Stream iTunes To PSP, Part 2

Stream iTunes To PSP, Part 2 - June 25, 2006

A few months ago we published an article entitled How To: “Stream Your iTunes Library To PSP“. The article, which demonstrated how to share music from your windows machine to your PlayStation Portable (PSP), became an extreme hit. Today we are here to demonstrate a new alternative, which is in fact more powerful and functions smoothly on both Windows and Macintosh machines. After reading through this tutorial, you will be able to easily stream as much DRM-Free music as you want from any networked computer to your Playstation Portable (PSP) via WiFi.

The software we are using today, MyTunesRSS, has been developed by our friends at Codewave Software. This new MyTunesRSS software is completely free and offers even more features than the software used in our previous tutorial. To use this application you will need the items mentioned below. (MyTunesRSS is currently on v2.1)

To get started you’ll need the following:

PSP with Firmware 2.60/2.70 or Above
Networked XP Pro/Home or Mac OS X
Java Runtime 1.5 or Above Installed
WiFi (802.11b-compatible) Network Router
Apple iTunes v6.0.4 or Above Installed
DRM-Free Songs In The iTunes Library

The 3-Setup Procedure:

Windows:
1) Download MyTunesRSSwin.zip to your desktop. Unzip (extract) all contents into a new folder. Open it folder, but do not modify its contents.
2) Press on the on the MyTunesRSS Icon and wait until it starts up.
3) Under General -> iTunes browse to the location of your “iTunes Music Library.xml”. (Usually located in My Documents -> My Music -> iTunes.)

Macintosh:
1) Download MyTunesRSSmac.zip. Extract all contents into a new folder.
2) Open the folder, press on MyTunesRSS, and wait for it to start up.
3) Under General -> iTunes browse to the location of your “iTunes Music Library.xml”. (This is normally located in Music -> iTunes)

Final Setup Steps (mac and win):
1) Choose a port number such as “1234″ and enter any password.
2) Under Options -> Automation, check Auto Update Database (10 mins).
3) Open any standard browser (IE/Safari/Firefox) and enter either http://localhost:[port number] (ex: http://localhost:1234) or the URL displayed on the General Tab. A MyTunesRSS page should appear shortly.

Note: If you successfully accomplished the above (without any errors), you may proceed to the next step. If you do run into errors make sure you meet the requirements and are using the correct software for your OS. If the MyTunesRSS page didn’t appear, open the port you choose previously and give MyTunesRSS permission to access the web in your firewall settings.

PSP Setup Procedure:
1) PSP should already be setup on your LAN and should be able to access the web, if so start up your PSP and go to Network -> Internet Browser.
2) Enter “http://[IP Address]:[Port Number]” into your PSP Browser. “IP Address” represents the IP of the machine running the MyTunesRSS server and the “Port Number” is the number you selected during setup. URL can also be found under “General” in MyTunesRSS. (ex: http://192.168.1.101:1234)
3) Once the MyTunesRSS page appears, enter your password and login.
4) Browse around and select the RSS icon on any playlist/album/artist and say “Yes” to “Add This Channel” to your PSP’s RSS Channel.
5) Close your PSP browser and go to Network -> RSS Channel. Select an item you had added to your library and enjoy the music!

Note: If the previous procedure didn’t work, make sure you followed all the instructions properly and that your firewall settings are properly configured. Also note that this will not work for music purchased on the iTunes Music Store and will only work on any DRM-free music. This tutorial only demonstrated how to access your music on your LAN, if you wish to access it from “hotspots” or elsewhere you will need to do a little port forwarding in your router.

Downloads: MyTunesRSS (by CodeWave) | Support Forum
Links: Stream iTunes Library To PSP, Pt. 1 | Digg This Article

Tags: apple, browser, itunes, lan, macintosh, os x, psp, rss, server, sony, windows, xp

posted by Sahas Katta in Gaming & Tips & Tweaks
on 6/25/2006 at 05:20 AM with Comments (137) & TrackPings (7)

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6/27/2006 06:54 AM

sahas's Q&As says

Q: Do I need need to leave the program on?
A: Yes, MyTunesRSS must be on to be able to stream the files

Q: How do I set this up to stream music to a Hot Spot?
A: If you are able to get it to work localy that’s a good start, the next step is to forward ports in your router so that your MyTunesRSS Server is accessable using your external IP. Instructions here: Port Forwarding

Q: Is this safe to use, will people steal my music or files?
A: If you are using this locally, with out setting up portforwarding it is almost impossible for someone to steal your music, but if you have set it up for external access the chances of something occuring are higher, but still unlikley. MyTunes has password protection for extra security.

Q: Can I download or watch videos through the RSS Channel?
A: If you upgrade your PSP to v2.80, you will be able to download/save videos from the RSS Channel onto your Memory Card. The music streaming will work as usual, but you will not be able to stream the video as the music currenlty works until sony makes that possible.

