Converting Mpg's, avi's to psp: The guide!

Deadwing

I found this article really handy, i didnt know about this software, i thought you had to buy the software from sony to convert stuff:

Converting to MP4

# Before getting started you need to download and install some appropriate software to your PC. In these instructions we use 3gp converter , although there is plenty of shareware available.
(PSP video 9 is also good)

# Once installed, open 3GP Converter and run the Setup program. Select English from the drop-down menu in the bottom left. From the top menu choose Model: MP4, for PSP (Direct, renamed). 3GP should now start.

# The next step is to determine the quality of the movie when it appears on PSP by selecting one of the options from the drop down menu in Customized: MP4, for PSP (Direct, renamed). We would recommend choosing QVGA/29.97fps/768kbps Stereo/128kbps, although feel free to try different ones.
Note that fps represents the frames per second the movie will run in; the first kbps number indicates video quality (a higher number means higher quality); Stereo is preferable if you're going to be listening to the movie using earphones, otherwise mono will suffice; and the second kbps number relates to sound quality.

# Hit Select and choose a destination for the file once it's been converted. Now drag and drop the relevant MPG/AVI into the Drag and Drop Here window to begin the process of converting the file into an MP4. Conversion can take several hours, so be prepared for a long wait.

# Once the MP4 has been created, open it from the destination you selected for it earlier and the clip should play in QuickTime. Note the name that has been given to the file - it will be M4V followed by five digits and .MP4 (eg M4V00102.MP4). The file name has to be like this or PSP won't recognise it, so don't change it.

# You'll see that a THM file has also been created - this is a thumbnail image of the movie clip that you can also copy on to your PSP and is displayed beside the movie name in the PSP menu.



Transferring the MP4 on to PSP
Now you need to move the MP4 file on to your PSP. Unfortunately this isn't as straightforward as it should be as there is no existing video destination folder, so you will need to create your own.

# Connect your PSP to the computer using a USB to Mini USB lead - you will need to buy one of these as the lead isn't included with the PSP pack.

# On your PSP, choose the Settings option from the front-end menu and select USB Connection. PSP should now be recognised by your computer. If it doesn't appear on the desktop, open My Computer and you'll find it in there as a new drive.

# Open the drive and you'll see a folder called PSP (if you can't see this then you'll have to format the memory stick - refer to your PSP user manual for instructions on how to do this). Create a new folder alongside the PSP folder and label it MP_ROOT, making sure you use capital letters.

# Open the new MP_ROOT folder, create another new folder inside it and name it 100MNV01. This folder is where you must drop your video files, so copy the relevant MP4 and THM files into it. Now choose Eject on your computer and select the PSP drive. Disconnect your PSP from the computer when it is safe to do so.

# Finally, select Video from PSP's front-end menu and you should find your clip ready for viewing. If you need to adjust the screen-fill ratio, press triangle and make the necessary adjustments in PSP's Screen Mode menu. When you're done, you can sit back and enjoy the show!

Hellrazer

Deadwing wrote:

QVGA/29.97fps/768kbps Stereo/128kbps

How big a file will those settings give??Good thread btw.Looking for someone to do this for a while.

Deadwing

No idea really, just tried it there, converted a 30mb file, it converted it to a 28mb mp4, so not much of a difference really.

RuggieBear

Deadwing wrote:

No idea really, just tried it there, converted a 30mb file, it converted it to a 28mb mp4, so not much of a difference really.

but was that file compressed already...xvid divx etc? try a dvd vob or something and see what happens

rabbitinlights

Personally I use Rapiz (Link) with the following settings:

Video = 380kbps or 450kbps
audio = Mono 64kbps Volume 500%
Other = One Pass, 29fps, 416x176

Thats gives a good balance between file size and quality.
an episode of Familyguy/scrubs works out as about ~65MB's and a film converted from a 700mb Divx file turns into a ~300MB file.

The others seem very messy and complicated to use compared to this.

Sean.

thejovialhost

Very helpful OP cheers

ondafly

any know the resolution to set a 4:3 divx to, when converting to MP4, I don't want it as 16:9 stretchy when I watch it on the PSP ?