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How to Convert MP4 Video to PS3 Ready

The Playstation 3 (PS3) is as much a video player as it is a game machine, although it can not play the MP4 video format as a computer can. You can convert an MP4 video file into a PS3-compatible video on your computer and then transfer it to play on the game console. You will need a MP4 to PS3 conversion program, of which there are many freely available and which work in a similar fashion to each other. You will also need a USB flash drive to transfer the PS3-compatible video to the PS3. Neither the computer nor the PS3 will be harmed by converting the MP4 video into a PS3-compatible video.

Things You'll Need

USB flash drive
Playstation 3

Instructions

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  Download a MP4 to PS3 conversion program to the computer's desktop, for example, the trial version of the MP4 Converter program (see the link in "Resources" section). Double-click on the program's icon when it has fully downloaded. Follow the menu commands to install the program onto the computer's hard drive. Restart the PC after the installation is complete.
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  Double-click on the MP4 to PS3 conversion program. Drag the MP4 file into the program's icon--the icon is on the desktop or in the Dock to the left of the screen or at the bottom of the screen. Wait for the MP4 file to load into the MP4 to MP3 conversion program.
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  Name the PS3-compatible video that is about to be made in the "Name" column at the top of the MP4 to MP3 conversion program's main screen.
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  Click on the "Browse" button next to the "Output file" tab. Navigate in the window that appears to the desktop. Click on "Open" to close the window and return to the MP4 to MP3 conversion program's main screen.
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  Click on "Best" in the drop down menu next to the "Resolution" tab. Click on "PS3" in the drop-down menu next to the "File format" tab.
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  Click the "Start" or "Convert" button on the MP4 to MP3 conversion program. Quit the MP4 to MP3 conversion program once the PS3-compatible video is saved to the desktop.
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  Insert the USB flash drive in a USB port of the computer. Wait for the icon of the USB flash drive to appear on the desktop.
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  Drag the PS3-compatible video onto the icon of the USB flash drive. Wait as the PS3-compatible video is copied to the USB flash drive.
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  Right-click on the icon of the USB flash drive. Select "Eject" from the pop-up menu. Remove the USB flash drive from the USB port of the computer.
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  Insert the USB flash drive into a USB port on the front of the PS3. Turn the PS3 on.
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  Navigate to the "Video" menu. Select the icon of the USB flash drive from beneath 'Video."
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  Select the PS3-compatible video from the list of choices presented to the right of the icon of the USB flash drive. Press the "X" button on the game controller to play the video that was converted from a MP4 video.

PlayStation 3