Maintain DV widescreen format when copying iMovie project back to tape

Using iMovie HD 5.0.2 and copying a project back to tape via the camcorder, but the 16:9 widescreen format gets squeezed into 4:3 ratio. Not sure if this is fixable. In the Preferences, I turned off the auto pillarboxing under Import, but did nothing as I suspected. In Playback checking Play DV project video through to DV camera also yielded no change.
Any suggestions? Thanks.

hi Daniel:
Here are a couple of ideas..
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=43000
http://www.danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/usage/5020.shtml
Also, read this discussion -especially the great list that Bengt has given:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=960184&ft=y&#960184
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