720x576 widescreen won't go widescreen.

Hi there!
I'm using After Effects CS5.5 Trial version. I have some footage that I recorded in 720x576 widescreen.
When I import it into AE it won't accept it as widescreen and fixes it at a 5:4 instead of 16:9. This makes the footage look all weird.
I'm using Premiere (also trial) for editing longer sequences with no effects and it accepts the 720x576 as widescreen with no problems.
I'm using the preset "PAL D1/DV Widescreen", but it doesn't go widescreen.
Fast answer would be appreciated as I have to be done by wednesday and I have alot of editing to do.
Thanks in advance,
Zorvius/Zarrivan

I think this is what you need to do:
Pick the ""PAL D1/DV Widescreen" preset for your composition, like I think you have (with settings 720x576, and accept the Pixel Aspect Ratio D1/DV PAL widescreen 1.46 setting). It should say Frame Aspect Ratio is 1.82.
If the composition window looks wrong (too square) there's a button next to "1 view" (or however many views) that says "Toggle Pixel Aspect Ratio Correction". I think pressing that should make it look about right (widescreen).
I know 1.82:1 isn't 1.77 or 1.78:1 (ie. isn't quite 16:9 in normal square pixels) but, confusingly it's been changed since AE CS4 apparenlty to do with (SD?) TV pixels not being quite square or something, and doing it this way - if you are going to be viewing the output on a TV not a monitor at SD PAL resolution should allow more accurate circles/squares etc (without slightly distorting things - though I don't know whether it would slightly distort when viewing in a normal PC video player - maybe). See this: http://www.mikeafford.com/blog/2009/03/pal-d1-dv-widescreen-square-pixel-settings-in-after -effects-cs4-vs-cs3/) about it too but I think it's about right.

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