Formatting For PS4 Pro

[Spottedfeather]

I'm trying to get an MKV file to play on my PS4 Pro, but can't seem to figure it out. I just checked and the PS4 Pro can play MKV files, but only "H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 4.2 format"

My question is...how do I do that ? I looked and it is in H.264....but what about AVC ? I would like to keep the original file because I know that if I convert it to MP4, wouldn't it lose quality ?

I know that the PS4 Pro can't play H.265, which after some digging, is what the video is. Can I convert that to H.264 ?

I'm using handbrake.

[rgr]

ffmpeg -i input.mkv -c:v libx264 -profile:v high -level:v 4.0 -c:a copy output.mp4

Provide your file details:

ffmpeg -i input.mkv

[Spottedfeather]

ffmpeg -i input.mkv -c:v libx264 -profile:v high -level:v 4.0 -c:a copy output.mp4

Provide your file details:

ffmpeg -i input.mkv

I'm sorry, but I don't know what any of that means.

[rgr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPV7JXTWPWI

[davexnet]

Open the source file in mediainfo, view>text, to see the details.
Post the info here

[Spottedfeather]

Open the source file in mediainfo, view>text, to see the details.
Post the info here

Okay. I did that...

[davexnet]

Does PS4 play files at 4k resolution? Not according to this:
https://www.videoconverterfactory.com/tips/ps4-video-formats.html

Use HB and convert it to 1080p

[rgr]

Yes, PS4Pro can play 4k files. PS4 probably also.

[Spottedfeather]

Yes, PS4Pro can play 4k files. PS4 probably also.

Wish I could figure out how to do it. I have an MKV file that my PS4 Pro won't play because it's the wrong kind of MKV apparently. I COULD encode it to a mp4, which I've done, and I think I've gotten the quality ALMOST as good, but I'd like to keep ALL the quality.

[rgr]

You can try repacking from mkv to mp4 (without any loss of quality and fast).
ffmpeg -i input.mkv -c copy output.mp4

[Spottedfeather]

You can try repacking from mkv to mp4 (without any loss of quality and fast).
ffmpeg -i input.mkv -c copy output.mp4

That doesn't do anything. It keeps telling me that -i isn't recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

-i A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mkv -c copy output.mp4
-i A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mkv -c A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mp4

What am I doing wrong ?

This is just maddening. I just tried something else....ffmpeg -i A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mkv -vcodec copy -acodec copy A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI. mp4

All that happens is that I get this...
Error opening input: No such file or directory
Error opening input file A.
Error opening input files: No such file or directory

I'm done. I will just never get this movie to play on my playstation...

[johns0]

Use vidcoder to re-encode to h.264 and keep the original till you get a ps that plays h.265.

[rgr]

Use vidcoder to re-encode to h.264 and keep the original till you get a ps that plays h.265.

His original file is H264...

[rgr]

You can try repacking from mkv to mp4 (without any loss of quality and fast).
ffmpeg -i input.mkv -c copy output.mp4

That doesn't do anything. It keeps telling me that -i isn't recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

-i A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mkv -c copy output.mp4
-i A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mkv -c A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mp4

What am I doing wrong ?

This is just maddening. I just tried something else....ffmpeg -i A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mkv -vcodec copy -acodec copy A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI. mp4

All that happens is that I get this...
Error opening input: No such file or directory
Error opening input file A.
Error opening input files: No such file or directory

I'm done. I will just never get this movie to play on my playstation...

The name should be in quotation marks.
ffmpeg -i "A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mkv" -vcodec copy -acodec copy "A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mp4"

[Spottedfeather]

You can try repacking from mkv to mp4 (without any loss of quality and fast).
ffmpeg -i input.mkv -c copy output.mp4

That doesn't do anything. It keeps telling me that -i isn't recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

-i A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mkv -c copy output.mp4
-i A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mkv -c A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mp4

What am I doing wrong ?

This is just maddening. I just tried something else....ffmpeg -i A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mkv -vcodec copy -acodec copy A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI. mp4

All that happens is that I get this...
Error opening input: No such file or directory
Error opening input file A.
Error opening input files: No such file or directory

I'm done. I will just never get this movie to play on my playstation...

The name should be in quotation marks.
ffmpeg -i "A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mkv" -vcodec copy -acodec copy "A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mp4"

Huh. I thought I tried that but I guess not. It seems to be working now. The file is still all choppy and skip-y in the beginning like an mkv file, but maybe it will play properly on my playstation...if the playstation will actually read it now that it says mp4.

[Spottedfeather]

Use vidcoder to re-encode to h.264 and keep the original till you get a ps that plays h.265.

Playstations don't play H.265

[johns0]

If you read what i said 'till you get a ps that plays h265' which means in the future,but as stated the file is only h264.

[ProWo]

I'm trying to get an MKV file to play on my PS4 Pro, but can't seem to figure it out. I just checked and the PS4 Pro can play MKV files, but only "H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 4.2 format"

My question is...how do I do that ? I looked and it is in H.264....but what about AVC ? I would like to keep the original file because I know that if I convert it to MP4, wouldn't it lose quality ?

I know that the PS4 Pro can't play H.265, which after some digging, is what the video is. Can I convert that to H.264 ?

