A quick follow up to the troubles I was having converting my DVDs to run on my PSP. The world has changed quite a bit since my 2005 post on making PSP movies. It’s a lot easier to get things … Continued
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Boing Boing: New Sony DVD DRM breaks Sony DVD players
I’ve been bitten by this with Casino Royale on my iMac at home, of all things. I HATE DRM with a passion, as it doesn’t stop the truly determined pirates and gets in the way of all of the legitimate … Continued
Tivo-to-Go on PSP, iPod?
Tivo is supposed to begin testing a product that allows users to download shows to their PSP or iPod. Very very cool stuff. I would love to be able to take the shows with me on an airplane so I … Continued
In Flight Entertainment
I have to admit that this week’s announcement from Apple (while impressive) left me disappointed on one major front. I was really expecting Apple to do something clever with the form factor of the iPod Video in order to get … Continued
yeah, it’s over Sony
I think Microsoft has finally figured out the gaming market and Sony has missed the boat, officially. Here’s what I mean: Engadget distributed a cameraphone shot of the XBox 360 from the launch party. Nothing new if you’ve been following … Continued
Making PSP Videos on OS X
I finally got a movie onto the PSP that played with the sound intact and everything. Amazing, huh? My process was simple. I used MacTheRipper to get the movie off the DVD, using Title Only extraction. I then used FFMPEGX … Continued
72 hours later and, yeah, it’s still cool
The PSP really looks like a winner. In addition to playing the game I mentioned last time, I’ve tried the two grand experiments on my list: play a video game again other humans (online) and get a feature film onto … Continued
Encoding PSP Video on OS X
You can find the resources I’ve found on encoding video for the PSP on OS X at my del.icio.us page. I’ll be adding more and posting here if/when I have any success. Update: I’ve put more notes and findings on … Continued
PSP and Podcasts
Nick Bradbury of FeedDemon goes over how to download podcasts to the PSP. Pretty nifty. I’m sure an AppleScript could be written to do the same with NetNewsWire.
couldn’t give it up
So, the original plan was to buy the Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) and then immediate flip it on eBay. Then I saw the little sticker on the box that said it came with a copy of SpiderMan 2, full length … Continued
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