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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.

Participant
December 2, 2019

Thank you, Andrew!