VLC to ChromeCast

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VLC to ChromeCast

Postby riahc3 » 01 Oct 2014 13:21

Im looking at ChromeCast because it looks interesting for YouTube videos (and general flash videos) but I want to know If I can download those videos and play them with VLC and stream them to ChromeCast.

Thank you

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Re: VLC to ChromeCast

Postby riahc3 » 02 Oct 2014 10:02

Nothing about this?

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Re: VLC to ChromeCast

Postby madLyfe » 07 Dec 2014 19:22

hopefully it isnt to far off. you just never know.

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Re: VLC to ChromeCast

Postby sherington » 12 Jan 2015 20:54

vlc-git (presumably a future 3.0.0 version) can now send media to Chromecast. It is not available in the vlc-2.2 branch, so if you want to try it you'll probably have to build VLC yourself.

I tested with MP4 and MP3 and basic playback works.

Pausing and seeking doesn't really work, trying either seems to stop the stream entirely.

You can use it like this:

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./vlc video.mp4 --sout="#chromecast{ip=x.x.x.x}"
Replace x.x.x.x with your Chromecast IP of course.

My main use-case is playing DVD ISO, which does not work, as far as I can tell anyway.

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Re: VLC to ChromeCast

Postby ebbe.dk » 24 Jan 2015 10:25

Hi all, I am new at posting here, so bear with me ;)

I have been monitoring this forum for a time now, waiting for a VLC version that supports chromecast. In the meantime, I have found a workaround that works quite well:
  • From Chrome browser, set Chromecast extension to cast the whole screen
  • Run VLC, set to full screen view
  • Control VLC with Android app "VLC Mobile Remote"
This workaround occupies your computer, though :(

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Re: VLC to ChromeCast

Postby Jonathan42 » 08 Sep 2015 05:56

vlc-git (presumably a future 3.0.0 version) can now send media to Chromecast. It is not available in the vlc-2.2 branch, so if you want to try it you'll probably have to build VLC yourself.

I tested with MP4 and MP3 and basic playback works.

Pausing and seeking doesn't really work, trying either seems to stop the stream entirely.

You can use it like this:

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./vlc video.mp4 --sout="#chromecast{ip=x.x.x.x}"
Replace x.x.x.x with your Chromecast IP of course.

My main use-case is playing DVD ISO, which does not work, as far as I can tell anyway.
1. Great info - thanks above for the different posts. :D

2. Can you explain how to use the code you list? Is it like vlc.exe./vlc video.mp4 --sout="#chromecast{ip=x.x.x.x} ?
I get the filename and I get the target IP. I'm just not sure where you type this in - command line? Another secret place? How do you specify the target's path or do you have to copy the entire path of the file (Tedious)?

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Re: VLC to ChromeCast

Postby sherington » 08 Oct 2015 18:01

Just type that command into a shell/terminal window.

The "./vlc" just means run VLC in the current directory (Linux/Unix), so you wouldn't do that on Windows.

Just "vlc video.mp4 --sout..." etc...

Or something like:

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vlc c:\videos\wherever\cat-video-3944.mp4 --sout="#chromecast{ip=10.0.0.12}"
Or put it in a batch/script file. It's nothing special.

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Re: VLC to ChromeCast

Postby tbayer » 02 Dec 2015 22:26

No luck with this one (and modified path and IP):
vlc c:\videos\wherever\cat-video-3944.mp4 --sout="#chromecast{ip=10.0.0.12}"

VLC window opens but nothing happens on PC or TV.

Anybody out there having luck?
What about Bitstream / audio passthrough with chromecast?

Thanks!


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