--- a/mythplugins/mytharchive/mythburn/scripts/mythburn.py
+++ b/mythplugins/mytharchive/mythburn/scripts/mythburn.py
@@ -2435,18 +2435,22 @@
     outvideobitrate = "5000k"
     if videomode == "ntsc":
         outvideores = "720x480"
+        width=720
+        height=480
     else:
         outvideores = "720x576"
+        width=720
+        height=576
 
     outaudiochannels = 2
     outaudiobitrate = 384
     outaudiosamplerate = 48000
     outaudiocodec = "ac3"
     deinterlace = 0
-    croptop = 0
-    cropright = 0
-    cropbottom = 0
-    cropleft = 0
+    cropx = 0
+    cropy = 0
+    cropwidth = width
+    cropheight = height
     qmin = 5
     qmax = 31
     qdiff = 31
@@ -2471,13 +2475,13 @@
         if name == "-deinterlace":
             deinterlace = 1
         if name == "-croptop":
-            croptop = value
+            cropx = value
         if name == "-cropright":
-            cropright = value
+            cropwidth = cropwidth - value
         if name == "-cropbottom":
-            cropbottom = value
+            cropheight = cropheight - value
         if name == "-cropleft":
-           cropleft = value
+           cropy = value
         if name == "-qmin":
            qmin = value
         if name == "-qmax":
@@ -2526,7 +2530,7 @@
     command += "-aspect %s -r %s " % (aspectratio, fps)
     if (deinterlace == 1):
         command += "-deinterlace "
-    command += "-croptop %s -cropright %s -cropbottom %s -cropleft %s " % (croptop, cropright, cropbottom, cropleft)
+    command += "-vf crop=%s:%s:%s:%s " % (cropwidth, cropheight, cropx, cropy)
     command += "-s %s -b %s -vcodec mpeg2video " % (outvideores, outvideobitrate)
     command += "-qmin %s -qmax %s -qdiff %s " % (qmin, qmax, qdiff)
     command += "-ab %s -ar %s -acodec %s " % (outaudiobitrate, outaudiosamplerate, outaudiocodec)