When I import a Quicktime movie into i-Movie, the aspect ratio changes and my frame is narrower. I have chosen DV widescreen, but it still happens. My frame is 1x2. What is happening here? Thanks!

My Quicktime movie is being 'narrowed', not cropped, the image is the same, except it is squashed left and right....as if I grabbed the sides and pushed them together. I'm using i-Movie 6.0.2 When I import the movie into i-DVD, the quality is very bad, but the aspect ratio is fine. When I import the movie into i-Movie, the quality is fine, but the image is squashed left and right. Confused!!

Hi Rounik, In answer to your questions: 1) Mac OS X 10.4.7 2) Mac Pro Desktop 3) Final Cut Pro 4) My images are 1x2, but I save them in Final Cut as a NTSC 720x486 16:9 file. It preserves my original 1x2 aspect ratio by letterboxing it. Therefore the outer frame is the above mentioned 720 x 486 16:9 framing, and my images are seen as 1x2 images surrounded by a black border, which is what I want, and what I get in my Quicktime movie. It ONLY changes when I import it into i-Movie. I review the Quicktime movie after it is saved to my desktop and it is fine, aspect ratio and all. But once imported into i-Movie it gets squashed left and right. I have my black border, but the image is squashed. Its like the old movies that were shot anamorphic and to be able to see the credits when you watched them on TV, they squashed the image left and right so it fit in the squarer TV format, and everything looked narrow and thin. Sean

Hi Rounik, Well, the only reason I'm importing it into i-Movie is because I want to burn a DVD, it is already edited. It is a movie of my designs that I want to give in interviews. Right now I have only a Quicktime movie burned to a DVD and it can only be played on a computer. I'd like it to be played as a DVD, on a TV. The quality on i-movie upon import is fine. The quality on import in i-DVD is terrible, that is why I chose i-movie. I just want a DVD of my movie, and these are the only ways it seems I can get one.....or am I missing something. Thanks, Sean

Wow Rounik, you've been more than helpful, I REALLY appreciate your time and patience with my problem. Thanks very much!!! Maybe I did'nt tell you (oops!), but I'm using Final Cut Express...... Does that mean I'm a little stuck? Sean

Hi Rounik, Ok, I'll work on those suggestions you gave me tomorrow. Thanks to you and your friend for all your help, its great. As for my DVD, please go to YouTube and type in Sean Hargreaves Design. There you hopefully will find the entire video of my design work. Make sure you choose 'View at high quality', under the 'views' tag at the lower right of the screen. Although I play electronic music similar to what is on the video, it is actually Brian Eno. Hope you like it, Best, Sean