PAL mpeg conversion question. Not that intense.

Just a rather simple question. Back in my newbie days I had an avi of a
movie that I was working on. I did not know any better as I was just
starting out with this whole VCD thing and I converted it to PAL. I have
since deleted the original file.

Is there any way to re-encode this movie back to the original way it
looked (Not stetched)?

In the original avi the movie was not stretched but now it is. I just want
it back to the normal NTSC format.

Thanks

[Dave B]

Converting to PAL should have no bearing on the aspect ratio once played in a DVD player. If the video meets PAL S/VCD standards then it will look OK once authored.

If you only want to watch the video on your computer then either download a player that allows you to set up custom aspect ratios or reencode the video to a more appropriate resolution.