Now that the Sony PSP is out they’re now selling UMD movies. Most of the movies I already have in my DVD collection, however. Is there any way that I can copy my DVD movies to a memory stick duo for my Sony PSP? If so what all would I need (cables, software, etc….)?
First off, if you want to watch DVDs on your PSP, you’re going to need more than the 32MB Memory Stick that comes out of the box with the PSP Value Pack. You should at least be looking for something more like a 512MB Stick which is going to set you back around $70, unless of course you only want to watch 5-10min videos, in which case the 32MB stick will be fine.
To convert the files from DVD to play on your PSP you are going to need a couple of pieces of software that might or might not be completely legal, depending on how you read copyright and fair use law. Be careful what you do with them.
Your first step is to get the film off your DVD and onto your computer hard drive. Download and install DVD Decrypter, then slip your DVD into the player.
Once the program is installed, start it up, go down towards left and middle area and choose a destination to put the file you’re going to create, somewhere where you will easily be able to find it later. And make sure you have disk space – a typical DVD movie is 4-8GB of information!
At the top click the Mode tab, scroll down and select IFO.
Now click the Tools tab, select IFO Mode and make sure that if there’s a File Splitting option that it is set to “None.” (depends on the version). Then click OK.
Under ther Input window click the movie.
Now click on the the Stream Processing tab, enable Stream Processing, and select your video.
Final step. In the bottom left, click on the silver disc icon with the word “DVD” underneath it. Let the program now do its thing (which will take quite a while), and once it’s finished you can move on to the next step.
You now need to change that file on your hard disc to something the PSP can read. If you’re using Windows, then download and install PSP Video 9. If you are using a Mac you could try using a program called iPSP.
Now hook up your PSP to your computer using a USB 2.0 cable and click the “USB Connectivity” option in the PSP’s main menu. This will allow you to browse the Memory Stick Duo inserted into your PSP.
Run the program you have just installed to convert the file you originally saved on to your hard disk. These apps pretty much run you through the process but if you get stuck using Windows try Getting Started with PSP Video 9. According to this discussion thread the Mac version pretty much does everything for you.
There are just a couple of things you need to consider before you place the video file on the Memory Stick.
Unlike music and picture files, you can’t put your video files in the “PSP” folder. Create a folder called “MP_ROOT” and inside that folder create another folder named “100MNV01.” That is the folder to which you need to copy your converted video files.
Also, you need to be careful how your video files have been named. Programs like iPSP should properly name your video files automatically, but naming your MP4 files “My_Rocking_DVD.MP4” just won’t work. These files have to be named like this: “M4V00000.MP4”, you can change the numbers “00000” to fit your preference (like “M4V00027.MP4”), but the PSP is very picky about the file naming conventions.
That’s it, you should be able to transfer an entire DVD movie onto your new Sony PSP. Good luck and happy viewing.
have been trying to transfer dvds to my daughters psp 3000 which is running 6.60, i managed to get a mp4 file onto the psp but it played the sound but the pictures wasn’t working it looked like the scren was broken just loads of different colours coming up, do you or anyone else that uses this site have any info that may help?
Hi Dave,
I hope you can help. I’ve successfully loaded 1 movie to my PSP via 100MNV01 folder. However when I load a second movie it does not play either movies and the message says’There are no games. Content can be downloaded or purchased from Playstation Store.’
How do I play multiple movies on the PSP?
Hope you can help.
it doesnt work on a movie on psp slim 3004
Hi, I have the same problem. My PSP 3004 (firmware 6.60) can´t play any videos. I´ve tried to convert them to .mp4 or another recommended format but still doesn´t work. I also tried almost every converters or managers but nothing. My PSP just can´t see the video or it says that data are not supported. What can I do? Thanks a lot!
Hello everybody ! I´ve just bought a PSP 3010 Go. I haven´t try all this yet… is the same por my PSP version ?
Another questin…what “corrupted” means ???
I´m afraid this could do something dangeorous to my new PSP….!!!
