PS4 Pro can't play 4K Blu-ray
As an upgraded and more powerful PlayStation 4, the new PlayStation 4 Pro delivers dynamic 4K entertainment which enables you to stream the biggest movies, hottest TV shows and latest videos in 4K resolution from Netflix, YouTube and a host of other entertainment apps. However, the biggest omission with the new PS4 Pro will not have a 4K Blu-ray player, but will instead just support regular HD Blu-rays and DVD.
Will PS4 Pro update with 4K Blu-ray support?
Sony has its own official reason for not including the UHD BD Drive in the PS4 Pro, there are also countless other attempts by PS4 fans to justify Sony's decision such as the excruciatingly optimistic suggestions from some quarters that the PS4 Pro may be able to add Ultra HD Blu-ray support via a firmware update. However, Sony's CE division states that it's been waiting to launch an Ultra HD Blu-ray player until 4K distribution via disc becomes 'common' - something it seems to anticipate happening as early as next year.
Best solution to play 4K Blu-ray on PS4 Pro
Do all those facts means it impossible to enjoy 4K Blu-ray movies on PS4 Pro without a 4K Blu-ray drive at present. The answer is definitely no. What you need is simple a 4K Blu-ray Ripper - Pavtube BDMagic (best blu-ray ripper review), which helps to directly rip 4K Blu-ray Disc/BDMV folder/ISO image file to PS4 Pro supported 4K file formats such as 4K MP4/AVI/MKV that comply with the following standard for viewing on PS4 Pro from USB drive or streamed via Plex Media Server.
MKV
- Video: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level4.2
- Audio: MP3, AAC LC, AC-3 (Dolby Digital)
AVI
-Video: MPEG4 ASP, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level4.2
-Audio: MP3, AAC LC, AC-3(Dolby Digital)
MP4
- Video: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level4.2
- Audio: AAC LC, AC-3 (Dolby Digital)
Tips: If you plan to play the converted 4K video on PS4 Pro from USB drive, make sure that your USB storage devices are in FAT and exFAT formats, PS4 Pro doesn't recognize NTFS. In addition, the video stored on your USB drive shouldn't been larger than 4GB, if it is necessary, you can reduce video file size in the following ways:
Shorten video length with no quality loss:
- Trim or cut video to remove unwanted parts or segments
- Split large video into small parts by file count, length or size
Compress video file size (Please make a balance between file size and quality)
- Lower the output video resolution
- Lower the bit rate 20-50% of the default to get small files
- Lower the frame rate of the video to 15 or 10 fps can reduce the file size by as much as 1/2 or 2/3
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How to Rip/Convert 4K Blu-ray for PS4 Pro Playing?
Step 1: Load 4K Blu-ray disc.
Insert 4K Blu-ray disc into an internal or external 4K Blu-ray drive, start the program on your computer, click "File" > "Load from disc" to load 4K Blu-ray into the program, apart from 4K Blu-ray disc, you can also use the program to load 4K Blu-ray folder or ISO image file.
Step 2: Output PS4 Pro supported 4K file formats.
Click "Format", from its drop-down option, choose PS4 supported MP4 video codec from "Common Video" > "H.264 High Profile Video(*.mp4)" to output.
Tips: You can adjust output profile parameters such as video codec, bit rate, frame rate, resolution and audio codec, bit rate, sample rate and channels to get the best playback settings for PS4 Pro in the program's "Profile Settings" window.
Step 4: Trim or split video to shorten video length.
Trim to shorten video length
Open "Video Editor" window and switch to the "Trim" tab, you can drag the slider bars to include the segment you want to remain, click the left square bracket to set start point, and click the right square bracket to set end point when previewing the video or directly input specific values to "Start" and "End" box.
Split video into several small pieces
By clicking the Split button on file list, or from Edit menu, you can launch the Video Split window. Ticking Enable to enable it, and then you can split the file by file count, time length, or file size.
Step 5: Compress video file size.
Click "Settings" to open "Profile Settings" window, you can change video resolution to a suitable file size. 640 x 480 is more preferable by many portable devices such as iPhone, iPad, Android phone and tablet, lower the bit rate 20-50% of the default to get small files or lower the frame rate to 15 or 10 fps.
Step 6: Begin the conversion process.
Go back to the main interface, click right-bottom "Convert" button to begin the conversion from 4K Blu-ray to PS4 Pro supported file formats conversion process.
When the conversion is completed, click "Open Output Folder" to pop out the folder with converted files, then you can easily transfer and play converted files on PS4 Pro via an external USB drive.
You can also play files on PS4 Pro via Plex Media Server or DLNA Server.
