Help please with DVD to PSP

brumankids

Hi
Having lurked on this site for some time now, I'm hoping someone will be able to help me. My son would like some of his DVDs put onto his PSP for viewing whilst on holiday. I'm tried searching for this, but can't find a simple guide. Is this an easy process, and can anyone explain this to me.
Many Thanks

Donnie

Mediacoder for PSP

Browntoa

http://www.pspvideo9.com/

guide

http://www.divx-digest.com/articles/dvdtopsp.html

Software Downloads :

PSP Video 9
Apple QuickTime (optional - for testing playback of converted file on your PC)



Summary of procedures :

1. Step 1: PSP Video 9 Setup
2. Step 2: Convert movie
3. Step 3: Testing Playback/Copying to PSP

Browntoa

also


http://www.psp411.com/show/guide/7/0/Ripping_DVDs_to_Watch_On_Your_PSP.html

Requirements

• PSP
• Memory Stick DUO (preferably 512MB to 1GB for best quality)
• DVD Drive
• DVD
• About 2-8GB of HDD Space
• SmartRipper
• PSP Video 9


Getting started

Now first thing you need to do is decide on what DVD you want to rip. This can be anything from a 2 hour movie to an episode of your favorite TV show. Now obviously, depending on the length of your video, the size of the file will be larger. So be prepared to make room for these files on your computer.

Now you need to put your DVD into the DVD drive of your computer. Now start up SmartRipper. It will check the drive to see if it can read the files or not. If all works you will get a new window with a lot of stuff on it. Now first thing you need to do is click on the Settings button. Under File - Splitting, select max-filesize and under max-filesize type 9999. Hit Ok to save the settings. Now on this screen, you will see some words like Program Chain, Angle 1, etc. Now one of the angles in the Program Chain will be highlighted. This will also have a timestamp in [] next to it. This is your main movie.

Now most likely, you only want one language and you speak that language so no subtitles are needed. So click the Stream Processing tab and click on Enable Stream Processing. Now you will see stuff like Audio English, Subtitles Espanol, etc. Select the Audio you want and uncheck all the others. Also uncheck all the subtitle streams. Now after this is done, click on the Folder at the bottom of the window and pick a file name for the DVD files and select a folder to save them in. Make this file name something relevant, like Family Guy - 01 - Death Has A Shadow. You will need this for the PSP to know what the video is. When all of this is configured click the Start button. Now the ripping process may take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. It all depends on how fast your computer is. After it's all done, close the program.


Almost there

Now it's time to open up PSP Video 9. First thing you need to do is hook up your PSP to your computer via a USB Cable. After you do this click on Setup on PSP Video 9 and on PSP Drive, click Auto Find. You can also specify a different video output directory, but it's not necesary. You can also change the Default Profile to your liking. I prefer 368x208, 29.97fps, 768kbps Stereo, 128kbps myself, but it's up to you. The resolution (e.g. 320x240) is how your video will look. 320x240 is standard, and 368x207 is widescreen (native PSP resolution). Take your pick between the two. Now you need to decide on the bitrate (e.g. 768kbps). The higher this is, the better the quality, but the larger the file size. So i'd recommend 768kbps for someone with a 512MB stick, and 1500kbps for someone with a 1GB stick. You'll want to leave the framerate at 29.97fps and the audio bitrate at 128kbps for the best quality.

Now that you've picked your video settings, click Convert at the top of the window and click Convert New Video. Now you just need to pick the VOB file that you ripped with SmartRipper. Once you select the video file, the encoding will start automatically with your defualt settings. When it's done, click on Copy and you will come to a PC and PSP file browser window. Now click the video file you just made (should look like M4V10001.MP4) and click on Copy Video to PSP. After you do this you can watch your new DVD video on your PSP via your Memory Stick!

Browntoa

another one

http://www.engadget.com/2004/12/21/how-to-get-videos-and-dvds-onto-your-sony-playstation-portable/

Browntoa

this is quite easy

http://www.dvd-tool.com/dvd-rip-software/psp-guide.html

Marty_J

HandBrake will convert a DVD into iPod/PSP compatible formats. It's compatible with Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

I have used it and it works great.

bookduck

I've always found evening/night scenes a bit too dark on a psp and no real definition. Think it was BladeI watched on it via one of the above methods and was not suitably impressed.

brumankids

Thanks to everyone for your help. I'd spent ages looking how to do this.
You have been so helpful and so quick with replies

brumankids

Tried last night with both PSP9 and PSP Movie creator. I used two different movies and they both have loaded in small sections and therefore only play small segments of the movie. What have I done wrong? Can anyone help?
Thanks

Marty_J

I would really recommend giving HandBrake a try. It has always worked flawlessly for me.