
Select Search for Media Servers from the Video category of your PS3’s Dashboard. If you see a Vuze on, skip down to step #19 below. From the Dashboard move to the Video section. Once you have a few videos added, move on to the next step. The time it takes to convert videos that need converting is based on your Mac’s speed and the size and type of the video file being converted. As you can see in the screenshot below, the file Apollo 13.mkv needs to be converted, and is going to take approximately 7 hours and 24 minutes. XviD files, one of the most popular video formats, do not need to be converted. Some video types will need to be converted to a format compatible with the PS3. Your videos will now be added to the Vuze PS3 library. I have always opted for PS3 HD and never had a problem (and the videos look great). HD is high-definition, SD is standard-definition. You’ll be prompted to choose either PS3 HD or PS3 SD. Locate a few videos / movies and drag them from Finder to the PS3 icon in the Devices list of Vuze.
Now it’s time to add videos to Vuze, so that you can stream them to your PS3.
The files required for streaming from your Mac (via Vuze) to your PS3 will now be downloaded and installed. Before you click the Turn On button, decide if you want to share anonymous device statistics with Vuze. In the left column/window, click the Turn On button in the Devices section. Once the installation has completed, launch Vuze if it doesn’t open on its own. Place a check in the box labeled Customize, and then click the I Agree button. dmg file, and then run the Vuze Installer. Before you get started, turn on your PS3, and make sure it’s connected to your local network. We’ll be using as the ‘streaming server’ on your Mac – which your PS3 can connect to and then play on your TV.
This tutorial will show you how to install and setup Vuze, which is actually a bittorrent client. Plus, it’s free too – and it works in macOS, Windows and Linux. With that said, you may want to look into Plex as a streaming server – your PS3 will be able to connect to it and it’s much more feature rich than the software outlined in this guide. This detailed tutorial will take you step by step all the way through the process required to stream video files/movies from your Mac to your Playstation 3 – using nothing but free software.Ģ021 Update: although this guide is 10 years old, it’s still accurate! The screenshots will look slightly different, but on the whole – it’s still the same.