The way streaming works is that it just sends whatever is on your screen. It can't output a different view for each person watching.
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PS4 System Update 1.70 is Live
- Thread starter whitehawk
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The way streaming works is that it just sends whatever is on your screen. It can't output a different view for each person watching.
I don't think I'm making myself clear. My question is simple. If I create a custom profile pic, will it show up here...?
Prior to 1.70, if you had your camera off it just showed a placeholder image. Now it shows your PSN avatar. However, if you have a custom profile, will it show that instead? You are looking at your own screen and that's what is being broadcast after all.
Thanks.
hrmm i could test this in a moment for you, hop into http://www.twitch.tv/fyrewulff and i'll see what it does
RedRooster
Member
I don't think I'm making myself clear. My question is simple. If I create a custom profile pic, will it show up here...?
Prior to 1.70, if you had your camera off it just showed a placeholder image. Now it shows your PSN avatar. However, if you have a custom profile, will it show that instead? You are looking at your own screen and that's what is being broadcast after all.
Thanks.
No, it only shows your avatar. That's the public image everyone can see about you on PSN. Your profile pic doesn't show up there, I was wondering that too last night.
dinosaur_hunter2
Member
Wow, amazing list of new features. No fucking stability this time 
Downloaded yesterday, everything was fine.
Downloaded yesterday, everything was fine.
Alkastelca
Member
So no in-game custom soundtrack ?
You can only import music to share factory but that's it ? No way to listen your music ?
You can only import music to share factory but that's it ? No way to listen your music ?
SolsticeZero
Banned
Not yet. They gave us a lot in this update, and there will be many more to come.
RedAssedApe
Banned
Ultimate FAQ has been updated:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/30/ps4-the-ultimate-faq-north-america/#sect1a
Also noticed this thread on the Plex website regarding PS4 Plex Web. Looks like it might get some videos working?:
https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/108097-ps4-update-17/
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/30/ps4-the-ultimate-faq-north-america/#sect1a
Also noticed this thread on the Plex website regarding PS4 Plex Web. Looks like it might get some videos working?:
https://forums.plex.tv/index.php/topic/108097-ps4-update-17/
Thanks for this explanation!
I'm a big fan of this one. They got rid of it for headsets as well, which was also annoying.System: No more log in screen when reconnecting the DS4
Dim setting for the controller is so much better.
PaulKersey
Member
I am confused. Before 1.70, if I double tapped the share button it started recording. I was playing BF4 trying to get some footage and I double tapped it, icon in the upper right came up and everything seemed fine. Until the game finished and I quit out and then none of the clips saved. I tried it a few times. Did Sony break that feature too? Do they want nobody to share video ever? I wish I didn't have to rely on the double tap feature that ONCE worked, but because it NEVER records the last 15 minutes for me, I had to. Now neither work. GG, Sony. GG.
Doctor_Thomas
Member
Double tap, for me, starts a brand new recording, but to save the recording (at any point) you can go into the Share menu and press triangle and it will save the last 15 mins/game time, without fail, every single time and start a new recording from there.
It was broken for me before hand anyway, so I don't know if that helps.
PaulKersey
Member
Yeah, I double tapped to start a manual recording. I now have to manually tell it I want to keep that manual recording I manually started?
RedAssedApe
Banned
i never used the double-tap before but maybe its due to how they changed how sharing works (i.e. when you go into the share menu it doesn't automatically save the video unless you explicitly tell it to do so)
that or i'm just atlking out of my ass and its broken. guess i should paly around with it so i actually know how it fucntions if i ever want to use it
endless dave
Member
not sure if I missed it, but is there a list of the new voice commands anywhere?
PaulKersey
Member
Yeah, I don't know. Like I said, I was REALLY hoping 1.70 would fix the bug where it just saves some random 15 minutes so I wouldn't have to manually record things. Maybe in 1.80 :/.
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
Before 1.70 it was annoying and wasteful on the HDD that screenshots and video clips were saved when you opened the SHARE menu without that intention. Now once you open the SHARE menu you either press TRIANGLE to save the screenshot from when you opened the menu, or SQUARE for the video up until you opened the menu. Selecting upload screenshot or upload video also saves the corresponding media type.
The TRIANGLE/SQUARE buttons are labeled along the bottom of the SHARE menu so you can't forget.
The TRIANGLE/SQUARE buttons are labeled along the bottom of the SHARE menu so you can't forget.
No. If you use the "manual start", it will save that recording when it reaches the limit you set. (default 15 min)
MisterXDTV
Member
Still not possible to disable HDMI Audio when Optical is selected
Please Sony give me those PS3 audio options that worked perfectly!
brianmcdoogle
Member
I don't know if this is the best place to ask but since it was coinciding with this new update I figured I'll ask it here. If I want to start archiving for my own personal benefit video game play, can't I just create a free twitch account and enable archiving on it, and whatever I play a game, stream it? Then at a later time of my choosing I can download from twitch the archive of my playing? That way I don't have to buy any sort of capture equipment, right? I understand that it won't be in perfect quality like capture equipment can do, but this seems like a quick and easy way for me to capture my own playing at whatever the quality of the twit streaming is, right?
