Black Bars on Imported Frames

Hi,
I have a QT movie (720 X 480) that I exported some still frames using the Movie to Picture option with compression set to None. When I import the stills into iMovie, the pictures are squeezed vertically with black bars at the top and bottom.
I have tried turning off the Automatic Letterboxing in iMovie's preferences before importing with no success. As an experiment, I trimmed the QT movie to about a 1 minute clip and imported that into iMovie. It looks correct, so why don't the stills size correctly? Any help appreciated!

I found an answer to my problem. Resizing the frame to 720 X 528 works perfectly. More info here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=961045

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Pictures Without Black Bars

I'm working in photoshop and creating an image that will fit widescreen format in my imovie perfect. However when ever I bring the image in imovie it gets black bars on each side (left and right) and appears stretched.
Help?
Thanks in advance.

There are two ways to avoid the black bars after importing an image to a DV Widescreen iMovie project:
1. Before importing to iMovie, crop the Photoshop image to a 16:9 aspect ratio; or
2. In iMovie's Photos tab, increase the zoom so the 4:3 (or other aspect ratio) photo fills the 16:9 iMovie screen on all sides.
When using #1, don't worry about the narrow black edge iMovie displays along the right and left sides of the image; those won't be visible when the iMovie project is exported to iDVD or QuickTime.
If you've created a DV project instead of a DV Widescreen project, try creating the latter. iMovie lets you select the project type when you create a new project. Use the popUp menu at the bottom of the Save File dialog where you assign the project name.
You might also want to try one of the two HDV project types, which are both 16:9. The 720p type may be large enough.
Karl

SWF/FLV files show white/black bars on sides of frame

I have a recurring issue of bars showing up on the left and right side of my swf/flv frames. The good news is the video plays on our site. The bad news is the bars show up on some of the flash files (like on testimonials.html) and not on others (like wedding.html), even though I perceive I'm copying in the same code.
<p>
        <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="600" height="366" id="FLVPlayer1">
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          <param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
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            <param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
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            <param name="salign" value="lt" />
            <param name="FlashVars" value="&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Corona_Skin_3&streamName=images/WhyVid eo&autoPlay=false&autoRewind=false" />
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Hi
1st. I like many other will not download a zip file, can you post a link to the site?
It may be if you are using the same code but only changing the swf/flv file name, that the swf/flv's are smaller than the size specified in your object code - width="600" height="366".
If the swf/flv's size is smaller then the player will be the size specified, but your swf/flv will be centralized inside the player, (unless otherwise specified) resulting in the white/black bars.
PZ

I dont know how to get rid of the black bars on the sides of my videos. The original clips dont have them but when i import them to fcp it puts them there

The original clips dont have them but when i import them to fcp it puts black bars on the sides of my video and i cant get rid of them

Here's my final (and simple diagnosis) You have 4 x 3 footage that your are trying to screen at 16:9. This won't work.
Artistically, you have three options:
1.) Stay with the "black bars." What some of us call "Bat Wings," in the biz.
2.) Do what some editors do and create a large "fuzzy" background to extend the edges...
3.) Or transform / crop the image. (Or just use the "fill" option in the "Spatial Transform" section of the inspector
But... You WILL lose some of the image

Black bar left side when importing

When importing Quicktime HDV 1080i60 video into an HD project, I wind up with a black bar on the left side of the movie. I've tried every combination of HD format and preference setting. Can anyone explain what I'm doing wrong?

For everyone who is interested, I tried some more things:
I had a long phone call today with Apple Support (when upgrading to Mountain Lion you get 90 days phone support again) and we did similar things.
First: change the settings - didnt work
Second: Option+Cmd+P+R to reset PRAM - didnt work either
Third: create a new partition, clean install mountain lion and see if the problem still exists. At the beginning it worked but after once changing the resolution it cant get back to the correct displaying anymore. Same problem also.
They said that then it is probably the fact that the driver of the display doesnt work with ML - I should contact Acer now.
Or I should get back to the technical helpdesk again.
Will try both...
But it means that it is a software issue caused by ML.
Keep on trying...

