So why the picture is stretched and not quite so briliant than a RIVER recode?sns2015 said:What really matters is that mathematically 512x288 is a true 16:9 ratio. Also, 288 is a mod16 resolution (meaning absolute best compression possible). And one more thing is that when using 288 as the vertical resolution it is exactly 1/2 of the source vertical resolution which means de-interlacing algorithms become optional and mostly unnecessary. (Assuming PAL animorphic widescreen is the source)