FCE Exporting Still Image and Maintaining a 16:9 Aspect Ratio

I am putting the finishing touches to the first movie that I have created in FCE. I'm a refugee from imovie 08.
I would like to create an ending where I run my End Title and scrolling captions over a still from the movie that I've just created.
My movie is captured in 16:9 aspect ratio.
The problem is that when I export using Quicktime conversion, and the import the still back into FCE, the still loses it's 16:9 aspect ratio.
Can someone tell me how I can some how paste a still image from my movie with a long duration of say 90 seconds while my ending titles scroll through? AND keep my 16:9 aspect ratio.
Hope you folks understand my question OK? Can anyone help me?
Thanks,
Steve

That seemed to work great.. thanks Tom.
My first movie in FCE is now finished and it looks good within FCE!!!
Now I have exporting problems!
I have added chapter markers to my movie however:
If I export using the File > Export > Quicktime Movie option I keep my Chapter markers perfectly but no mention is made of 16:9 aspect ration.
However if I use the File > Export > Using Quicktime Conversion option I have lots of settings where I can play around with the aspect ratio but it does not give me any mention of chapter markers and I do in fact lose them after the conversion.
By the way I'm selecting the DVCPRO50 when I try this.
Have you any ideas how I can export, keep my 16:9 aspect ration AND keep my chapter markers?
I'm importing into idvd-08
Many Thanks!
Steve.

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