Pixel aspect ratio in Adobe Media Encoder

The problems never end, do they?

Okay, so I've created two AE compositions - one for computer screens (square pixels) and one for TV (4:3 pixels). I render the square pixel one in Adobe Media Encoder (for reasons described in earlier posts) without a hitch.

BUT, when I render the 4:3 pixel one, the encoder doesn't pick up the pixel aspect ratio, but instead renders it with square pixels! I try playing around with the pixel aspect ratio settings in the encoder itself, but it turns out the different settings there only affect the size of the picture itself, not the imported composition. What's the use of setting a pixel aspect ratio if the content isn't affected by it?

Arrrrrrgh!

How do I get Adobe Media Encoder to render a composition with 4:3 aspect ratio pixels?

Frustrated,

Knut Högvall
Documentation Manager
Polystar OSIX