Looking for a video converter app to play movies and other media on your PSP, huh? I know video converter apps are a dime a dozen out there, but that doesn't mean there's no more room for this baby. It's from the Red Kawa team, and they just rolled out PSP Video 9 v4.05. Ooh, blast from the past eh?

Thanks to Animaster for the heads up!

Download: PSP Video 9 v4.05

Guys who frequently use the PSP Video 9 converter will be happy to know that the development team has just announced the release of v2.24. The latest release of this homebrew app hosts several new updates, at the forefront of which is support for custom firmware 3.30 OE and above - unlike the previous release -  and increased options for both legacy (MAQ/M4V) and regular video files.

As Red Kawa explained, v2.24 users can now manage, convert, and rename either of the two video file types.

Also new to this release is a setup wizard to help users unfamiliar with the differences between legacy and regular  files. As for the rest of this application's changelog:

• Added: Older FFmpeg for Legacy PSP Files
• Added: PSP Library Legacy File Support
• Added: Renaming Title of PSP Videos
• Added: PSP Intital Setup Wizard
• Added: PSP VideoWizard Support
• Updated: FFmpeg rev9133
• Updated: MediaInfo 0.7.4.7
  

Red Kawa further advises frequent homebrew users to have their units running on at least PSP firmware 3.30 OE-A or higher. This will ensure that they unlock all of the PSP's video playback functionality, while retaining their ability to run homebrew apps and games. Just be careful - installing PSP video v2.24 to your PC will overwrite any older versions you've got loaded, resulting in you losing your old settings and profile. You can't back up your old settings either, as v2.24 carries tweaks that won't allow you to carry them over.

Download: PSP Video 9 v2.24

The PSP Video 9 Development Team sent us an email about the latest update to their PSP Video 9 homebrew app. It's a video-converter, much like what we just posted moments ago, but one of the biggest differences here is that PSP Video 9 v2.14 supports PSP Firmware 3.30 (and only FW 3.30). So, if you haven't updated your FW yet, this isn't going to be much use to you.

In their public site, Red Kawa reports that this is not only a beta version, but a very early beta version. Aside from FW 3.30 support, only the bare essentials are here.

Some parts of the GUI were changed. It looks different from what you might be used to, but still, the Convert button is there, of course. Here's the changelog for PSP Video 9 v2.14 Beta:

Added: PlayStation Portable Support
Updated: FFmpeg rev8435
Fixed: Audio Bitrate Units

As video converters go (this is to be installed on your PC BTW, if you still haven't caught on), once your file is done, all you gotta do is manually copy it and transfer it into the VIDEO folder in the root of your PSP's memory stick. Right now, there's a bit of an issue regarding some "squished-looking" vids when you play them on your PSP. To work around this, just change the screen settings and display it as full screen (hit the Triangle button when the vid is playing).

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Update: We just got word from the developers of PSP Video 9 that they have updated this application. Only minor bug fixes were made, still, that's something really helpful. Here's the release notes from the PSP Video 9 Developement Team:

Image thumbnails are now created along with converted videos. Make sure to copy over the JPG file as well to the VIDEO directory to make them show up. We have also determined what was causing 16:9 video to appear all squished initially. We have fixed this so now 16:9 videos will look fine in 480x272 by default.

Download PSP Video 9 verison  2.15 now by following the link below.

Download: PSP Video 9 FW3.30 Beta (v2.15)