Please, help me ! I wanna tray all this things to play videos ´n´ music but… I´m afraid somethig wrong could happen !!!
thanks !!!!!!!
So i have an issue with putting multiple movies on one memory card. I have a 4 gb memory card from Sony, yet every time i go to put a second movie on the card it says incorrect parameter? Any ideas, would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Dave,
I have done almost every possible step that is available on the site but when I am trying to play the file on PSPS than it is giving me message that file is Corrupted Corrupted.
Could you please help in this regards.
Best Regards,
Jon
I did everything you said and then browsed the file on my psp and it said unsupported data. What next?
Hi All,
I’m having real problems with watching movies on my PSP & I need your help!
I have a brand new PSP Slim 3003 and it’s running 6.20 firmware.
I’m using a 2GB Sony Memory stick.
I formatted the stick while connected to the PC.
I have mp4 movies (which I know work because my cousin has no probelms watching them on his 3000 or his PSP Go.
I dropped two files at the same time into the 100MNV01 inside the MP_ROOT folder.
The files were called:
M4V23681 (MPEG-4 Movie 512MB)
M4V23681.THM (THM File 22.1KB)
It all went over fine and I even managed to watch 1hr & 42 mins of one film….then suddenly it stops playing and the screen displays ‘This Video cannot be played’
Everytime I try to play films, the same thing happens.
I’m doing everything right, as far as forums say, so the only ting I can think is that the memory stick is corrupted…?
Please help!!
Many Thanks
Roy
windows media player says i need a compatible DVD decoder well where do i go too get that d do i have to purchase it can i just download it .?
because i am trying to watch a DVD on my laptop(:
how can i get a newer flash player for psp 2001 version 5.51
i have copied the MPEG-4 video file inside the folder MP_ROOT and inside that 100MNV01 and named the folder M4V10001.MP4 but it still dsnt work plz help!!!
how come when i put the umd movie for my psp it doesnt work..is there anything i have to do….it wont let me play games either but it lets me listen to music
i saw all the wonderful comments on net but i have not gooten one but what do you have to say about that and i will like to have one.
Another way
1.Just get wondershare video convertor platinium torrent for full version
2.insert the dvd in your computer
3.select the movie u wanna convert in wondershare video convertor platinium
4.select avc as the format to convert and place it where u would normally place ur videos
5. AND ENJOY
i have a wierless conection that has a wpa-psk (tkip) and code but i still can’t get on the internet on my psp HELP!
After upgrading to version 5.xx of the firmware, I tried the original fix, but reading later, I found out that if I just made a VIDEO folder in the same directory as the PICTURE and MUSIC, then dragged the MP4 file over, it played without a hitch.
I have been trying to put videos on my PSP, but it is not working. I have read the information provided on this site and still nothing. Like many other people, when I put videos in my PSP, it shows nothing but is taking up space everytime I do it.
I have formatted my card, I have added the folders MP_ROOT and 100MNV01. I’m dieing here. Please help!
sombody asked how to put games in your psp it is easy
1.put the CD in the coumputer
2.connect the psp to the pc
3.then just copy the game and past it in the ISO file
4.disconnect the psp from the pc
Yes this does work for the psp 3000 version. I have one and this works perfectly.
Yes this does work for the psp 3000 version. I have one and this works perfectly.
does this also work for the psp 3000?
Hi Dave thanks for all of ure help, but i did all u said correctly but in the end it told me that the data cannot be read. Plz help me Dave. Thanks alot.
Well, this is the most easiest way of doing this. I’ve read this article before purchasing the PSP and had some of the trouble included in this page. Then I’ve played around with alot of software and hardware and this one worked the best.
1. Update your psp to firmware ver 5.1
2. Get yourself DVDfab and upgrade it to Platinum. (Yes, there is a fee but it’s worth it in the end)
3. Get yourself a proper mem stick duo. I’ve got the 2gig Sony. It’s better to get 2gig +. The cheap 512mb I had gave me the ”data corrupted” and ”file cannot not be played” error. I’ve also noticed that in order for a movie to play correctly you need free space with the movie. I think it uses some of the memory on the card for the sound and movie rendering.
