Help with setting aspect ratio

Could someone please help me with an aspect ratio problem. I have just updated to iMovie 6 and want to work with an existing movie project created from iMovie (version before the ilife 5 version). On opening the project in the new version it is in widescreen and I would like to convert back to a regular format (regular display format) I would be most grateful for any help
Thankyou

Well, I guess I thought the video in Motion needed to look more rectangle (16x9) than square (4:3). Since it did in FCP. And my FCP sequence setting>Aspect Ratio says NTSC DV 3:2
I am used to working with plain MiniDV 4:3. I shoot with Sony PD150. I don't understand or never had to deal with Aspect Ratios. This project they wanted a widescreen look so I switch the camera to 16x9.
I don't think it is the real 16x9 but like I said I don't know about this stuff or why my camera has 16x9 on in if it is not the real thing.
Feel free to comment, I am trying to learn

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