diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ int restoreJobState(struct distrenjob *j
 }
 
 /** creates a structure from starting data, then calls another function to actually add that struct to the queue */
-void prepare_distrenjob(struct distrenjob *head, int type, char *name, char *submitter, char *email, int priority, int start_frame, int end_frame)
+void prepare_distrenjob(struct distrenjob *head, int type, char *name, char *submitter, char *email, int priority, int start_frame, int end_frame, int width, int height)
 {
   int counter2;
   int counter;
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ void prepare_distrenjob(struct distrenjo
   distrenjob->submitter = submitter;
   distrenjob->email = email;
   distrenjob->priority = priority;
+  distrenjob->width = width;
+  distrenjob->height = height;
   distrenjob->total_frames = (end_frame - start_frame + 1); // sets the total number of frames in animation for status purposes
 
   /* prepares all the frames by setting that status to "unassigned" */
@@ -469,10 +471,12 @@ int distrend_config_free(struct distrend
   return 0;
 }
 /* ************************** XML Functions ************************* */
-int makeSlaveDataXML(struct distrenjob *job, char *height, char *width)
+
+// returns 1 on successful completion of xml file
+int makeSlaveDataXML(struct distrenjob *job)
 {
   xmlTextWriterPtr writer;
-  char *tmp;
+  char *tmp; // temporarily holds strings to be given to the xml writer
 
   _distren_asprintf(&tmp, "stor/job%d/job_info.xml", job->jobnum);
 
@@ -489,8 +493,10 @@ int makeSlaveDataXML(struct distrenjob *
 
   // write resolution element and add its attributes
   xmlTextWriterStartElement(writer, (xmlChar*)"resolution");
-  xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute(writer, (xmlChar*)"width", (xmlChar*)height);
-  xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute(writer, (xmlChar*)"height", (xmlChar*)width);
+  _distren_asprintf(&tmp, "%d", job->width);
+  xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute(writer, (xmlChar*)"width", (xmlChar*)tmp);
+  _distren_asprintf(&tmp, "%d", job->height);
+  xmlTextWriterWriteAttribute(writer, (xmlChar*)"height", (xmlChar*)tmp);
   xmlTextWriterEndElement(writer);
 
   // end document
@@ -618,6 +624,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   char *submitter = "";
   char *email = "";
   int priority;
+  int width;
+  int height;
   int start_frame;
   int end_frame;
 
@@ -659,7 +667,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       fprintf(stderr, "\nPriority: ");                 scanf("%d", &priority);
       fprintf(stderr, "\nStart frame: ");              scanf("%d", &start_frame);
       fprintf(stderr, "\nEnd frame: ");                scanf("%d", &end_frame);
-      prepare_distrenjob(&head, type, name, submitter, email, priority, start_frame, end_frame);
+      fprintf(stderr, "\nWidth: ");                    scanf("%d", &width);
+      fprintf(stderr, "\nHeight: ");                   scanf("%d", &height);
+      prepare_distrenjob(&head, type, name, submitter, email, priority, start_frame, end_frame, width, height);
       break;
     case 5:
       fprintf(stderr, "\nJob number: ");
diff --git a/src/server/distrenjob.c b/src/server/distrenjob.c
--- a/src/server/distrenjob.c
+++ b/src/server/distrenjob.c
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ int distrenjob_new(struct distrenjob **d
   dj->email = (char *)NULL;
   dj->jobnum = 0; /*< @todo there should be a central jobnum allocator and a way to save the maximum jobnumber allocated */
   dj->priority = 0;
+  dj->width = 0;
+  dj->height = 0;
   dj->completed_frames = 0;
   dj->assigned_frames = 0;
   dj->total_render_time = 0;
diff --git a/src/server/distrenjob.h b/src/server/distrenjob.h
--- a/src/server/distrenjob.h
+++ b/src/server/distrenjob.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ struct distrenjob {
   char *submitter;
   char *email; /*< This should be looked up based on the value of submitter, not stored in this struct */
   jobnum_t jobnum;
+  int width; // width in pixels of the frames to be rendered
+  int height; //height in pixels of the frames to be rendered
   int priority;  // 1 is lowest, 10 is highest, 0 means the job is done
   int completed_frames; // number of completed frames for stats/etc
   int assigned_frames; // number of assigned frames (that are not yet completed) for stats/etc