Videos on a PS3

[HUFN8OR]

Just a quick question. I've got some videos on my PC, but was wondering if I could transfer them over to a USB Hard drive and then plug that into the PS3 to play the videos? If so, what are the various formats that the PS3 will support like this?

Thanks,

[GoatMother]

I'm not sure what the format is (JPeg1 or Mpeg1) that I have used but, I used to do that. Eventually I figured out I could just in the digital camera directly. I would just experiment with what you have to see what works, I think if you have the most current firmware it is supposed to support a lot of codecs.

One day I'll probabaly buy a camcorder that can directly link up to my PS3 for video transferring.

[Peench]

That should work Huff. I've been able to view videos on my PS3 by using a USB thumb-drive and with a usb-powered HD. The videos I think were mpeg.

[HUFN8OR]

UPDATE: I found an application online called "4Media DVD to PS3 Converter 5." I loaded it onto my laptop and put one of my son's 30-minute DVD's in the drive. I ran this application and I must say it works really well!

Simple to use and it rips DVD straight to MP4 format with a huge assortment of quality options. I ripped this DVD at the highest 480p level for both video and audio, it took the full 30 minutes the video ran to rip it, and it took up 837GB.

I then put it on a USB HD in a "VIDEO" folder, plugged it in to the PS3 and it played like a charm. It loses a little bit of quality, but it's pretty good for those movies that you want to archive (like me) and still be able to watch on the PS3.

Not a bad little application for $29!! I also heard that the PS3 will play native VOB files so I may look at a DVD ripper that will pull the VOB straight out as well.

[grife]

One i found to work very well is actually the Nero Media Home, they have put together a nice streaming package, tho the cost is higher than yours Huf.

[HUFN8OR]

Found out some more info for those that care. The PS3 only recognizes USB HDs that are FAT32 formatted. Also, the PS3 will play native VOB files (very nicely I might add) from an external device. I tried out DVD Decrypter and it works well for ripping VOBs.

I'm going to try and go the VOB route after comparing Video and Audio quality, but I still have to figure out how to get around the 4GB limit on FAT32 drives.

[BiffCo]

VOB's are essentially DVD files, so they are typically uncompressed and 100% of what's on the DVD. In fact, I've been thinking about getting a couple of external terabyte drives and backing up my whole collection that way, with legally owned titles of course.

Are you trying to format a drive over 4GBs to FAT32? A little program called Partition Magic will do that for you.

-Brad

[HUFN8OR]

Brad:

I got the USB HD formated full with FAT32, but when I try to copy an 8GB VOB from my laptop HD to the USB HD it says it can't do it. I'm confused.

[BiffCo]

That is weird. Did you disable copy protection in Decrypter? I'm pretty sure it automatically does that.

-Brad

[Peench]

I'm pretty sure that FAT32 will only support individual files under 4GB.

[MadBryan]

Originally Posted by HUFN8OR

UPDATE:Simple to use and it rips DVD straight to MP4 format with a huge assortment of quality options. I ripped this DVD at the highest 480p level for both video and audio, it took the full 30 minutes the video ran to rip it, and it took up 837GB.

30 mins and 837GB? Is that a typo or what?

[HUFN8OR]

Sorry, 30 minutes and 837MB!

[BrewCityUpstart]

hahahaha!