PSP Tutorial: How to put video to PSP

Most people use PSP to play games. However, PSP is not just a game system. To make full use of PSP, you can play games, watch movie, videos, and view photos etc.

Some people might know that PSP can watch video clips and supports UMD, MP4 (some version support avi.), but do not know how to put video to their PSP.

Putting video to PSP is not as easy as it sounds. But with the guide below, you will quickly get to know how to put videos to PSP.

Step-by-step instruction on how to put video to PSP

How To Put Videos On PSP Step 1

You need a good memory stick, depending what type of length of video you want to watch. I encourage you to get a 512MB(or above) memory stick.

How to put videos on PSP - first get memory stick

How to put video to PSP - first: Get memory stick

How To Put Videos On PSP Step 2

Connect your PSP to your computer, via USB cable. Make sure your PSP is turned off when you do this.

How to put videos on PSP - connect PSP to computer

how to put video to PSP - Connect PSP to PC

How To Put Videos On PSP Step 3

Turn on your PSP, and go to the Settings Menu. In this menu select USB Connection and press X. Your computer should now detect your psp as an extra "removable drive". Your computer will assign a letter to this drive. Let's call it X:\ for future reference.

How To Put Videos On PSP Step 4

Go to this removable drive with your Windows Explorer. There is a folder called PSP there. Create a new folder called MP_ROOT at this level if it is not already created. (So you will have X:\MP_ROOT).

NOTE: DO NOT ERASE THE OTHER FOLDERS UNDER X:\PSP\ THEY SHOULD BE CALLED GAMES, MUSIC, SAVEDDATA AND PHOTO OR THE PSP FOLDER

How To Put Videos On PSP Step 5

In the MP_ROOT folder we just created (X:\MP_ROOT\), create a folder named 100MNV01 if it is not already present. You will get X:\MP_ROOT\100MNV01.

How To Put Videos On PSP Step 6

You are going to have to take the videos you have, and convert them to mp4 format If they are not already in this format. Do you know how to convert videos to MP4 format? Please visit here.

How To Put Videos On PSP Step 7

Copy the mp4 files to the folder we just created on the memory stick (X:\MP_ROOT\100MNV01\)

How To Put Videos On PSP Step 8

Go on your PSP. Go to Video. Select Memory Stick. And You are now watching your video as wished!

How to convert videos to PSP MP4 file?

PSP Video Converter converts videos to PSP MP4 file with simple steps. Follows the instruction, and you can convert video in various formats, YouTube videos, DV video and DVD movies to PSP in 3 steps.

First, Download our program PSP Video Converter

PSP Video Converter interface

Second, Click add video/open DVD to add video to PSP Video Converter

PSP Video Converter offers four output ways for you.

If you convert video files from your hard drive, select "Add Video" in the menu.
If you convert video files from DVD drive, select "Open DVD" in the menu.
If you convert video from YouTube, Google, Nico video video website, select "YouTube".
If you convert video from DV recorder, select "file-> Capture video from DV" in the file menu.

Third, click "profile" to set PSP MP4 as output format

Convert video to PSP

Fourth, click "Encode" to start encoding

After encoding, the converted file can be found at the output folder. Select "File->Open output folder"，you will easily find the converted files.

What can PSP Video Converter do for you?

Why PSP Video Converter is the best for your PSP?

Convert almost all video formats, including avi, mpeg, mp4, mwv, vob, 3gp, mkv, xvid etc. See all supportable file formats
Convert YouTube, Google, Nico videos directly to PSP.
Rip DVD video to PSP
Convert DV to PSP directly

With PSP Video Converter, you can: