try 752x480 that is standard DV digital video format... i believe that 
is what dvds use also and they are encoded in mpeg2... at 29.70 fps

jason


Jeff wrote:
> Following up on this... I have an off-the-list-question about MPEG 2.
> 
> Has anyone taken classes in Video Production anywhere?
> 
> I'm making a commercial for a client and they need the final project encoded
> in MPEG2.
> 
> First, I am having trouble finding out what resolution American TVs use.
> I've read that we use PAL, and I've read that we use NTSC standards, but
> then also, I've seen resolutions of 720 x 450 and I've seen them at
> 500-something by something... I used NTSC 720 x 450 when I started, I'm now
> done with it, but when I go to encode it as MPEG-2 it says that the
> resolution needs to be in increments of 8... that would make it 720 x
> 456....
> 
> Can anyone help?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Toft" <george@georgetoft.com>
> To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 7:16 PM
> Subject: Re: Recording mpg's
> 
> 
> | Using this link as a reference, and the docs, I was able to compile
> | and install mplayer in under 2 hours.  It is clearly the best movie
> | player I have ever seen for Linux.
> |
> | SuSE uses the "required" gcc version, so it compiled OK.  The hardest
> | part was realizing that I didn't have gtk-devel installed :)
> |
> | mencoder is another issue . . .
> |
> | Thanks for the pointer.
> |
> | George
> |
> |
> | KevinO wrote:
> | >
> | > George Toft wrote:
> | > > I looked at mplayer briefly, and discovered it was going to be
> | > > a paing in the butt to get working under SuSE.  I guess that will
> | > > be my next project, when I get lots of spare time.
> | >
> | > I found this information helpful :
> | >
> | > http://www.linuxworld.com/site-stories/2001/1214.mplayer.html
> | >
> | > I used gcc ver. 2.96 , IIRC .
> | > --
> | > Kevin O'Connor
> | >
> | >   "People will be free to devote themselves to activities that are fun
> ...
> | >
> | > The GNU Manifesto - Copyright (C) 1985, 1993 Free Software Foundation,
> Inc.
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