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I shot a bunch of video on a Route 66 trip, using an Samsung HMX-H204 camcorder. The clips are 1080p mp4-files, using HDV if I'm not mistaken. No matter what project preset I use, when dragged to the timeline the video's all end up getting squeezed in a 4:3 (or 0.75) aspect ratio.
So I'm seeing a 16:9 work area, where my footage is squeezed into 4:3 with a black bar on either side. I tried all project settings, from 1080i to SD widescreen and everything in between, but the result is always the same.
I use Premiere Elements 8 in 32-bit Windows 7 on a recent AMD something dual core processor and 2 GB RAM. The Samsung is a new camcorder, previously I used a Sony camcorder with miniDV-tapes, shooting widescreen footage in SD. Never had aspect ratio problems with those clips.

Fred
Thanks for the screenshot. Very helpful. For now I am assuming that you are in a PAL location (seeing the 50 frames per second in the screenshot...the frame rate of 50 instead of 25 may be another issue which we will leave for now). The read out tells us that you are working with AVCHD (MPEG4 AVC/H.264) video.
This is what I would like you to do:
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.
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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.
Let us see what happens. We will be watching for your results.
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