As known to all, MP4 is supported by PS3, but some users meet all kind of troubles when they ate running the MP4 on PS3. For example: When you are playing the MP4 on PS3, you can't listen to the audio, also you may listen to the music without video, so strange. Or you save the MP4 in USB and insert the USB to PS3, it can't realize the USB. Worst of all, some users even can't play the MP4 on PS3 at all. Calm down, following will tell you the truth.
Why Can't Play MP4 on PS3?
Mp4 is really can be supported by PS3, but PS3 can't play all the MP4 video file. MP4 is a video container which holds different video and audio codec, some are compatible with PS3, some are not. Like the below, PS3 only can supported some limited MP4 video files. If you are stick to playing MP4 video on PS3, you have to change the MP4 to PS3 supported MP4 video format or other video formats.
*Video in MPEG-4 SP (Simple Profile) and audio in AAC LC (Low Complexity) format.
*Video in H.264/AVC HP (High Profile) and audio in AAC LC (Low Complexity) format.
*MPEG-2 TS format with video in H.264/AVC and audio in AAC LC (Low Complexity) format.
How to Play Any MP4 on PS3?
Are you struggled to search for the best way to play MP4 on PS3? You are lucky to be here: Pavtube Video Converter is your best MP4 to PS3 video converter which is easy to use, even you are a video converter beginner, you can play nay MP4 on PS3 in 3 clicks, you can keep the MP4 video by changing the video parameters, also you can convert MP4 to other video formats, like: MKV, AVI, AVCHD which are all supported by PS3. For safety reason, you can change all the video parameters too.
Except the MP4 video, you can watch any video on PS3, like the H.265/HEVC, XAVC, WMV, MKV, VOB, MPG, Tivo, etc. You just need to convert video to PS3 supported video formats. If you want to get HD video, you can upscale SD MP4 to HD MP4 freely. When you record a MP4 video, this softwrae has a built-in video editor, you can edit video by yourself, like: merge video into one, trim video, crop video to remove unwanted clips, add watermark to video etc. Want to get Mac? It's ready for you.
Step By Step to Play MP4 on PS3
Step 1. Load MP4 to PS3 Video Converter
Install and launch the MP4 to PS3 Video Converter on your computer, click "File" > "Add Video/Audio" to load any MP4 video files to the program, you can put all the MP4 video files to a folder, then load the folder to this software for batch video conversion. You also can drag the MP4 video to the left window directly. By the way, if you meet other video compatibility issue PS3, you also can load them to this video converter and do video conversion.
Step 2. Choose PS3 supported video format
From above information, you can convert the MP4 video to other video formats that PS3 supports, also you can adjust the MP4 related video parameters to PS3 acceptable MP4 video format, final decision is up to you.
Way 1: Convert MP4 to PS3 supported video format
Click Format to open the output video formats list, here, you can choose MKV, AVI, MPEG-2 video formats for PS3, you can choose them from Common Video, also you can get HD MKV, AVI from HD Video. If you want to find the video format quickly, you can choose Customize and input the video format, this software will provide all the video format you want.
Option 2: Adjust MP4 to PS3 suported MP4 video format
If you want to keep the MP4 video format,you can click the Setting nad enter the video setting window, here, you can adjust the MP4 video codec to H.264, audio codec: AAC LC, AC-3. If you want to get smaller MP4 video size, you ca reduce the video frame and video bitrate. Here, you also can get 4K video by changing the video resolution from 720p, 1080p to 3840p. If you don’t know how to change PS3 supported video formats, you can refer to the following information.
*MPEG-4 SP (AAC LC): H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile (AAC LC) | MPEG-2 TS(H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, AAC LC)
*MP4 file format: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile (AAC LC)
*MPEG-1 (MPEG Audio Layer 2)
*MPEG-2 PS (MPEG2 Audio Layer 2, AAC LC, AC3(Dolby Digital), LPCM)
*MPEG-2 TS(MPEG2 Audio Layer 2, AC3(Dolby Digital), AAC LC)
*MPEG-2 TS(MPEG2 Audio Layer 2, AC3(Dolby Digital), AAC LC)
*AVI: Motion JPEG (Linear PCM) | Motion JPEG (μ-Law)
*AVCHD (.m2ts / .mts)
*WMV: VC-1(WMA Standard V2)
Step 3. Start Video Conversion
Final step is coming, just click "Convert" button, this software will do the complicated MP4 to PS3 video conversion, when you are waiting for the result, you also can watch the video on the preview window.
How to Transfer the Converted MP4 to PS3?
After you get the converted MP4 video from MP4 to PS3 video converter, you can transfer the converted MP4 to PS3 by USB or upload the vidoe to media server, most ses like to use USb which is easy to do, details are below.
Transfer the converted MP4 to PS3 via a USB flash drive
1.Connect the PSP™ system to the PS3™ system using a USB cable.
2.To copy files to Memory Stick™ media, insert the Memory Stick™ media into the PSP™ system.
3. On the PSP™ system, select Settings >USB Connection.
4. On the PS3™ system, select the video file you want to copy or move, and then press the triangle button.
5. Select [Copy] or [Move].
NOTE: Follow the on-screen instructions to copy or move the file. You can play the copied or moved video file by selecting the file under Video > Memory Stick™ or Video > System Storage on the PSP™ system.
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