Using iDVD6 to make DVD

I am having trouble producing a DVD of a Final cut Express video, using my present software: FCE 3.0; QT Pro; and Toast 7. (In case its relevant, transitons and fades to black cause the format to change momentarily from 16:9 too 4:3. I cannot cure this.) DVD Studio Pro is now sold only as part of the big package at huge cost, so I want to try iDVD6 but need advice on whether it will definately do what I want, which is:
1. My camera is a Sony DCR-HC96. It is true widescreen: that is, its CCD is physically 16:9
2. Produce a video (including transitions, fades, effects) in QT format from Final Cut Express by choosing FCE > Export > QuickTime Movie
3. Produce a DVD which will display on a TV set as either letterboxed (on a 4:3 TV) or as true 16:9 on a widescreen (16:9) TV with no reversion to 4:3 when the transitions or fades or effects appear
Two questions please:
A) Will iDVD definately do this successfully?
B) What easy Setup should I use in FCE: DV-PAL or DV-PAL: Anamorphic (or another)?
Thanks

Mish,
DVD does produce widescreen DVDs, but sets the IFO flag for 4:3 TV to pan-scan, meaning the sides of video will be "cropped" in order to play fullscreen (this is true for iDVD 5 and I don't think it changed in vers. 6)
Nope! iDVD6 fixed this (somewhat), the IFO flag is now set for "auto" which means it will use either Pan-N-Scan or Letterbox as set on your DVD player. But menus are still set for Pan-N-Scan.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=430920&tstart=0
He will still need the "anamorphicizer" to get iDVD to see his FCE content as 16:9, iDVD only recognizes 16:9 content from iMovie.
http://homepage.mac.com/sith33/FileSharing34.html
More info here:
(written for iDVD5, but the editing instructions are the same)
http://capital2.capital.edu/admin-staff/dalthoff/widescreen.html
john b

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