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@ZiZc3 ZiZc3 released this 10 Oct 23:06
v0.4
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v0.4

What's new

  • Hardware decoding: H.264 and HEVC (8 and 10-bit) now play on the PS5, up to 4K. Heavy files that stuttered before, like 4K HDR films at 70+ Mbit/s, now play smoothly with the CPU almost idle. Everything else (AV1, VP9, MPEG-2, VC-1, DVDs…) still plays as before.
  • HDR10 output: on an HDR TV, HDR10 and HLG videos now go out as real HDR.
  • HDR on an SDR TV: HDR videos are now tone mapped, with natural colours instead of the grey, washed-out (#8)
  • Dolby Vision films play as their HDR10 base layer instead of failing
  • Opus audio in MKV, WebM and MP4 now plays (#7)
  • Faster network shares (SMB): videos start sooner and high-bitrate files keep up much better

Fixed

  • Black screen with some 4K HDR videos (#9), most often over SMB
  • Jumping (±10 s, seeking) in MP4 files didn't resume
  • The whole app froze for seconds when a stream (IPTV) was stuck and you opened something else. The next video now just starts once you leave.
  • Classic / Modern look switching by itself after a restart (with full access, VLC could pick up another copy's settings)

Notes

  • HDR output needs HDR set to "On When Supported" or "Always On" in the PS5's Screen and Video settings, and a TV/monitor input that accepts HDR.
  • Optional switches in settings.txt in the app folder:
    • hw_decode=0: software decoding only
    • hdr_output=0: never switch the TV to HDR (tone map instead) ·
    • hdr_output=2: switch even if the PS5 doesn't report an HDR TV

Install

  1. Extract PPSA85300.zip and copy the PPSA85300 folder to /data/homebrew/.
  2. Run kstuff and ShadowMountPlus.
  3. Start VLC from the home screen.
  4. Add your media on a USB drive, or /data/vlc/, also from your phone or pc.

Optional full access. With etaHEN, OnionHEN or the Helper, VLC can lift its sandbox. This gives it all of /data and USB drives plugged in while it runs. download helper.elf

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