Incorrect Resolution in windows media Player

[dfgh11]

Whenever I open an SVCD or VCD(possibly all video types) in windows media player, under properties it displays the video size as wrong. In term of the SVCD, it show, 640x480. Anyone know why this is? I've tried downloading otherer versions of media player(amongst other things), but it still does the same thing. It doesn't however, do this in winamp media player, for example. Or any other player. I know I could just use these other players to check the properties of a video file, but I want the world and everything in it.

I have win2k, with all things updated sp4 etc

thanks,

dfgh

[BJ_M]

media player suxs , use a real player like media player classic or something along those lines ...

[hhhhbk]

its probably your codec
which mpeg2 codec do you use
the elecard one messes playback up in WMP

for vcds and svcds use powerdvd it plays them perfectly

[dfgh11]

It's the mpeg-2 codec that came with Powerdvd. Cyberlink, or something like that. It's only since I have reinstalled windows that this has happened. Just irritating, never used to do it.

[duhmez]

This is fine, and normal. It is reporting the pixels after decompressing; the directshow filter has to resize during playback to make it 4:3. Don't worry about it, it's fine. If you drop the file into virtualdubmod you will see it really is 480x480

[Prospero424]

no matter what is causing this, if you use Zoom Player, Media Player Classic, or BSPlayer (i like Zoom personally) you can force it to whatever aspect ratio it needs.