Welcome to PSVita video conversion tutorial mach 2 Thanks to jc_gargma for accepting my request to sticky this
For those Linux usersA little note, this is a revamp from looking back at my first go and fine-tune into something a whole lot better that I should have done at first
User AcidSnake added in this great info for you guys
User z3r01 adds in this helpful advice for Mac owners with HandbreakAcid_Snake wrote:for the vita I use: ffmpeg input_video -acodec libfaac -f psp -r 29.97 -s 640x480 -b 768k -ar 44100 -ab 128k output_video.mp4
you can upscale the resolution if you want, but I like to keep it that way cause of the speed.
I also created a GUI that simplifies things a lot: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pspffvid/files/
Now back to the rest of the tutorialz3r01 wrote:For anyone with a Mac just use Handbrake with this same tutorial..works fine
The PS Vita can handle MP4 videos encoded at a maximum of 1280x720 and lower down to even supporting psp encoded videos. This tutorial will hope to achieve helping people learn the basics to be able to encode their own videos for use on the Vita. I myself use Xvid4PSP 5 (great for hard-coding subs ) for most of my converting so the tutorial will use this program for it's examples. Though at the end I will list what settings are needed to pay attention to so you can use whatever converter you wish.
First step
This will be the screen that greets you when you first open up Xvid4PSP (your version may vary) Click open and select the video you wish to encode and you'll end up with this screen if all goes well.
Second step
Now it's time to make sure all the settings are in order to make sure you'll have a compatible video for your Vita when all said and done. First off will be checking the video encoding settings by clicking on the cog button next to video encoding and this window will pop out.
What your going to what to pay attention to is the AVC level. For a working compatible video it must be set to 3.1 or it will not work. Encoding mode, quality and tune settings can be set to whatever you wish, codec preset is also left up to your choosing. The other tabs can be left alone and I stress is unless you know about video encoding yourself or learn more, just leave those settings alone
After closing that window click on video next to file near the upper-left corner, and look for the resolution/aspect option and you will be greeted by this window.
All that is needed here is to either make sure if the resolution is already 1280x720 or even if it's already there you can still change it to what you see fit, just make sure it's 720p or lower. After making the changes and confirming, close the window.
Third step
Click on the cog next to audio encoding and you'll be greeted by this window.
Here, your going to want to make sure the end product will have stereo sound. If not, you'll be met by an incompatible video Also, this is my own tip to you all...but I find the volume on the Vita to be quite low. I myself have found a great balance in amplifying the sound with a setting of 200%. Once your done there, close the window and now click and encode.
Final step
I know you must be thinking...there's more!?! I encoded the video already!!!
There is though, just a little thing I got to wrap up. You have your newly converted video...but wait! The Vita doesn't have the same type of quality found in the PS3 media player so no making your own thumbnails on the Vita for you. Though look at this picture and see where to make your own.
After clicking the option shown, save your newly created thumbnail to the same place as your video you converted and make sure they are the same name. When you copy it to your Vita, you will see the thumbnail you created.
Ending product
I have two videos done for you guys to see exactly the differences from encodes done in 720p and in the native resolution of the Vita 960x544.
First off the videos can be found here http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/hd/index.html
Exploration Flight Test-1 Animation
Original file size (Resolution 1280x720) - 86.9mb
Encoded mp4 at 1280x720 - 19.5mb
Encoded mp4 at 960x544 - 14.8mb
NPP Launches on Earth-Observing Mission
Original file size (Resolution 1920x1080i) - 218mb
Encoded mp4 at 1280x720 - 18.1mb
Encoded mp4 at 960x544 - 16.7
I myself go full 720p when encoding, though others can freely choose the resolution they want. This package was set up to show you the difference in size between the two resolutions and help out with what your end res will be.
http://www.mediafire.com/?d460x64cs1ola58
Final notes
These are the options to look for if you choose to use another video encoding program...
End product encoding in a mp4 x264
AVC level must be set to 3.1
AVC profile baseline, normal, high can be used
Audio must be 2-channel stereo
As long as those three are followed, you should be able to use any encoding program you like.
Thanks to z3r01 and AcidSnake for the additional info!
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