Retain video dimensions?

Hello all,
I am trying to make a DVD compilation of some very short, and very small movies. They are in the public domain (early films from the turn of the century) and have been "ripped" from celluloid by the Library of Congress at a very low definition.
The question: Is there any way that I can tell iDVD to play certain videos at a limited pixel dimension? I would like to avoid having the image blown up to fit the screen or even as big as the "actual size" setting when playing the DVD on a computer.
If iDVD won't let me determine the playback dimensions, do any of you know of a way that I can add a huge border to the video, or some other solution to keep the playback size limited?
I'd appreciate the help!
jamie

Here is the approach I've recommended to making content fit the action/title safe area of a TV set Note that it requires you use Quicktime 7 Pro. You will need to adjust the mask size and offset information. It should be easy to figure out, but I'll help if you need it.
http://homepage.mac.com/profpixel/QT_Pro_7xmasking.html

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