Compressed Web movie looks stretched vertically instead of 16:9, HELP!

Hi guys, I shot some footage with Canon XL2, 16:9, 24pa.
After editing I put it in compressor 3 to make a quicktime 7 H.264 web streaming movie,
with frame size 720x480,
but the movie is stretched vertically.
Can anyone help me with the settings to keep it 16:9.
Thanks
Zia

Just set the frame size to a Custom (16:9) aspect ratio in Compressor, and the pixel aspect ratio to Square. You find those settings in the Inspector window, under the Geometry tab.
Calculating the aspect ratio manually is pretty easy too, but when using Compressor, you can just let Compressor do the job.
Width / 16 * 9 = Height
I would recommend implementing frame controls in your workflow too. Have a look at this post: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=7309534#7309534

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