One of the biggest complaints about the PSP's video playback interface is how limited it is. There used to be a strict naming scheme involved, and videos were limited to 76800 pixels, only 59% of what the PSP is actually capable of (480x272 resolution). PSP-Vault has uncovered a long-unknown secret: you can play full resolution videos on the PSP, as long as they're encoded with the highly size-inefficient Motion JPEG codec, the same kind used by Chotto Shot. Sony never advertised this fact, but you can see for yourself! Download the following sample video and place it in your PSP's VIDEO folder:
As you can see by this download, the Motion JPEG codec is not a very efficient one at all. One minute of video takes 29MB, which is highly restrictive for people with smaller memory sticks. It's an interesting find, and it shows that Sony's taking tiny steps towards fully unrestricted video on the PSP. If you'd like to encode your own motion JPEG videos, download 3GP Converter, and PSP-Vault's INI file. The INI file is placed in 3GP's "default_settings" folder. When you're done converting, simply place your video in PSP's VIDEO folder.
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11-09-2006 @ 12:31PM
Hector Martinez said...
29 MB for one minute of video is ridiculous. By my calculations, a 90 minute movie would be about 2.5 GB. I'm sure most folks will pass until a hack is found.
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11-09-2006 @ 12:53PM
MattK said...
I have a copy of that same video done with the 3GP converter on its lowest settings. I cant see much difference, (definitley not worth purchasing a 2G/4G memory stic for movies) until the end with the xbl circle, probably since the rest of the video is pretty dark.
29 MB for one minute on that video, but the screen shot above shows 9 MB for 40 seconds, which is roughly 13 MB. could it depend on the compression of the initial file?
I have been re-encoding RvB episodes for a while, and whenthey went to QT7 (season 3,4?), the file sizes got wayyyy smaller.
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11-09-2006 @ 12:58PM
Alien said...
Ouch , greate space eater , Im fine with mi video resolution thanj you .
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11-09-2006 @ 2:39PM
pentapenguin said...
Is the 3GP convertor spyware/adware/malware since it seems to be from a *cough* questionable *cough* site?
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11-09-2006 @ 2:48PM
adonis said...
Mine doesn't seem to play, can't find it in the videos folder.
Firmware 2.8
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11-09-2006 @ 3:10PM
Andrew Yoon said...
pentapenguin-- You think I'd put up a bad site for you? Don't worry, 3GP Converter is a great program.
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11-09-2006 @ 4:00PM
PSPhasFAILED said...
Zune pwns PSP music/video playback.
DS Lite pwns PSP games.
PSP = Jack of all trades, master of none!
DSZune Combo over PSP.
Wii60 Combo over PS3.
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11-09-2006 @ 4:34PM
Bored said...
Troll with #7 post has failed
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11-09-2006 @ 5:57PM
Salesmunn said...
The PSP is the #2 most popular portable media device in the world. Some failure.
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11-09-2006 @ 7:47PM
Silver R. Wolfe said...
DS Lite = $140
Zune = $250
Total = $390
PSP = $200
2GB Mem stick = $50
Total = $250
Which price looks better to you?
And given that the PSP has more games rated 8.0 and up than the DS does... Hrmm... Master of none?
As for the actual news story now, that cap should definitely be lifted. There's no real reason why Sony shouldn't allow full resolution video mpeg playback from memory stick. Especially since they know that UMDs are not doing so hot.
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11-09-2006 @ 7:57PM
Marco C Jr said...
I love Gears Of War as much as the next guy but couldn't you have used a more. . er . . Colorful video? Because I couldn't see the difference in the resolution with darkness going on in the video.
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11-09-2006 @ 8:16PM
Bored said...
Try a home video then. This really works!
Thanks, PSPFanboy! :)
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11-11-2006 @ 3:13PM
Wayne said...
I tried it and it works, god the PSP has a good LCD. I wonder why Sony hasn't released support like this for MP4... Any1?
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11-14-2006 @ 1:00AM
pentapenguin said...
"pentapenguin-- You think I'd put up a bad site for you? Don't worry, 3GP Converter is a great program."
No way! I read PSPFanboy everyday, but I just wanted to make sure. I guess since it's in Japanese made me a wee bit suspicious. ;) Nothing personal BTW.
And kudos on the find...it will be sweet watching the better video on teh PSP!!!
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