When I render my video I get a black bar on the left side of the screen

I just upgraded to FCS 2 and so far it's been a complete waste of money. I'm having nothing but problems with FCP, Compressor, and QMaster. I will just post my FCP problem here.
I've edited a weekly video podcast and everything looks great, until I render it and export it. When I render it, I get a constant, solid black bar on the far left of the video that takes up about 5% of the screen. My layers are definitely sized correctly to fill up the entire canvas, and they are all centered. I cannot figure out why I am getting this black bar or how to get rid of it without ditching the upgrade and going back to FCP5.1.
I have already tried completely uninstalling the FCS suite and reinstalling. No luck. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks for the reply.
My original source material is in Apple Intermediate Codec, with 32-bit float audio and a variable frame rate. This has not been friendly to FCP, so I use Quicktime to convert it to Apple ProRes with 24-bit audio and 29.97 frame rate. This is what I import into FCP.
My sequence settings are set to the same specs as my source material. 854x480, square pixels, no field dominance, Apple ProRes compression.
The black bar on the left side of the screen shows up before I even export. It shows up when I render everything.
I am exporting with Quicktime Conversion to:
MP4
h.264 codec
720x405
1000 video bit rate
Main Profile
No cropping/filters or anything.
The ONLY thing I did different before upgrading to FCP6 was that I used Apple Intermediate Codec all the way through. I was told by an FCP instructor that writes and publishes all kinds of FCP training material that I should upgrade to FCP6 and use the Apple ProRes422 Codec instead, so that's what I'm trying to do.
I am going back to restart my project using Apple Intermediate Codec all the way through like I used to, but it will be awhile before I can tell if that solved the problem. Either way, I would like to be using the ProRes codec....
Thoughts?

Black Bars With 16/9 JPEG's and AVCHD in Video

I have Final Cut Express 4.0.1 and trying to use AVCHD video from my Sony NEX-5C camera along with JPEG pictures shot in 16/9 from the same camera. After importing everything I wound up with black bars above and belowin the viewer on everything and can't rid of them. I made a test video with one16/9 still picture and tried various settings before importing the picture, but still couldn't get rid of the bars. Also, I can't find a combination of exportsettings that eliminate the problem. I have tried exporting to a standard DVDusing Apple's "16:9 workflow for IDVD".
Any suggestions on how to make this work?

Thanks for prompt reply. I use FCE occasionally, so I am not 100% sure that I am answering your questions properly.
I checked the properties on one of the JPEG's and don't see "Format" listed. However, it is shown as 2390 x 1369 and the Pixel Aspect is "Square".
One of the video clips is shown as 1920 x 1080 @ 29.97fps. Pixel Aspect is "Square" and the Compressor is" Apple Intermediate Codec".
The Sequence shows 720 x 480 Frame Size @ 29.97fps; Compressor is DV/DVCPRO-NTSC and the Pixel Aspect is NTSC-CCIR 601.
The Sequence Aspect Ratio is wrong, but I don't know how to change it.
Thanks,
Brian
PS: I checked the Sequence Preset and it is now on Apple Intermediate Codec 1920 x 1080/60.

I get every time after rendering four black bars around the video, I would like to fix this because it is not really professional.

sorry for my poor english, I have a problem with adobe premiere elements 12 when I render I get a video black bars on all sides of the screen, which makes the video smaller. How do I fix this?

Bram Bakker
Are you OK with translating the language English to Dutch? Have you been using the Translate button at the bottom right of the posts to translate what is written in English to Nederlands (Dutch)? Is the major problem that you cannot find the locations that I point to in Premiere Elements?
1. What are the properties of the video that you are putting on the Timeline? The quick way to find this
information is knowing brand/model/settings of the camera that recorded the video on the Timeline.
From this question I am trying to find out what the properties are for your video - video compression, audio compression, frame size, interlaced or progressive, file extension, pixel aspect ratio. I was hoping that you could tell me the brand/model/settings of the camera recording the video so that I could find the information myself.
2. What are you setting (manually) or the project (automatically) as the project preset that will match
the properties of the video that you are importing? If you do not know, then tell us what you see under
Edit Menu/Project Settings/General and the readouts for Editing Mode, Timebase, Frame Size, and Pixel
Aspect Ratio, even if the fields look grayed out.
Besides knowing the properties of your video, it is just as important to know the project settings. Are you setting them yourself or just dragging the video to the Timeline and letting the project set the project preset automatically? If you are doing nothing, then the answer is that the project is doing the setting automatically.
Either way, you can find out what is being set by going to Edit Menu/Project Settings/General and looking for the reading that you see in the following screenshot.
3. The next big question is "What do you mean by rendering?"
Do you see these black borders after you render the Timeline content in the Edit area to get the best
possible preview of what you are seeing in the Edit area monitor?
or
Do you see these black borders after you go to Publish+Share/ and export the Timeline video?
If your "rendering" refers to the export of the Timeline, please tell us Publish+Share/and then what?
This question 3 should not need a screenshot. The question is where are you seeing the black border in your video.
a. When you are in the Edit Area of the program and you press the Enter key of the computer main keyboard or the Render
button above the Timeline.
or
b. After you have exported your Timeline using Publish+Share/ and one of the export paths.
Please see if any of the above helps. If it does not, then let us try this. In Dutch if you want, describe in your own words
what you are doing in much more detail and post screenshots of the areas involved on your Premiere Elements 12.
Then I will deal with interpreting what you wrote.
We want you to succeed. So whatever way works, that is the way to go.
The answers are in the details.
Thank you.
ATR

