Particle Playground, dimensions of After Effects video export

In attempting to export a project from After Effects, I end up with video with dimensions that are too small and won't fill up the screen in my Final Cut video; regardless of the resolution, cannon, etc that I set, I can't get the export to overlay in Final Cut Pro at the correct resolution, 1080i. I've been searching for a solution on the web, but cannot find an answer.
Where would I find the setting in After Effects to increase the dimensions of the video? Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanks in advance!
~C

You are exporting at 1920x1080 and it doesn't fit?
Shane

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Jim, I exported the animation in the 1. scenario as a progressive video. There was no interlacing and I still got bad results with Premiere.
Harm, I gathered for you fresh uncompressed image exports from Premiere and After Effects.
Sample 1 - Uncompressed Tiff from Premiere CS4
Sample 2 - Uncompressed Tiff from After Effects CS4
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Frame H: 576
FPS: 25
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CBR: 8 MB
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