Exporting From HD and aspect ratio

Hello, all:
Using Final Cut Express I am trying to export a sequence shot in HD to a .mov file. I have tried the presets, and they distort the final output, squished in from the sides, to fit a square aspect ratio. I have tried selecting the 720x480 aspect ratio in the custom settings, but it still happens.
Can you all give me a step by step to output a moderate sized (50 mbyte/minute) quicktime video from HD that does not have this aspect ratio distortion?
Thanks,
Eric Siegel

http://www.fcpbook.com/Video8.html
For HD material you want to export in the same ratio as 1920x1080 or 1280x720 or 640x360.

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