RedAssedApe
Banned
what if you jump into the share menu before the 15 min is up? i'm assuming it creates a video up to that point thats available to save?
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
That's right, you just need to press SQUARE or upload video.
It should, and then ya click square to save up to that point; if you want to stop at that point.
Canis lupus
Member
Who the hell came up with the idea to squeeze the comments section on streams in fullscreen mode like that? Not only is it a terrible implementation, I also go fullscreen to avoid seeing the nasty comments.
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
SHARE menu > OPTIONS button > Share Settings > Broadcast Settings > Advanced Settings > Display Comments on Screen
Does this get rid of them?
edit: The same option can be found when starting a stream, and during a stream open the SHARE menu and it's under Broadcast Settings > Advanced Settings
edit2: Unless you mean viewing someone else's stream fullscreen, in which case you always had to view the comments if they were broadcasting them.
shungokusatsu
Member
I really hope this isn't limited to first-party titles.
bigboss370
Member
so, 16 player party chat is false?
i mean, i don't really need more than 8, just thought that they doubled it was cool.
i mean, i don't really need more than 8, just thought that they doubled it was cool.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
so, 16 player party chat is false?
i mean, i don't really need more than 8, just thought that they doubled it was cool.
Might come later on.
Xander Crews
Member
Im seeing exactly the same thing. I can re-create the bug, but strangely, only on occasion. It might happen the first time I try, or the third. Even when I follow exactly the same steps. So strange.
Wow...that sucks. So if I want to record my playthrough, I need to keep a timer or something?
Beeblebrox
Member
Seems so. Someone even pasted a screenshot of the error message filling up their notification screen (just don't tell me it was you couple of pages ago
).I kinda thought more people would complain, but it either isn't widespread, or people didn't notice it. Knowing people and their (our) complaining, I'm gonna bet on "it isn't widespread".
I mean, it just can't record indefinitely because that would eat up way too much hard drive space.
Already confirmed for Watch Dogs I think.
Fatbody
Member
Or stream to twitch and upload the archive to youtube. But I wish there was a way to stream privately, though. I know odds are nobody will be watching, but I'd still be more comfortable with a friends only option or something.
RedAssedApe
Banned
no just press the share button more often and whenever there is something that happened in the immediate past that you want to be able to go back and look at
That's exactly how it worked before.
Twitch used to have a private stream option, they got rid of it for various reasons
No it's not... It always only recorded your last 15 minutes (or was supposed to; it's buggy).
GTR R35_Supra RZ
Banned
Fellaz, when can we expect pre-loading for Wolfie and Watchdogs..near realease date? And it's only for selected titles?
Kind of defeats the purpose.
Kind of defeats the purpose.
Schrade
Member
It was my understanding that you had two options:
1) Save the last x amount of minutes (up to 15) of your gameplay. This is dependent upon you actually being in the game (not swapped out to your XMB or another app) and the amount of time you've actually been playing the game.
2) A manual record mode where you can start recording whenever you want and it will keep recording until you tell it to stop or you swap out to another app/XMB or run out of disk space.
Am I remembering this wrong?
This is how it's been, yeah. Not sure if the second option is limited to 15 minutes or not (though I think it is).
This has been a great update so far. Everything is faster and just better implemented across the board. It's a good first major update. I just really hope that Sony is working on Library and Content Bar sorting. We really need that functionality before a lot more games start hitting later this year, as things are going to get completely out of control. I am already deleting smaller digital titles even though I have over 600GB of free space simply to decrease the clutter on the Content Bar.
Side note: Why does everyone keep asking for "folders"? Folders would look completely out of place on this UI. They already have a good system in place with the Library, they just need to further develop it with sorting options and the ability to hide/remove items such as demos, Betas, and apps that already have their own Apps Library.
Side note: Why does everyone keep asking for "folders"? Folders would look completely out of place on this UI. They already have a good system in place with the Library, they just need to further develop it with sorting options and the ability to hide/remove items such as demos, Betas, and apps that already have their own Apps Library.
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
I think it was a general PSN issue, friends lists and chatrooms were playing up last night too. Seems to be ok now.Seems so. Someone even pasted a screenshot of the error message filling up their notification screen (just don't tell me it was you couple of pages ago
I kinda thought more people would complain, but it either isn't widespread, or people didn't notice it. Knowing people and their (our) complaining, I'm gonna bet on "it isn't widespread".
RedAssedApe
Banned
by "folders" people are probably just talking about having more top level tiles like apps where its one tile and you drill down into a bunch of tiles associated with it. describing it as folders is just easier...but i think the former is what people want functionality wise