Pal Anamorphic project - importing stills

Hi,
I'm working on a project in FCP which was shot on PAL 16:9 and imported in PAL anamorphic. I have a still that I want to use that is 1024 x 576. I have cut out a map in this still and created an alpha layer. When I bring it into FCP it seems to have 2 sets of letterbox.
Is there something I need to be doing in photoshop to avoid this? Thanks for your help.
Margie

No sure what you mean by double letterbox.
It seems to me that your timeline settings are not anamorphic.
(although you captured in anamorphic). Make sure that you're timeline is anamorphic: Sequence Settings > check the anamorphic box.
Try to drag your stil on it again.
Doesn't work? Check whether the anamorphic-column in the browser is on or off.
Try the right setting for you.
Problem must be somewhere in there.
Rienk

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