fstat13--PSCapture/docs/GUIDE.md

PSCapture — the fool-proof guide

🇮🇹 Versione italiana: GUIDE.it.md

From zero to your PS5 inside Discord. Every step says exactly what you should see on screen. If something doesn't match, jump to the troubleshooting table at the bottom.

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0. What you need

On the console — all standard in current jailbreak setups:

Thing	Port	Why
Payload loader (elfldr-style)	TCP 9021	runs the payload we send
Anonymous FTP	TCP 2121	the app reads/writes files on the console
pldmgr autoloader (optional)	—	makes the payload start at every boot

On the PC: Windows 10/11 64-bit, wired network recommended.

The app: PSCapture.exe — one single file. Download it from the repository's Releases page. That's the whole package: the console payload and the Windows capture-card driver are inside it.

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1. First run on the PC

1. Put PSCapture.exe anywhere (the Desktop is fine) and double-click it.

2. Windows asks "Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?" → click Yes. Why: registering the virtual camera for every app on the machine needs administrator rights, once. The app elevates itself — no right-click needed.

3. The window opens (dark, with a big blue START STREAMING button). If your PS5 is not at 192.168.0.36: type its address in the PS5 IP field and press Apply.

4. From here the app does everything alone. Watch the dark log pane:

   You should read	Meaning
   driver gia' installato	camera already registered — fine
   driver estratto dall'eseguibile (… byte) + driver registrato - la webcam 'PS5 Capture' e' pronta	first run: driver installed
   payload dall'eseguibile (… byte) + payload avviato - la PS5 deve mostrare la notifica PSCapture	the payload is now running on the console
   porta stream: 9xxx then collegato a 192.168.0.36:9xxx	stream connected
   status pill turns green: STREAMING - scegli 'PS5 Capture' in Discord	you're live

5. The PS5 shows a system notification: PSCapture is streaming on:PORT. (That toast is the console telling you the payload is alive.)

If the pill stays on "IN ATTESA DELLA PS5 — accesa e col jailbreak avviato?" the console is off, not jailbroken, or the IP is wrong. See section 5.

2. Use it

Discord (in a call) — Settings → Voice & Video → Camera → PS5 Capture. The in-call image is 720p: that's Discord's engine, it asks every camera (capture cards included) for 1280x720.

OBS — Sources → + → Video Capture Device → PS5 Capture. This runs at the full 1920x1080.

ffmpeg — ffmpeg -f dshow -i video="PS5 Capture" capture.mkv

3. Daily use

• Open PSCapture.exe → Yes to the admin prompt. The app reconnects by itself: if the payload is already on the console (autoloader) the stream starts by itself; if the console is off the pill says "IN ATTESA DELLA PS5" and connects the moment the console is ready.
• Press Stop (or close the app) to stop streaming. The camera goes black / freezes on the last frame; consumers keep the device listed.
• Deploy payload re-sends the payload by hand (useful after a console reboot without autoloader). Install driver re-registers the camera by hand (useful if the log shows a driver error).

4. The two knobs

Knob	What it does	Rules
gain	chroma (color) strength	1.0 = raw, the correct default. Only touch it if colors look wrong.
shift px	moves the image left/right	even numbers only (an odd number inverts the colors). Tune until the picture is centered; the console's title text is a good anchor.

Both apply live (about a second) and are saved in pscapture.ini next to the exe, so they survive restarts.

5. Troubleshooting — symptom by symptom

Symptom	Cause	Fix
Pill stays AVVIO... / IN ATTESA DELLA PS5	console off, not jailbroken, or wrong IP	turn the console on, run the jailbreak (ports 9021/2121 must be up), check the IP field
Log repeats PS5 non raggiungibile (...), riprova	same as above	same
No PS5 Capture camera appears in Discord/OBS	driver never registered (install failed)	press Install driver; read the log line after it — it now reports the real error
Log: ERRORE: driver non scrivibile in C:\Program Files\PSCapture (serve admin?)	app not elevated	close it, restart PSCapture.exe and accept the UAC prompt
Log: ERRORE caricando la dll (err=126)	antivirus quarantined the extracted dll	check the antivirus quarantine for pscapture.dll, allow it, press Install driver again
Camera listed but the image is black	stream not running	check the pill; press Deploy payload and/or START STREAMING
Colors look wrong (skin reddish, sky orange)	gain was changed	set gain back to 1.0 → Apply
Image has a black bar / is off-center	alignment	tune shift px (even values) until centered
Discord keeps showing 720p	Discord's engine caps every camera at 720p	use OBS for 1080p, or Discord screen-share (1080p60 with Nitro)
OBS shows the camera, Discord doesn't	Discord was already open when the driver was installed	fully quit Discord (also from the tray) and reopen it
Everything else	—	read pscapture-app.log (next to the exe, or in %TEMP%) and the console log /data/pscapture.log (FTP)

6. Uninstall

1. Close the app.
2. rundll32 "%ProgramFiles%\PSCapture\pscapture.dll",DllUnregisterServer (removes the camera registration).
3. Delete C:\Program Files\PSCapture.
4. Optional, on the console: delete /data/pldmgr/payloads/pscapture/ so the autoloader stops starting it.