720x480 menu size in PAL Project

Hi there...
I've just started using Encore CS5 and have a problem I never experienced in CS2 previously.
I've made a PAL project, but whenever I create a menu, it creates at 720x480 which is NTSC size and clearly wrong. I can't find any way to change this to the correct size. Help!

When you create the Encore project, it has an option for NTSC or PAL. Once you select PAL, the Encore library will give you PAL size menus.
Edit: I realize you say you created a PAL project, but I cannot get it to create an NTSC menu when I set the project to PAL. Check your project settings to see that it is PAL.

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    > Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 22:22:36 -0600
    From: [email protected]
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: Frame size discrepancies in project settings?
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