Widescreen & FCP 5

Hi,
Please tell me if I am crazy:
Back when I had iDVD 5 (in the good old days), if I exported my widescreen (anamorphic) video from Final Cut Pro 5.0 to be inserted into my iDVD project, I had to use a nifty feature called the "Anamorphizer" ... which ran a script and added the correct tags to my movie so that iDVD would recognize it as a widescreen flick.
Now, when I upgraded to iDVD 6, I DISTINCLY remember no longer needing to use the Anamorphizer (handy as it was). I believe that iDVD had fixed itself. I deleted the Anamorphizer program (after reciting the appropriate eulogy) and made widescreen movies without it.
Some time has passed, I am back at it again and: lo and behold, the widescreen ease I thought I had purchased with my iDVD 6.2 upgrade has vanished. I had to download the Anamorphizer again (which still works) because iDVD is not recognizing my FCP export as being a widescreen film.
So, my question is: was I crazy? Has iDVD ever supported anamorphic video exported from FCP ? Or did it, and then did it stop ?
Thanks,
Damon

You're not crazy Damon!
Apple have still not resolved that issue. I know about Anamorphizer, but I can recommend that you have a look at MyDVDEdit:
http://www.mydvdedit.com/index.php?lang=english
which resolves the problem once and for all - or at least until Apple extract their digit over this issue. It is a bit of a lengthy workaround but at least you know that your DVD will be saved (and be automatically viewed) in 16:9 letterbox without the viewer having to adjust his/her set.
MyDVDEdit is donationware (freeware with a begging letter) and IMO worth a few bucks in his tin.
No, I have no connecrtion with him - just a satisfied customer!

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