Help with Selecting sequence settings

Hi
I apologize for my apparent lameness. I'm new to FCP and am just about to mix my first project in HD. I have a Canon XH A1. I imported the footage a few months back and am finally ready to make my first foray into HD editing.
The footage has been captured in 1080i50 - 1920x1080.
So i select ASPECT RATIO HDTV 1080i - it gives me a frame size of 1920x1080
But under that for the PIXEL ASPECT RATIO I only have the option of.....
HD 960x720
HD 1280x1080 or
1440x1080
Shouldn't this match the frame size? If not, which one should i choose? It also has an anamorphic checkbox next to it. I thought HD video was natively anamorphic?
Please help as i've made the mistake of going ahead with incorrect settings only to find myself rocking in the fetal position moaning while chewing Big Ted's ear when it all came undone weeks down the track!
Sorry - one last thing - I'm trying to re-mix a stack of stuff in Livetype to match my new HD settings. In FCP my pixel aspect currently is 1440x1080. When i select HD1080i50 in Livetype the pixel aspect is 1.33??? When i export it comes up as a square?
These setting are doing my head in...can anyone recommend a course or book that might explain this to me..."A morons guide to aspect ratios"?
I'm not even going to think about the problems i'll no doubt have when it comes to exporting this baby......does anyone really understand this or are you all being too cool to say that you, like me, are totally lost !
Please help.
Ross
Message was edited by: speed999

HDV footage is actually 1440 x 1080 and should be captured at that HDV setting. The Easy Setup should be HDV - 1080i50. If you look in the "information" box below it you will see that it captures in these dimensions.
The pixels are rectangular (wide) and when played on a TV etc. they take up the same space as 1920 pixels.
So don't worry, everything should be fine.

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