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**SteveNZ** · 07-18-2005, 03:21 AM

What format are UMD movies stored on the discs in? Is it a proprietry format or just really big MP4s? If the latter, are the discs themselves region-coded or is it the video data?

Would be interesting if a homebrew app could playback UMDs from other regions... I've ended up with an out-of-zone Hellboy UMD, debating as to selling it or holding out in case it's possible

**EM1L** · 07-18-2005, 03:26 AM

it's not mp4. It's a much better quality format. I think it was posted somewhere else on these forums. Also i don't think region code will be a problem. It's like my xbox i can play games from other regions. so you'll be able to do that on your psp.

**hefehefe2000** · 07-18-2005, 04:11 AM

In time padawan , in time .
Nah in all seriousness , this will come out , i have no doubt about it . I would just hold on to your Hellboy UMD till then .

**_pan_** · 07-18-2005, 05:16 AM

some kind of multi region umd movie loader hack will no doubt surface this side of christmas, but i doubt it's high on any homebrew developer's list of things to do. not many people own many umd movies at the moment, and the psp is still yet to see a global release - when umd movies are much more common and more people are buying them to watch on their psps, we'll probably see a multi region hack to meet demand.

for now though, firmware issues and homebrew code execution is where it's at

**Ibanez32** · 07-18-2005, 06:58 AM

I think they're in pmf format and elegedly encoded at a higher resolution than the psp screen. This format is also used on the video icons for game saves.

lebron23 · 07-18-2005, 08:51 AM

The Sony specs say that UMD movie format is mpeg 4 as well.

07-18-2005, 03:21 AM	#1
SteveNZ PREMIUM Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 154 Trader Feedback: 0	UMD Playback via homebrew? What format are UMD movies stored on the discs in? Is it a proprietry format or just really big MP4s? If the latter, are the discs themselves region-coded or is it the video data? Would be interesting if a homebrew app could playback UMDs from other regions... I've ended up with an out-of-zone Hellboy UMD, debating as to selling it or holding out in case it's possible

07-18-2005, 03:26 AM	#2
EM1L Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,629 Trader Feedback: 0	it's not mp4. It's a much better quality format. I think it was posted somewhere else on these forums. Also i don't think region code will be a problem. It's like my xbox i can play games from other regions. so you'll be able to do that on your psp. __________________ [SIZE=3]ztype85 is dead in iraq:( [/SIZE]

07-18-2005, 04:11 AM	#3
hefehefe2000 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: From the left of Nowhere.. Posts: 944 Trader Feedback: 0	In time padawan , in time . Nah in all seriousness , this will come out , i have no doubt about it . I would just hold on to your Hellboy UMD till then . __________________ [CENTER]Currently Playing PSX - Oddworld Abe's Odyssey & Castlevania: Symphony of the Night GBA - Advance Wars 1 and 2 & Ninja Five-O[/CENTER] [CENTER][B]My Blog A Stray Dog sees only what it chases - Art - Esoterica - Hummor - The Obscure places on the Web[/B] [URL="http://stray-dog-blog.blogspot.com/"]Stray_Dog_Blog[/URL][/CENTER]

07-18-2005, 05:16 AM	#4
_pan_ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: UK Posts: 378 Trader Feedback: 0	some kind of multi region umd movie loader hack will no doubt surface this side of christmas, but i doubt it's high on any homebrew developer's list of things to do. not many people own many umd movies at the moment, and the psp is still yet to see a global release - when umd movies are much more common and more people are buying them to watch on their psps, we'll probably see a multi region hack to meet demand. for now though, firmware issues and homebrew code execution is where it's at

07-18-2005, 06:58 AM	#5
Ibanez32 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 942 Trader Feedback: 0	I think they're in pmf format and elegedly encoded at a higher resolution than the psp screen. This format is also used on the video icons for game saves.

07-18-2005, 08:51 AM	#6
lebron23 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 26 Trader Feedback: 0	The Sony specs say that UMD movie format is mpeg 4 as well.

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