Why am I getting black bars on the sides of my widescreen assets?

I am importing video, shot and edited 1920x1080p23.976, into Encore. The goal is to burn a DVD from this asset. I've tried exporting the project (from Premiere CS5.5) in every format on the list, and no matter what when I import it into Encore it show up in the monitor with narrow black bars on the sides. The assets are correctly being formatted for 16:9 (non-square pixels), but the video is just not filling the screen. This seems like it should be a simple thing, why can't I get this?
Thanks,
Steve

I'm going crazy trying to get the footage to actually crop. I have sequences imported from my Premiere project vis Dynamic Link. If I go into my quality presets inside Encore CS5 I can setup a top and bottom crop as in Ann's screenshot and then switch to output. It looks perfect. But when I save that as a new preset and apply it to my clips, the cropping does not apply.
I have tried over and over, new presets, double checking over and over and while the preset is applied, the crop does not kick in within Encore monitor or within the DVD preview. pillarboxing (black bars) are still present.
I don't understand why Encore has a cropping feature and then COMPLETELY IGNORES the cropping feature. Am I missing something.
So far all I can figure is to setup a new sequence in Premiere for every Chapter that is set to DV 24p. Then drop in the main sequence which is 1080p and resize it in the motion settings to 45.6% so that it fills a DV frame. At that point I can import that sequence to Encore and it looks fine.
Is this the best Encore can do? I would really rather link up the full 1080 sequences because otherwise I'll have to rebuild the entire thing if I want to make a BluRay.
Does anyone have any other suggestions or know how to get cropping to work on Encore CS5 (Mac).

Stumping You with Pulsing Dissolves and Black Bars

To start at the beginning...
I have been having problems with imported footage recently. I usually import footage from three sources. A Sony VX2100, A little Canon ZR 200 and Quicktime output from Photo to Movie (I use this software to animate still photos - very good).
In the pasts few weeks all of the footage I import has thin black bars on either side of the frame. (If we assume that the actual size is 720x480 the "image" might be 700x420...resulting in these these black bars being consistantly there regardless of where I am importing from...and on the footage I import from the Canon there is a thin black bar accross the bottom of the frame as well!
I posted this problem a few weeks back here and on some other forums and the consensus opinion was to reset my easy setup. I trashed preferences and followed this specific advice..."The easiest way to sort this out is to start FCP but close all open projects so that only the menu bar is showing. Now choose Easy Setup from the FCP menu. Check the Show All box if needed and choose your desired setting - this insures that clip, capture and sequence settings are all the same. Now start a new project and capture a test clip. Drop it into a sequence." I selected the basic DV NTSC 720x480. WHich is waht all of teh source material was shot/created at.
I did all of this and no joy... the black bars are still there after I import it into FCP (there are no black bars in the original source material. It is at true dimensions, so the problem lies in FCP).
While I have been trying to figure this out I did a simple workaround by blowing the footage up 103% which fills the 720x480 frame. For TV I would not care because the evil bars would be out of TV, but for internet stuff I (obviously) want full frame. The problem when I do this is that when I insert a dissolve between two segments that have been resized (at 103%) the image pulses after the transition. It appears that the stock dissolves only work with footage that is at 100% size...the image pulses back to the 103% size the instant the dissove is complete. Baffling.
So here is where I am. I can't figure what the deal is with FCP importing footage that is full frame out of the camera or software and getting these black bars...and If try to do a workaround and blow the footage up I get this pulsing after the transitions. The footage is fine if I do manual cross dissolves using the opacity levels but who has the time do do that?
Any suggestion kids?...this is really annoying.
MS

