Exporting to Sony PSP/UMD

See the current issue of MacAddict magazine; it has a feature article on how to do exactly what you want to accomplish. I haven't read it carefully or tried the steps but it seems straightforward.

I am very happy with the OSX app PSPWare, which provides PSP syncing using a standard OSX interface. Just add iTunes or iPhoto files/folders to PSPWare and they are automatically put in the correct folder on the PSP, once the PSP is connected by USB.

Video also works well. Just go to the Movies pane of PSPWare, click the "+" and select a movie file. For example the 70 Mb BBC Motion Gallery HD video, is compressed to a 6.6 Mb movie for the PSP, and looks great. I have tried ripping a full length DVD movie, which compressed to 252 Mb for PSP, but would need a large capacity Memory Stick.

Hope that helps. 😉

Simon I don't use PSPWare but I believe that it does include the compression. Most if not all of these PSP apps. are actually GUI's over ffmpeg.

I've heard PSPWare is very good. I use iPSP and it works well too. I was using just the ffmpeg client and although there was a little more work you can have a bit more control.

You can find them and others here at VersionTracker.

How small can PSPWare compress an average Video_TS folder?

*nathan

Hey Simon. There will be only one Video_TS folder containing these files. Can this not be dragged to PSPWare.

Also, you may like this for some .vob compression.

http://www.dvd2one.com/

*nathan

Simon,

iPSP is good for converting most files as is ffmpegx. Both of these allow you to fine tune the final output size. For full DVD's, I use forty-two dvdvx (from the same guys as iPSP), which also allows you to designate a final output size. Toast 7 also has export to PSP as one of it's new features.

Ed

Edgar,

How small can you get a DVD on PSP?

*nathan

Nathan,

I usually pick a final output size of around 450 MB for a 2 hour movie. This allows it to fit on a 512 card with a little room left over for game saves or a few songs. For higher quality, I choose a final output size of around 900MB and put it on my 1GB card. The 450 MB movies are perfectly watchable and allow 2 movies per 1 GB card. I haven't tried to go any smaller than that, although it's possible.

Ed

I haven't tried to go any smaller than that, although it's possible.

But the smaller, the lesser quality.

Im having problems. I drag the Video_TS folder into HandBreak, and then the avi which it produces cannot play in quicktime. It takes almost 3 hours to go from Video_TS into the avi movie.

It would be real helpful if you could list the exact steps you take, and the approx time, for me and other readers.

*nathan

For Video_TS folders, I don't convert to avi first via handbrake or others.

What I do for DVD's:

1. Mount DVD on desktop.
2. Open Forty-two DVDVX
3. Drag DVD to Forty_two window
4. Select Portable>>PSP
5. Hit start
6. The "Save As" dialog box that follows will have a space where you can enter your desired final file size.

This takes 3 hours or so with a mounted DVD, if the DVD has been ripped to your hard drive first it takes about 2 hours. Forty-two can be found at versiontracker or kaisakura.com

So it will make those two files with the stupid names that PSP needs, and then put them on the PSP?

Also, what mac are you using?

*nathan

It will make the mp4 file and the thumbnail file. You can either manually drag them to your PSP when it's mounted, or iPSP will load them for you. They go in the MP_ROOT > 100MNV01 folder, which you have to create manually, or again, iPSP will do it for you.

I use a 1.8 20 inch Rev A iMac.

Ed

Thanks Edgar.

After all this, i have to take my PSP back tomorrow. When you switch it on, it should show the home screen, and network settings (1/1). Instead, mine shows the saved data utility screen (2/9). A small problem, but if the menu has a fault...im taking it back.

Thanks again for the help. Im gonna compare the ''mactheripper > handbreak > PSPWare > PSP'' with your method and see what i prefer. I'll never get UMD quality footage, but ill try my best.

Thanks again.
*nathan