Trying to convert codec to match in multiclip sequence

I did a 4 camera shoot which I want to edit in Multiclip.  EXCEPT the 4th camera was different that the other 3 Sony XDCAM EX 3, and recorded in 1440x1080 instead of 1920x1080.  It was in PAL.  So I used Streamclip-Movie Converter after the files had been converted to MOV, chose Frame Size 1920x1080 (HDTV 1080i) in Apple XD CAM HD 1080i50 (35Mb/sVBR) in a Batch List.  And I saw the list in 1920x1080 in my external drive BUT when I imported them in my project 2 weird things happened : 
1)  3 clips were the right frame Size (1920x1080) BUT the wrong Pixel Aspect HD (1440x1080) instead of Square.  I checked Streamclip for a Pixel Aspect option, but there were none.
2)  a new batch of clips labeled 1920x1080 in my destination folder in the external drive, when imported in the project, appeared as 1440x1080 in the Browser!
Does anybody have an inkling of what the problem could be?  I thank you very much in advance. 

> But when I do it the converted files (1920x1080) in my Destination folder on my drive, revert back to format 1440x1080 when I import them into my Project!  Do you understand why?<
That's probably just a pixel aspect ratio setting. The files are probably sourcing the same original media. One has the square pixel flag on, one has it off.
The main thing with multiclip in Ye Olde Finale Cut Pro was that they all had to be exactly the same format. Exactly. FCPX changed that a bit but it's still much easier to do multiclip with congruent media. And not long GOP codecs or highly compressed codecs like H.264. Use real codecs like ProRes.
Whoa. I just realized where I was! 
How did I get here?
Am I dreaming? It's a nightmare.
I gotta wake up!
Aaaaarrrggh!

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