hodriver says...
IN RESPONSE TO virtualess' QUESTION CONCERNING CONVERTING DVD VIDEO TO PS3 COMPATIBLE VIDEO FILE FORMATS:
I'm not at all familiar with the codec support profile of the PSP. However, I do know for a fact that the PS3 supports the DivX/XviD codec. This means that anyone interested can simply take a ripped DVD and convert it to an *.avi file for streaming or local playback on the PS3; and it can all be done with freeware to boot!
First and foremost, you'll need a utility for backing up/ripping DVDs. It has been my experience that the freeware application, DVD-Shrink, is the most intuitive and feature rich application with which to do this. However, I've not seen it available for download for some time now. You may want to see if it's floating around anywhere as a torrent; although I'm certainly not suggesting you take that as a first option. DVD-Decryptor is an acceptable alternative but lacks the compression functionality of DVD-Shrink (to my knowledge).
Next, you'll want to find a suitable freeware utility to transcode your video to DivX or XviD. Luckily, one can nowadays easily convert video to DivX using the freeware utility Dr. DivX from DivX labs. This utility allows one to convert a variety of formats to DivX video with either original Dolby Digital audio (AC3), or compressed MP3 audio; although I suggest MP3 encoding be avoided due to A/V synchronization issues that tend to arise with DivX/XviD encoding and playback.
Then, once you've successfully re-encoded your new video, change the file extension of the new DivX file from *.divx to *.avi to avoid unnecessary complications that can arise from DivX's stupid attempt at making their format appear special and proprietary. Just for the record, this is suggested because not all software media players will recognize a *.divx file as playable; even though the only difference between a *.divx DivX file and an *.avi DivX file is the extension.
Last, you'll want to open the newly re-encoded file to assure that it's playable. I suggest trying to play it with Windows Media Player; simply because all Windows PCs will have it installed and it's a decent media player. After that, you'll just need to get it to the PS3. You can burn it to a disc (CD/DVD), write it to a memory card, copy it to a thumb drive, or my favorite, stream it to your PS3 on your home network with a UPnP server. However, the UPnP media server is an entirely different discussion.
I hope this answers your question, even though I failed to offer an equivalent option for the PSP.
Feb 14, 2008 22:07
