Final Cut and iPod video

Hey guys,
Trying to export a video for iPod from Final Cut. I have an "iPod: 320x240" option in my pull-down menu, but videos come out low quality a little disproportional. What's an advanced way to export iPod videos, and what settings do you recommend? Thanks!
Sam

Any thoughts as to what might be wrong?
Yeah, actually, it's my workflow.
I just ran a whole battery of tests and, from what I can deduce it's an issue of metadata. No matter what I do - even though my files are within all the specifications for iPod video - the only videos that iTunes says are iPod-ready were created either with the iPod preset (in QT Pro or FCP) or by iTunes.
So, unless you use any of the 3rd party apps available, we're seemingly stuck using the iPod preset in QT or FCP. And, if you're working with rectangular pixel material (SD material, in most cases), the only way to do things is to do the conversion in QT Pro. However, you have to be sure to adjust for non-square pixels.
If you're working with square pixel formats, you can export from FCP and not worry about distortion, but with SD stuff, it's not very straight forward. It can be done, but the steps needed within FCP - essentially you'd need to adjust all your sequences to NTSC 4:3 and then add distortion to your clips - are not worth it, IMHO.
Anyway, CaptM, to answer your question specifically, I take it you're working with anamorphic DV material? If so, I have nothing else to offer but the 'prescribed' workflow:
Export a reference movie from FCP
Open reference movie in QT Pro
Press Command-J to Show Movie Properties
Disable the Timecode Track
Alter the Scaled Size (under Video Track > Visual Settings) to 720x405
Press Command-S to Save
Press Command-E to bring up the Export Dialog
Select the Movie to iPod preset and press Save
You can alter the file extension of your file - either prior to export or after it's done - to .mov or .mp4, if needed. (The .mov extension, of course, being especially helpful if you're posting on a website)
This should produce the 320x180 file that you need.
Or did I miss your exact issue?

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