SHAREfactory Wiki

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

* Patches & App Changelog
	+ 1.00
	+ 1.01
	+ 1.02
	+ 1.03
	+ 1.04
	+ 1.05
	+ 1.06
	+ 1.07
	+ 1.08
	+ 1.09
	+ 2.00
	+ 2.50
	+ 2.51
	+ DLC SHAREfactory Themes
	+ SHAREfactory™ Event Mode
	+ Edit in ​SHAREfactory™ (Capture Gallery)

PS4 System Functions​​​ of SHARE Button

* ​​​​SHARE Button Functions & Behaviors
	+ Basic Functionality & Tips
	+ Captured Scenes
	+ Sharing & Broadcast (previously Share Settings)
		- SHARE Button Control Type
		- Video Clip Settings
		- Screenshot Settings
		- Broadcast Settings
		- Audio Sharing Settings
		- Link with Other Services
	+ Capture Gallery
		- Capture Gallery in the Dynamic Menu
		- System Storage Mangement's Capture Gallery
		- Renaming & Information
		- "Created With" Tagging
		- Capture Gallery's Trim & Copy
	+ What's New / Recent Activites​
		- Profile Recent Activities
		- What's New
		- Game & App Recent Activites
		- Trending Game & App Activites
* Sharing Content & Activity Feed Management​
	+ Online Services & Upload Destinations​
		- Videos​
		- Screenshots​
		- Broadcasts​
		- Other​
	+ SHAREfactory™ Exports​
	+ Share Dialog​
		- Trim​
		- Change Selection​
		- Title​
		- Description/Comment​
		- Privacy/Facebook Audience​
		- Search Tags​
		- Tag Players​ (previously Played With)
		- Post Link​
		- PSN Audience​
	+ More on "Tag Players"
		- Allowing Tagging​
		- Tagged Activities​
		- Removing Tags​
	+ Publishing Visibility with Facebook​
	+ Live from PlayStation vs. Activity Feeds​
		- Likes, Comments & Shares​
		- Privacy​
	+ Cross-Publishing Behavior​
* Sharing Restrictions
	+ Examples
		- GTAV's Rockstar Editor
		- Audio & Music Licensing Blocks
		- Watermarks
	+ Blocked Scene Notifications
	+ Blocked Videos in SHAREfactory​​

Using SHAREfactory​​​

* Key Features of SHAREfactory
	+ Creating a Video Project
	+ Basic Editing Functions
	+ Sticker & Text Overlays
	+ Filters
	+ Layouts
	+ Time Bender
	+ Transitions (\*WIP\*)
	+ Track 2 & Commentary
	+ Music
	+ Photo Editor
	+ GIF Maker
* Theme Assets
	+ Theme Clips
	+ Theme Cinematic Transitions
	+ Theme Stickers
	+ Theme Text (fonts)
	+ Theme Music​​​​
	+ Theme Art​ (screenshots)
	+ DLC SHAREfactory Themes
	+ Released SHAREfactory Themes
* Budgets & Behaviors
	+ Project Budget Limits
		- 80-Minute Projects / 60-Minute Exports
		- Up to 50 Clips / Screenshots
		- 12 Music Tracks
		- 10 Commentary Segments in Track 2
		- Animated GIFs
		- Minimum Sizes
	+ Globally Shared Budgets (5GB)
		- 2GB of Video for USB Import
		- 32MB of Images for USB Import
		- 500MB of Music for USB Import
		- 6-7 Hours of Total Saved Audio Commentary (1GB)
	+ Other Budgets
		- 400 Projects
		- 2048 files displayed in all "Choose" Menus
		- Online Services - Upload Limits
* FX Behaviors & Functionalities
	+ General Overlay Behaviors
	+ Edit Overlays Mode
	+ Theme Overlays (Stickers & Text)
	+ Filters
	+ Layouts
	+ Track 1 Layouts vs. Track 2 PIP Layouts
	+ Layering FX
* Transition Behaviors
	+ How to Apply a Transition
		- Cinematic Transitions
		- Dissolve Transitions​​​
		- Wipe Transitions
	+ Edit Transition
	+ How Transitions Affect Videos (\*WIP\*)
* Time Bender (Playback Speed Control)
	+ Basic Functionality & Behaviors
	+ Step vs. Smooth Blending Modes
	+ Export Differences​​​
* Music Mode Behaviors & Functionality
	+ Adding Music
		- Internal Music
		- Theme Music
		- Imported Music
	+ More on Imported Music from USB
	+ Edit Music Functions
* Track 2 Behaviors & Functionalities
	+ Differences Between Add Track 2 & Edit Track 2
		- Add Track 2
		- Edit Track 2
		- Camera Mode & Adjust Mode
	+ Tips & Tricks for Track 2 Green Screen
* Photo Mode Behaviors & Functionalities
	+ Starting a Photo Project
	+ Basic Functionality
		- Frame Layout
		- Editing Category Options
		- Edit Photo Options
		- Edit Background Options
		- Export on PS4 vs. PS4 Pro
* GIF Maker Behaviors & Functionalities
	+ Basic Functionality
	+ Additional Notes on Animated GIFs

Tips & Tricks

* Evalute Themes Before Starting a Large Project
* Using USB Import To It's Fullest!
* Snip vs. Split
* Circumventing The 50-Clip Project Limit
* Controlling Sticker & Text Durations with Split Clip
* Fade Overlays in and out with Crossfade
* Creating Freeze-Frame Effects with Screenshots​
* Advanced Fade-to-Color Effects Utilizing SOLID COLOR Screenshots
* Add Custom Stickers with Avatars & Profile Pictures
* Layering FX
* Using Share Play & USB Video Import for Multi-User Project
* Create Projects on a Private Account, Publish on a Public One!
* Posting Links to Facebook/Twitter When Sharing
* Combining Multiple Videos into One
* Creating Time-lasped Progressions with Time Bender
* Adding Multiplayer Views with USB Video Import

Frequently Asked Questions & Troubleshooting

* "Cannot Upload" Notifications
* "​How do I import Music/Videos/Images into SHAREfactory?"
* "Can I use my mobile phone for SHAREfactory Import?"
* "Can we get an "X" SHAREfactory Theme?"
* "I got a YouTube Copyright Strike for SHAREfactory Music."
* "How Do I Make YouTube Thumbnails?"
* "Can I Record Party Chat Into My Videos?"
* "Can I add/split more than 50 Clips?"
* "Can I send a video to a friend directly/privately?"
* "Audio in my Exported Video appears desynced from my music."
* "I can't copy my SHAREfactory Video to USB." (Rockstar Editor)
* "Can we record/export video at 1080p/60fps?"
* "Can I record the Dynamic Menu/Notifications?"
* "SHAREfactory says I'm out of disk space. How do I record more Audio Commentary?"
* "When I try to import my video, it says Keyframe Interval is too high. How do I fix this?"
* "When I try to import images, it says my image is too big. How do I fix this?"
* "My video and commentary is really quite after exporting my project."
* "Why do my SHARE Videos look muddy with bad colors?"
* "Why is there an echo of others players and sounds in my videos?"
* "There is a Placeholder Clip at the end of my project. How do I remove it?"

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)

 **Distribution** | Digital