On 01/17/06 20:27, Greg Estabrooks wrote:

>>But I also saw a neglible change in file sizes, too.  Is this 
>>the expected behavior?
>>    
>>
>
> Certainly, bitrate is bitrate regardless of the resolution. 2Megabits at 
>480x480 is just as much data as 2Megabits at 720x480.
>
Or, put another way, which weighs more, a ton of feathers or a ton of 
bricks.  ;)

> Plus analog cable broadcasts are normally broadcast in a "resolution"
>of close to 544x480 in most markets. People keep focusing on 720x480
>as it is the most well known NTSC DVD resolution.
>  
>
Yep.  The only reason I used 720x480 is because it allows me to "easily" 
put the recordings on DVD without transcoding.  I could also use 352x480 
and probably wouldn't see a difference in quality, but that's a whole 
other story...

Mike
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