VSX5 Won't Recognize 16:9 M2TS Aspect Ratio for import

[scoob]

I independently verified the M2TS files using MediaInfo.exe to identify that they were 16:9 ratio. But
Video Studio Pro X5 seems to "misread them" at import as 4:3 ratio.
(both as I hover cursor over file before importing into VSx5 and after import)
The result is that the loaded file in VSx5 has black vertical framing added on the left and right of the video image in the preview window and any derivitive video files.
Additional Info: the M2TS files prior to loading into VSX5 play in Windows Media Player at 16:9 aspect ratio with no black vertical framing.

Anybody know of a work around or fix for this? There don't appear to be any patches yet for VSX5.

Since obviously the VSX5 file attributes themselves are whats in question here, I've put both the output of MedioInfo.exe and VSX5 for the M2TS files here:

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MediaInfo Output:

General
ID : 0 (0x0)
Complete name : H:\VideoEditing\2012_5_20_0_8_56.M2TS
Format : MPEG-TS
File size : 47.6 MiB
Duration : 1mn 0s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 6 645 Kbps
Maximum Overall bit rate : 18.0 Mbps

Video
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=4, N=32
Codec ID : 27
Duration : 1mn 0s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 6 123 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 20.0 Mbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 59.940 fps
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.296
Stream size : 43.9 MiB (92%)
Color primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
Menu ID : 1 (0x1)
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Codec ID : 129
Duration : 51s 424ms
Bit rate : 192 Kbps
Channel(s) : 4 channels
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Delay relative to video : -50ms
Stream size : 1.18 MiB (2%)

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Video Studio Pro X5 Says:

File Format: NTSC HDMV
File Size: 48,752 kb
Duration: 60.110 seconds

Video Type: H.264 Video
Total frames: 3,603 frame(s)
Attributes: 24 bits, 720x480 4:3
Frame rate: 59.94 frames/sec
Data Rate: Variable Bit Rate (Max 19999 kbps)

Audio Type: Dolby Digital Audio
Total Samples: 2,885285 samples
Attributes: 48 kHz, 5.1 Channels
Layer: None
Bit rate 384 kbps

[aljimenez]

Have you set Project Properties to be 16:9? If the Project Properties are other than 16:9 you will get what you are experiencing. Check Menu Settings>Project Properties

[scoob]

Yeah 16:9 was set, that's in the default project template.