Videos Watching videos and movies

To watch a video or movie, select it from the list. You can sort the list by name or date.

Video list screen. Labeled A.

A )
Sorting menu
To change the sorting of a list, select the menu and select the sorting you want to use.
  • You can watch copyright-protected content that is stored on the connected device by copying it to your PS Vita system.
  • If you are managing content in folders on the connected device, you can copy entire folders to your system. For details on copying folders, see "Content Manager".
  • When (Age restricted content) appears next to a video, the parental control level on your system prevents you from watching the video.

Select a video to watch it.
Controls such as the operation buttons are hidden automatically after a few seconds. Press the Triangle button to display the controls again.

Video operation buttons. Labeled A through D starting from the top.

A )
(Show Closed Captions)
If [Display Closed Captions] is enabled, closed captions will display when playing content that supports closed captions. Select this icon to show or hide closed captions.
B )
(Scene Search)
Use Scene Search to find a specific scene in a video. Select the Scene Search icon to display thumbnails for chapters and time intervals. Select the scene thumbnails to find the scene you want to watch, and then select the thumbnail to play the scene. Select (Down) and (Up) to change the scene-search interval.
C )
Progress bar
D )
(Previous (Return to Beginning))/ (Next)/ (1.5x playback)/ (1.0x playback)/ (Play)/ (Pause)/ (Instant Replay)/ (Instant Advance)
Select the icons to control video playback.
Select (Previous (Return to Beginning)) to move to a previous chapter, and select (Next) to move to a next chapter. If the video does not have chapter information, selecting (Previous (Return to Beginning)) resets the video currently playing to the beginning. Selecting (Next) selects the next video.
(1.5x playback) changes playback speed to 1.5x. To change playback speed back to normal speed, select (1.0x playback).
Select (Instant Replay) or (Instant Advance) to move to a place 15 seconds back or forward in the video.
  • Video creators control which video playback controls can be used at which times. For this reason, some of the controls on the control panel might not function at all times.
  • You can also transfer a video that is playing on your PS Vita system to your PS TV system. This lets you watch the video on your TV. For details, see "Watching videos and viewing photos by transferring them from your PS Vita system".

Renaming folders

You can rename copied folders on your system.
Select (Folders) in the list of categories, then select the folder you want to rename. Select (Options) > [Edit Name] to rename.

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