fi
   echo "$aspect" | grep -q ":"
   if [ $? != 0 ]; then
-    SCALE="scale -zoom -xy $aspect"
+    SCALE=",scale -zoom -xy $aspect"
   else
-    SCALE="scale=$aspect"
+    SCALE=",scale=$aspect"
   fi
 fi
 
       # Edit these as needed to suite your needs
       mencoder_general_opts="-quiet $lang_opts -passlogfile $passlogfile"
       mencoder_output_opts="-ofps 30000/1001 -ffourcc DIVX"
-      mencoder_video_filter_opts="-vf pullup,softskip,hqdn3d=2:1:2$CROP,$SCALE"
+      mencoder_video_filter_opts="-vf pullup,softskip,hqdn3d=2:1:2$CROP$SCALE"
       mencoder_video_encoder_opts="-ovc xvid -xvidencopts pass=%PASS:chroma_opt:vhq=4:bvhq=1:quant_type=mpeg:bitrate=$target_bitrate:autoaspect:threads=$mencoder_threads"
 
       # There are a number of different ways to encode 6 channel audio.