Thumbnails 16:9, playback cropped

When I look at the thumbnails of my films in i-movie they show the full 16:9 image.
However when I playback the film I can see that the image has been cropped a little top and bottom. Could anyone shed some light on this?

I'm looking for a step-by-step process from capturing to exporting in FCPHD to producing a properly formatted DVD in DVDSP2. I prefer exporting using Quicktime Compressor, but am open to other ideas.
Did someone say step-by-step?
Press Control-Q to bring up the Easy Setup dialog. Check the 'Show All' box in the upper-right corner. Then select DV-NTSC Anamorphic and click OK.
Confirm that all your clips from the GL2 are flagged as Anamorphic in the Browser.
Create a new sequence in the Browser. If you selected the right Easy Setup, this new sequence should be Anamorphic.
Copy and paste the clips from your (formerly) final sequence into your newly created anamorphic sequence. Your clips will probably not look right - they'll be windowboxed. To correct this:
Select all your clips
Press Option-Command-V to bring up the Remove Attributes dialog.
Select Distort from the Video options, then click OK.
Your clips should now stretch to fill the 16:9 frame.
Export to DVD Studio Pro, however you like (QuickTime, Compressor or directly into DVDSP)
In DVD Studio Pro, after you've imported your assets, place your video & audio into a track
With the Track's properties available in the Inspector, alter the Display Mode setting to 16:9 Letterbox (just in case it's set to '4:3')
Having said all that, your use of 'letterboxing' in FCP leads me to believe that your major oversight is not using an anamorphic sequence while you're editing. Once that's corrected, your workflow otherwise seems correct.
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