May 06 2005 Transcoding DVD's to MP4
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Transcoding DVD's to MP4 for Sony PSP


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Ok well I've seen alot of posts here about Video on the PSP. I have come across what I personally think is the easiest way to transcode DVD's to MP4 files. I have already myself transcoded 4 movies into MP4 files and they have come out fantastic! I'm talking great quality and good sound and the file size will fit on a 512MB duo and you'll still have room left for your save games and everything. Example I transcoded Empire Strikes Back last night, it's 421MB's and that's a 2 hr and 15 min movie! Great quality and sound.

Well here are the 2 programs that you'll need.

DVD Decrypter (make sure it's version 3.5.4.0)
PSP Video 9

Now there are 2 steps to make an MP4 from DVD's. PSP Video 9 can transcode .VOB files so this is what you want to get from the DVD. You'll use DVD Decrypter to make a .VOB file of the DVD you want to transcode.

Step 1

You will need to use DVD Decrypter to make a .VOB file of your DVD.

1. Insert the DVD you want to transcode.
2. Start DVD Decryter and click Mode tab, and select IFO.
3. Then click Tools tab and then Settings.
4. Under settings click the IFO Mode tab, then make sure under File Splitting the drop down box is set to 'None'.
5. Click 'OK', then under the Input tab on the right hand side select the movie. (it's usually under VTS_01, it's the longest running time on the DVD, other stuff is usually the extras.)
6. Now you're ready to rip the .VOB file. (Select the destination folder you want the file to go to on the left hand side just above the picture of the DVD & Disk Drive icon. I usually rip it to my Desktop so I can delete it later.)
7. Click the DVD & Disk Drive Icon to rip the file to your hard drive.

Step 2

1. Use PSP Video 9 to transcode the file into MP4 format. (download it at link)
2. Start PSP Video 9 and then go to the Setup tab, find the best option under the Default Profile drop down box, depending on the length of the movie will depend on the settings you use. You'll see it's set up for different length movies.
3. Choose the default profile you want to use, then click Save in the bottom right hand corner.
4. Go to the Convert tab, then click New Job it will default to the profile you choose then under Title: field put the name of your movie.
5. Click start and let it go. It will make 2 Passes before it's done. You can mess with the settings if you want to make it faster however I usually start it before I go to bed and it's done when I wake up, plus these are the best settings and you'll get good quality.
6. Once it's done you just hook up your PSP to your computer, go to the Copy tab in PSP Video 9 and you'll see your files there. Copy them to your PSP and you're done, if you haven't set up the folders on your PSP for videos, PSP Video 9 will do it automatically for you. Just transfer the files to your PSP and it will set the right folder.

Enjoy

You should be done after that. You can mess around with the settings in PSP Video 9 to suit your needs or preferences. However the defaults are really good video quality for my taste. I usually only keep 1 full movie on my PSP and some episodes of Family Guy.

But this so far is the easiest way I personally have found to get the best quality videos on my PSP. I've tried Nero Recode but I don't have the right version of it that has the PSP settings and from what i've read PSP Video 9 transcodes better. Anyways enjoy I hope this helps all of you.

Tim - link (my band)

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05/07/05 phrozenone
You can now use Nero Recode to create PSP files also

link
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05/08/05 Shatterbox
the latest version dosen"t have the settings for PSP anymore or I would use that. The updted Recode had the PSP settings then they updated it again and it doesn't have them now. It's weird. I've given up on Recode this is much faster for me and they come out better with PSP Video 9 then with Recode. Thanks man.

edited: May 08 2005 
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05/20/05 absentminded
I used PSP Video 9 to convert a music video and the audio and video are pretty much the same quality of the original but at 2/3 the file size at MP4. pretty impressive! however, the music and the image does not seem to be in sync. the video is a tad ahead of the audio... i tried it twice already. does anybody else have this problem? how do i fix it? thanks...
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06/07/05 Videoscraper
Did you try the Kinoma Producer 3 PSP presets? It seems to have solved the audio sync problem.
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06/16/05 Ultimateendz
is that Decriptor a Freeware ? or u gotta pay for this program ?
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06/16/05 wael34
yup it's free
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06/28/05 Y0DA
The psp video 9 part confuses me when it says click start.. I don't see start
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06/28/05 Jeenyus
I'm doing a movie right now at a low quality to see what it looks like on my PC. If its any good after this reencode I'll have to get a larger memory stick.
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07/02/05 CA
How do I put the Sony's Atrac3 Plus songs onto the PSP? I know how to put mp3 but the Atrac3 Plus just does not seem to work, please help.
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07/07/05 BloMei
Is it possible to put more than one video file on the PSP? If so, How can you select the 2nd video file? I've tried to use different folder set ups, but it is only displaying one video file.
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07/20/05 IONz
I tried this method and I was pleased with the video output but my audio is out of sync....did i do something wrong or is there a way I can fix it?
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08/21/05 janlothar
how do you change the language, mine has two languages, english and german, i want it in english but it keeps showing in german, how do i do that?
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03/23/06 Banjoplucker
DVD Catalyst is an excellent app. It firstly converts DVD data to avi and then seamlessly coverts to MP4. Its menu options include 2 flavours for PSP conversion. Highly reccommended!
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04/30/06 PSPal
Thank you so much for this guide. It works perfectly. It takes a while to get used to it, but it's still very good. So far I've put "School of rock" "Get rich or die trying" and the first 2 dvd's of "Avatar". BTW is there a way to put the subtitles and make sure the language is in english? Cuz I put in "Constantine" and it was in french. And I tried to put in "White chicks" but it had the commentary. So if you could plz tell me how to do that I would be very thankful(Kelly Clarkson).
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04/30/06 Traucer
Cool, thanks for the guide!
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