Chromecast (command line) Reconnects Every Song

[vlc_chromecast]

Hi,

When using the GUI to select Playback -> Renderer -> Chromecast speaker, the playlist runs smoothly as expected.

However when using chromecast via the command line (example below), VLC reconnects to the chromecast at the start of every song in the playlist. This causes the speaker to make an "connection beep" noise in between every song.

It seems like selecting chromecast using the GUI creates a single continuous "session" with the chromecast and plays each song in that one session. But the command line method creates a new "session" for each song.

Do you know if there's a way to use the command line method to select chromecast, but get the superior playback experience (no reconnection beeps) like the GUI method?

Thanks!


vlc --sout="#chromecast{ip=192.168.2.100,port=32079}" --demux-filter=demux_chromecast playlist.xspf