[FFmpeg-user] converting 1080 to 720 mpeg2

[John Saturday]

> The resulting video was very blocky. Degraded quality from the original.

Yes, this a normal at default bitrate "-b 200k"... Try with:

bitrate=0.24*1280*720*(30/1.001)/1000=6628.89 -> 6628.89/100=66.29 ~ 66*100=6600

... add options "-b 6600"