Placed Video from VHS Stretched

I used an aftermarket card on my PowerMac to import some old VHS tapes (via the video/audio in on the card) from the video/audio out on my VCR. The videos came in at at 320x240 and look fine.
When I import them to iMove HD 5.0.2it's really stretched out left and right and has black bars on the top and bottom. The video format I chose at the beginning I set to "DV".
What's the deal? Screen cap here:
http://www.gagos.net/mike/iMovie.jpg
G4 PowerMac   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  

I used an aftermarket card on my PowerMac to import
some old VHS tapes (via the video/audio in on the
card) from the video/audio out on my VCR. The videos
came in at at 320x240 and look fine.
When I import them to iMove HD 5.0.2it's really
stretched out left and right and has black bars on
the top and bottom. The video format I chose at the
beginning I set to "DV".
What's the deal? Screen cap here:
http://www.gagos.net/mike/iMovie.jpg
G4 PowerMac
Mac OS X (10.4.3)
Anyone?
G4 PowerMac Mac OS X (10.4.3)

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