I'm using handbrake.

Your video is already AVC:

Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4

H.264 is AVC, so this is already ok, but the profile of your video is main, level 4 but should be high, level 4.2.
So you need to recode your video with this specifications.

[rgr]

H.264 is AVC, so this is already ok, but the profile of your video is main, level 4 but should be high, level 4.2.
So you need to recode your video with this specifications.

It can be lower, but it cannot be higher.

[Spottedfeather]

If you read what i said 'till you get a ps that plays h265' which means in the future,but as stated the file is only h264.

I DID read what you said....and the file isn't H264.

[Spottedfeather]

I'm trying to get an MKV file to play on my PS4 Pro, but can't seem to figure it out. I just checked and the PS4 Pro can play MKV files, but only "H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 4.2 format"

My question is...how do I do that ? I looked and it is in H.264....but what about AVC ? I would like to keep the original file because I know that if I convert it to MP4, wouldn't it lose quality ?

I know that the PS4 Pro can't play H.265, which after some digging, is what the video is. Can I convert that to H.264 ?

I'm using handbrake.

Your video is already AVC:

Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4

H.264 is AVC, so this is already ok, but the profile of your video is main, level 4 but should be high, level 4.2.
So you need to recode your video with this specifications.

The file is H.265

[Spottedfeather]

You can try repacking from mkv to mp4 (without any loss of quality and fast).
ffmpeg -i input.mkv -c copy output.mp4

That doesn't do anything. It keeps telling me that -i isn't recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

-i A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mkv -c copy output.mp4
-i A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mkv -c A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mp4

What am I doing wrong ?

This is just maddening. I just tried something else....ffmpeg -i A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mkv -vcodec copy -acodec copy A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI. mp4

All that happens is that I get this...
Error opening input: No such file or directory
Error opening input file A.
Error opening input files: No such file or directory

I'm done. I will just never get this movie to play on my playstation...

The name should be in quotation marks.
ffmpeg -i "A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mkv" -vcodec copy -acodec copy "A Christmas Carol (1999) 4K Upscale AI.mp4"

I did convert the file...but it's not going to work on my Playstation 4 Pro. Even though the file was converted to an mp4, it's still h265, which playstations don't play.

any ideas ? I want an mp4 and also to keep the original mkv file's quality.

[Spottedfeather]

I'm trying to get an MKV file to play on my PS4 Pro, but can't seem to figure it out. I just checked and the PS4 Pro can play MKV files, but only "H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 4.2 format"

My question is...how do I do that ? I looked and it is in H.264....but what about AVC ? I would like to keep the original file because I know that if I convert it to MP4, wouldn't it lose quality ?

I know that the PS4 Pro can't play H.265, which after some digging, is what the video is. Can I convert that to H.264 ?

I'm using handbrake.

Your video is already AVC:

Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4

H.264 is AVC, so this is already ok, but the profile of your video is main, level 4 but should be high, level 4.2.
So you need to recode your video with this specifications.

what encoder is needed ? What number do I need to set the constant quality to get the exact quality of the source file ?

[rgr]

what encoder is needed ? What number do I need to set the constant quality to get the exact quality of the source file ?

1. Paste the MediaInfo report from your original MKV file. From what you pasted it looks like it's AVC. AVC=H264.
2. You won't keep the original quality, at most you can keep it at say 98%. And I've already given the command
(ffmpeg -i source.mkv -preset slower -crf 17 -c:a copy output.mp4)
You should get a file about 60-70% bigger than mkv. If you get bigger, it means that the quality of mkv is not that good...

[davexnet]

oops

[Spottedfeather]

what encoder is needed ? What number do I need to set the constant quality to get the exact quality of the source file ?

1. Paste the MediaInfo report from your original MKV file. From what you pasted it looks like it's AVC. AVC=H264.
2. You won't keep the original quality, at most you can keep it at say 98%. And I've already given the command
(ffmpeg -i source.mkv -preset slower -crf 17 -c:a copy output.mp4)
You should get a file about 60-70% bigger than mkv. If you get bigger, it means that the quality of mkv is not that good...

Here's the mediainfo. And I was fine with the quality...but I still won't be able to play the resulting file as it's still H.265, which the PS4 Pro doesn't play.

Also, that's not the code you posted before.

[rgr]

what encoder is needed ? What number do I need to set the constant quality to get the exact quality of the source file ?

1. Paste the MediaInfo report from your original MKV file. From what you pasted it looks like it's AVC. AVC=H264.
2. You won't keep the original quality, at most you can keep it at say 98%. And I've already given the command
(ffmpeg -i source.mkv -preset slower -crf 17 -c:a copy output.mp4)
You should get a file about 60-70% bigger than mkv. If you get bigger, it means that the quality of mkv is not that good...

Here's the mediainfo. And I was fine with the quality...but I still won't be able to play the resulting file as it's still H.265, which the PS4 Pro doesn't play.

Also, that's not the code you posted before.

ffmpeg -i source.mkv -preset slower -c:v libx264 -crf 17 -c:a aac -b:a 192k output.mp4

You can also do it using Handbrake or clever-ffmpeg, but I can't help you there because I don't know the programs.