Export Frame is creating images that are "stretched"

[Lukas25640623b8p2]

I am using the Export Frame option, in both the Source and Program windows. The frame exports just fine, but when I go to view it, the export process has stretched the contents of the frame to the point where it needs quite a bit of tweaking to get it to look right.

The exporting of video does not create any sort of stretching.

My pixel aspect ratio is set to "squre pixels." I have tried all matter of different sequence settings, and I can consistenly produce a very squished image by changing pixel aspect ration to any matter of settings, but I can never get it to produce a proper image.

Any ideas?!?!

[Lukas25640623b8p2]

So I decided to re-encode the original footage with a Pixel Aspect Ration of 1x1 (squsre) thinking that this might solve the problem. While the video footage is fine and doesn't stretch, when I export a frame, it is still the wrong size and is stretched. Any idea as to why?

[Ann Bens]

You cannot just re encode 0.9 to 1.0 you need to change the resolution as well.

Please post the screenshots!!

As of now, its just guessing.

[Lukas25640623b8p2]

I thought I would test in VLC and lo and behold, the original footage with the odd PAR produces a perfect screen capture. So I guess the footage isn't an issue, it is something in Premiere that is causing the problem.

[Ann Bens]

Of course, it plays normal in VLC which is a player, Premiere is a non linear editor: big difference.

You don't seem to understand the whole concept of rectangular pixel vs non-rectangular pixel and standard resolution vs non-standard resolution, which this issue is all about.

As long as you do not provide the screenshots asked its end of story ...

[Lukas25640623b8p2]

The replies I have been getting here said that any video footage with a PAR that wasn't square would never produce an exported still image that wasn't either stretched or compressed. I have merely stated that in Premiere, this is aboslutely true. However, when I played the same footage in VLC and exported a still image, it was not stretched or compressed, but was true to the video. I don't see what that has to do with VLC being a player and Premiere being an editor. I don't recall anyone asking for specific screenshots, I am not sure what exactly would need to be posted?

[Peru Bob]

 I don't recall anyone asking for specific screenshots, I am not sure what exactly would need to be posted?

By @Lukas25640623b8p2

Ann Bens posted this earlier:

That is because your footage is non standard and takes a bit of background knowledge to get this working correctly.

Post screenshot of sequence settings and clip in MediaInfo in treeview here on forum.