Resizing Photos Aspect Ratio Problem Using Contraints

I am a photographer trying build a portfolio website.  I want my pictures to be as large as possible for the screen on which they are viewed. I am using Flash Catalyst CS 5.5 with Mac OS X Lion.  The problem I am facing when using the new constraint feature is that the aspect ratio of the pictures changes based on the size of browser.  How can I have the photos maintain a consistent aspect ratio while still growing/shrinking with the size of the screen/browser?

In DV, both 4:3 and 16:9 material are the same number of pixels - 720x480. The difference is in the shape of the pixels. In FCP, unless the material is marked as anamorphic, it will assume the 4:3 aspect ratio.
If the original material was 16:9, when you import it into FCP, make sure
1) the sequence is set for 16:9 anamorphic and
2) you put a checkmark in the ANAMORPHIC column for the clip in the browser.
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