Using 16:9 and 4:3 footage in the same track

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I've just made the step up to DVD Studio Pro and am currently trying to create a new showreel based on a previous iDVD project. In terms of using DVD Studio Pro - some of it is very simple to get to grips with, but I have a question about using footage with different aspect ratios in the same track.
If I have, say, one movie which is 16:9 FHA (Clip A), and another which is 4:3 (Clip B) - is there a way to have these play in the same track in their correct format. For example, when viewing the track on a 16:9 screen I would like Clip A to fill the screen, and Clip B to appear with a black bar on the left and right of the picture. When watching the track on a 4:3 monitor, however, I would like Clip B to fill the screen, and Clip A to appear letterboxed. Is this possible?
FYI, I create the track in Final Cut Pro - marking the sequence as anamorphic and then exporting as a DV Pal Anamorphic Quicktime movie.
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Jack

No - to do what you're asking, you cannot mix aspect ratios or Display Modes in a single DVDSP track. You must use two tracks and connect them (usually via scripting).
In case that's confusing, you have two anamorphic clips, right? Clip A is a true Anamorphic 16:9 clip (it fills the full frame) while Clip B is a pillarboxed 4:3 clip. That is, for clip B, you dropped it into an anamorphic 16:9 sequence in FCP so that there are black bars on the side, and then exported it, right? In case you haven't that's what you need to do.
Now, in order to get the playback you desire (Clip A at full frame, Clip B pillarboxed on a 16:9 display; Clip A letterboxed, Clip B full frame on a 4:3 display) you'll need to place the two clips on different tracks. For the track housing Clip A, the Display Mode (in the Inspector palette) should be set to 16:9 Letterbox (which is responsible for letterboxing when connected to a 4:3 display). For the track containing Clip B, set the Display Mode to 16:9 Pan-Scan (which tells the DVD player to crop off the left and right edges when connected to a 4:3 display). When connected to a 16:9 display - provided the DVD player is not misconfigured - both tracks will play out correctly since both tracks are tagged as 16:9 (no letterboxing or cropping will occur).
Of course, the key thing is to join the tracks. For that, it's best to use scripting (in my opinion) if you're planning on do a Play A, Play B, Play All scenario. Or, if you're keeping it extra simple (Play means it'll play both segments) you can simply join one track to another via the Connections tab. In both cases though, there will be a slight pause during the jump from one track to another. How much of a pause is dependent on the DVD player.
Or did I misunderstand what you're hoping to do?

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