MPEG 2 conversion problem

[Rolfi]

i have a mpeg file, which opens in players (PowerDVD, MediaPlayer....) with a resolution of 720x540 and shows details conform to that resolution (seems not to be zoomed up).

but i want to / need to convert it to any usual format (AVI, SVCD), to split it into 2 parts for burning to CD, because the file has 1.4GB

but....

all conversion tools (TMPEnc, DVDx... and i tried a lot more) opens that mpeg file with a resolution of 320x240, and use that resolution as base for the conversion. the result, i get, is very smooth, much smoother than the original.

anyone here, who has experienced similar problems and/or has a solution?

IF i can play it at the full resolution, it should also be possible to convert it using the full resolution !

[Baldrick]

Tried dvd2avi? If it opens it in 320x240 it is 320x240.

[Rolfi]

thx Baldrick

but why do all players open it in 720x540, and also the fileinfo there says 720x540, and when i play it, it shows much more details, than a 320x240 would show, if i zoom it up to 720x540

[Rolfi]

2nd thing is, the file is 1.4GB for a 80 minutes 320x240, isn't that more than double the size, which would be needed ?