Sony announced today the availability of the PSP Media Manager, software for the PC that lets PSP owners easily move content from their personal computer to their PSP. The PSP Media Manager allows users to take full advantage of the PSP's ability to display various types of multimedia content by leveraging its capabilities as a portable music device, digital photo album, and movie viewer. With PSP Media Manager software, users can transfer videos, music, and still images, all via a USB-cable connecting their PSP system to a personal computer.
A download-only version is immediately available for US $19.95 at www.sony.com/mediasoftware. The boxed version, which will include a 6-foot USB 2.0 cable, sample media, and five free song downloads from the CONNECT music store (www.connect.com), will be available online at www.sony.com/mediasoftware or www.sonystyle.com on December 1st with an MSRP of US $29.95.
The PSP Media Manager software provides navigation and thumbnail previews to identify photos and videos to move from the PC to PSP system, and even lets users select among different quality settings (bit rates) for the transferred media. The PSP Media Manager application supports most popular video and audio formats, and also makes it simple to locate and subscribe to a variety of RSS feeds including podcasts, video blogs, and PSP-formatted magazines for automatic downloading to the PSP system. The software also provides a one-click option that lets users back up game saves, images, videos, and music files from the PSP system to their PC.
"With more then two million PSP systems sold in North America as of September 2005, the PSP system has established itself as the preeminent device for mobile entertainment and gaming. Now, with the release of the new PSP Media Manager software, we're providing Sony technology that lets users easily optimize and transfer their content from the PC to their PSP system using a familiar drag-and-drop interface," said Dave Chaimson, vice president of marketing, Sony Media Software. "Whether your source is 16:9 high definition video footage, a collection of photos from your latest vacation, or a PSP formatted publication, this new technology lets you view and share it anywhere you and your PSP system go."
"Since its inception, the PSP system has quickly become the device of choice for portable entertainment. Whether it's games, music, movies photos or Internet access, no other portable media device provides as much functionality and entertainment as the PSP system," said John Koller, senior product manager, Sony Computer Entertainment America. "PSP Media Manager software enables consumers to easily manage and move their favorite media from their PC to their PSP. The PSP system, coupled with the new PSP Media Manager software, provides a complete solution for truly enjoying the PSP system's portable entertainment capabilities."
PSP Media Manager Features Include:
General
Extensive video, audio, and image support Easy drag-and-drop transfer to PSP Photo and video thumbnail preview Background processing
Video
Video support for .mp4, .avi, .mpg, .mov, .wmv, and more High quality, Sony AVC (H.264) video encoding Customizable target encoding settings
Music
Automatic album name folder creation Audio support for .mp3, .wav, .wma, and other formats Gracenote® CD album identification Customizable bitrate options for encoding and playback
Images
Automatic photo album name folder creation One-click transfer of entire PSP-formatted magazines Image support for .bmp, .jpg, .gif, .png, .tif, and others
Feeds
Built-in directory of popular RSS feeds including ACIDplanet.com podcasts One-click refresh to get the latest podcast episodes on the PSP Feed subscription, import, and export
Game Saves
Back up game saves on your computer or PSP Move game saves between Memory Stick Duo media
Additional information on the PSP Media Manager and other Sony software products can be found at www.sony.com/mediasoftware.
The PSP Media Manager software provides navigation and thumbnail previews to identify photos and videos to move from the PC to PSP system, and even lets users select among different quality settings (bit rates) for the transferred media. The PSP Media Manager application supports most popular video and audio formats, and also makes it simple to locate and subscribe to a variety of RSS feeds including podcasts, video blogs, and PSP-formatted magazines for automatic downloading to the PSP system. The software also provides a one-click option that lets users back up game saves, images, videos, and music files from the PSP system to their PC.
"With more then two million PSP systems sold in North America as of September 2005, the PSP system has established itself as the preeminent device for mobile entertainment and gaming. Now, with the release of the new PSP Media Manager software, we're providing Sony technology that lets users easily optimize and transfer their content from the PC to their PSP system using a familiar drag-and-drop interface," said Dave Chaimson, vice president of marketing, Sony Media Software. "Whether your source is 16:9 high definition video footage, a collection of photos from your latest vacation, or a PSP formatted publication, this new technology lets you view and share it anywhere you and your PSP system go."
"Since its inception, the PSP system has quickly become the device of choice for portable entertainment. Whether it's games, music, movies photos or Internet access, no other portable media device provides as much functionality and entertainment as the PSP system," said John Koller, senior product manager, Sony Computer Entertainment America. "PSP Media Manager software enables consumers to easily manage and move their favorite media from their PC to their PSP. The PSP system, coupled with the new PSP Media Manager software, provides a complete solution for truly enjoying the PSP system's portable entertainment capabilities."
PSP Media Manager Features Include:
General
Extensive video, audio, and image support Easy drag-and-drop transfer to PSP Photo and video thumbnail preview Background processing
Video
Video support for .mp4, .avi, .mpg, .mov, .wmv, and more High quality, Sony AVC (H.264) video encoding Customizable target encoding settings
Music
Automatic album name folder creation Audio support for .mp3, .wav, .wma, and other formats Gracenote® CD album identification Customizable bitrate options for encoding and playback
Images
Automatic photo album name folder creation One-click transfer of entire PSP-formatted magazines Image support for .bmp, .jpg, .gif, .png, .tif, and others
Feeds
Built-in directory of popular RSS feeds including ACIDplanet.com podcasts One-click refresh to get the latest podcast episodes on the PSP Feed subscription, import, and export
Game Saves
Back up game saves on your computer or PSP Move game saves between Memory Stick Duo media
Additional information on the PSP Media Manager and other Sony software products can be found at www.sony.com/mediasoftware.
