Widescreen video being squeezed!

Working with the trial version, I'm importing a 16x9 .mov from After Effects and Elements 9 is squeezing the video 4x3. Is there a way to correctly import/display 16x9? Or is this a trial version limitation? I've started a widescreen project and it still squeezes my clip.

Welcome to the forum.
What are the full details on the AE Comp Export?
What is the Project Preset, chosen at New Project? They should match 100%.
If they do match, but PrE is still missing the PAR (Pixel Aspect Ratio) flag, then Intrepret Footage should force PrE to do this.
The limitation on the trial is with some modules, that cannot be activated, regarding the formats, like AVCHD, and then the watermark that the trial adds to the Export/Share.
Good luck,
Hunt

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1. You can also use the Interpret Footage dialog for Frame Rate considerations.
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