Downcoverting 16x9 to 4:3

When importing 16x9 material into my timeline....is there a way to OUTPUT it to a 4:3 movie..without it looking stretched?
To get around this...what I am doing now --is importing HD material into my projects bin and then dragging it to the timeline and NOT changing my 4:30 (SD) sequence settings.
I then take the video and stretch it out --so that there are no black bars at the top and bottom --thus creating a full frame video at 4:3...without any elongated video. Of course I lose some on the left and right--but this is better than losing proportion.
Is there a plugin that can automatically do this?? Or am I approaching this the best way...?
Thanks!
Michael

Is there a plugin that can automatically do this??
That I don"t know, but here's another way:
Resize the first clip using the controls under the Motion tab. Right click and copy that clip.
Switch to the Forward Select tool (has an arrow pointing right on it) and choose the one with two arrows pointing right. Click on the second clip. This will select everything apart from clip 1 which is already resized. Right click the second clip and choose "Paste Attributes". Click the Basic Motion checkbox and then on OK. Done.

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