Exporting 1280x720p video without black bars in PE 2021

[A..dam]

I have an older video recorded in 1280x720p and I would like export it as either:

same 1280x720p format without black bars

OR

convert it to 1920x1080 format (so I will not see black bars)

Using Adobe Premiere Elements 2021

Thanks!

[Ann Bens]

1. 1280x720 make sure the project matches the footage: export to 720p.

2. as for 1080p I would not recommend. This will involve upscaling which means image quality degrading. But if you dont mind: drop footage in a 1080p project, scale the footage up (scale to framesize) to fit the frame and export to 1080p.

[A..dam]

Thank you Ann,

 BUT how to import 1280x720p at 30.08 fps (older phone) ?

No new project setting is matching that!

I also need to do

1. rotation by 90 deg and

2.  the shake reduction and

I am getting error message that new project setting do not match original video setting

Thanks for any new tips!

P.S. I have managed to find a workaround, rotated, it scaled it to 1920x1080p, exported it as .mp4 file and did the shake reduction on new file... but it is not an elegant solution