Exporting Frames as Pictures

Alright, I might be missing something basic here, I am pretty comfortable with final cut express but all I want to do is export a single frame of me skiing and use it as a picture. Is there a way this can be done with either final cut, or if neccessary, I Movie?

I've tried this, but for some reason, all my exported stills get saved in 720 x 480 format, even though the aspect ratio of my footage is and should be 640 x 480. The result is that the still image is stretched horizontally. This is driving me nuts because I can't seem to find a setting or preference to change this. What am I doing wrong?
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.5)

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