Confusing resolutions, i need opinion!

[balkandvb]

I am encoding a clip from a DVD to 3ivx 4.5 and am encountering a dilemma.

When i extract the .m2v file from the .VOB file, the .m2v file says its resolution is 720x404. This aspect ratio is about 1.78 (16:9) but the DVD claims its 1.85:1.

Anyway, when i play it on my computer's DVD player, and i set it to normal and not full screen, the resolution looks more than 720x404 and i actually measured it and it came out to about 848x480. So does this DVD really have 480 lines of horizontal resolution or 404??

[SERBIAN]

It has 480 lines, but QuickTime reads it incorrectly...It is just a small bug in MPEG2 Component for QuickTime...Nothing to worry about...It does not count letterbox..

[balkandvb]

hvala brate! Ja sam iz Makedonije..

[SERBIAN]

Ooo...

Pozdrav iz Beograda..

[sjk]

It has 480 lines, but QuickTime reads it incorrectly...It is just a small bug in MPEG2 Component for QuickTime...

Is that bug why QuickTime reports EyeTV MPEG-2 recordings as 640x480 when they're actually 720x480 (which MPEG Streamclip reports correctly)?

[SERBIAN]

Im not sure about EyeTV MPEG but maybe its the same thing...

[820am]

Quicktime is reporting the display settings of those EyeTV records, same thing for DV from iMovie....

[balkandvb]

if EyeTV uses quicktime, or any other program that uses quicktime, the same things will happen. Try uses quicktime-independent app like VLC player.. i think its independent.