Play View Extractor

Extracts the largest (layer 0) image files from PlayStation PlayView files (gvd.dat). Exports as PNG to avoid compression.

Usage

$ playview-extractor -h

  -debug
        output more log data
  -hidden
        whether to show the hidden areas (default true)
  -in string
        path to gvd.dat (default "gvd.dat")
  -layer int
        Target layer to export (default 0)
  -merge
        Whether to merge images to a combined image (default true)
  -out string
        output directory (default "out")
  -page string
        Target page to export (empty string exports all)

Put the executable into the folder with the gvd.dat file. All images are exported as <filename>.png without compression.

$ playview-extractor  

Install

You can use golang to build from source and install the extractor locally.

go install github.com/joernlenoch/playview-extractor@latest

Build

This is a simple golang 1.22 project.

• Install GoLang 1.22
• Run go build main.go

Special Thanks

Special thanks to the detailed file format information at https://www.psdevwiki.com/vita/PlayView