Converting cropped 4X3 video to native 16X9 in Final Cut Pro 5

I short a short on the Panasonic DVX-100A in the cropped widescreen mode, which is essentially still a 4X3 image with black bars. I want to convert it to a native widescreen 16X9 file so I can transfer it to Beta for festivals. Does anyone know how to do this in FCP5? I would really appreciate any assistance.
Thanks.
Erik M.
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Erik,
You could avoid scaling and create a custom sequence setting that would constrain the canvas size to show only the video portion and would effectively crop out the letterbox that the camera applied to it without the quality loss. You will need to experiment with different heights until you find the right number of pixels. Then you could Export Using Compressor and perform an Advanced Format Conversion to DV NTSC Anamorphic and import the converted file it into a DV NTSC Anamorphic sequence and try printing it to Beta. Keep in mind that you will be losing data by cropping it and that will affect the overall image quality of your final product.
The ideal situation would have been to shoot it in true anamorphic with Panasonic's lens adaptor to get a true anamorphic 16:9. You would then be able to print to video without losing resolution and would have the option to send it off to be up-resd to HD which would translate better in the long run if you hope to screen theatrically in 35mm and future proof the project for HD distribution. An example of a project that used this workflow is the film Room ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417096/ ). It was shot on a DVX-100 with the anamorphic adaptor and up-resd to HD and then printed and screened in 35mm. Goes to show the potential that a small investment in an adaptor could turn into. Or you can just shoot 1080p.

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