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AuthenticM · Nov 26, 2015

I haven't seen anything on Gaf or on the PS Blog about it. I do not know what was updated or added. If anyone know, please post it here.

This update comes a month after Sony ran a survey asking for feedback on the app.

dealer- · Nov 26, 2015

Yeah saw this earlier.

Version 1.50

- Arabic is now supported
- The closed captioning feature for videos has been improved
- [Display Mode] has been added to [Videos]
- The location of media in [Recently Played] and [Favourites] can now be displayed
- Stability during use of some features has been improved

Strangelove77 · Nov 26, 2015

I hope it actually works now. I have no idea why this one was so terrible when the PS3 media player was so good.

Thebeardofknowledge · Nov 26, 2015

AuthenticM said:
I haven't seen anything on Gaf or on the PS Blog about it. I do not know what was updated or added. If anyone know, please post it here.

This update comes a month after Sony ran a survey asking for feedback on the app.

Why would you make a thread then ?

dallow_bg · Nov 26, 2015

Thebeardofknowledge said:
Why would you make a thread then ?

To ask the question?

Lord Error · Nov 26, 2015

Strangelove77 said:
I hope it actually works now. I have no idea why this one was so terrible when the PS3 media player was so good.

For me it works better than the PS3 one. I don't understand the volume of complaints about this media player. It's flat out better than the PS3 media player in a few things that actually matter:

- Plays MKVs without transcoding
- Plays 1080p videos through network (from Kodi etc) without a hitch, even when you rewind and fast forward. On PS3, even when I played (transcoded) MKVs with surround sound from the locally attached usb drive, the rewind feature was just hopeless. You rewind, and then wait for ten seconds for the playback to continue. Rewinding such file played through network would result in some kind of error 50% of the time, so I gave up on the networked storage pretty quickly, as it was useless on PS3.

Andrefpvs · Nov 26, 2015

It's great that they're implementing the features from that survey. I hope DTS support and trick play are next.

Datsuki said:
- The closed captioning feature for videos has been improved

I wonder what this means. Can anyone with a couple of fansubbed MKVs test the subtitles?

Strangelove77 · Nov 26, 2015

Lord Error said:
For me it works better than the PS3 one. I don't understand the volume of complaints about this media player. It's flat out better than the PS3 media player in a few things that actually matter:

- Plays MKVs without transcoding
- Plays 1080p videos through network (from Kodi etc) without a hitch, even when you rewind and fast forward. On PS3, even when I played (transcoded) MKVs with surround sound from the locally attached usb drive, the rewind feature was just hopeless. You rewind, and then wait for ten seconds for the playback to continue. Rewinding such file played through network would result in some kind of error 50% of the time, so I gave up on the networked storage pretty quickly as it was useless on PS3.

It actually just doesn't work for me. It can't play any of the files that I can play on my PS3. I use a MacBook to stream, so maybe that's the problem.

vvise · Nov 26, 2015

Occasionally items that fail to play in Plex or stutter will run like butter in the media player (if im on the local network).

The ui is basic but works well.

Maxrunner · Nov 26, 2015

Call me when it reads audio cds.

Zombie James · Nov 26, 2015

Still can't switch audio tracks?

AuthenticM · Nov 26, 2015

Strangelove77 said:
It actually just doesn't work for me. It can't play any of the files that I can play on my PS3. I use a MacBook to stream, so maybe that's the problem.

I'm also using a Macbook. Try putting your files either directly on your desktop or in a folder on your desktop. I noticed that if the filepath is too long, the app will say "unreadable file" (or something alike).

StreetDisciple · Nov 26, 2015

Lord Error said:
For me it works better than the PS3 one. I don't understand the volume of complaints about this media player. It's flat out better than the PS3 media player in a few things that actually matter:

- Plays MKVs without transcoding
- Plays 1080p videos through network (from Kodi etc) without a hitch, even when you rewind and fast forward. On PS3, even when I played (transcoded) MKVs with surround sound from the locally attached usb drive, the rewind feature was just hopeless. You rewind, and then wait for ten seconds for the playback to continue. Rewinding such file played through network would result in some kind of error 50% of the time, so I gave up on the networked storage pretty quickly as it was useless on PS3.

Second this...The PS4 media player is way better than the PS3. As you stated the 1080p playback is seamless. No hiccups while scrubbing either way and quality is not lost.

I do have issues with playback of some 1080p files but I have no clue why.

liquidtmd · Nov 26, 2015

Datsuki said:
Yeah saw this earlier.

Version 1.50

- Arabic is now supported
- The closed captioning feature for videos has been improved
- [Display Mode] has been added to [Videos]
- The location of media in [Recently Played] and [Favourites] can now be displayed
- Stability during use of some features has been improved

Bunta · Nov 26, 2015

Have they improved the fast forward and rewind? The PS3's media player was awesome for that.

