HT4769 How to open a FULL HD video file with extension .mpeg2 in Final Cut Pro X ?

I would like to know How to Import or Open a Video FULL HD in Final Cut Pro X or Final Cut Pro 7.0.3 . . . I only can Open a HD video but not a FULL HD.
May need some codec ??? May some setup . . .
Whithout info , I have to RECODE a file to downgrade resolution . . . using a software like a Hand Brake to CONVERT to another extension like .mov, m4p, mkv, etc . . .
Same problem occur with a " iMovie " software comming with OS Lion . . .
So, why ?
Double work . . . double file occupied in hard drive . . . lost time !
Someone can Help Me ?
Thanks,
jbgodoy

@daguerratype
The Spatial Conform is one of the things I tried. Unfortunately none of its settings fixed the aspect ratio. When I choose "Fit", it simply shows it as 4:3 and leaves left and right black borders on a 16:9 timeline. When I choose "Fill", it zooms the 4:3 video and chops off the top and bottom parts.
@Thomas Emmerich
This is a decent workaround. Fortunately my clips are named in such a way that I can easily drop them all in the timeline and do a Command-F (Find) to search by clip name, highlight all of them in the search results, then use the Inspector to modify the properties of all the clips at once. I have to change X-scale to 133% and Spatial Conform to "Fit", and now at least it fits the 16:9 timeline properly.
Thanks to both replies. I still hope Apple adds a way to fix the clip in the Event browser so that I don't have to do this workaround.

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