1. A method for video signal processing, the method comprising: determining that a macroblock is to be intra-predicted; selecting a macroblock type having a first size based on said determining; selecting a 4×4 transform size when said macroblock type is a 4×4 macroblock type and selecting an 8×8 transform size when said macroblock type is an 8×8 macroblock type; and generating a transform syntax element based on said transform size to indicate an inverse transform size to a video decoder for use with said intra-predicted macroblock.