Hi, > mencoder -dvd 1 -x 640 -y 288 -frames 250 -o /tmp/test.avi read my mail 1 day ago here about mencoder changes use -vop scale=width:height instead of -x width -y height A'rpi / Astral & ESP-team -- Developer of MPlayer, the Movie Player for Linux - http://www.MPlayerHQ.hu