BruceLeeRoy · Nov 26, 2015

Strangelove77 said:
I hope it actually works now. I have no idea why this one was so terrible when the PS3 media player was so good.

What? It's been amazing for me. MKV support and the ui has been great

Strangelove77 said:
It actually just doesn't work for me. It can't play any of the files that I can play on my PS3. I use a MacBook to stream, so maybe that's the problem.

Ahh bummer. So worth it for the MKV support for me though.

Lord Error · Nov 26, 2015

Strangelove77 said:
It actually just doesn't work for me. It can't play any of the files that I can play on my PS3. I use a MacBook to stream, so maybe that's the problem.

I use that too. I use Kodi as a media streamer, and Time Capsule for media storage (but obviously, any usb drive plugged into Macbook can be used as well). Even through this seemingly convoluted setup (TC -> MBP with Kodi -> PS4) it plays MKV files flawlessly, and far better than I ever could from a local usb drive attached to PS3.

Eriugam · Nov 26, 2015

Zombie James said:
Still can't switch audio tracks?

Will you still have the same number in twenty years time?

BouncyFrag · Nov 26, 2015

I just ran a 5k and can verify that the stability update is for reals as I was able to shave off a few seconds from last year's run.

fvng · Nov 26, 2015

Lord Error said:
For me it works better than the PS3 one. I don't understand the volume of complaints about this media player. It's flat out better than the PS3 media player in a few things that actually matter:

- Plays MKVs without transcoding
- Plays 1080p videos through network (from Kodi etc) without a hitch, even when you rewind and fast forward. On PS3, even when I played (transcoded) MKVs with surround sound from the locally attached usb drive, the rewind feature was just hopeless. You rewind, and then wait for ten seconds for the playback to continue. Rewinding such file played through network would result in some kind of error 50% of the time, so I gave up on the networked storage pretty quickly as it was useless on PS3.

yup

bargeparty · Nov 26, 2015

Lord Error said:
For me it works better than the PS3 one. I don't understand the volume of complaints about this media player. It's flat out better than the PS3 media player in a few things that actually matter:

- Plays MKVs without transcoding
- Plays 1080p videos through network (from Kodi etc) without a hitch, even when you rewind and fast forward. On PS3, even when I played (transcoded) MKVs with surround sound from the locally attached usb drive, the rewind feature was just hopeless. You rewind, and then wait for ten seconds for the playback to continue. Rewinding such file played through network would result in some kind of error 50% of the time, so I gave up on the networked storage pretty quickly as it was useless on PS3.

No dts support.

Dio · Nov 26, 2015

Andrefpvs said:
It's great that they're implementing the features from that survey. I hope DTS support and trick play are next.

I wonder what this means. Can anyone with a couple of fansubbed MKVs test the subtitles?

EDIT: Never mind. It works through stuff like UMS but is still not working with, say, USB sticks.

Orochinagis · Nov 26, 2015

The media player still put your game in stand by when open it?

NoFoX · Nov 26, 2015

FLAC or WAVE support yet?

muteki · Nov 26, 2015

Only thing I don't like about it is the lack of ability to seek/reverse transcoded videos.

Otherwise its fine.

onQ123 · Nov 26, 2015

Maxrunner said:
Call me when it reads audio cds.

Rip your Vanilla Ice CD & get it over with.

entremet · Nov 26, 2015

Maxrunner said:
Call me when it reads audio cds.

What is this? The 90s lol?

catashtrophe · Nov 26, 2015

Does PS4 pick up external hard drives as when I plugged it into the PS4 it didn't even react even though it works fine on my PS3

lucebuce12 · Nov 26, 2015

Can I use the media player to play songs from a flash drive while I play games, similar to what I can with Spotify?

If so, that'd be awesome.

OmahaG8 · Nov 26, 2015

Goddamnit Sony, all I was is some stability upda-

Stability during use of some features has been improved

Fuck, yeah. Never mind.

Sub_Level · Nov 26, 2015

Dio said:
I just tested it with the Outlaw Star BDs and their fansubs. Everything appears to work perfectly fine font/color wise, including the special stuff.

Wow thats awesome.

For people who want to change audio tracks on PS4 for anime or movies, I recommend MKVTollNix GUI. It sounds like a hassle but it is so easy and quick to just delete the audio tracks you don't want on a video file so it defaults to the one you want. Works on mp4 too (although it make output as an mkv)

StreetDisciple · Nov 26, 2015

catashtrophe said:
Does PS4 pick up external hard drives as when I plugged it into the PS4 it didn't even react even though it works fine on my PS3

I stopped doing this...just leave it plugged to your PC. It will pick it up fine as well as any media in your disc trays.

boredandlazy · Nov 26, 2015

Sub_Level said:
Wow thats awesome.

