Quicktime into iMovie Aspect ratio issue

Hello
I am trying to edit a project in iMovie 08. When I view the clips in Quicktime Pro they are in the right aspect. When I view edit and publish in iMovie everything elongates like the credits of a 60s spaghetti western. Help! Have tried importing in different aspect, nothing worked.

You might try to use MPEG Streamclip to onvert 4:3<->16:9:
http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~shmhav/SVCDon_aMacintosh.html#43-169

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!http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/gogiangigo/Picture1-4.png!

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SAMPLE ROTATED FILE
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In the Preview window > top frame > middle button
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!http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee340/gogiangigo/Picture1-4.png!

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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2179?viewlocale=en_US
Final Cut Express: DV widescreen 16:9 workflow for iDVD at http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1611
and
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