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Have you figured out how to copy a dvd to your PSP? Many folks know it can be done but are confused on how to do it. I know I really struggled at first.

I am going to give you my quick and easy recipe to copy any DVD to PSP. There are only a few steps and it is a cinch on you know how.

First like any recipe…You have your ingredients:

512 MB Pro Duo Stick (This is what holds your movie files)

DVD Player installed in your computer

DVD Ripper (Software that pulls the movie from the DVD to your computer)

PSP Video Converter (Software that converts movie and video files to MP4 format that you watch on your PSP.)
(Note: There is software that has both the DVD Ripper and Converter combined)

USB Cable

1. Load your DVD and fire up your DVD ripper select the movie or video you want to put on your PSP and hit the “extract” or “rip” button. Tell it where you want to save the file to.

2. If you already have movie and/or video files on your pc then all you need to do is hit “add” from your DVD
ripper and tell it where you want to save the file to.

3. Select the file that you saved to your computer and hit the “extract and/or encode” button and save that file.

3. If you have DVD Ripper/PSP Video converter combo software…You can combine steps 1,2 and 3.

At this point you have the files on your PC…and they are in the correct format.

4. How to download or transfer your new mp4 file to PSP? Just connect your PSP with your PC with the USB cable, and
Create a folder on your Memory Stick called “MP_ROOT.” and create a sub-folder called “100MNV01.” under it.
Copy your MP4 files to this location (no need to copy the .HTM files).

5. Now on your PSP go to video and memory stick and watch your movie!

Travis Sago is a computer technician and PSP enthusiast and fanatic. Don’t have a good DVD ripper or psp video converter? You can learn more at http://www.the-psp-pimp.com/pspvideoconverter.html and find tons of cool things you can do with your PSP!

How to Copy a DVD to PSP.

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How to put video on PSP is not difficult. Here are 5 simple steps to master and soon your buddies will be calling asking you how to put video on PSP for them.

First, you will need the following items:

- A DVD player on your computer (having 5-10 gb free space on your hard drive)

- A USB cable connecting your PSP to your PC

- A 512Mb Pro Duo memory stick (The PSP’s default 32Mb memory card is way too small for the huge MP4 format files that are needed for video)

- A DVD Ripper like “ImTOO DVD Ripper” which “rips” or pulls the movie from the DVD onto your computer

- A PSP video converter like “ImTOO PSP Video Converter” which will allow you to convert or “rip” your videos to MP4 format

Second, put in one your favorite DVDs. Next, open your DVD Ripper and choose that named video since you want to put it on you PSP. Click the “Extract” or “rip” and save the file to a specified location.

Third, if you have video files on your computer currently then you simply hit “add” from your DVD ripper and save the file to a specified location.

Fourth, choose the video file that you saved to your computer. Click the “Extract and Encode” button from your PSP video converter and save that file.

Now the files you have on your PC are in the correct MP4 format and need to be moved over to the PSP.

Fifth, how to put video on PSP? You need to add a new folder on your Memory Stick named, “MP_ROOT” (without the quotes). Under the “MP_ROOT” folder add a sub-folder named “100MNV01″. This is where you copy your MP4 videos and their accompanying thumbnail files (*.THM).

That’s all there is in learning how to put video on PSP. Now it’s time to enjoy your favorite video with some popcorn and a soda.

Anthony Pace is a video and PSP enthusiast. If you’d rather not deal with the technical aspects of how to put video on the PSP and don’t want to dish out the money for a DVD ripper or Video converter check out the following: How to put video on PSP

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Inspired by the “Creating an Audiophile Music Server” blog, I set up a user-friendly music server that I can control from my main listening room. Using my Sony PSP as a remote, I can play, pause, skip any song on any album in my iTunes library.

Overjoyed with this new freedom of musical whim and access mixed with hi-fi, the family broke into two spontaneous dance parties over the weekend. Toddler_o_Geek loves the Jaxx.

I never listen to music in my listening room anymore. My CD collection is still upstairs in the bottom two drawers of our TV armoire; when I want an album, it’s never at hand. I tried playing my iTunes library through the Xbox. Having to wait for the Xbox to boot, then XBMC, switch on the whole video system (projector, AV Receiver) then wade through my long playlists was too much of a hassle. I needed a better system: access to all my music through the main hi-fi system.

Audiophiles and Stereophile prefer Slim Devices’ Squeezebox 3 ($299) with Bolder Cable Mods (~$700) run through a nice DAC (Musical Fidelity XDACv3 plus PSU ($1400)) for the highest fidelity music server. Add all that equipment up and you’re hitting $2500.

I didn’t want to spend any money on this project (as my wife likes to remind me, “We don’t have any money.”). I needed to repurpose equipment I already owned. The following list illustrates the end-to-end equipment needed for my basic music server to hi-fi system.

Equipment Chain:

1. Remote: Sony PSP firmware v 2.7 with Coverbuddy web UI

2. Music Server Hardware: Mac Mini, 300 GB USB 2.0 external HD, Linksys Wireless G Router

3. Music Server Software: iTunes, Synergy, Coverbuddy

4. Airtunes: Airport Express with Digital Optical Toslink Output (Monster Optical Cable with mini-jack adapter) (Stereophile review recommending digital output)

5. Digital to Analog Convertor (DAC): Onkyo TX-DS989 AV Receiver

6. Preamp: Rogue Audio Magnum 99 Preamp

The system allows access to all my music through my hi-fi system without a noisy computer in the same room.

Check back for future posts with how-tos on Mac setup, hi-fi system rewiring and listening tests and dance parties.

Father, Husband and Geek. My geeky interests have not changed since I was a kid. I still love comic books, anime, role-playing games, console video games, indie rock, imported toys and mecha models, bad American and great British sitcoms, and all the tech that let’s me experience these hobbies to their fullest. Now that I’m married with children, I’ve had to strike a balance between supporting and pleasing my family and feeding my geekery hunger. Lucky for me, my wife is very accomodating and even geeks out with me on occasion (the ladies love Joss Whedon’s “Firefly”). My two year old likes anything that moves on the front projection screen and makes noise, so far she is easy to please. Geekwithfamily.com exists to enrich the lives of fellow geeks and the friends and family who put up with them.

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