Share/Export finished project to 4:3 format

I recorded video using the front face camera on my iPad 3 so it would be in 4:3 format.  It plays fine even when I play it on my Windows desktop.  I import these videos into iMovie to make a movie and all is well.  However when I go to save the finished project to the Camera Roll it plays as 16:9 with the 4:3 video pillarboxed.  I am doing this on the iPad 3 so I do not seem to have all of the options I read about in these forums that seem to be in the iMovie Apple/MAC editions, let me know if they are there somewhere else.
Is there a way to import 4:3 video and have iMovie retain the 4:3 aspect ratio (without the pillarboxing) when exporting to the Camera Roll?

ijmolder wrote:
Is there a way to import 4:3 video and have iMovie retain the 4:3 aspect ratio (without the pillarboxing) when exporting to the Camera Roll?
No, iMovie only edits in HD.
HD is only in 16:9 aspect ratio.

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