IDVD cuts sides off imported PAL DV file when burnt to DVD

Hi,
I have been struggling to solve a problem with burning a DVD over the last few days. I have created a slideshow in a programme called Photo to Movie and have then exported the movie as a .MOV file at 720 x 576 resolution (PAL DV) into iDVD. All goes well, and I then add an introduction and burn it to DVD. When it has finished, I view the DVD in my IMac and it appears fine. But when I go to use it in a DVD player (I have tried several, with several different televisions) it cuts about a centimeter off the sides and top (so it doesn't show the whole photo). But it only cuts this off the imported movie, not off the introduction that I created in iDVD. Obviously I have tried changing the tv setting to 4:3, smart, widescreen, etc. It still has the image appearing cut off.
My settings in iDVD are video mode set to PAL, Aspect Ratio set to Widescreen (I have also tried setting it to 4:3 and it does the same thing after the DVD is burnt and shown on a television), Best Quality.
So I really don't have a clue what to do now. I mean, if the file has exported ok as a Quicktime MOV and is the correct size for PAL DV (720 x 576) when inserted into iDVD then there should be no problems, I would have thought. Also, it appears ok on a computer.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm pulling my hair out here (and I don't have a lot left to pull out). Thanks in advance for your help.
Alastair
IMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8) iDVD V6.0.3
IMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Ok, well I've researched some more and it appears that this problem has been addressed here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3265280&#3265280
So I am going to give the ideas posted here a go.
Alastair

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