[MPlayer-users] scaled video

[Chris Phillips]

> Hi.
> I've a DVD that when played is 1024x576, but when encoded with mencoder becomes 718x576, with all the people who become very slim and tall. I tried to change scale by using 
> "-aspect" 
> and 
> "-vop scale=x:y" 
> but if I use 
> "mplayer file.avi" 
> the video is distorted, while using 
> "mplayer -aspect 1024:576 file.avi"
> the video is perfect.
> How can I encode the video directly in the right size?

well yeah a dvd image is alwayx 720x576 (4:3 ratio) and additional info 
tells it to scale it to whatever ratio, so 16:9 = 1024x576. you should use 
somethign like

-vop scale=640:360

works for me.

chris