For people who want to change audio tracks on PS4 for anime or movies, I recommend MKVTollNix GUI. It sounds like a hassle but it is so easy and quick to just delete the audio tracks you don't want on a video file so it defaults to the one you want. Works on mp4 too (although it make output as an mkv)

Well even better you can just change the default audio and subtitle track.
In case you would like to listen to the other language later.

Lord Error · Nov 26, 2015

catashtrophe said:
Does PS4 pick up external hard drives as when I plugged it into the PS4 it didn't even react even though it works fine on my PS3

It does with my external 2TB drive.

10k · Nov 26, 2015

Datsuki said:
Yeah saw this earlier.

Version 1.50

- Arabic is now supported
- The closed captioning feature for videos has been improved
- [Display Mode] has been added to [Videos]
- The location of media in [Recently Played] and [Favourites] can now be displayed
- Stability during use of some features has been improved

Mmmmmm there it is.

Andrefpvs · Nov 26, 2015

Dio said:
I just tested it with the Outlaw Star BDs and their fansubs. Everything appears to work perfectly fine font/color wise, including the special stuff.

Sorry about the phone images, I can't do screens with the PS4 internal function here and I don't have my capture setup ready.

Whoa, awesome! Thanks for testing, Dio!

Are the subtitles .srt or are they embedded in the .mkv?

EDIT:

kingkenny76 · Nov 26, 2015

Lord Error said:
- Plays 1080p videos through network (from Kodi etc) without a hitch,

How does this work? Sorry I'm useless @ this sort of stuff.
I have Kodi set-up on my laptop but would to get it on my TV. Thanks

eyeball_kid · Nov 26, 2015

StreetDisciple said:
Second this...The PS4 media player is way better than the PS3.

Not a chance. The decoder is horrible. I loaded up my Down by Law (Criterion) DVD on the PS4 and its gorgeous black & white visuals are a smeary, washed-out mess. It looks like the quality you'd see from a $50 DVD player. They have a ton of work to do to get back to the PS3 player's image quality (which is admittedly better than it should be for a console).

Commanche Raisin Toast · Nov 26, 2015

Still waiting for a Shuffle Play All option for mp3's. Old MP3 app still superior.

Dio · Nov 26, 2015

Andrefpvs said:
Whoa, awesome! Thanks for testing, Dio!

Are the subtitles .srt or are they embedded in the .mkv?

They're embedded, but they're not hardsubbed. They're ssa/ass.

If they were hardsubbed that would destroy the entire point, lol.

Get_craycray · Nov 26, 2015

Well, I might have to give the Media Player another try. Last time I did, it was during its launch and it was for from glorious. Nothing worked for me.

My PS3 is still connected to the TV mainly for the NDLA (and occasionally for some PS+ games).

Fisty · Nov 26, 2015

Orochinagis said:
The media player still put your game in stand by when open it?

Yeah i want to know this too, cant test atm

RoadHazard · Nov 26, 2015

Dio said:
They're embedded, but they're not hardsubbed. They're ssa/ass.

If they were hardsubbed that would destroy the entire point, lol.

Are you sure that whatever you're using to stream from your PC isn't "burning" the subs into the image as it transcodes? Can you actually control them on the PS4? Unless you're playing it from a drive plugged right into the PS4, of course.

Dio · Nov 26, 2015

RoadHazard said:
Are you sure that whatever you're using to stream from your PC isn't "burning" the subs into the image as it transcodes? Can you actually control them on the PS4? Unless you're playing it from a drive plugged right into the PS4, of course.

I did a bit of testing and it looks like you're pretty much right. I can't get the same MKVs to run at all from a USB stick, it just can't play them even though it sees them.

Andrefpvs · Nov 26, 2015

Dio said:
I did a bit of testing and it looks like you're pretty much right. I can't get the same MKVs to run at all from a USB stick, it just can't play them even though it sees them.

Nooooo. Sony, pls ;_;

Inuhanyou · Nov 26, 2015

Its still crap. Can't play files that have anything symbols in them, can't play 99% of MKV's even though it sees them, can't recognize basic HDD's without reformatting the entire thing, and even then can barely run them right.

Shit shit shit.

Baldwin_the_First · Nov 26, 2015

My Infernal Affairs Trilogy (.avi files with soft subs) doesnt work anymore after the update arrrg. This loading circle thingy keeps spinning on a black screen and only the audio still works. Not 5 days ago it was working perfectly too damnit.
I'm using serviio btw.

RustySpoon · Nov 26, 2015

My PS4 has never been able to play any of my mkvs on a flash drive formatted through either of the FAT file systems and placed in a folder. I don't get why, but it makes the media player completely useless for me. Maybe it will work now?

Nyx · Nov 26, 2015

In combination with UMS it's been great for me, without it I couldn't play half of the files I have.

Shpeshal Nick · Nov 26, 2015

I hope it supports more codecs. It's still pretty hit and miss with my MKVs. Some work some don't.

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