Headache with 16:9 aspect ratio

Hi to all. hoping someone can help me with my problem. I am currently using iDVD to author my dvds from projects which have been created in Final cut express HD. The footage is 16:9, - the project is 16:9 and I am assuming the final output is 16:9, because the image looks correct on a widescreen tv. However the image is squeezed on a 4:3 set. It dosent letterbox which is what I really want it to do for those who will be watching the DVDs on a 4:3 set. It was suggested to me to use a program called "anamorphicizor". So I downloaded it and it worked , which is great. however the downside to it is that it adds another step in my allready time comsuming task of creating a finished DVD.
So, my question is this. If I move up to DVDstudio pro, will I be able to bypass this added step and be able to burn proper 16:9 projects which will also letterbox properly on a 4:3 set?. I believe the program costs about $450.00 Australian dollars, which is where I live. - Not chicken feed. Its obviously a much better program than iDVD so I am hoping that I will be able to do these things. If I can - then I will probably buy it. Thankyou in advance, Matty.
mac book pro Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Yes, you can. One point is to Export your movies from FCE using File > Export > Quicktime movie, not Using QT compression.
The following is a list of steps to take in DVD SP (version 3 in my case)to set it up for 16:9 My experience is confined to PAL. Image sizes for NTSC are different.
On the display settings, for movies in widescreen (16:9), I set the display options in the following places:
1. DVD SP > Preferences > Encoding Set "Aspect Ratio" to 16:9
2. DVD SP > Preferences > Simulator Set "Aspect" to 16:9
3. In the Menu Inspector for each menu, Menu Tab, set "Aspect Ratio" to 16:9, and do this before setting the Menu Background image and its Overlay file (otherwise the Overlay file will not register accurately with the Menu Background image, at least that is the case with my outfit - DVD SP 3.0
4. Set each Video Track to 16:9 To do that, activate the Graphical Tab in the window at top left of the screen, select the track, and in the now-visible Track Inspector (General Tab) I set "Mode" to "16:9 (Letterbox)" because my TV is 4:3. (It is tempting to assume that if the TV is widescreen, you would set it to "16:9", but with my setting of "16:9 (Letterbox)" the DVD also displayed correctly on two widescreen TVs available to me (ie., it filled the whole screen). I don't know what display setting the owners had on their DVD players.
5. Finally, the display device (eg., TV) needs to be set to 16:9 (if the TV is physically 16:9), or to 4:3L if the TV is 4:3 (at least, that works for me).
So there is quite a lot of setting to do to get the correct display. I am surprised that Apple did not offer a single setting in Preferences to cover all this. Perhaps DVD SP 4 or 5 does.

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