Color preview aspect is wrong

Hi, I have a HD 16:9 project in FCP but when I export that to Color the preview in the scopes panel shows the video at 4:3 and I don't know how to view it in its normal 16:9.
It just seems harder to grade when its not the right aspect!
Anyone know how to solve this??
Many thanks
(All latest final cut studio 2 updates)

Patrick: Well... I say: "It's so typical 1.0"
Even though we know its really version about 2.8 and-a-half or so...
Is there no aspect adjustment that can be assigned in the Project Settings/ Setup Room/Display associated with this format?
AVCHD? More Long GOP.... although not as long, still only a fraction of what should qualify as "High Def"....
As content producers who should care about trying to work with the whole picture, personal opinion is that we are getting swindled by the manufacturers. 1280x720 is right, 1920x1080 is right, all this other semi-morphic stuff is wrong, throwing away 90+% of the data is wrong, throwing away whole frames is wrong, chroma sub-sampling is... well, goes back to NTSC, doesn't it? So, what is there about this whole mess of confusion, obfuscation and ambiguity that has actually improved image quality? And is there anything about this strategy that is superior to the mature image format of chemical emulsion based film? I don't think so. Feel free to disagree, but its real money vs. inkjet forgeries. You can send a real dollar through the washing machine... and I also mean that a real film image offers the latitude to be graded. Prosumer video leaves a lot to be desired.
But... apparently, there is now a "high definition" shave cream, and people will buy that, too.
Call it what you want. A rose by any other name, etc., etc., mumble mumble rant... rave... drool... shuffle off into the distance...
jPo

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