Sequence settings mistake

Hey -
I somehow have edited most of a very complicated video with the wrong sequence settings. For some reason, it's set to both a 4:3 aspect ratio and a much smaller image size, but I didn't notice because it retained the aspect ratio of the video files I was using, it just put bars at the top and bottom to make them fit, if that makes sense. It was stupid of me not to notice, or even check, but it's too late now.
I want to get it back to the proper settings, but when I try to change settings or copy and paste into a new sequence, all of the image and video files take up a tiny portion of the center of the screen. I know the video is 1080p - I shot it on a Canon 60d. Is there a way I can fix everything back to the proper settings, with the image taking up the full screen, without having to redo everything I've done?
Message was edited by: Rufus Scrimgeour

I have figured out what seems to be a moderate solution - I created a new sequence with the proper settings, copied all of the old sequence into the new one, and then went through conforming every video clip individually to the sequence. I had to delete and reinsert all of the dissolves, which is a pain, but it's better than re-editing the whole thing.
Can somebody tell me whether this is a reasonable solution?
Message was edited by: Rufus Scrimgeour

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