mpeg-2 to avi problems

[ExcentrikProductionz]

Ok..

so i have an mpeg2 format movie file.. which says is 480 X 480...

when i play this file, it fits the whole screen

i used mpeg2avi converter, and it said the output will remain the same (480 x 480)..


but something is diferent! when i watch this converted avi file, it now has black borders on both sides... so its much narrower and taller...

does anyone know why this is happening? and how i can fix it? is it somthing to do with the aspect ratio, and how can i change this?

any help would be greatly appreciated

thanks
epp

[ExcentrikProductionz]

FOLLOW UP:

ok.. if i right click on the mpeg2 file icon.. and goto properties.. it tells me the file is - horizontal - 540
vertical - 480

so obviously mpeg2avi is loading it in at the wrong size... is there any way to fix this? i just dont understand why the program would cut it down before its even been processed

thanks

ep

[ExcentrikProductionz]

forget it... flaskmpeg works much better.. problem solved by my own hand