PremierePro

Fix aspect ratio distortion

The preset you choose when you create a project sets the frame and pixel aspect ratios for the project. You can’t change these after you save the project file, but you can change the pixel aspect ratio that Adobe Premiere Pro assumes for individual assets. For example, if a square‑pixel asset generated by a graphics or animation program looks distorted in Adobe Premiere Pro, you can correct its pixel aspect ratio to make it look right. By ensuring that all files are interpreted correctly, you can combine footage with different ratios in the same project and generate output that doesn’t distort the resulting images.

Correct individual aspect ratio misinterpretations

  1. Select the file in the Project panel.
  2. Choose File > Interpret Footage, specify options in the Pixel Aspect Ratio section, and click OK.

Correct recurring aspect ratio misinterpretations

Adobe Premiere Pro automatically assigns pixel aspect ratios to files according to a file of rules. If a specific type of image is consistently misinterpreted (distorted) when you import it, you can change the relevant rule.

  1. Open a text editor, such as Notepad (Windows) or TextEdit (Mac OS).
  2. From within the text editor, go to the Adobe Premiere Pro Plug‑ins folder.
  3. Open the file named Interpretation Rules.txt.
  4. Edit the rule that you want to modify, and choose Save.