LiveShell Engine v1.4.1

LiveShell Engine v1.4.1

Auto-match, resolution badges in Discover.

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What's new

• Auto-match (experimental): highlight a game that has no video of its own, and the PS5 tells you when Discover has wallpapers for it.
• Discover badges: every wallpaper shows 4K, 2K, FHD on its preview, so you know what you download.
• Videos per game only in the Home screen panel.

How to use

1. Put .mp4 files in /data/LiveShell/video or in a liveshell folder on USB.
2. Load liveshell.elf.
3. Open the LiveShell Engine (Media).

Supported: H.264 and HEVC up to 4K.

If your video doesn't play, drag it onto convert_for_ps5.bat from LiveShell-Converter.zip and wait until its done.

LiveShell Engine v1.4.0

LiveShell Engine v1.4.0

4K/2K wallpapers, videos per game only and much more.

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What's new

• 4K wallpapers 4K and 2K videos (H.264 and HEVC) now play on the home screen.
  • 4K works as the main wallpaper and in PS Store only mode.
  • While a game is open the PS5 gives the home screen no 4K decoder, so a 4K wallpaper hides and comes back by itself when you close the game.
  • Per game, 4K and 2K videos are not supported.
• Videos per game only (Settings, off by default): only games that have their own video show one; every other tile keeps the normal PS5 background.
• Every video has a ✓ or ✕. A video that won't play says why and you can fix it by using liveShell converter.
• Badges on every video: its resolution (4K, 2K, FHD, HD) and whether it has sound too.
• Favorites: Favorites stay pinned at the top of the list.
• Discover → Popular: sort the wallpapers by how often they were downloaded.
• LiveShell Converter 4K and 2K videos now are supported too.

Fixed

• The video froze or blinked after opening the LiveShell window.
• Black screen when going back to Home with a game open.

How to use

1. Put .mp4 files in /data/LiveShell/video or in a liveshell folder on USB.
2. Load liveshell.elf.
3. Open the LiveShell Engine (Media).

Supported: H.264 and HEVC up to 4K.

If your video doesn't play, drag it onto convert_for_ps5.bat from LiveShell-Converter.zip and wait until its done.

LiveShell Engine v1.3

LiveShell Engine v1.3

Discover, a full phone / PC remote, homebrew tiles and a lot of fixes.

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What's new

• Discover tab: hundreds of animated wallpapers that play on the PS5. Download one, press Use, done.
  • Categories and series: Anime, Games, Fantasy, Landscape, Sci-Fi, Pixel Art ... and more, plus search.
• Phone / PC page is now a full remote: Videos, Discover, Library and Settings, everything the PS5 app can do: pick and delete videos, a video per game, sound, Dim / Vignette / Haze, Hide in Settings, PS Store only and more.
• Homebrew and web-app tiles (Payload Manager, etaHEN Toolbox, Cheatrunner etc..)
  • they show in the Library with their icons,
  • and can get their own video like a game. LiveShell prepares the tile by itself; the first time it says "... is ready for its own video. Shut down LiveShell Engine and load it again to see it."
• Hide while a game is open (Settings, off by default): no video on the home screen while a game is still open in the background.
• All shows your newest videos first, internal and USB together.
• Tabs: All, Discover, Library, USB, Settings.

Fixed

• Black screen for a few seconds after closing a game: the video now comes back right away.
• The same video no longer restarts when it is picked again or when you come back to its tile.
• A video that never starts is retried by itself (up to 3 times).
• Per-game videos for some games on extended storage, and those games now show in the Library.
• Pause while a game runs is always on now (games always get the video decoder).

How to use

1. Put .mp4 files in /data/LiveShell/video or in a liveshell folder on USB.
2. Load liveshell.elf.
3. Open the LiveShell Engine (Media).
4. Discover: pick a wallpaper, Download, then Use.

Supported: H.264 and HEVC up to 1080p. 4K is not supported yet.

If your video doesn't play, drag it onto convert_for_ps5.bat from LiveShell-Converter.zip and wait until its done.

LiveShell Engine v1.2

LiveShell Engine v1.2

A video on the PS Store, and fixes.

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• PS Store only: the video shows only on the PlayStation Store tile. Every other tile keeps the normal PS5 background and music.
• No video on some consoles, and the loader not starting LiveShell: fixed (#2).
• PS Store video no longer flashes on the first tile when LiveShell loads.

How to use

1. Put .mp4 files in /data/LiveShell/video or in a liveshell folder on USB.
2. Load liveshell.elf.
3. Open the LiveShell Engine (Media).
4. For the Store: turn on PS Store only in the right panel, then PS Store video → Change.

Supported: H.264 and HEVC Only 1080p. 4k not supported yet.

If your video doesn't play, drag it onto convert_for_ps5.bat from LiveShell-Converter.zip and wait until its done.

LiveShell Engine v1.1

LiveShell Engine v1.1

A video for every game. Sound. Rest mode.

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What's new

• A video per game or app (experimental): give any tile its own video in the new Library tab.
• Sound: videos with sound now play it.
• Game music: a game's own theme keeps playing when its video has no sound or Sound is on Mute, and stays quiet when your video's sound takes over.
• Rest mode: LiveShell comes back on its own after waking the PS5.
• Faster start: load much faster then before.
• New look for the app: bigger tabs, smaller banner, a compact Look panel, list view for videos.

Fixed

• Deleting a video that a game used: the game goes back to the main video.
• The app window could stay unreachable after rest mode.

How to use

1. Put .mp4 files in /data/LiveShell/video or in a liveshell folder on USB.
2. Load liveshell.elf.
3. Open the LiveShell Engine (Media).

Supported: H.264 and HEVC Only 1080p. 4k not supported yet.

If your video doesn't play, drag it onto convert_for_ps5.bat from LiveShell-Converter.zip and wait until its done.

LiveShell Engine v1.0

LiveShell Engine v1.0

Animated video wallpapers for the PS5 home screen.

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What's in it

• Video wallpaper with seamless loop
• Videos from internal storage and USB
• Dim, Vignette and Haze looks
• Hide in Settings (on by default)
• Smooth fades for Settings and games
• Pause while a game runs, Parallax, Random video
• Home-screen app and a phone / PC upload page

How to use

1. Put .mp4 files in /data/LiveShell/video or in a liveshell folder on USB.
2. Load liveshell.elf.
3. Open the LiveShell Engine (Media).

Supported: H.264 and HEVC Only 1080p. 4k not supported yet.

If your video doesn't play, convert it on sites like Video Converter: MP4, codec H.264, resolution 1920x1080, 30 or 60 fps.