<p>A new Playstation Media Player has been released. As of version 5.0, more possibilities exist for media. At least photos worked very good so far, I watch equirectangular 360° images that I took with my Xiaomi Mi Sphere camera, stitched with the camera's software. But it didn't play any videos I tried.</p>

<p>However, I managed to watch videos that I took in 3.5k (3456x1728) with the Xiaomi Mi Sphere, stitched with the camera's software and then converted with "Littlstar PSVR Encoder" by Stormware: <a href="http://stormwave.uk/#downloads" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://stormwave.uk/#downloads</a>. It even kept the original resolution of 3456px width, but the result still doesn't look awesome. For macOS and Linux, you can try littlestar's official ffmpeg wrapper tool: <a href="https://github.com/littlstar/ls-psvr-encoder" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/littlstar/ls-psvr-encoder</a>, I haven't tried it so far.</p>

<p>Littlstar will play stereoscopic videos, too. You can read more on "sideloading" in Littlstar (means: Not streamed from the Littlstar cloud) here: <a href="https://medium.com/@littlstarmedia/side-loading-now-available-on-the-ps-vr-app-fe362f6c3e94" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://medium.com/@littlstarmedia/side-loading-now-available-on-the-ps-vr-app-fe362f6c3e94</a></p>

<p>I used a PS4 Slim, so a PS4 Pro is not required. I dunno whether the results might be any better on a PS4 Pro.</p>

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2018-05-19T20:16:46.470Z
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Daniel Albuschat
<p>PSVR resolution is 1920×1080 that is maximum resolution that include both eyes.
There is no need 4k because psvr only have 1920×1080 it will downscale it anyway IF WORK lol. (So for videos need be 1920×1080 for PSVR) if you stream from internet 4k content it is just downscaled its not 44 it maximum that you can see lol
evem ps4 pro can 4k. psvr only show 1920×1080 spilled for eyes.</p>

<p>Same if your PC monitor is 1920×1080 it not makes any better quality watch 4k videos. EVEN can. You need change monitor 4k too LOL, but 1920×1080 is good and fast and no need resources. Who baking PC and play 4k? Who like watch small fonts?</p>

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jarppa
<p>PlayStation 4's Media Player is very picky in terms of supported video formats, codecs, and resolutions. This becomes specifically difficult when converting high-quality virtual reality content for PS4's Media player to play it with the PSVR.</p>

<p>I wonder: What is the best format and quality to bring 360 degree videos to PlayStation 4?</p>

<p>I found <a href="http://manuals.playstation.net/document/de/ps4/music/mp_format_m.html" rel="nofollow">this help page from Sony</a> that shows the supported formats (version October 27th, 2016 for Media Player v2.5).</p>

<p>To my knowledge the best format in the list for my purpose is</p>

<p>MP4 file format with:</p>

<ul>
<li>Video: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level4.2</li>
<li>Audio: AAC LC</li>
</ul>

<p>I have also tested different resolutions, but for the current version 2.5 of Media Player, it accepts 1080p Full HD max.</p>

<p>The current version of Media Player allows 360 degree videos in VR mode, however, I found no way to play stereoscopic videos (side-by-side, or top/bottom).</p>

<p>Yet, the best ffmpeg command to convert videos for the PlayStation 4 I found is:</p>

<pre><code>ffmpeg -i file.mp4 -an -vcodec libx264 -profile:v high -level:v 4.2 -s 1920x1080 -preset slow -crf 18 -c:a libfdk_aac -vbr 5 file_ps4.mp4
</code></pre>

<p>Any suggestions or hints are welcome!</p>

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2016-11-23T10:06:44.543Z
Did anyone test whether the Media Player running on an PS4 Pro accepts higher resolutions?
NDB
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2017-01-09T20:58:54.340Z
I tried a few 4k videos with Media Player v2.51 on a PS4 Pro - no luck unfortunately :(
David Ganster
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2017-01-12T09:49:13.650Z
Thank you, David. During your test, did you have a 4k display connected? I did read somewhere that the ps4 pro only enables 4k when a 4k display is connected.
NDB
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2018-02-11T03:36:55.607Z
I know it may not be what you’re after, but you may have more success encoding for Littlstar VR on PS4/Pro.
SaltySub2
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2018-02-12T05:49:06.393Z
When I looked at Littlestar a while ago, it was a cloud service and I would have to upload videos, correct? As I create the videos on my own, I do not want to share it anywhere, so I keep the copyright. Therefore Littlestar is not an option.
NDB
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360 Degree Video Encoding for Playstation Media Player and PSVR
NDB
# 360 Degree Video Encoding for Playstation Media Player and PSVR

