Formatting For PS4 Pro

[Spottedfeather]

Any idea about if it's possible to change an H.265 file to H.264 ? I used that code, or a similar one, to convert an mkv file to mp4 so that my PS4 could see it, but it still won't play because even though the video is now mp4, it's still H.265, and not H.264.

Use clever FFmpeg-GUI.
Start it an follow the instructions.
Then load your carol.mkv and follow the steps shown below.


[Attachment 83067 - Click to enlarge]

okay. I was able to encode the file, but I must have done something wrong because there was no sound. Looks like ANOTHER day of multiple hours of trying to figure this out...

[johns0]

You don't need to re-encode again,just use the program to join the original audio with the encoded video.

[ProWo]

okay. I was able to encode the file, but I must have done something wrong because there was no sound. Looks like ANOTHER day of multiple hours of trying to figure this out...

You did everything right.

The rest is done in minutes.
You just have to mux the other streams with the new video stream.

To do this, load your 4k carol.mkv, click main page, click multiplex.
You will see all streams (video, audio and subtitles) of your original video in light blue color.
Now drag & drop the newly encoded video into the multiplex grid.
It will be displayed in turquoise. Now deselect the light blue video stream (on the left-hand side).
All other streams should remain selected.
Select mp4 as container at the bottom and click multiplex.
Done.

If the new video still cannot be played on your PS4, change the profile level.
This is also an operation that takes very little time and does not result in any loss of quality.
To do this, load your newly muxed video, click main page, click various, click Change P-Level.
Select 4.2 (at set new level) and click Change.
This will change the entire video. You can use the output directly, without other operations.

[Spottedfeather]

You don't need to re-encode again,just use the program to join the original audio with the encoded video.

I kind of DO have to encode again, as I thought the file was defective and deleted it. Nobody told me the audio would be separate. It wasn't in the cmd version of ffmpeg...

[ProWo]

I kind of DO have to encode again, as I thought the file was defective and deleted it. Nobody told me the audio would be separate. It wasn't in the cmd version of ffmpeg...

If you encode the videostream again, if finished, click on mutiplex.
The new encoded stream is alreday present (in green color).
No need to import anything else.
Follow the instructions from my previous post.

[Spottedfeather]

[QUOTE=ProWo;2755376]

I kind of DO have to encode again, as I thought the file was defective and deleted it. Nobody told me the audio would be separate. It wasn't in the cmd version of ffmpeg...

If you encode the videostream again, if finished, click on mutiplex.
The new encoded stream is alreday present (in green color).
No need to import anything else.
Follow the instructions from my previous post.

that seems to have worked. The only problem is that the subtitles are on by default. Any idea of how to change that ?

[ProWo]

Post a mediainfo report (text mode) from the new video here.

[Spottedfeather]

Post a mediainfo report (text mode) from the new video here.

Don't think that there's a need for that. After I last posted, I did some more searching and found a program called MkvDefaultTrackChanger. This lets you change the default subtitle track on mkv files. It seems to have worked.

Man, I wish I knew more about tech stuff. This has been a lot more complicated than it probably should have been...


Didn't work. My PS4 Pro CAN'T play mkv files as long as they're not hevc like I was told. Okay. I just tried running it through ffmpeg to get an mp4 file...which worked. At least it worked partly. I got the video and PART of the audio. I just got one track of english. It didn't have the other audio options, nor did the resulting files have any of the subtitles.

Can anyone help with this ? I would like at least the english subtitles.

[Spottedfeather]

The mkv file WOULDN'T play on my PS4 Pro even though it's been said that it can play mkv as long as the file isn't hevc. Today, I get to spend 8 or 9 hours encoding the file again to get an mp4...unless there's a way to turn the mkv file into an mp4 file that's quicker...

[ProWo]

As i said, Post a mediainfo report (text mode) from the new video here.
How are we supposed to know what you did without knowing the details?

[Spottedfeather]

As i said, Post a mediainfo report (text mode) from the new video here.
How are we supposed to know what you did without knowing the details?

Here's the file for the video that I HOPE will work on my PS4 Pro. The mkv file wouldn't work, so I turned it into an mp4...which didn't have the subtitles or other language tracks. I THINK I've added the subtitles and audio tracks back in properly....I HOPE I have.

[ProWo]

Yes, you have:
1 videostream, AVC (h264), 1920x1440, 4:3, profile high, level 5.
2 audiostreams ac3, 192 kb/s, stereo (english and french).
2 subtitles (1 vobsub english, 1 timed-text english).

Try this video on your PS4.
If it still not play, change the profile level to 4.2 (as im my post #63).
This is fast and easy.

[Spottedfeather]

Yes, you have:
1 videostream, AVC (h264), 1920x1440, 4:3, profile high, level 5.
2 audiostreams ac3, 192 kb/s, stereo (english and french).
2 subtitles (1 vobsub english, 1 timed-text english).

Try this video on your PS4.
If it still not play, change the profile level to 4.2 (as im my post #63).
This is fast and easy.

I'll let you know what happens.