Transfering Files from PSPVideo9 to PSP...

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So this issue still boggles my mind on how many people are unable to get their videos to be seen on their PSP. This will only cover how to transfer videos. This does not cover any errors that may occur on your PSP or on PSP Video9.........for now. If this sticky proves useful, I will make it permanant and remove that section on my Read me section.

There are still people who get like 0kb files or I/O Errors that I've yet to see and I REALLY wish it is happening to me so I know what is going on and free these people of their frustration.

For now don't post anything yet til I'm done with it as I will be typing the FAQ out as I am doing the conversion, transfer and so forth as I go. This will take some time (I don't have a lot of it right now) and I will try to cover the pre 3.30 firmware well which will require me to reflash my firmware.


Transfering your converted videos from PSPVideo9 (2.25) to your PSP.
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The Assumption.
---This guide will assume that you have already converted a video and that it is ready to transfer to your PSP and that you see your video in the Library tab.
---This guide may assume that you know how to navigate around Windows Explorer.
---This guide may assume you know how to navigate around PSPVideo9.

What you need:
Your PSP
A memory stick with available space.
Your computer with PSP Video 9
A USB to mini-B cable (or what people call a data cable).

Ensuring connection from PC to PSP.

Optional - It is suggested that you use your PSP to format your memory stick. If you have important stuff like game saves then I highly suggest against doing this step as you will lose everything in the memory card. The reason why I'm suggesting this is because your PSP will create the correct folders for you.

1. Before we begin we need to find out what happens when you connect your PSP to your PC and put it into USB mode . Upon doing so, something may happen:

a) your computer notices your PSP and makes a sound, and automatically prompts you to do something with your new found device.

b) your computer notices your PSP and makes a sound, and doesn't prompt you to do something with your device.

The sound your computer makes is a good indicator that it has just found something.


2. Open up "My Computer". Depending on how you have stuff sorted, you should see something like "Removable Disk ( X: )" Where X is a drive letter assigned to your PSP's Memory card. Keep note of this letter as you will need it later.


3. Double click that Drive and view the contents inside. If you have formated your memory stick using your PSP or at least used it to save your psp save data on it, you should at least see a folder called PSP. If you still see nothing and are unsure if it is your memory stick, drag and drop stuff into it and see if your PSP will respond to it, you will know it is doing something when you see the LEDs on the left side of your PSP is blinking. If you have stuff you don't want to lose, copy everything you see in your PSP to a safe place in your computer. You can throw it back in once you get the hang of interacting with the stuff.

4. Double check you have the following folders, if you don't have them, create them now:
E:\VIDEO
E:\MP_ROOT\100MNV01
E:\MP_ROOT\101ANV01

Creating these folders aren't necessary if you have already formatted your memory card using your PSP.

Transfer using PSPVideo9 (2.25)
So now that you know where your PSP is at in accordance to Windows, we can now move on to configuring PSPVideo9. Your PSP should still be connected to your PC and in USB Mode, meaning your PC should still have your PSP's memory card assigned to the drive letter I told to keep note of on step 2 above.

1. Load up PSP Video 9 and click on settings. From here, you should see a Devices Tab. Click on that.

2. In the Device settings, make sure that your tab is set to PSP. By default it should be. In the Video Output Folders, you should leave this alone but do keep note of the folders it is pointing to in case you ever need to do manual transfers of your video.

3. In the Device Folder, this is where you point PSPVideo9 to see your PSP in order to do video transfer from PSPVideo9 to your PSP. So remember that letter I said to keep note of? In this field you're gong to put in that Drive letter. Depending on your firmware it will look like below, this is assuming Windows assigned it as ( E: )

E:\VIDEO (this is for firmware 3.30 or later ONLY)
E:\MP_ROOT\100MNV01 ( this can be used on any firmware )
E:\MP_ROOT\101ANV01( this can be used on any firmware )

Note: Firmware later than 3.30 can use the MP_ROOT\10****01 directory as well. To get more information on what is supported in those directory structure see the File structure 101 in the read me sticky. Basically MP_ROOT is used for video resolutions suppored in the old days of PSP when it was first released. The VIDEO directory is used for newer resolutions. NOTE: Supported video formats don't overlap each other betwen the three directories meaning you can't take a video that was ment to be in the MP_ROOT\100MNV01 into the VIDEO directory. I've only done limited testing on this so prove me wrong if this information is wrong.

You can also use the browse button to point to where your PSP is but make sure that it is pointing to the appropriate folder in the memory stick. NOTE: this may require you to maximize the window of this program to be able to see the Browse button. Click on browse, then double click on My Computer and you should see your PSP's Memory card and the assigned drive letter. Double click that and then finally double click on the appropirate folder(VIDEO, MP_ROOT\101ANV01, or MP_ROOT\100MNV01). If the folders don't exist then you can use the "Make New folder" to create them. Highlight the folder you want to use and click ok

WARNING: You MUST have these folder(s) in your PSP or else your transfer will not go at all. This program isn't intelligent enough to create it for you. You HAVE to create it which was why I mentioned formatting your your memory stick from your PSP.

4. Once you're done you should see that the Device Folder now has something populated next to the PSP line. click on Save Device Settings on the bottom right corner to save your settings.

5. Now, click on Library and click on the Split View Tab. I personally use this tab only as you can see both your local video as well as any videos that is already in that folder you selected in Step 3. Assuming you already have videos converted, you should see something in the Local Files section.

6. Highlight the video(s) you want to convert and give the button "Copy to Device" a try. If everything works, you should see an indicator pop up showing that you're copying the device to your PSP. You will also see that your PSP LED lights start blinking as well.

If you are seeing activity when moving stuff around then Congratulations, you can now use PSPVideo9 to transfer videos to your PSP

For additoinal information on other saving methods refer to the PSP/PS3 Information you should know sticky.
http://www.redkawa.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2136

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Known Issues

I used to be able to transfer from PSPVideo9 to my PSP but not any more?

If you're the type of person that uses additional USB storage device, thumb drives or recently added a hard drive. There's a chance that Windows may have used the drive letter that was assigned previously to your PSP now to that device. All you have to do is go back to PSPVideo9's settings, Devices, and repoint back to whatever your PSP's Drive letter is set to now. Besure your PSP is connected and is in USB mode as well.

For this reason, I personally don't use PSPVideo9 for that type of stuff. That's what Windows Explorer is for.