cast from command line

[cyanna]

works ok from GUI: playback > renderer > choose google speaker

I have the following bat file:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" "M:\Music\Peggy Lee\All Aglow Again!\Fever_All Aglow Again!_Peggy Lee.mp3" --sout="#chromecast" --sout-chromecast-ip="192.168.1.71" --demux-filter=demux_chromecast

this opens the VLC windows with the music file but doesn't play it

Windows 7 @64, VLC 3.0.7 Vetinari

Ideas?

[unidan]

Hi, what are the logs ? (with -vv)

[cyanna]

sorry, how do i get those?

[unidan]

To help you, we need messages, to completely understand what your problems is.

From windows command line or linux or macos terminal, launch vlc with options -vv and --logfile=file

• Windows example: vlc.exe -vv --logfile=c:\vlclog.txt
• Linux example: vlc -vv --logfile=vlclog.txt, or vlc -vv 2>&1 > logfile.txt

Then paste the full resulting log here between [​code]and[​/code] (or use Pastebin.com if it's too long)

Also don't forget to name your Operating System and provide the VLC media player version.

[cyanna]

clearly i'm doing something wrong
bat file modified to

"C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe -vv --logfile=C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop" "M:\Music\Peggy Lee\All Aglow Again!\Fever_All Aglow Again!_Peggy Lee.mp3" --sout="#chromecast" --sout-chromecast-ip="192.168.1.71" --demux-filter=demux_chromecast

flashes a cmd window and nothing else. doesn't launch VLC, doesn't create the log file. Would you mind posting detailed instructions?

[unidan]

Why don't you type this in a command window directly ?

maybe you need --file-logging too, I don't know if this automatic message is up-to-date or not.

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File logger (file) --file-logging, --no-file-logging Log to file (default disabled) Log all VLC messages to a text file. --logfile <string> Log filename Specify the log filename. --logmode {text,html} Log format Specify the logging format. --log-verbose {-1 (Default), 0 (Info), 1 (Error), 2 (Warning), 3 (Debug)} Verbosity Select the logging verbosity or default to use the same verbosity given by --verbose.

[cyanna]

because the problem I have is how casting works, or actually doesn't, when launched from the bat file. casting works ok from the GUI. So I don't think just opening the GUI is not going to be helpful. But here it goes:
from command line run as administrator:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe -vv --logfile=C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\vlclog.txt" filename/syntax incorrect error message
"C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" -vv --logfile=C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\vlclog.txt launches vlc but no log file created

[Semola]

Hi all,

is there a way to cast a file directly on a smartTV via command line (without using chromecast)?

Thanks

Semola