Thanks but that was one of the first (and most obvious) things I tried. That is the thing that is baffling is look liike a window size image but it is not. The black bars are in the image and they occur somewhere in the importing process.
The only thing I can think of is it is a settings issue as I did not have this problem a couple of months ago.
Any other thoughts?
MP

Black bars (letterboxing) on images added to PSE 12

I'm trying to make a video in PSE12 out of downloaded DSLR stills with preset at 1080P / 30fps, but all my stills come in letterboxed. Resizing in PS12 only offers pixels or percent ---- and width height and dpi.
How do I get rid of the letterbox / black bars--- which preset should I use in PSE12 --- I think I've tried them all with no luck.

Jerry Miller
The answers are in those photos pixel dimensions. 4928 x 3264 is 3:2. And, your Premiere Elements 12 project is 1920 x 1080 16:9. The puzzling part is that you seem to say that you have tried your photos as 1920 x 1080 and still have the black borders problem.
Let us go through a check list as well as cross check information to make sure that we are in sync with the details.
What program are you working with? Photoshop Elements 12 or Premiere Elements 12.
From the onset you refer to PSE12. Typically that is used to represent Photoshop Elements 12. PE12 is the typical representation for Premiere Elements 12 for those who do abbreviations. Please verify that you are working or not working solely in the Premiere Elements 12 Windows Expert workspace.
Is Photoshop Elements 12 or the Elements Organizer 12 involved in any of this? Or is this solely a Premiere Elements 12 matter?
Check List
1. When you resized your 4928 x 3264 3:2 to 1920 x 1080 16:9, how did you do that? Are you sure that you did not end up with 1440 x 1080 4:3 instead of 1920 x 1080 16:9.
After you import your 1920 x 1080 16:9 into your 1080p Premiere Elements project, right click its thumbnail in Project Assets and select Properties. Does the Properties readout show 1920 x 1080 or something else?
2. Open a new Premiere Elements project Expert workspace
a. Edit Menu/Preferences/General and make sure there is a check mark next to "Scale Default to Frame Size".
b. Then manually set your project preset to NTSC/DSLR/1080p/DSLR 1080p30@ 29.97
c. Import your confirmed 1920 x 1080 16:9 photo into the project with Add Media/Files and Folders/Project Assets from where you drag it to the Timeline.
How many of these photos are going into this 1080p project?
Let us focus in on the above. There is no way to get black borders for a 1920 x 1080 16:9 photo going into a 1080p project.
Thanks.
ATR

