Red Kawa updates the PS3 Video 9
by Nick Doerr 
{ Mar 22nd 2007 at 5:00PM }
If you're like me and can't always rearrange your life schedule around watching the newest episode of Heroes, Lost, or Scrubs (practically the only shows I "watch" semi-religiously), you've probably done a little bit of torrent downloading. Not familiar with it? No worries. Just know what when you download your little movie files, they're generally in that pesky .avi format -- Windows! The PS3 hates .avi, so it won't play those. Enter Red Kawa's Video 9 for the PS3 -- a software tool that converts your files to whatever the PS3 will play (a few options for MPEG-4 and MPEG-2). It was decent, used it a few times... well, Red Kawa has unleashed upon us a patch to the software. Here's the detailed list.- Fixed: Short Duration Times in PS3 Profiles
- Added: QuickTime HD Input Profile
- Added: Sort profile names in combo boxes
- Fixed: Creating PS3 Video Ouput Directories
Word up. Apparently, these fixes and additions will produce a lossless transfer that can convert the file 100 times faster than normal conversion methods. If you want to learn more about Video 9 and the update, check out the Red Kawa site. I've got to go now... I'm installing the patch.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Maxford @ Mar 22nd 2007 5:56PM
Tekken DR for the 24-odd dollars is worth every penny.
Dahk @ Mar 22nd 2007 6:25PM
hehe fellow canadian.
anyway, hey does anyone know why I can't download my Folding@Home application in the background? =( The other things work fine, but not this! Ahh!
mccomber @ Mar 22nd 2007 6:53PM
Anyone know of a mac-flavored application of this sort? I have several I've tricked into working, but nothing drag and drop that always gets the job done.
Stef Geiger @ Mar 23rd 2007 12:08AM
heh, cool, the guy who develops this program goes to my school (Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada).
I stopped using it when I switched over to mac. A great replacement is mpeg streamclip. It's free, and I even use it to re-encode saved 1080p trailers to 720p files. There seems to be an issue with exceeding that resolution. Not sure why. Anyway, it's a great program if you're a mac user.