Full resolution videos possible on firmware 2.80! [m]
by Andrew Yoon 
{ Nov 9th 2006 at 11:00AM }
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.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Hector Martinez @ Nov 9th 2006 12:31PM
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.
MattK @ Nov 9th 2006 12:53PM
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.
Alien @ Nov 9th 2006 12:58PM
Ouch , greate space eater , Im fine with mi video resolution thanj you .
pentapenguin @ Nov 9th 2006 2:39PM
Is the 3GP convertor spyware/adware/malware since it seems to be from a *cough* questionable *cough* site?
adonis @ Nov 9th 2006 2:48PM
Mine doesn't seem to play, can't find it in the videos folder.
Firmware 2.8
Andrew Yoon @ Nov 9th 2006 3:10PM
pentapenguin-- You think I'd put up a bad site for you? Don't worry, 3GP Converter is a great program.
PSPhasFAILED @ Nov 9th 2006 4:00PM
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.
Salesmunn @ Nov 9th 2006 5:57PM
The PSP is the #2 most popular portable media device in the world. Some failure.
Bored @ Nov 9th 2006 4:34PM
Troll with #7 post has failed
Silver R. Wolfe @ Nov 9th 2006 7:47PM
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.
Marco C Jr @ Nov 9th 2006 7:57PM
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.
Bored @ Nov 9th 2006 8:16PM
Try a home video then. This really works!
Thanks, PSPFanboy! :)
pentapenguin @ Nov 14th 2006 1:00AM
"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!!!
Wayne @ Nov 11th 2006 3:13PM
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?