In this guide, we'll be explaining how you tin record loftier quality PS4 gameplay, upload it to your PC in the highest quality possible, and and then edit it for costless, making it prepare for YouTube, Instagram, or anywhere else.

To begin with, we will take a look at the software and hardware y'all will demand to go this all to piece of work. If you already have a PS4, the investment is very small, and the software volition be completely complimentary.

Once we have explained what is needed, we'll accept you through each process step by stride.

What Y'all Demand to Start

You will need the post-obit things to complete this guide:

  • A PS4 and controller
  • A USB stick
  • A PC, preferably a modern one – you must use video editing software
  • Hitfilm Express

You lot can download Hitfilm Express for free. All you lot must do is visit the Hitfilm website, share it on Facebook or Twitter, then create a new business relationship and download the software. Considering information technology'south free, Hitfilm asks for a elementary social media share before letting you download.

You can but have one licence, merely if you sign into Hitfilm on another reckoner, you can transfer your licence so actually there are no limitations whatsoever. For the next step, information technology'south time to tape your gameplay on PS4.

How to Record Hard disk Gameplay on Your PS4

It'southward very simple to tape gameplay on your PS4. Firstly, tap the 'Share' button in one case to open the sharing menu, and so press 'X' on the 'Sharing and Broadcast Settings' pick.

Next, press X on the 'Video Clip Settings' option. Make certain the 'Length of Video clip' is set  to 60 minutes and the 'Dimensions' are set to 1920×1080. Later on that, yous tin can back out and load the game you'd like to play.

Once y'all are playing, y'all can start recording at any time past double borer the share push button. Once you want to finish your recording, simply double tap the share button again.

One time y'all are ready to movement your recordings over to your PC, plug your USB stick into one of the forepart USB ports of the PS4. Subsequently, render to the home screen and select the 'Capture Gallery' option. Recordings will be sorted into unlike folders, then yous can either select the folder for the game you played or just select 'all'.

Once you've establish the recording y'all'd like to relieve, printing the 'Options' push when the recording is highlighted. On the new window that appears, scroll up and select the 'Copy to USB storage device' option. The video file you lot had highlighted before will now be ticked.

If y'all have other video files, they can also exist selected at present. Later on that, navigate to the 'copy' push on the lesser right and press 'X' in one case it is highlighted.

Finally, press 'OK' and the file or files volition be copied over to your USB stick. Once the copying has completed, you can disconnect your USB stick and connect it to your PC.

How to Edit PS4 Recordings on Your PC

Nosotros'll have you through the basics of taking your PS4 recording, placing it in Hitfilm, calculation overlays, intros, and music, and then exporting it. Outset, you demand to motion your PS4 recording from your USB stick to your PC.

  • Open up Windows Explorer.
  • Navigate to PC, so double click the USB storage device.
  • Open the PS4 binder > SHARE > Video Clips > Proper name of game.
  • Click and drag the video file onto your desktop.

At this point, you lot should have already downloaded Hitfilm. One time Hitfilm is downloaded and installed, open information technology. In one case open, click File, and so click 'New'.

On the pop-up window that appears, click the dropdown box and select 1080p Full Hd @ 60fps. Once you accept loaded into Hitfilm, quickly minimize to desktop and click and elevate your video clip into Hitfilm. Elevate it into the minor 'media' box in the bottom left.

Side by side, drag that clip from your media box into the timeline slightly to the right of it.

To add together music, merely correct click 'Audio 1' and click Add new track.

Next, drag the audio file into your media box and then drag it into the timeline, just like you did with the PS4 video prune. Make certain to drag it into the recently created 'audio 2' track.

If y'all want to add overlays, such as watermarks or text, simply follow the aforementioned steps equally above, but right click 'Video 1', add new track, and drag the paradigm into the new video 2 runway.

If you desire to cut portions of your clip, use the slice tool. Press the 'C' button on your keyboard to select it.

If yous want to cut a specific portion, you can cut both sides of it, then press the 'V' key to go the select tool to select it, then press the delete button to delete it. Afterwards, you can click and elevate one clip to bring information technology side by side to the other ane.

You lot tin can click and drag whatever element, including the footage, the music, or overlays to whatever position and that will change when they will play. Click and drag the edge of static pictures to increase how long they play for.

Once yous are finished, you can click the 'Export' button, and and so click 'Contents'. The consign process will begin. This can take some time. If you just save your file, information technology will only be a project file.

You must export it to turn your project into an MP4 file, which can be uploaded and shared online. Click 'Go to Consign' once prompted.

Finally, click the 'Start Exporting' button at the very lesser. Once it is finished, Hitfilm will wink orangish. You can open upward Hitfilm once more to click the link to be taken to your exported file.

Summary

That wraps up our guide on how to record PS4 gameplay, upload it to your PC, and edit it for gratuitous. Hopefully this tutorial has been useful. If you accept whatsoever questions about any steps in this guide, go out a comment and I'll try to reply equally soon as I can.