Moving movies from Windows PC to PS3? - Blu-ray Forum

wesnah · 03-15-2010, 07:09 AM

Would like to put a few movies on the HDD of the PS3. What format does the movie need to be in for the PS3 to copy and play it? Thank You.

RocShemp · 03-15-2010, 07:34 AM

Avi and mp4 are your safe bets. Only some wmv files work well (if at all). Mpg is another safe bet.

richieb1971 · 03-15-2010, 09:03 AM

If you have a router use PMS for everything.

http://ps3mediaserver.blogspot.com/

If the PS3 will not support the file, just use the transcoder option and it will convert it on the fly. If you use the copy option it will copy it over as transcoded. The only format I have trouble with is MKV.

If you want to use USB sticks to carry the data across you will need to convert the files that are not native to the PS3. But as I said just about everything is compatible if you have the latest PS3 firmware.

bigpapy · 03-15-2010, 10:38 AM

Hi I got question any one know if I can play the music I have in my laptop from Itunes on my PS3.

Thanks

BDestroyer8418 · 03-15-2010, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by bigpapy

Hi I got question any one know if I can play the music I have in my laptop from Itunes on my PS3.

Thanks

Yea check out PS3 Media Server that was posted right before yours. You will just have to point to the dir on the PS3 that the music is stored on say C: Music etc.

If your having trouble with the PS3 Media Server connecting to your PS3 it prob is your Firewall and you can just turn it off and it should work.

I use it alot and everything I"ve tossed at it has worked. I am in the process of making a Media PC though but that's only because I stream some 15GB 1080p mkv files and once in awhile theres some hiccups and it's not the best for Fast forwarding but to Stream Music,Divx ,Xvid or smaller video files It ROCKS

Kyo28 · 03-15-2010, 03:19 PM

I usually convert my movie files to MP4 with Xvid4PSP (don't let the name fool you, it has settings for PS3 optimized MP4's) and then transfer them using a 16GB USB stick

ngkf7 · 03-15-2010, 03:21 PM

Sometimes I transfer avi or mp4 files with a USB stick, but 95% of the time I just flip on media server and play them straight from my PC seamlessly streamed onto my PS3. Don't even have to download a third party application if you set it up right.

I run Windows 7 Pro.

wesnah · 03-16-2010, 06:10 AM

I converted a couple of movies today to mp4 and transferred them over with a USB stick. And it worked out great. Thanks for the help.

03-15-2010, 07:09 AM	#1
wesnah Active Member Member since:Sep 2009 Location:Illinois Blu-ray collection:3 DVD collection:4	Moving movies from Windows PC to PS3? Would like to put a few movies on the HDD of the PS3. What format does the movie need to be in for the PS3 to copy and play it? Thank You.

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03-15-2010, 07:34 AM	#2
RocShemp Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2009 Blu-ray reviews:2	Avi and mp4 are your safe bets. Only some wmv files work well (if at all). Mpg is another safe bet.

03-15-2010, 09:03 AM	#3
richieb1971 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:706 Trading Score:16	If you have a router use PMS for everything. http://ps3mediaserver.blogspot.com/ If the PS3 will not support the file, just use the transcoder option and it will convert it on the fly. If you use the copy option it will copy it over as transcoded. The only format I have trouble with is MKV. If you want to use USB sticks to carry the data across you will need to convert the files that are not native to the PS3. But as I said just about everything is compatible if you have the latest PS3 firmware.

03-15-2010, 10:38 AM	#4
bigpapy Special Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Houston,Tx Blu-ray collection:303 Trading Score:26	Hi I got question any one know if I can play the music I have in my laptop from Itunes on my PS3. Thanks

03-15-2010, 03:19 PM	#6
Kyo28 Power Member Member since:Jun 2008 Blu-ray collection:446 Blu-ray reviews:12	I usually convert my movie files to MP4 with Xvid4PSP (don't let the name fool you, it has settings for PS3 optimized MP4's) and then transfer them using a 16GB USB stick

03-15-2010, 03:21 PM	#7
ngkf7 Special Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Baltimore, MD 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:161 MA collection:104 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 54	Sometimes I transfer avi or mp4 files with a USB stick, but 95% of the time I just flip on media server and play them straight from my PC seamlessly streamed onto my PS3. Don't even have to download a third party application if you set it up right. I run Windows 7 Pro.

03-16-2010, 06:10 AM	#8
wesnah Active Member Member since:Sep 2009 Location:Illinois Blu-ray collection:3 DVD collection:4	I converted a couple of movies today to mp4 and transferred them over with a USB stick. And it worked out great. Thanks for the help.

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