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Old 26th August 2009, 11:20   #3  |  Link
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Originally Posted by GodofaGap View Post
I'm afraid you are only getting half the story here. DivX seems to be following ITU recommendations which state that for PAL only 702x576 belongs to the 4:3 or 16:9 anamorphic image and for NTSC this is 711x486.

I agree that it would be better if the option was more customizable and easier to use though.
Thanks for the info. Didn't know that. I think you mean 704x576 cause then the whole calculation is correct:

702 / 576 = 1,219
1,778 / 1,219 = 1,459

704 / 576 = 1,222
1,778 / 1,222 = 1,455 = 16:11


But now the question is, why does the ITU recommend 704x576 while the whole world (as long as they use PAL ;) uses 720x576? Is there any advantage of 704x576? Both, 720 and 704 are multiples of 4, 8, 16.
Ok, only 704 is a multiple of 32 while 720 isnt - but which codec requires this?

I guess i install 3.11alpha again - best divx i've ever used ;)
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