[Matt1408]

Many thanks David. Is there an easy way to bring the whole level down with some sort of ‘master’ fader? My mix is OK but my overall levels may be a bit high. Thanks again.

[Matt1408]

A bit of further digging on the internet reveals that this problem seems to be far more difficult to fix with iDVD than simply running files through Anamorphicizer. See this link:

https://capital2.capital.edu/admin-staff/dalthoff/widescreen.html

[Matt1408]

Many thanks indeed for the advice and download, but I still seem to be having trouble. I thought I’d followed your instructions but still ended up with a squished anamorphic 4:3 frame on the DVD even with my player set to letterbox mode.

I’m using iDVD 5.0.1 with Panther and FCP3 and QuickTime 7.0.3 Pro. I have 16:9 anamorphic footage and I’m editing into anamorphic timelines and sequences. I then export the sequence as a FCP Movie (as a self-contained movie) with the following custom settings:

720×576 CCIR 601 / DV PAL (5:4)
Anamorphic 16:9 checked
PAL – CCIR 601
Lower (even) field dominance
Timebase at 25fps
DV – PAL compressor at 100% quality
Audio settings at 44.1khz

I then take that FCP Movie file and drop onto Anamorphicizer (the QT7 version) which then makes a .mov reference QT file. I then drag that into iDVD and burn. But my player still doesn’t want to switch into letterbox when asked to! What am I doing wrong? Thanks so much!