Exporting 16:9 for use in full screen 16:9 iDVD

Using a Panasonic DVX-100B video cam, I shot footage in the “squeeze” mode at 24p. I captured it in FCP 5.1.4 and edited it. I used the same settings for capturing that I had used before when using an older video cam with no 24p and only 4:3. Picture appeared in both "viewer" and "canvas" with bars on top and bottom and in the correct aspect ratio.
I exported to Quicktime. When I transferred the QT video to iDVD, the widescreen template still had bars at the top and bottom and appeared stretched. Looking at it in the 4:3 template produced a picture that was correct in aspect ratio but had bars at top and sides.
My goal is to capture, edit and produce a DVD with full screen 16:9 appearance from a "squeezed" video source.
I’ve tried many variations but can’t seem to make it happen. I also checked that the scale in Quicktime was 853 x 480 and that "keep aspect ratio" was unchecked.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

There is a lot of conflicting information in your post.
I believe you shot LETTERBOX and not squeeze on the dvx.
One bug/feature of the DVX B model is that it will display SQUEEZE footage the same way as it does the LETTERBOX -- with bars top and bottom... giving you no quick way to make sure on the camera's display screen.
By you saying that both the viewer AND the canvas show black bars top and bottom leads me to believe that indeed you didn't shoot squeeze. If it was just the canvas, ok - you had settings wrong. But the VIEWER shows you exactly what the video is straight from the source. Black bars there? Black bars on the file.
SO - what do you do?
Coupla options.
1) re shoot everything (hee)
2) Leave it alone and stay 4:3 with black bars.
3) Create a new sequence that is DV/NTSC and click the ANAMORPHIC button. Drag the old finished sequence onto that and you should see video in a 'black box' -- bars left and right and bars top and bottom. Then click on the sequence inside the sequence and hit your ENTER (num keypad, not RETURN) this will send it to the VIEWER. CLick the MOTION tab and resize to 133.33. Yes, you'll loose quality... but hey, it's dv - not the greatest quality anyway.
Then - export that file (will be 're-squeezed') as self-contained current settings QT Movie and drag it onto this:
http://homepage.mac.com/sith33/FileSharing34.html
Will create a file iDVD will recognize as 16:9. Add to iDVD build and burn.
Done.
Good luck,
CaptM

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