Imovie size 16:9

When I make a slideshow in Iphoto in the 16:9 format and send it to Idvd, it shows in Idvd in the right size
But when I send this same slideshow (through quick time) to I movie (because I wish to add a movie) and when theit is ready and send it to quick time it shows in normal screen
I tried many diferent options but canot find the way to keep this slideshom in 16:9
ANYBODY COULD HEPL ME ???

well I have done that but the result when I convert it in quick time it cut the pictures of the slideshow but on my TV does not appear as a 16:9 picture
As there are many potential work flows here, could you be more specific in regard to yours?
1) Since most digital cameras either use a 4:3 or 3:2 aspect ratio, are you exporting your iPhoto slideshow as a full-motion clip cropped to a 16:9 aspect ratio for iDVD, a full-motion clip set for 16:9 but actually export to "Large (640x480)" clip, or your event photos as a Photo-JPEG slideshow cropped to the original aspect ratio?
2) For import to iMovie '08, are you dispensing with the "Tween" track by deleting it or by converting the file. If converting the file, what codec/aspect settings are you using?
3) As Winston stated earlier, are you sure your Project Preference aspect ratio matches your iPhoto export aspect ration and that your slideshow clip is brought in in the "Fit" mode rather than a "Crop" mode to match the Project Preference setting?
Basically, your original export file may or may not really be 16:9, you could be changing the aspect if going through an intermediate compression format, or you could simply be using the wrong aspect/crop opting in iMovie '08

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