Black Bars on Sides & Poor Upload to YouTube

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These are the best specs I can give you guys after reading How To Ask A Question from Hunt....
*   WINDOWS 7 64BIT os
*   Adobe Project Settings - HD 1080i 30 presently
                       HD 1080i 30 (60i) formerly
*   Adobe Settings - Default after a clean install of Windows 7
*   Files - Working With raw Mp4 HD 1080/60i (all the same from the same camera)
    * w 1920 x h 1080
    * data rate 17029kbps
    * 59 fps
    * Audio bitrate 128 kbps
    * 2 channel stereo
    * 48 kHz
    * videos are about 500 mb in size each
MY CAMERA
    Signal Type       Signal Type       NTSC
    Storage Media     Storage Media     SDHC slot
    Image Sensor     Sensor Type     CMOS
    Sensor Size     1/4.1"
    No. of pixels     4.7M
    Lens             Optical Zoom     20x (22x)
    Digital Zoom     220x
    Display             Main Screen     No. of pixels     230K
    Video Recording      Recording Format     H.264 HD
    Memory Application     Memory Application     Compatible Card     SDHC
MY COMPUTER
    * Gateway DX4300-03
General
    * Type Personal computer
    * Product Form Factor Mini tower
    * Width 7.1 in
    * Depth 17.3 in
    * Height 16.3 in
    * Weight 24.9 lbs
    * Desktop type Gaming system
Processor
    * Type AMD Phenom X4 9750 / 2.4 GHz
    * Multi-Core Technology Quad-Core
    * 64-bit Computing Yes
    * Installed Qty 1
    * Max Supported Qty 1
Cache Memory
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    * Installed Size 2 MB
    * Cache Per Processor 512 KB ( 4 x 512 KB )
Mainboard
    * Chipset type AMD 780G
RAM
    * Installed Size 8 GB / 8 GB (max)
    * Technology DDR2 SDRAM
    * Form Factor DIMM 240-pin
    * Configuration Features 4 x 2 GB
Storage Controller
    * Type Serial ATA - Integrated
    * Controller interface type Serial ATA-300
Storage
    * Hard Drive 1 x 1 TB - Standard - Serial ATA-300 - 7200 rpm
    * Hard Drive 2nd Drive Simpletech 500gb drive (speed unknown) USB 2.0
    * Hard Drive 3rd Drive WD My Book Essential External Drive 1TB USB 2.0
Optical Storage
    * Type DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM
    * Disc Labeling Technology Labelflash Technology
Monitor
    * Acer H203H
    * Sylvania Flatpanel TV extended
Multimedia Functionality
    * TV tuner type Dual digital/analog TV
Graphics Controller
    * NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 - updated yesterday
    * Graphics Processor / Vendor ATI Radeon HD 4650 (not in use)
    * Video Memory 1 GB
Audio Output
    * Type Sound card - Integrated
    * Sound output mode 7.1 channel surround
    * Audio output compliant standards High Definition Audio
    * Speaker(s) 2 x Right / left rear channel
Networking
    * Networking Network adapter - Integrated
    * Wireless LAN Supported Yes
    * Data Link Protocol Ethernet , Fast Ethernet , Gigabit Ethernet
Expansion / Connectivity
    * Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 ( 0 ) x Processor , 4 ( 0 ) x Memory - DIMM 240-pin , 1 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x1
    * Interfaces 8 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A ( 4 front, 4 rear ) ,
      1 x Keyboard - Generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) , 1 x Mouse - Generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) ,
      1 x Display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) , 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) ,
      1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45 , 1 x Modem -
Phone line - RJ-11 , 1 x Display / video - HDMI - 19 pin HDMI Type A , 1 x Storage - Serial ATA-300 - 7 pin Serial ATA
   *note the red 'X' in the lower left hand corner, as well as the black bars. This is how it looks when directly imported into Premiere (mp4 file from the camera)

1. Open Premiere Elements 8.0.1 and set the project preset (new project dialog) = PAL AVCHD Full HD1080i25.
2. In the program, Edit Menu/Preferences/General, have a check mark next to "Default Scale to Frame Size".
3. Right click the Edit Mode Monitor, select Magnification, and have the set on "Fit".
4. Using Premiere Elements' Get Media/Files & Folders, import your AVCHD 1920x 1080 16:9 video into the program. (You will see your video in the Organizer.)
5. Drag your video from the Organizer to the Timeline. Are you seeing a 4:3 version of it in the Edit Mode Monitor?
6. If so, click on the Project Tab in the row below the active Organize (Blue) Tab to bring up the Project Media View.
7. In the Project Media View, right click your video in the list to bring up the Interpret Footage dialog.
8. In the Interpret Footage dialog, under Pixel Aspect Raio, dot the "Conform to:" and change the setting = Square Pixels (1.0). After you click OK to that, see what your video now looks like in the Edit Mode Monitor.
Miscelleanous
1. You can also use the Interpret Footage dialog for Frame Rate considerations.
2. Although the gspot read out does not give a reading for PAR (Pixel Aspect Ratio), the PAR can be calculated from the SAR and DAR values given since PAR = DAR/SAR and, in your case, 1.778/1.778 = 1.0. The DAR is Display Aspect Ratio and the SAR is Storage Aspect Ratio.
3. What is the duration (seconds, minutes, hours) of the video that you have been trying to use in Premiere Elements 8.0.1. You are working with AVCHD which is a very resourve demanding format, and it appears that you have 2 GB RAM installs that probably translates in much less available and you do not say how much free hard drive space your computer has. But, if the video in question is only of a few seconds duration, we should be able to work through this pixel aspect ratio issue.
courtesy of AT Romano...

Cropping out black bars

For the life of me, I can't find a solution to this problem. I imported some video from a miniDV cam. The recorded image is 16x9, but it's stuck in a 4x3 frame. Is there any way to remove the black bars from the top and bottom so that I am just left with the 16x9 image? I would like to have a final resolution of 720x480 instead of 720x540.
I'm really new to this, so please, feel free to dumb it down.

