PS4Player

Video streamer for Sony PlayStation 4

All of this is possible thanks to HTML5 video support in the PlayStation 4 web browser. Keep in mind that it requires a powerful CPU that can encode H.264 videos in real time.

How to use

Mac OS X

• Install node.js from http://nodejs.org/
• Clone/download this repository
• Open the terminal, and enter the folder where you cloned/extracted the files
• Install required applications and libraries using homebrew (http://brew.sh/)
  • brew install ffmpeg --enable-libx264 --enable-libfaac --enable-libass --with-faac --with-ass
  • brew install icu4c
  • ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/icu4c/*/bin/icu-config /usr/local/bin/icu-config
  • ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/icu4c/*/include/unicode /usr/local/include
• Run npm install to install node.js dependencies
• Run node server.js to start the application
• Go to http://[ip of your computer]:8080/ using PlayStation 4 web browser
• Grab some popcorn and enjoy!

Linux/BSD

Will be updated later but should be similar to Mac OS X.

Windows

I don't use Windows, patches are welcome.

Basic steps are:

• Install node.js
• Install ffmpeg
• Prepare video files
• Prepare PlayStation 4
• Watch video

FAQ

Q: I have a 3D (SBS/OU) movie and my subtitles appear stretched, how to fix this?

A: Use http://code.google.com/p/sub3dtool/ to convert the subtitle to .ass format which supports 3D subtitles. Built in support for 3D subtitles will be added later.

Q: My computer can't keep up with encoding speed, is there anything i can do?

A: Get a faster computer or edit server.js and fiddle with ffmpeg parameters (try changing the preset). A configuration option might be added later.

Q: Can I buy you a beer?

A: Sure, send your donations to the [email protected] PayPal address. Thanks!