Pop in the DivX codec (it's a MPEG 4 variant) and it will resize to what you want.
But if your goal is iPod video or other, I can't tell since you didn't tell either.
Bob
I've been looking for a program that can convert videos to 480x272 in mpeg 4 format. so far i cant find any. can anyone help me.

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