custom image sizes like this.

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