DVD is 16 x9 and not supposed to be...

Usually I can't get iDVD to do 16 x9 and now I can't get it to stop.
Sequence is 4 x3 NOT checked anamorphic in FCE .
Proj. Info says 4 x3 ...
In QT movie is 4 x3
But finished DVD insists on being 16 x 9 ?????
I love iDVD,
Al

Yes that's about the way I do it too and it works.
How to go from FCE/P to iDVD I do
• Disable Screen and Energy saver
• IMPORTANT --> FIRST in FinalCut - Mix Down Audio under Sequence Menu / Render Only / Mix-down
• Export out as a QuickTime .mov file
• Select with Mark - Chapter Mark
• Not as Self-Contained (not important but saves time and space)
• NO QUICKTIME CONVERSION (IMPORTANT)
This QT.mov file I import into iDVD from within iDVD.
And I use an old theme - prefer Brushed Metal
And this works greaty to me.
• QuickTime 7.7 (can make a dif. as it is the hearth of iMovie, FinalCut, and iDVD)
Yours Bengt W

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