user3213: Apologies for the noob question but I've just started trying to learn FCP and couldn't find the settings to export my movie in 16:9 aspect ratio.
Can anyone tell me the quickest way to go about it?
(source material has a variety of different aspect ratios)

user4182: This answer assumes that the video that you're editing is already in a 16:9 ratio, otherwise when you export there will be black bars on the sides or above and below your video.
A 16:9 ratio is the standard for HDTV and Full HD. You're probably familiar with the Youtube video qualities - 360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p, etc. These are all 16:9. Therefore, all you have to do is export in one of these resolutions - 1080p is Full HD and 720p is HD.
For more reading on common aspect ratios, reference this Wikipedia page.

3213: <p>Apologies for the noob question but I've just started trying to learn FCP and couldn't find the settings to export my movie in 16:9 aspect ratio.</p>

<p>Can anyone tell me the quickest way to go about it?
(source material has a variety of different aspect ratios)</p>
 4182: <p>This answer assumes that the video that you're editing is already in a 16:9 ratio, otherwise when you export there will be black bars on the sides or above and below your video.</p>

<p>A 16:9 ratio is the standard for HDTV and Full HD. You're probably familiar with the Youtube video qualities - 360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p, etc. These are all 16:9. Therefore, all you have to do is export in one of these resolutions - 1080p is Full HD and 720p is HD.</p>

<p>For more reading on common aspect ratios, reference this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16:9#Common_resolutions" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia page</a>.</p>
