FAQ for M²Convert for PSP part 2

PSP

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How do I convert titles of a DVD?

To convert one or two titles of the DVD, select the DVD by clicking the Add DVD icon. Select the DVD title that appears under File name. Click the Edit Playlist icon. An “Edit Playlist window” will appear. Select the titles that you want to convert, click ok then click start converting.

How do I convert chapters of a DVD?

To convert specific chapters of the DVD, select the DVD by clicking the Add DVD icon. Select the DVD title that appears under File name. Click the Edit Playlist icon. An “Edit Playlist window” will appear. Expand the titles that contain the chapters you want to convert then select the chapters that you want to convert, click ok, and click start converting.

How do I convert a DVD with subtitles?

Select the DVD you want to convert by clicking the Add DVD icon. Select the DVD title that appears under File name. Click the Edit Playlist icon. A “Edit Playlist window” will appear. Click Subpicture and select the subtitle you want the converted file to display (note that the subtitles option depends on the subtitles the DVD offers).

How do I convert a DVD with audio in another language?

Select the DVD you want to convert by clicking the Add DVD icon. Select the DVD title that appears under File name. Click the Edit Playlist icon. An “Edit Playlist window” will appear. Click Audio and select the audio track you want the converted file to have (note that the audio option depends on the audio tracks the DVD offers).

Which Quality should I use for converting my multimedia file(s) or DVDs to PSP format?

High" produces High video quality and large file size.
Medium" produces medium video quality and medium file size.
Low" produces the lowest quality (yet very good quality), but the smallest file size

What name will my file have?

Files generated with M²Convert for PSP must follow a specific naming convention since PSP only accepts files with specific names

When I rename generated files and insert them into the PSP, the PSP will not accept them, what’s wrong?

When inserting files into your PSP, the files should follow a specific naming convention. Files have to be named and have to exist in a specific folder. MP_ROOT folder has to be in the root drive of the PSP device. Inside the MP_ROOT folder you can have two subfolders. For Files generated using MPEG-4 compression the subfolder is “???MNV??” and files generated using H.264 compression the subfolder is “???ANV??” (where “?” is a number 0-9). The video file names must follow the naming convention of “M4V?????.MP4” for MPEG-4 compressed files and “MAQ?????.MP4” for H.264 compressed files.

M²Convert for PSP creates MP_ROOT in the output folder you assign it to. When you convert files using MPEG-4 compression a “???MNV??” subfolder will be created inside the MP_ROOT folder. When converting files using H.264 compression, a “???ANV??” subfolder will also be created inside the MP_ROOT. The video file names have the extension .MP4 and the thumbnail for that video will have the same name but with .THM extension. The thumbnail is used to distinguish between files. To make things easier, just copy MP_ROOT to the root folder of your PSP.

What is the .THM file that gets generated when converting to PSP? Do I need to use it?

This is the thumbnail image that PSP uses to display on the screen to distinguish video files. This file is a JPEG Interchange File Format (JFIF) with 4:2:2 color space. You need to copy both the video file and its thumbnail to your PSP.

What exactly does Compression mean and how do I know whether to use H.264 or MPEG-4?

Video compression is also called video encoding. The goal of Video Compression is to visually represent a video file as accurately as possible using the fewest number of bytes (data) to produce smaller file sizes while maintaining quality, which in turn, takes up less storage space.

There are two Video Compression Formats that can be used with PSP devices.

H.264: The new generation of video compression schemes designed to generate very small files but maintain great quality.
MPEG-4: A video compression scheme that compresses videos faster than H.264 but generally produces larger files than H.264. The advantage of using MPEG-4 is that it compresses files and DVDs faster than H.264.

Which Size (resolution) should I use for converting my DVD?

Select the resolution depending on how you want to view the video size. The most common resolution used is 320x240.

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