JVC to FCP to Quicktime Conversion Nightmare.

Here is my goal. I recently bought at JVC GZ-HD7U camera. I want to use it to post videos (as quicktime files) online while preserving the original widescreen aspect ratio.
JVC's .TOD files require me to use the VLC player to convert them to a .ts file, and then I have MPEG Streamclip to convert them into something useable in Final Cut.
So, I have a number of questions on several of the steps to finally get it to a Quicktime file I can upload to the internet.
1. JVC's HD dimensions are 1920 x 1080i. What are the ideal settings to use when using MPEG Streamclip to convert the file that will preserve the aspect ratio and also avoid needing to render the entire clip in Final Cut Pro before I edit? Right now I think I'm getting crossed up between my sequence settings and my clip settings, and I can't get them to match up.
2. The closest I got was using the DV/DVC PRO codec that required no rendering, but then when I tried to convert it into a quicktime file it got squeezed in from the sides -- eliminating the widescreen aspect ratio. Is there a specific setting I need to get letterboxing in my Quicktime file?
I think we'll start there. Any ideas?

Apple wants you to use Compressor 2 for this now. Also, you may note that AC3 encoding is also handled by Compressor 2 instead of A.Pack. This article explains the MPEG-2 change: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301871
-DH

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x

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