3. After you’ve installed DVDFab Platinum and opened it, Insert the disk, click on psp in the left hand roll down window, click the next button. Then select configure. Don’t mess with the movie quality but do change the Audio quality to 64. Then press start.
4. You could wait for up to an hour or three but when the movie is done, connect the psp with the usb cable and copy/paste all the actual files (not folders) into the video folder.
6. Disconnect the psp either with the back button on the psp or safe remove from wintows.
7. Go to Video on the psp menu, click mem card, click your movie and enjoy.
If you wish to make it a bit more interesting then in step 3, change the setting from ”no split” to ”split by chapter.” Then you’ll be able to go to any chapter in the movie and search for a specific scene in that chapter.
Well, I hope this works for ya’ll.
Wow it took me a while to get this working but it did work in the end, so I will explain again. 🙂
Ok first you need to convert the DVD you want to put on your PSP into the .MP4 format, the tool I used was “Magic DVD Ripper” they have a free trial on their website so you can test it if you want.
When you are done converting the DVD weather you are using “Magic DVD Ripper” or another program you will have 2 files one is the .MP4 and the other is .THM, both files are needed or you wont have sound.
Ok now insert your memory stick into your computer (Im assuming you have a card reader) and open it. Create a new folder called “MP_ROOT” without the “” now double click on the MP_ROOT folder and create another folder called “100MNV01” again without the “” now double click on the 100MNV01 folder to open it.
Now Copy or Cut and paste the .MP4 and .THM files into the 100MNV01 folder.
and the last step is to change the names of the .MP4 and .THM files to M4V00001.MP4 and M4V00001.THM
For each movie you put into the folder you will have to change the 00001 to the next number like this
For the first video M4V00001.MP4 and M4V00001.THM
For the second video M4V00002.MP4 and M4V00002.THM
For the third video M4V00003.MP4 and M4V00003.THM
and you continue counting up for every new movie you put on the card.
I hope this helps. 🙂
I usually use this way to put my DVD movies and music to psp, now share to you.
Only five steps:
Step 1: Download and install Aiseesoft DVD to PSP Converter.
http://www.aiseesoft.com/dvd-to-psp-converter.html
Step 2: Click ‘File’ menu and ‘Open DVD’, or directly hit ‘Open DVD’ button to load the DVD.
Step 3: Select the output file formats.
Step 4: Click the “Convert” button on the main interface to start the conversion.
Step 5: You should create a new file named MP_ROOT under the root directory and then create a file named 100MNV01 under the MP_ROOT file. Put your converted video in the 100MNV01 files and you can enjoy your video on PSP.
Hope it was helpful to you!
CXB PSP Video Converter can do all video conversions from or to MP4. While the image quality is high, the conversion speed is very fast (up to 600%). With the integrated video player, you can convert only the outstanding part of the video by setting up the start time and end time after preview.
http://www.cxbsoft.com/psp-video-convert.html
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I transfer video files (mpeg 4) files to my PSP it says corrupted.?
I have recently bought a Sony memory card—not fake. I could play one movie but once I downloaded the 2nd one it did not work just said corrupted data. I removed the first movie n again downloaded the 2nd one it sill says corrupted data.
File size first movie that worked = about 400 mb
File size of the 2nd movie (the one that shows corrupted data) = about 600 mb.
Please help. How can I make this work…???
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I am already using a PSP converter PSP Video 9
Thanks muchly for this.
However, when I use the decrypter to move the video files onto my PC I have multiple video files to upload to PSPVideo. How can I avoid this and have just one file?
I got Harold And Kumar White Castle. I converted it to MP4 format. It’s 1 whole piece. I put it in MN whatever file in the MP_ROOT. It takes up room, i see it in videos on my PSP. But when i want to watch it it says unsupported format.
wtf?
DO you know how much a psp memory card cost that is not 32mb?