P2 standard def and Anamorphic Override

Hi,
Since 10.0.6 you can now work with P2 standard def anamorphic 16:9 footage in fcpx. Before that there was no way to tell fcpx that you where working with 16:9 footage and it would always show as 4:3. Now we have the Anamorphic override in the clip settings view.
But one issue I have with this is that it still shows the clips as 4:3 when I watch the clip from the Event Library. As soon as I insert the clip in a timeline it obeys the anamorphic override setting and displays correctly.
Am I doing something wrong?
This is not a huge issue, but rather annoying to have to look at all the clips with the wrong aspect ratio in the event library...
Thanks!

I don't have any files imported in fcpx from tape. The other DV MOV files I have tested(that works as they should) are either exported from Avid or from some unknown encoder at my tv network.
The only difference I can see in the QT inspector is that the MOV generated from the P2 MXF has format: 'dvcp' and the other files have format: DV - PAL. Both report 720x576 which is correct.
'dvcp' seems to be some kind of Apple DV according to this document.
I just don't see any other explanation to why these files obey the anamorphic override(widescreen or 4:3) in the timeline and not in the event library...
I can upload some examples of you would like to try it out.

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