Problems importing Bitmaps into Editing Workspace

Hello, I Hope someone can help me.
I am using Photoshop Elements 6 and I have captured literally hundreds of BMP Files from a home made video.
I am trying to produce a number of animated sequences by removing the background to leave the subject matter which I then intend to overlay onto a new background in a series of frames.
The Problem I am having is that when I try to view the image in the Editing Workspace, the image resolution is distorted and stretched out horizontally!
The original file is 640 X 480 Pixels and around 900Kb. I am using Windows XP SP2 with 512MB Ram and 3.06Ghz Pentium 4.
I can view the thumbnails in the organiser OK but for some reason when I go to edit it appears as a thin line across the editing workspace at 1%. When I have tried to edit the Image Size it is showing the Document Size as being 0.18cm Wide by 0.14cm High with a resolution of 8902.125 !!!!pixels/inch when it should be about 72?
I have imported one of the BMP files into Fireworks and exported it as a PNG then edited it in PE with no problem.
I can also import JPEG files directly into PE and edit without any problems.
I have just spent over a hour on the phone to Adobe Technical Support who could not help me.
I have un-installed and re-installed and it has not solved the problem.
Has anybody got any ideas please so I do not have to re-save every file as a PNG or do you know of an alternative method of producing the animation?

Are you saying that the problem is with BMP files only?
Did you tried to edit the same file in other editors like Photoshop or any other??
Try to crop the same file in Organizer, if it works reset editor preferences and try again...
+ Ripple (VJ)

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