How to make an anmorphic dvd ?

hi
i have a project shot on DV pal 4X3 that needs to be delivered to a client on a 16X9 DVD to watch on a wide screen tv.
i am still clueless on how to do it...
the footage is edited and awaits compression...
my questions:
1. in order to fill the 16X9 frame with a 4X3 image, do i stretch it or zoom in ? (obviously zoomin in will dmamge the image's quality...)
2. do i export it (using qt compression mpeg 2) as 4X3 or 16X9 ?
3. in dvd studio pro 3, i was told to "raise the widescreen flag", so that the dvd player would correct the stretch for the 16X9 screen. is that true ? where can i find the flag ?
4. what does pre-scan and letterbox has to do with it?
you help is much appriciated...
thanx
nir evron

If it was shot 4;3 DV then it should remain at 4:3 surely. Anything else will either result in stretching, squashing or cropping of the image
IF the movie was in 16:9 then when you palce into a track in SP you need to set it as 16:9 letterbox.
Personally I'd tell the client that the assets are 4:3 and for best qualitry should remain so
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