Still necessary to rename MP4 files to M4V? - PSP-Forum.com

PSPConfusion · 01-11-2008, 03:51 AM

A lot of the tips/tutorials I have been reading are from 3 years ago or so. They suggested you create all kinds of subdirectories and folders on your memory stick, along with specific folder names and renamed file names with the M4V and MAQ extensions to get them to play.

Now that the PSP has more updated firmware and formatting the mem stick seems to create one main VIDEO folder, is all this renaming video files still necessary? It's tough to know what is old and what is new information.

And one last question...why are you able to have 4 zoom modes on some avi files on the PSP and on others, only two are available???

Campo · 01-11-2008, 04:33 AM

What firmware do you run?

If you make a folder called
*\VIDEO (where * is the psp drive letter) you should just be able to put them in without renaming them....Depending on your firmware.

I'm not too sure about the zoom question sorry

PSPConfusion · 01-11-2008, 05:52 AM

Campo, thanks for the reply. When I formatted my memory stick, it created a VIDEO folder and the files have been playing ok in there, provided I use a program that transfers the avi's in a specific "PSP mode". That is, if I just transfer any MP4 file in there without selecting PSP as the output, they won't necessarily play.

As for the zoom, I just read an online tip that says not all movies on a PSP will allow you to use all the various zoom modes. However, it does not say why or why not. I'd personally like to know. Maybe it has something to do with the screen resolution you choose when you convert the file??

01-11-2008, 03:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
PSPConfusion Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 8	Still necessary to rename MP4 files to M4V? A lot of the tips/tutorials I have been reading are from 3 years ago or so. They suggested you create all kinds of subdirectories and folders on your memory stick, along with specific folder names and renamed file names with the M4V and MAQ extensions to get them to play. Now that the PSP has more updated firmware and formatting the mem stick seems to create one main VIDEO folder, is all this renaming video files still necessary? It's tough to know what is old and what is new information. And one last question...why are you able to have 4 zoom modes on some avi files on the PSP and on others, only two are available??? Last edited by PSPConfusion; 01-11-2008 at 04:18 AM.

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01-11-2008, 04:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
Campo Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 382	What firmware do you run? If you make a folder called \VIDEO (where is the psp drive letter) you should just be able to put them in without renaming them....Depending on your firmware. I'm not too sure about the zoom question sorry

01-11-2008, 05:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
PSPConfusion Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 8	Campo, thanks for the reply. When I formatted my memory stick, it created a VIDEO folder and the files have been playing ok in there, provided I use a program that transfers the avi's in a specific "PSP mode". That is, if I just transfer any MP4 file in there without selecting PSP as the output, they won't necessarily play. As for the zoom, I just read an online tip that says not all movies on a PSP will allow you to use all the various zoom modes. However, it does not say why or why not. I'd personally like to know. Maybe it has something to do with the screen resolution you choose when you convert the file??