Exporting errors: the quicktime movie is "squished".

Hi. I'm exporting in HD and my quicktime movie is (vertically) squished. I appear "fatter" than I really am... but just barely.
I've tried many settings, but am currently compressing to 1280 x 720.
(I eventually want to get it to youtube, but for now even the file looks wrong / squished.)
{in case it matters, I'm using the Kodak Zi6, but I can't imagine that is the prob.)
Thanks so much in advance. I need a hero
Brad

Hi Tom,
In a different thread, you adviced for Kodak zi6 users to:
" Make sure you set the 720p30 preset in FCE before you make a sequence. "
I feel like an idiot but cannot find that setting in FCE. How do I do that? Thanks.
brad

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