HDV - FCE - Quicktime plays right - squished video on burned DVD

i looked thru the forum a bit and didn't quite find what i was looking for, though it seems there are a number of similar problems.
i've imported HDV video from a canon hv30 into final cut express. no problem. edited the video. no problem. export as quicktime movie. no problem. quicktime plays movie. no problem. create idvd project. no problem. preview dvd in idvd (set idvd to 4:3 because i want it to play on normal tv's). no problem. burn the dvd. PROBLEM.
the theme screen is fine, but the video is squished. no letterbox. i've tried doing this a few times, and the results are the same each time.
i certainly don't know all the crazy quirks of video, but this certainly seems buggy in light of all the similar posts.
any work arounds with HDV and FCE?
thanks!

hey there josdaviar,
afaik, there is no way to do this except to create a new sequence that's anamorphic, then place your existing sequence in it, but as i explained a 16:9 video onto a 16:9 DVD will display as letterbox on a 4:3 TV & as 16:9 on a widescreen TV. so i'm not understanding your issue, if making the video(16:9) & DVD(16:9) match & the DVD will play on both types of TVs--as fullscreen 16:9 on a widescreen TV & as letterbox on a 4:3 TV? are you exporting @ "current settings" to maintain the 16:9 aspect ratio? if so, make a 16:9 DVD & check it yourself on both types of TVs. i have a 4:3 TV +DVD player & check all my 16:9 DVDs on it(i have clients who pay me), so far every one has played as letterbox on the 4:3 TV + DVD player rig & as fullscreen 16:9 on my widescreen HDTV + DVD player rig.
the "flag" for playback of the DVD(as fullscreen or letterbox) is in the DVD player's initial set-up/top menu--it may need to be set(depending on the age of the DVD player).
good luck.

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