Aspect ratio out of whack...

Hello,
I find occasionally when I import a movie into Logic 9 the aspect ratio goes out of whack. The same clip opens fine in Quicktime. I can uncheck 'Keep Aspect Ratio' in the video settings and rough the ratio into something that looks normal again but I have to do the same thing everytime I open the project. Is there a way to work around that?
Thanks,
Duane

I have a similar problem with clips shot in "cinema" mode in a JVC camcorder. I have been able to edit them in the older iMovie HD version, but not in iMovie 09. If Apple doesn't address this problem, I'm not going to have much use for the 09 version, which is too bad because it has desirable features.
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