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-10-27)

PlayStation 4's Media Player is very picky in terms of supported video formats, codecs, and resolutions. This becomes specifically difficult when converting high-quality virtual reality content for PS4's Media player to play it with the PSVR.
I wonder: What is the best format and quality to bring 360 degree videos to PlayStation 4?
I found this help page from Sony that shows the supported formats (version October 27th, 2016 for Media Player v2.5).
To my knowledge the best format in the list for my purpose is
MP4 file format with:

Video: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level4.2
Audio: AAC LC

I have also tested different resolutions, but for the current version 2.5 of Media Player, it accepts 1080p Full HD max.
The current version of Media Player allows 360 degree videos in VR mode, however, I found no way to play stereoscopic videos (side-by-side, or top/bottom).
Yet, the best ffmpeg command to convert videos for the PlayStation 4 I found is:
ffmpeg -i file.mp4 -an -vcodec libx264 -profile:v high -level:v 4.2 -s 1920x1080 -preset slow -crf 18 -c:a libfdk_aac -vbr 5 file_ps4.mp4

Any suggestions or hints are welcome!

**Tags:** ffmpeg, 360video

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Did anyone test whether the Media Player running on an PS4 Pro accepts higher resolutions?  
> **username_1**: I tried a few 4k videos with Media Player v2.51 on a PS4 Pro - no luck unfortunately :(  
> **username_0**: Thank you, David. During your test, did you have a 4k display connected? I did read somewhere that the ps4 pro only enables 4k when a 4k display is connected.  
> **username_2**: I know it may not be what you’re after, but you may have more success encoding for Littlstar VR on PS4/Pro.  
> **username_0**: When I looked at Littlestar a while ago, it was a cloud service and I would have to upload videos, correct? As I create the videos on my own, I do not want to share it anywhere, so I keep the copyright. Therefore Littlestar is not an option.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2018-05-19. Score: 2

A new Playstation Media Player has been released. As of version 5.0, more possibilities exist for media. At least photos worked very good so far, I watch equirectangular 360° images that I took with my Xiaomi Mi Sphere camera, stitched with the camera's software. But it didn't play any videos I tried.

However, I managed to watch videos that I took in 3.5k (3456x1728) with the Xiaomi Mi Sphere, stitched with the camera's software and then converted with "Littlstar PSVR Encoder" by Stormware: <http://stormwave.uk/#downloads>. It even kept the original resolution of 3456px width, but the result still doesn't look awesome. For macOS and Linux, you can try littlestar's official ffmpeg wrapper tool: <https://github.com/littlstar/ls-psvr-encoder>, I haven't tried it so far.

Littlstar will play stereoscopic videos, too. You can read more on "sideloading" in Littlstar (means: Not streamed from the Littlstar cloud) here: <https://medium.com/@littlstarmedia/side-loading-now-available-on-the-ps-vr-app-fe362f6c3e94>

I used a PS4 Slim, so a PS4 Pro is not required. I dunno whether the results might be any better on a PS4 Pro.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-03-17. Score: 0

PSVR resolution is 1920×1080 that is maximum resolution that include both eyes.
There is no need 4k because psvr only have 1920×1080 it will downscale it anyway IF WORK lol. (So for videos need be 1920×1080 for PSVR) if you stream from internet 4k content it is just downscaled its not 44 it maximum that you can see lol
evem ps4 pro can 4k. psvr only show 1920×1080 spilled for eyes.

Same if your PC monitor is 1920×1080 it not makes any better quality watch 4k videos. EVEN can. You need change monitor 4k too LOL, but 1920×1080 is good and fast and no need resources. Who baking PC and play 4k? Who like watch small fonts?


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