Exporting problems, won't stay in original aspect ratio..... (black bars!)

So I'm trying to export footage off of my 5DMK2, I've worked in Final Cut Express, added in transitions and some audio edits, fine, works great.
But when I export it adds black bars to the top and bottom, I fully understand why they exist on videos that are not actually 16x9, but my video IS, the files that were imported were true 16x9 ratio, and now in the export it has black bars.
I just want the video to have no black bars at all and keep the original aspect ratio of 16x9.
I've tried almost everything I can think of. Exporting it in various different ways. It makes no sense to have 16x9 videos to have black bars on them to fit into 16x9 windows..... I have no idea why it's doing this.
Message was edited by: AncientNation

There you go, that's the problem. You placed 1920x1080 footage in a DV-NTSC sequence, and it scaled it down to fit, thus adding the black bars.
Here's what you do now:
1. Create a new sequence ( +File > New Sequence+ )
2. Select that new sequence in the browser, and go to +Sequence > Settings > Load Sequence Preset > Apple Intermediate Codec 1920x1080i60+
3. Copy your edited footage in your original sequence
4. Paste it into your new sequence that you created
5. Select all of the clips in the new sequence
6. Go to +Edit > Remove Attributes+
7. Check the +Basic Motion+ and Distort boxes
8. Click OK.
That should make it look better. If you did any keyframing or adjusting within the motion tab of the viewer you will have to redo that work, but at least this gets your original problem fixed. You can then export as you'd like, for DVD export to Quicktime Movie.
In the future, if using 1920x1080 footage you should change the sequence to match it before putting the clips in the sequence. You can make the sequences default to this setting by going to +File > Easy Setup+ and selecting the +AVCHD Apple Intermediate Codec 1920x1080i60+ option.
Message was edited by: skalicki`

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