Q: “HTTP Status Error”, “Time Outs”, or unaccessable locally?
A: Yourt most likley problem is that you have not given access for this program to access the web in your Firewall. Even if you don’t have a firewall installed, WinXP has a built in one and you must open the port you with to use to stream the music in the Firewall Settings.

Q: Can I do this with v1.5 Firmware?
A: As far as we know, it is not possible. However if you do find a way please let us know so we can let others know how to do it. But until then you must use Firmware v2.60 or above for 100% compatability.

Q: Buffering issues for streaming large files?
A: My library is currently filled with 320kbps music files and streaming/buffering issues hasn’t been an issue. It may pause for buffering occasionally, but not too much. If you have this issue make sure the signal on your PSP and computer (if on WiFi) both have good signal strength. If it still doesn’t work try using smaller file sizes.

Please Direct All Other Questions To http://board.codewave.de

6/27/2006 07:17 PM

tsunami99 says

Pure genius. Pass on my thanks to these guys.
Just before buying my PSP I was looking for an inexpensive way to get all my music off my PC and into my loungeroom/kitchen without running wires throughout these house, this is just perfect.

6/27/2006 10:48 PM

PSPMadMan says

Wow! This worked the first time I tried. I’m on an OS X Mac, and I’m again blown away by the power. going to play with the video podcasts I’ve downloaded from iTunes. See if I can get the video to stream.

6/28/2006 01:50 AM

Pauly says

Cheers, giving this a go today!

6/28/2006 02:33 PM

tsunami99 says

Okay, so now I have a question. Does anybody now of a program that would do virtually the same as the RSS/podcast player on the PSP, but that can run on a PC/Mac. This seems to me to be the best way for other people on my network to access mucic on my PC (Too lazy to network, plus don’t neccesarily want other people getting into my files), but every RSS reader I’ve tried only brings up the HTML/XML (not sure which) page containing the playlist, rather than playing the tracks sequentially.
Thanks in advance if anyone can help me.

6/28/2006 03:22 PM

Codewave Software says

The easiest way for PC/Mac clients would be to simply use the M3U playlists available from MyTunesRSS as well. Just click the other icon next to the RSS feed icon (if enabled in the setting of the web interface). These playlists are recognized by most players like Windows Media Player, WinAmp, VLC and even iTunes. This is one of the major new features of version 2.x besides the library browser.

If you really want RSS feeds (only useful if you need them to update automatically in my opinion) please visit our forum (http://board.codewave.de) since there has been some discussion on that topic.

Best regards
Michael Descher

6/29/2006 02:43 AM

Megadaisy says

This is brilliant - browsing the library was surprisingly fast and a superb additional feature. Thankyou very much for this.

7/3/2006 08:29 AM

Polishpride says

If psp 1.50 users want to listen to their music on their psp from their PC they can also just use a great program called ir shell. The newest version has an application that allows you to view and use files off your computer. It is also much easier to use. You just have to place a program in the directory of I-tunes and just configure the settings on your psp.

7/4/2006 10:26 AM

fastb@ll says

Hi, I have a question. Is it possible with this program or another software to use the psp as a remote control? What I mean is, is it possible to use the psp to connect to the computer (via LAN), which is connected to the Home System (receiver), search in the music libary (which is on the computer not on the psp) and choose a song which will be played on the Home System (receiver). I think it would be cool to use the psp as a remote control for the music libary on your computer. Thanks for helping me!

7/4/2006 10:43 AM

Codewave Software says

I don’t know if there is such a program, but MyTunesRSS cannot do it.

7/5/2006 12:48 AM

Megadaisy says

I do this using Winamp and running the winamp web interface. Then I just connect to the web interface using the PSP web browser. It took a bit of fiddlling to get it just right so that the winamp web interface fits nicely on the screen of the PSP but it works a treat.

I dont know if there is a web interface available for iTunes though… I would have thought that there is.

7/5/2006 06:12 PM

draper says

Anybody else having buffering problems? Songs seem to skip about every 15 - 20 seconds for buffering.

7/6/2006 12:05 AM

Codewave Software says

This seems to be a problem with the PSP. Maybe they use rather small buffers and don’t fetch data soon enough or something. I never saw this problem when streaming to PC clients, even over the internet. If anybody comes up with a solution to this or some thought on what the problem might be, I would be happy to hear about it.

7/8/2006 03:15 PM

JMZ says

umm when i try to save the somgs to my library it downloads them perfectly but when it gets to about the 5th song, then it sasys download complete. r u telling me i have to download each song individually???

7/9/2006 07:39 AM

sahas says

when it gets to about the 5th song, it says download complete

This is actually a PSP setting and has nothing to do with the program. If you go to [Settings] -> [RSS Channel Settings] -> [Item Save Options] this will now let you set how many items to download at one time. I’m guessing yours is currently 5, just set it to “All Items” and your done!

7/11/2006 07:26 AM