Wide screen PSD Graphics to FCP

I am setting up graphics and photos in PhotoShop settings NTSC DV Widescreen, 720 X 480 Pixel aspect ratio D1/DV NTSC Widescreen (1.2). When I import them into FCP they revert to 4x3. If I open them in QT pro and save them as video the work fine. I am not finding documentation on the process. My question is shouldn't FCP recognize the PSD files as widescreen? What am I doing wrong? I can't seem to find documentation on the process. Maybe I don't know the right way to ask.
Any Help would be greatly appreciated.
M

Michael::
After droping your graphic in your timeline, check the Distort setting in the Motion tab, and check it's in 0.
Covita:
In SD both 4:3 and 16:9 frames are 720x480 in NTSC. The difference is in pixels aspect ratio. The OP used 1.2.
(from DVDSP User Manual, but it's the same for FCP).
Hope it helps !
  Alberto

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