Scaling 16:9 Sequence into 4:3 in FCP 6.0.1

I'm doing a lot of projects in 1080i but the client wants to have them as widescreen and fullscreen for use on different pages of their website. What I've been doing is editing the projects in a 16:9 timeline and then opening a new sequence that is 4:3 and nesting the 16:9 timeline in it. The problem is the clarity is not what I think it should be. I've tried multiple settings for the sequence and the best I've come up with, so far, is as follows:
Frame Size: NTSC DV(3:2)
Pixel Aspect Ratio: NTSC - CCIR 601/DV(720x480)
Field Dominance: Lower(Even)
Editing Timebase: 29.97
Compressor: DVCPRO50 - NTSC (Quality 100%)
Any suggestions for adjusting the settings above for better results? Is nesting a recommended workflow for scaling the 16:9 footage. Any help appreciated, Thanks!
-Matt

I thought that this was answered because compressor worked well BUT I'm having the same issue with a slightly different spin. I use Boris RED to do my graphics and when I import a rendered quicktime into a 4:3 project it's not scaling correctly. The interlacing is really horrible and I haven't found a setting inside of Boris that will mate with a setting for FCP timelines. For those that are not familiar with Boris the options given for render output are:
720x486 NTSC D1
720x480 NTSC DV
640x480 NTSC Square Pixels
648x486 NTSC Square Pixels
720x540 NTSC D1 Square Pixels
Custom Size
You would think that one of those would work well but so far, no joy. If you are an AfterEffects person and have a comp size that you use I'd love to hear that as well as it might put me on the right track. This doesn't seem like it should be so complicated!
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!!!

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