704 x 576 Resolution in Premiere

[Haz567_a]

So i'm using Premiere Pro 1.5, and trying to edit some widescreen movie footage I have taken.

Anyway, the resolution of the movie file is 704 x 576. Once I import it into the program and drag it onto the timeline it is squashed into a square in the main sequence window and I can't figure out how to get it back to its original proportions for editing.

Any help? Thankyou.

[guns1inger]

Tell Premiere your project is 16:9

[Haz567_a]

Thanks. I'm not sure how to change that setting however.

[guns1inger]

I am not a Premiere user, so you may have to either look up the help files, or just start looking in the project settings for something that currently says 4:3, or for a field marked Aspect Ratio

[Haz567_a]

I've made the main project settings 16:9 as far as I know, here are some screenshots.

The main settings i've used to begin with -

http://i33.tinypic.com/294td9s.jpg

The properties of the file, which when played with VLC media player shows up with the correct aspect ratio -

http://i35.tinypic.com/k4tbi1.jpg

The squashed video - http://i38.tinypic.com/2vseqeo.jpg

[Haz567_a]

For reference I figured out the solution.

Each individual video imported has to be tweaked, right clicking the files and choosing "Interpret Footage" gave me the appropriate options.

Thanks.