diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
index 1d27da5572..cec408a7d6 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 
 		public bool AVWriterPad { get; set; } = false;
 
-		public (int Width, int Height) AVWriterResize { get; set; } = (0, 0);
+		public int AVWriterResizeHeight { get; set; } = 0;
+
+		public int AVWriterResizeWidth { get; set; } = 0;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AVOut/VideoWriterChooserForm.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AVOut/VideoWriterChooserForm.cs
index a1b9aa9192..587d21854f 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AVOut/VideoWriterChooserForm.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/AVOut/VideoWriterChooserForm.cs
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			{
 				checkBoxASync = { Checked = config.VideoWriterAudioSyncEffective },
 				checkBoxPad = { Checked = config.AVWriterPad },
-				numericTextBoxH = { Text = Math.Max(0, config.AVWriterResize.Height).ToString() },
-				numericTextBoxW = { Text = Math.Max(0, config.AVWriterResize.Width).ToString() },
+				numericTextBoxH = { Text = Math.Max(0, config.AVWriterResizeHeight).ToString() },
+				numericTextBoxW = { Text = Math.Max(0, config.AVWriterResizeWidth).ToString() },
 				labelDescriptionBody = { Text = "" }
 			};
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			if (ret is not null)
 			{
-				config.AVWriterResize = dlg.checkBoxResize.Checked
+				(config.AVWriterResizeWidth, config.AVWriterResizeHeight) = dlg.checkBoxResize.Checked
 					? (dlg.numericTextBoxW.IntValue, dlg.numericTextBoxH.IntValue)
 					: (-1, -1);
 				config.AVWriterPad = dlg.checkBoxPad.Checked;
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index 099dc7c4fa..b97726f931 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -3381,9 +3381,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 				aw = Config.VideoWriterAudioSyncEffective ? new VideoStretcher(aw) : new AudioStretcher(aw);
 				aw.SetMovieParameters(Emulator.VsyncNumerator(), Emulator.VsyncDenominator());
-				if (Config.AVWriterResize.Width > 0 && Config.AVWriterResize.Height > 0)
+				if (Config.AVWriterResizeWidth > 0 && Config.AVWriterResizeHeight > 0)
 				{
-					aw.SetVideoParameters(Config.AVWriterResize.Width, Config.AVWriterResize.Height);
+					aw.SetVideoParameters(Config.AVWriterResizeWidth, Config.AVWriterResizeHeight);
 				}
 				else
 				{
@@ -3546,7 +3546,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				{
 					IVideoProvider output;
 					IDisposable disposableOutput = null;
-					if (Config.AVWriterResize.Width > 0 && Config.AVWriterResize.Height > 0)
+					if (Config.AVWriterResizeWidth > 0 && Config.AVWriterResizeHeight > 0)
 					{
 						BitmapBuffer bbIn = null;
 						Bitmap bmpIn = null;
@@ -3558,7 +3558,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 							bbIn.DiscardAlpha();
 
-							Bitmap bmpOut = new(width: Config.AVWriterResize.Width, height: Config.AVWriterResize.Height, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
+							Bitmap bmpOut = new(width: Config.AVWriterResizeWidth, height: Config.AVWriterResizeHeight, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
 							bmpIn = bbIn.ToSysdrawingBitmap();
 							using (var g = Graphics.FromImage(bmpOut))
 							{