Cast From Windows To Chromecast

[luigi]

Greetings Vince,

I will check it out and let you know. Can you suggest a fix for changing .flv before chrome tries to download. Once again thank you

 

[vibajajo64]

Luigi,

If you just want to watch the flv on your computer you can change the the playercorefactory file from chrome to vlc player. I was using a vlc extension for chrome last week where any files chrome could player were opened in chrome and if it was flv file it would open in vlc player but now the extension seems to have dissapeared.

If you want cast the flv files to tv, you have to transcode the flv's so they can be played in chromecast. I have two videos in this section, one using BubbleUpnP and the other using VLC that do this. You can take a look at them but both have a lot of steps to get it working.

Regards,

Vince

Greetings Vince,

I will check it out and let you know. Can you suggest a fix for changing .flv before chrome tries to download. Once again thank you

 

[luigi]

Vince,

Thank you for all that you are doing and have done. I will look at your videos and see what will work. Have great day.

Luigi

 

[vibajajo64]

/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome

try this without the open

 

[j_diggs]

/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome

try this without the open

Just tried it, but to no avail!
Here's what it looks like

Also, I was curious about the part that says "Edit here." Anything I need to be deleting/adding there or anywhere else?

and THANK YOU so much Vincent for your continued help! Very kind of you

 

[Link_of_Hyrule]

When I try to play a video it just opens chrome and starts downloading the video instead of opening a tab with a castable player.

 

[vibajajo64]

Hi, Mine only does that for .flv files. I just tried an .mp4 and it works fine. What file type are you trying to play?

 

[selwyn]

I followed instructions but the playercorefactory.xml dose not work in XBMC when it is replaced in the Systems folder. When I try to play a video on XBMC now it shows the thumbnail of what I'm trying to play but dose not open at all in the chrome browser. I have modified the path for my OS system to point to <filename>C:\Users\Selwyn\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application</filename> XMBC shows Chrome as the Default Player currently as well. When I start any video in any format in XBMC all I get is a blink. No video starts. Not sure what the issue is. Please help. (XMBC 12.3, Chrome 33.0.1750.154m, Windows 7 64-bit)

 

[j_diggs]

Anybody have any luck on a Mac?

 

[vaxman]

After reading several of these messages, I found out why I couldn't make it to work. If you are like me, most likely you followed the instructions as they are written, using the path C:\Program Files(86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe . Probably, you didn't bother looking at .xml file. Well, the .xml file shows the following path for chrome; "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"

This path including (86) does not exist in my machine and neither in yours. I run Windows 7 and the path is; C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.

Edit the .xml file, remove the (86) from the path pointing at Chrome and let me know if it works for you.

 

[selwyn]

I am running Windows 7, 32-bit and that path dose not exist in my system.it shows me that it is in C:\Users\Selwyn\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application but this is not working when edited in the .xml either. If anyone else is having this issue I modified my .xml Chrome path to C:\Users\Selwyn\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe just substitute your user name where my name is.

After reading several of these messages, I found out why I couldn't make it to work. If you are like me, most likely you followed the instructions as they are written, using the path C:\Program Files(86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe . Probably, you didn't bother looking at .xml file. Well, the .xml file shows the following path for chrome; "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"

This path including (86) does not exist in my machine and neither in yours. I run Windows 7 and the path is; C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.

Edit the .xml file, remove the (86) from the path pointing at Chrome and let me know if it works for you.

 

[Link_of_Hyrule]

That happens if you're not running an x64 OS shop basically put the path of where chrome is.

 

[j_diggs]

So it sounds like we're still a no on Mac

 

[blue101]

This method really seems promising. Might go and buy a chromecast. Resisted buying it due to Google's closed method of operation.

Is it possible to use subtitles with the online video on chromecast ? How is the quality on 1080p online video ?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

 

[fular]

Hi,
I followed the instructions but I am having issues streaming live channel to Chrome. When I click on XBMC live channel it opens Chrome browser but nothing happens. There is no video streaming in Chrome.

What am I missing?

 

[hawkwind]

Hi, followed instructions but when chrome opens it only gives an option to download the file and not play it, if i download the file and then drag and drop it into chrome then it will play the video.
Am i missing something obvious?

 

[tricky2lu]

will this get hulu working again

 

[showgun]

will this get hulu working again

Depends on what video format HULU is using.

 

[hawkwind]

Hi, followed instructions but when chrome opens it only gives an option to download the file and not play it, if i download the file and then drag and drop it into chrome then it will play the video.
Am i missing something obvious?

Does anyone have any suggestions?
Do i need any additional plugins for chrome, flash, java and vlc plugins are installed and enabled. (i have tried to disable each plugin 1 at a time incase there was any conflict)
I have tried different download managers just in case it was a bug with chromes download options but it still just downloads instead of play.
I`ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling everything.
All videos play ok with xbmc but once the playercorefactory.xml is replaced with the one in the first post chrome opens and the video will only save instead of playing.

 

[taffhelen]

Does anyone have any suggestions?
Do i need any additional plugins for chrome, flash, java and vlc plugins are installed and enabled. (i have tried to disable each plugin 1 at a time incase there was any conflict)
I have tried different download managers just in case it was a bug with chromes download options but it still just downloads instead of play.
I`ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling everything.
All videos play ok with xbmc but once the playercorefactory.xml is replaced with the one in the first post chrome opens and the video will only save instead of playing.

same thing happens exactly with me....but one or two films play ok must be the file format