720x540 MPG is reported as 720x480?

[sldvd]

I have an MPG file that various players say is 720x480 resolution. I was pretty sure the width wasn't one and a half times the height, so I told VLC to save a screenshot, and sure enough, the screenshot is 720x540. Why is everything saying the MPG has 720x480 resolution?

[leghorn]

Open the file with MediaInfo and check the resolution...

[Alex_ander]

I was pretty sure the width wasn't one and a half times the height, so I told VLC to save a screenshot, and sure enough, the screenshot is 720x540.

Different players make different screenshots. Try MPC. If your file is actually 720x480 (which is most likely) you'll get a 720x480 screenshot independently of how it is displayed (I guess, it's 4:3). Don't divide 720 by 480, the AR is usually written in mpeg file header (it's either 4:3 or 16:9).

[jagabo]

Your video is probably 720x480 (NTSC DVD storage size) with a display aspect ratio (DAR) of 4:3. Media players will adjust the frame size to reflect the DAR, not the storage resolution.

[sldvd]

You're right, FFmpeg reports the following about the video:

Stream #0.0[0x1e0]: Video: mpeg2video, yuv420p, 720x480 [PAR 8:9 DAR 4:3], 9334 kb/s, 29.97 fps, 29.97 tbr, 90k tbn, 59.94 tbc

[prithvi]

same thing here.. i used Handbrake to convert dvd(vob) file to mkv
this is the vob file mediainfo-




and after converting it to MKV with the help of Handbrake,,, the resolution changes

[Baldrick]

Handbrake resizes it to a 16:9(almost) resolution. That is normal and you can change the resolution in handbrake.

[prithvi]

hmmm will it effect the quality of the pic if suppose i change it to 720x576
but as u said Handbrake resizes it to a 16:9(almost) resolution... its hardly any use of changeing it too 756X586