What format do I choose -clips from Canon Legria 1440x 1080

[elindsay]

I have a Canon Legria HFS100 video camera. The clips are 1440x 1080. I have a widescreen tv which I believe is 16:9

When I opened a new project in Premiere Pro I set it as follows:

Editing Mode: DV Pal
DV Pal Widescreen 23 KHZ
Pixel aspect D1/DV Pal Widescreen 16:9

However, I burnt the sequence as an experiment and lost lots due to cropping in the final version.

I used to have Premiere Elements. If memory served I set it as AVCD Full HD 1080i. I had no problems. I tried the AVCD 1080i setting on Premiere Pro but this didn't work either. I still got cropping.

Which settings are adviseable to ensure I can see the full clip on screen when it has been burnt? In addition, what is the difference between Anamoprhic and square pixels?

Sorry for banal questions. I got Premiere Pro because I was frustrated with Elements constantly crashing. I have to confess to being totally bewildered by the techinical information that I've read.

Thanks too to Kevin for sorting out my previous problems regarding the timeline. Kind Regards Erika

[Steve Grisetti]

You're not working with DV, elindsay. You're working with AVCHD, so you should be selecting project settings for PAL AVCHD 1440x1080.

[John 'twosheds' McDonald]

As Steve says, the editing mode should be HDV and from the Sequence Preset menu you should be selecting AVCHD>1080i>AVCHD 1080i25 (50i) Anamorphic.

[elindsay]

Thanks very much to you both. Erika