There is a lot of info on this subject out there already and there are commercial packages to try. Since I don’t lke to spend money unless I have to, this is a quick description of how I convert the DVDs I own so I can watch them on the train into work.
Software
- DVDDecrypter is the software to rip the DVD. The link re-directs to Google for some reason, probably because you’ll need to search for the software due to its dubious legal status. I have no problem with it as I use it on DVDs I own and this is considered fair use.
- PSP Video9 is used to encode the video you want.
Procedure
- Create a temp directory for the ripped .VOB file to be written to,preferable with the name of the movie you are ripping
- Use DVDDecryptor to rip the video and audio stream into a single .VOB file in the temporary directory.
- Use PSPVideo9 to convert the .VOB file and transfer to PSP. My settings are AVC, 320×240, 256kbs video, 128kbs audio, boost audio level to max and set aspect ratio to 16:9. This works most of the time giving almost full screen video of the correct aspect ratio when played back on the PSP. The files produced will also be quite small. A 2 hour movie can become a 400Mb file that will easily fit onto a 512Mb memory stick duo.
Happy viewing.
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