Image "Squeezed" when export to compressor and import to DSP

I've Edited and created many 4:3 movies and not had problems creating DVDs. This is my first HiDef footage that I captured in FCP as DV.
Looks good in letterbox in Final Cut. I exported to compressor in order to later create DVD in DSP. I made sure I exported using the 16:9 option with compressor. When previewing in DSP, the image looks "squished".
Am I not exporting it properly for what I need to do? Is there a setting in DSP that I need to change in order to create a 16:9 DVD?
Thanks in advance

First, you should bring your footage to DVD SP as 16:9 anamorphic, not letterboxed.
Setting preferences for a 16:9 project:
Open DVD studio pro.
If a project is open just close it.
In DVD SP preferences choose "Project" and make sure DVD Standard is set to 'SD DVD'.
Click apply.
Open the "General" tab and in the SD DVD Menus, Tracks and Slideshows dropdown choose '16:9 Letterbox'.
Click apply then the OK button.
You are now ready to create a new 16:9 project.
Import your footage and get to work.

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I seem to be getting severe anti-aliasing whenever I export anything from FCP to compressor. At first I thought the problem was with compressor, because everything looks and exports directly from FCP perfectly. But if I open compressor and import/open the exact same movie directly, compressor seems to do its job as expected, so I'm pretty sure I've narrowed it down to when I export something 'using compressor'
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