Open Source PS5 Media Gallery Converter / Batch Tool

[nathan398]

I've been developing some software. I used an early version to test an edit for Willy Wonka and decided to open-source it. It's great for checking how your edit looks on different screens. The PS5 was the easiest for me, even though I know other consoles support a wider set of codecs. I hope other people who find themselves in a similar situation to me can use this to watch their stuff on the PlayStation. I'm aware of similar applications, including Handbrake, but I found this is fast, easy, and simple, especially if you're trying to do several different video files at once.

If you've ever tried playing custom video files or edits on a PS5 via USB, you know how picky the Media Gallery app is with codecs and header indexing. I built a lightweight Python/FFmpeg tool with file/folder dialogs that automatically standardizes videos into PS5-compliant MP4s.

It's open source and free on GitHub (or as a standalone .exe under Releases). I also have a bigger application with a fully functional GUI coming soon. Keep an eye out for it.

https://github.com/Nathan398/ps5-video-converter

I've been working in video production for a while, using libraries and such to help with my production. I used some AI here, and I know this is essentially just a wrapper, but it's simple and useful for people trying to watch files on their PS5. I have a lot of work I've done not using AI as well, and I am generally creative, so I hope that those who feel demoralized try seeing how they can grow creatively without AI, and see what they can do to improve their current workflow using AI (which is essentially what I've done).

[mokyng55]

Useful tool. PS5 codec support is frustrating. A simple FFmpeg wrapper solves it. Open source is a bonus. Nice work.

[pandy]

Useful tool. PS5 codec support is frustrating. A simple FFmpeg wrapper solves it. Open source is a bonus. Nice work.

I appreciate your sense of humor - respect.

"ffmpeg_bin -y -i input_file -c:v libx264 -preset medium -profile:v main -level 4.1 -pix_fmt yuv420p -r 24000.0/1001.0 -c:a aac -b:a 160k -ar 48000 -movflags +faststart output_file
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[nathan398]

Useful tool. PS5 codec support is frustrating. A simple FFmpeg wrapper solves it. Open source is a bonus. Nice work.

Ladies and gentlemen, the first nice comment on the internet

[nathan398]

Useful tool. PS5 codec support is frustrating. A simple FFmpeg wrapper solves it. Open source is a bonus. Nice work.

I appreciate your sense of humor - respect.

"ffmpeg_bin -y -i input_file -c:v libx264 -preset medium -profile:v main -level 4.1 -pix_fmt yuv420p -r 24000.0/1001.0 -c:a aac -b:a 160k -ar 48000 -movflags +faststart output_file
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Yeah, all the crap can be difficult for someone who doesn't mess with codecs, re-encoding, and the command line. It uses the CMD panel, but I made it super simple and open from an executable. If you wanna mess around with different settings, mess around, use HandBrake; nothing is stopping you. If you don't want to deal with all that and just want to watch your own stuff on the PlayStation 5 with a few clicks, here you go. Believe it or not, both schools of thought can exist at the same time in our universe.

[pandy]

Yeah, all the crap can be difficult for someone who doesn't mess with codecs, re-encoding, and the command line. It uses the CMD panel, but I made it super simple and open from an executable. If you wanna mess around with different settings, mess around, use HandBrake; nothing is stopping you. If you don't want to deal with all that and just want to watch your own stuff on the PlayStation 5 with a few clicks, here you go. Believe it or not, both schools of thought can exist at the same time in our universe.

Please don't get me wrong - i understand that after 30 years people prefer to use GUI and gestures or voice commands - fine for me but i'm old fart and i still naively believe that it is worth to appreciate hard work of guys behind ffmpeg .