PS4 supported formats. New PS4 media player: as if specially for torrents

  • AVI
    • Visual: MPEG4 ASP, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level4.2
    • Audio: MP3, AAC LC, AC-3 (Dolby Digital)
  • MP4
    • Visual: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level4.2
    • Audio: AAC LC, AC-3 (Dolby Digital)
  • MPEG-2TS
    • Visual: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level4.2, MPEG2 Visual
    • Audio: MP2 (MPEG2 Audio Layer 2), AAC LC, AC-3 (Dolby Digital)
  • AVCHD (.m2ts, .mts)

    • Photos

    • JPEG (DCF 2.0/Exif 2.21 compliant)

    PS4 Music

    • AAC (M4A)

    PS4 Media Player – Installation & usage

    The PS4 Media Player button should show up directly on your PS4 screen. If it doesn’t, search for “Media Player” in the PSN store. The download is pretty straightforward (just like any other app on the PS4).

    Once installed, you will need to connect either a USB storage, or have a Media Server up and running on your network.

    • If you press the PS button while music is playing, you can start a game, the Internet Browser , or other applications while continuing to listen to the music in the background.
    • While music is playing in the background, you can pause playback, adjust the volume, or change other settings on the screen that is displayed when you press and hold the PS button for at least 1 second.
    • Background music is not included in video clips or broadcasts.
    • Some languages ​​are not supported in Media Player.
    • For details on connection methods for media servers, refer to the instructions supplied with the device you use.

    PS4 Media Player – Limitations

    The PS4 Media Player only accepts FAT formatted usb drives. So long for my NTFS disk…

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    On PlayStation 4 Pro, you can view 4K MP4 video files stored on a USB storage device or home server in the Media Player app, as well as 4K VR content when using PlayStation VR. Note: Viewing 4K resolution requires a compatible 4K display.

    How can I access files from an external drive in my media player?

    To play files from an external storage device such as a USB drive or external hard drive, video and image files must be saved in a specific folder. For example, music files should be in the "MUSIC" folder.

    How do I enable closed captions in my media player?

    To enable closed captioning in your media player, go to [Settings] > [Accessibility] > [Closed Captioning] and select [Show closed captioning]. Then simply restart your media player, load the video, and click the OPTIONS button to enable closed captioning.

    What file types does the media player NOT support?

    The media player does not support audio CD playback. The media player supports the following file types:

    Video

    Image： H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level4.2

    Image： MPEG4 ASP, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level4.2

    Sound： MP3, AAC LC, AC-3 (Dolby Digital)

    Picture： H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 4.2, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 5.2 (PlayStation®4 Pro only)

    Sound： AAC LC, AC-3 (Dolby Digital), LPCM

    • MPEG-2TS

    Image： H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level4.2, MPEG2 Visual

    Audio： MP2 (MPEG2 Audio Layer 2), AAC LC, AC-3 (Dolby Digital)

    • AVCHD (.m2ts, .mts)
    • XAVC S™ (.mp4)

    Photos

    • JPEG （support DCF2.0/Exif2.21）

    Music

    • AAC (M4A)

    Does the media player support parental controls?

    Parental controls can be set to restrict access to certain content on your PlayStation 4 system.

    I receive an error message when using the media player, what should I do?

    Error messages appear for various reasons. Make sure the file you are trying to open or play is supported by your media player. .

    PS4 owners are in for a real treat in 2019, at least in terms of exclusive games. The most significant of them are already preparing for release. In 2019, you definitely won’t regret purchasing the console.
    5 years have passed since the release of PS4, and its popularity is still growing. It breaks sales records, which recently exceeded 86 billion consoles (which cannot be said about the Xbox 360). 5 years is quite a long time; there are suspicions that the console will not last more than 2 years. Moreover, there are many rumors and speculations that in 2020 the company will introduce a new model - PS 5.
    The wait is at least 2 more years, which means there will be many PS4 exclusive games ahead. Some new products of 2019 are considered the most anticipated in recent years. Naughty Dog studio will finally present a sequel to the zombie action game The Last of Us, and Hideo Kojima promises to release Death Stranding, his first development after leaving Konami. So the new year will pleasantly surprise all PS4 owners.
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    Publisher: Sony
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    The Last of Us 2
    Release date: 2019
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    Publisher: Sony
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    Sony has released a free application for playing media content on PlayStation 4, supporting popular audio and video formats. This was reported on the company's official blog.

    A new program called “Multimedia Player” has appeared in the main menu for all PlayStation 4 users. To install it, you do not need to update the console firmware: you just need to download an application of less than 20 megabytes.

    The program allows you to play files both from an external USB drive (including flash drives and hard drives) and from a media server, which can be a home computer.

    The application supports the most popular video formats (MPEG-2 TS, MP4, AVI and MKV), audio (MP3 and M4A) and photo (JPEG, BMP and PNG). As The Verge notes, this will turn the console into “an ideal device for playing pirated content from torrents.”

    For Russian-speaking users, the player is less convenient: it does not yet support switching audio tracks and subtitles. In addition, for the system to “see” the file, it must be placed in a folder (they cannot be played from the root directory).

    Microsoft's Xbox One received MKV support back in August 2014. From the very launch, the company promoted the console as a multimedia player for watching movies and TV.

    However, Sony was in no hurry to add such functions to its console, promoting it exclusively as a powerful device for games. However, in its official blog, the company noted that a video player was one of the most popular requirements for the console.

    After the release of “Multimedia Player” on the PlayStation 4, you can watch movies online using the game console. With a powerful browser installed on the console, video files can be viewed from virtually any site that consumers use on personal computers and laptops.

    In order to start a video, just go to any website through your browser and start the movie or video in standard mode. It is worth noting that some sites provide data using Javascript or Flash technologies, which the PS4 developers cut down on the console in order to ensure the security of its software. Such video files are opened and also played, but not in full screen mode.

    To watch any full-screen video films, manufacturers offer to use the special Film Box Live application, which allows you to use a library of films for a small monthly subscription fee.

    Video from flash drive

    The answer to the question of how to watch movies on PS4 from a flash drive is more than simple. In order to watch a video from a flash drive via PS4, it is enough to have an external drive formatted in FAT32. Playing video files from a flash drive occurs in a mode similar to the method of operating an external drive through other computer devices. You just need to connect the flash drive to the standard connector of the device and start the recorded video material.

    ADVICE. The FAT32 system allows you to write files weighing no more than four gigabytes. Today, most high-quality videos carry much more weight. To solve this problem, if you need to record a video with a capacity of more than four gigabytes on an external drive for viewing on a console, the flash drive should be formatted in exFAT format, which supports larger files and is interfaced with a game console.

    Let's sum it up

    The question of how to watch movies via PS4 can be solved very simply after installing the universal “Multimedia Player” utility on the device. Viewing video materials is possible both from external drives and via an Internet browser or the standard home protocol DLNA.

    Today, the PlayStation 4 console is not only a powerful gaming device, but also has decent multimedia capabilities, which makes it even more popular among consumers.