SHAREfactory Wiki
SHAREfactory™ (PS4)

The SHAREfactory™ app offers easy video-editing tools and effects to let you share your greatest moments, your way. Effortlessly combine, personalize, and share your favorite game footage with your own commentary, a soundtrack (included tracks or your original music), themes, stickers, text, even a picture-in-picture video with the PlayStation®Camera. Once you've created your perfect cut, post it directly to your Facebook, YouTube, dailymotion or Twitter profiles with the touch of a button, or save it to a USB drive and upload your video to the world. SHAREfactory™ gives you t​he to​​ols to show everyone your most amazing moments, and make those moments even more spectacular.

You can find more information concerning general usage within the SHAREfactory™ Manual in the app's Livetile.

03-OCT-2017 - Updates to PS4 System Software 5.00 and YouTube Thumbnails FAQ



Table of Contents






PS4 System Functions​​​ of SHARE Button






Using SHAREfactory​​






Tips & Tricks






Frequently Asked Questions & Troubleshooting






PS4 System Software Changelog


  • +2.00 PS4 System Software Updates & Changes​
    • YouTube Support​
    • Share Play
    • Updated Capture Gallery Trim

  • +2.50 PS4 System Software Updates & Changes​
    • dailymotion Support
    • Rest Mode & Suspend/Resume
    • Zoom (Accessibility)
    • Backup & Restore
    • Button Assignments & Remapping​
    • PS4 Media Player app
  • +2.55 PS4 System Software Updates & Changes​
    • Sharing Restrictions

  • +3.00 PS4 System Software Updates & Changes​
    • Twitter Support (video)
    • YouTube Support (streaming)
    • Events​​​
    • Communities
    • Save Screenshots as JPG or PNG

  • +3.50 PS4 System Software Updates & Changes​
    • PlayStation®VR SHARE Video Clip & Screenshot support
    • Sharing & Broadcast Settings
    • New "Double-Tap" SHARE functionality
    • dailymotion & niconico(JP) Streaming Support
    • Share Party Audio (Record Party Chat)
    • "Played With" Activity Feed Tags (Share Dialog)
    • Cross-Publishing Behaviors in Activity Feeds/Live from PlayStation
    • Updated Sharing Restriction Functionality
    • SHAREfactory added to Game Associations
    • Custom Events
    • Appear Offline
    • LiveTile Updates

  • +4.00 PS4 System Software Updates & Changes​
    • PlayStation®4 Pro SHARE Video Clips &​ Screenshots
      • Video Clips 1080p, 30fps
      • Screenshots 4K
    • SHARE Updates
      • Updated Share Menu Overlay
      • Up to 60-minute SHARE Videos
      • Increased Twitter Upload Limit (140-seconds)
      • Increased Streaming Functionality
        • 1080p, 60fps PS4 Pro
        • 720p, 60fps PS4
    • System UI/UX Updates
      • Create Folders
      • Transfer Data
    • SHARE/Live from PlayStation Updates
      • New Tiled Capture Gallery View
      • "Save as Screenshot" in System Trim
      • Activity Feed Visual Update
      • "My Shares" in Live from PlayStation
      • Limit "Played With" Tagging
      • Quickly Delete Upload Notifications​
    • Updates to Communities
      • Communities Added to Live Area
      • Nested Replies
      • Increased Member Cap Over 100k
      • Share Screenshots to Messages & Communities
      • Granular Control for Community Notifications
    • Quicker Upload Notification Deletion

  • +4.50 PS4 System Software Updates & Changes​
    • Capture Gallery
      • Edit in SHAREfactory
      • Set Screenshot as Background Image
    • Activities / Live from PlayStation
      • Custom Activity Feed posts
      • GIFs now post to Live from PlayStation & What's New
      • Share Screenshots & GIFs to Activities
      • GIFs now Cross-Post in Live from PlayStation
    • Share Menu
      • Change Selection
      • Played With Info
    • System UI/UX Updates
      • Settings > Storage
      • Upload/Download Save Data from PS Plus

  • +5.00 PS4 System Software Updates & Changes​
    • YouTube Thumbnails
    • Broadcasts
      • Twitch on PS4 Pro now streams at 1080p/60fps
      • Link Your Community to Broadcasts
    • Privacy Settings menu organized
    • Friends & Followers
      • Custom Friends Lists
      • Follow Anyone (Previously only open to Verified Players)

SHAREfactory™

Dev​eloper WWS Online Technology Group
Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment
Engine FFMPEG
Platforms PlayStation®4
Milestones

30-APR-2014 - 1.00 Initial Release​
06-JUN-2014 - 1.01 Patch Release
28-JUL-2014 - 1.02 Patch Release
10-OCT-2014 - 1.03 Patch Release
10-FEB-2015 - 1.04 Patch Release
10-FEB-2015 - DLC Themes​ Release
11-JUN-2015 - 1.05 Patch Release
17-JUL-2015 - 1.06 Patch Release
09-DEC-2015 - 1.07 Patch Release
08-APR-2016 - #SHAREfactoryBO3 Event (Event Mode)
01-JUN-2016 - 1.08 Patch Release
09-JUN-2016 - 1.09 Patch Release​
09-NOV-2016 - 2.00 Patch Release
09-MAR-2017 - 2.50 Patch Release
22-MAR-2017 - 2.51 Patch Release

Released DLC Themes 43
Genres

PS4 Console Application
Video Editor
Photo Editor
GIF Maker

Modes 1 Player
Distribution Digital