If you lose too much quality by scaling up the clip, you can try this trick to minimize grain/quality loss.
In my opinion, this is a poor substitute for noise reduction, proper deinterlacing and a high-quality scaling algorithm. Try this:
Go to dv2film.com and follow the setup and processing instructions. Although the workflow presented here is for NTSC 60i -> 24p conversions, you can easily modify it to batch process interlaced 4x3 -> 16x9 conversion (for both PAL and NTSC).
This website (created by fellow forum contributor, Jim Simon) provides a very easy-to-follow and complete workflow. We'll skip the 24p conversion here… and simply use the same tools to perform the standard DV -> widescreen conversion.
On the page of this website entitled Processing Methods / Part 2: Settings, we'll modify the script templates that Jim has provided. Try one of the following options instead:
Option A: Faster Processing
AviSource("%PATH%\%CLIP%.%EXT%")
dvsd2wide(method=1, DeintMethod=2, hq=false, NRstrength=20)
Option B: Better Quality
AviSource("%PATH%\%CLIP%.%EXT%")
dvsd2wide(method=1, DeintMethod=1, hq=true, NRstrength=20, Sharpness=0.5)
Once the batch is complete, import the resulting .AVI files into VirtualDub. Be sure to right-click on the clips in the Project panel, go to Interpret Footage and set the aspect ratio to either NTSC or PAL widescreen, depending on your source.

Black Bars on printed paper - PLEASE HELP -PICTURE INCLUDED.

Where even I print, black bars on papers appear on the printed paper making it impossible to read whats printed.
I will include a picture
Printer details -
Canon Lasershot LBP 2900
PICTURE OF BLACK BARS ON PRINTER -

1. Open Premiere Elements 8.0.1 and set the project preset (new project dialog) = PAL AVCHD Full HD1080i25.
2. In the program, Edit Menu/Preferences/General, have a check mark next to "Default Scale to Frame Size".
3. Right click the Edit Mode Monitor, select Magnification, and have the set on "Fit".
4. Using Premiere Elements' Get Media/Files & Folders, import your AVCHD 1920x 1080 16:9 video into the program. (You will see your video in the Organizer.)
5. Drag your video from the Organizer to the Timeline. Are you seeing a 4:3 version of it in the Edit Mode Monitor?
6. If so, click on the Project Tab in the row below the active Organize (Blue) Tab to bring up the Project Media View.
7. In the Project Media View, right click your video in the list to bring up the Interpret Footage dialog.
8. In the Interpret Footage dialog, under Pixel Aspect Raio, dot the "Conform to:" and change the setting = Square Pixels (1.0). After you click OK to that, see what your video now looks like in the Edit Mode Monitor.
Miscelleanous
1. You can also use the Interpret Footage dialog for Frame Rate considerations.
2. Although the gspot read out does not give a reading for PAR (Pixel Aspect Ratio), the PAR can be calculated from the SAR and DAR values given since PAR = DAR/SAR and, in your case, 1.778/1.778 = 1.0. The DAR is Display Aspect Ratio and the SAR is Storage Aspect Ratio.
3. What is the duration (seconds, minutes, hours) of the video that you have been trying to use in Premiere Elements 8.0.1. You are working with AVCHD which is a very resourve demanding format, and it appears that you have 2 GB RAM installs that probably translates in much less available and you do not say how much free hard drive space your computer has. But, if the video in question is only of a few seconds duration, we should be able to work through this pixel aspect ratio issue.
courtesy of AT Romano...

I booted up this morning to find my voice over feature active. A black bar was at the lower left corner of my screen. When I began to click on the users in my login window it would not respond. All that I saw was the black bar saying authentication busy.

I booted up this morning to find my voice over feature active. A black bar was at the lower left corner of my screen. When I began to click on the users in my login window it would not respond. All that I saw was the black bar saying authentication busy. I was not able to restart, I was not able to switch users, I was not able to shut down. I decided to manually shut down my Mac. when it booted back up I was looking at the disk utility screen. When I clicked on repair or race it indicated that my hard drive had already been arranged. I was looking at completely formatted drive and I was having to either restore from Time Machine or reinstall lion. I had a back up but why did this happen?

A possible workaround could be to have the horizontal scroll bar visible all the time.
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* Stylish: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stylish/

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