[MEncoder-users] filesize become very big after convertion

[Phil Ehrens]

Nicolas George wrote:
> 
> For example, for DVD-style content, with target bitrate in the 500-1300 kb/s
> range, scaling the video down to 720×405

I haven't seem much *scaling* to that resolution, but I think that
*cropping* to 704x384 is common (to remove black borders from 16:9
in 4:3 letterbox) and doesn't degrade the image.