Hasta La Motion!

This is where the problems starts:
– I have no idea what is the best format & resolution to output my work in
– best format to burn

I will be applying for jobs in the UK so I know work needs to be in PAL format.
The resolution for most of my work is 480×360 setup in Maya. Having said that I will have no problem in changing the proportions and I’m leaning towards a wide screen proportion anyway

Heres what I want to achieve:
– Widescreen format demo reel
– Does not squash or stretch if played on and older TV with 4:3 ratio instead the images will retail the proportion and you will see black band top and bottom
– Automatically plays when disc is inserted

Ideally this is the information I’m trying to find out:
– Output widescreen setting from Maya for PAL format
– What software to use for compositing
– Import, save as or export settings in the composting package
– what burning software & settings to use

Software I have access to is:
Maya
Premier
After Effects
Final cut Pro
DVD Studio pro
Toast

If anybody has created a reel in wide scroll PAL format from Maya please can you share your knowledge?

All these settings are starting to fry my brain!!

thanks