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erika.paprika
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December 1, 2019
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All footage squashed

  • December 1, 2019
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Suddenly all my footage gets squashed horizontally after I drag it into the composition. When I try to resize it to fit the composition and render it out it looks like I wasn't supposed to resize it at all and it's stretched!!! I've reinstalled & updated my After Effects to the latest version but didn't help. 

 

Has anyone experienced this – and, if so, do you know how to solve it?! 

Correct answer Andrew Yoole

It sounds like a Pixel Aspect Ratio (PAR) issue.  If your footage uses square pixels and you composition uses non-square pixels, or vice versa, the footage will look "squished" or stretched.

 

Check your composition PAR, your footage PAR, and try toggling PAR preview in the main preview.

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Andrew Yoole
Andrew YooleCorrect answer
Inspiring
December 2, 2019

It sounds like a Pixel Aspect Ratio (PAR) issue.  If your footage uses square pixels and you composition uses non-square pixels, or vice versa, the footage will look "squished" or stretched.

 

Check your composition PAR, your footage PAR, and try toggling PAR preview in the main preview.

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    erika.paprikaAuthor
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    December 2, 2019

    Thank you, Andrew!

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