VLC 3.0.8 on macOS constantly buffering when rendering to Chromecast

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VLC 3.0.8 on macOS constantly buffering when rendering to Chromecast

Postby mholt » 19 Apr 2020 06:59

VLC on Mac with Chromecast (Ultra) is basically unusable. Is anyone else having this problem? Videos just buffer and buffer for minutes, and only play for a few seconds, if I'm lucky.

Here's some logs from the "Messages" window:

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stream_out_chromecast debug: Player state: BUFFERING sessionId: 1 stream_out_chromecast debug: PING received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast debug: PING received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast debug: PING received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast debug: PONG received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast warning: Unexpected RECEIVER_STATUS with state Buffering. Checking media status stream_out_chromecast debug: Player state: BUFFERING sessionId: 1 stream_out_chromecast debug: PING received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast debug: PONG received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast warning: Unexpected RECEIVER_STATUS with state Buffering. Checking media status stream_out_chromecast debug: Player state: BUFFERING sessionId: 1 stream_out_chromecast debug: PING received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast debug: PING received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast debug: PING received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast debug: PING received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast debug: PONG received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast warning: Unexpected RECEIVER_STATUS with state Buffering. Checking media status stream_out_chromecast debug: Player state: BUFFERING sessionId: 1 stream_out_chromecast debug: PING received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast debug: PING received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast debug: PONG received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast warning: Unexpected RECEIVER_STATUS with state Buffering. Checking media status stream_out_chromecast debug: Player state: BUFFERING sessionId: 1 stream_out_chromecast debug: PING received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast debug: PONG received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast warning: Unexpected RECEIVER_STATUS with state Buffering. Checking media status stream_out_chromecast debug: Player state: BUFFERING sessionId: 1 stream_out_chromecast debug: PING received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast debug: PONG received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast warning: Unexpected RECEIVER_STATUS with state Buffering. Checking media status stream_out_chromecast debug: Player state: BUFFERING sessionId: 1 stream_out_chromecast debug: PING received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast debug: PING received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast error: Unknown namespace: urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.multizone stream_out_chromecast debug: PING received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast debug: PING received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast debug: PONG received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast warning: Unexpected RECEIVER_STATUS with state Buffering. Checking media status stream_out_chromecast debug: Player state: BUFFERING sessionId: 1 stream_out_chromecast debug: PING received from the Chromecast stream_out_chromecast debug: PONG received from the Chromecast
Anyone experiencing similar poor performance and know how to fix?

Only VLC on Mac has this problem - casting from the VLC app on my phone or any other app works smoothly.

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Re: VLC 3.0.8 on macOS constantly buffering when rendering to Chromecast

Postby xube » 12 Dec 2020 15:23

I have the same problem. Waiting for fix.

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Re: VLC 3.0.8 on macOS constantly buffering when rendering to Chromecast

Postby nunyab1zzz » 17 Mar 2021 08:38

I have the same issue, VLC 3.0.12 on MacOS 11.2.3

Extremely inconsistent behavior. Sometimes the Chromecast device doesn't appear in the Renderer list at all. Sometimes it does and plays normally for a while, then suddenly begins this buffering loop where it plays a couple seconds of video, then buffers for 10+ seconds.


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