Magic Memory Stick

Since Google allowed users to download videos from video.google.com many PSP users have tried but failed to jump on the bandwagon, some users just couldn’t get the videos to play on their PSP. What Google didn’t explain to the PSP users is that there’s a few directory allocations you’ll need to make on your memory stick in order to make the videos playable.

There are two types of movie file types playable on PSP, both of which are treated different and we’ll explain how to make them playable on your console.

MPEG-4 AAC format videos

MPEG-4 AAC format videos were to original format videos for the PSP, steps below to play them on your PSP

1. Choose the video you want to download by browsing http://video.google.com – go to advanced search and choose domain google.com (only google hosted videos can be downloaded for ipod/psp
2. Click on the title of the video, and it should open in a new window
3. Click on Download video – iPod/PSP and save the video on your desktop

Now these downloaded videos need to be renamed in a format that the PSP recognise, the naming convention is M4V12345.MP4 (in full capitals)

The underlined portion of the filename above can be changed to any unique 5 digit number, for your different downloads.

Now create a folder called 100MNV01 in your PSPs VIDEO folder, all videos need to be saved in \VIDEO\100MNV01\

MPEG-4 AVC format videos

Now there are a few movie files that use the AVC codec, google doesn’t really tell you whether it is or not, so you have to use a bit of trial and error to find out.

The above steps still apply to MPEG-4 AVC, there a re a few variations, the filename needs to be in the format MAQ12345.MP4 (in full caps)

You need to store all MPEG-4 AVC files in the \MP_ROOT\100ANV01\ folder in the PSP

All the best folks and enjoy your videos!

Video Thumbnails on your PSP

Now you may have noticed that some of the videos that you download from the PSPs inbuilt video RSS feature come with thumbnails with them, if you decide that you like your video and want to keep them for long term use, check out the Video Thumbnail Guide.