I need your help with this app, well mostly the content. So now google play offers movie purchaces but in order to play them back you need to install Google's Play Movie & TV app, basically a video player. The app works well and all but i am wondering if there is a way to play the content on the tabs stock video player. I want to take advantage of the 5.1 sound. Once you purchace the movie you are able to download it but i can not seem to find it anywhere on tab and it is not on the download folder. I used root explorer but no where to be found. I also tried launching the stock video player but it only sees the sample video that came with the tab. Looking forward to your suggestions.
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I might be wrong but doesnt that just steam the video when it tells you it is being downloaded, this could be the only way you would watch it but not find it after that in the file system.
Have you checked the players file system?
Not to promote piracy but would it not be easier to download it over torrent and watch it with your original player...
slide200sx said:
Hi,
I might be wrong but doesnt that just steam the video when it tells you it is being downloaded, this could be the only way you would watch it but not find it after that in the file system.
Have you checked the players file system?
Not to promote piracy but would it not be easier to download it over torrent and watch it with your original player...
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I have looked for the players file system but i can't find it either.
Tried to use torrents but they are a bit annoying to use so i would just rather pay for the movie, i dont mind really.
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Hello, dont have chromecast but its on order.
Has anyone tried dropbox through the chrome browser and see if you can play video through it?
Tikal769 said:
Hello, dont have chromecast but its on order.
Has anyone tried dropbox through the chrome browser and see if you can play video through it?
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I hear it doesnt work, but I have used Google Drive and that works just fine.
thanks for the reply
I hope dropbox gets integrated soon.
Whether it works or not depends on the file type. Dropbox itself doesn't seem to be the issue. MP4 works but most AVI's do not.
Google Drive has it's own player and that seems to play the AVI files fine.
This is related to the browser not to Chromecast or Dropbox. Perhaps Dropbox could add their own player similar to Drive.
Maybe if you have one of the Public Folder accounts, it might be worth sending that link to Chromecast and see if it comes up happy.
The link below describes setting everything up.
http://pastebin.com/uGmxQKN9
Once you have done this you can stream any URL that contains a MP4 file. I noticed some of my Plex movies were streamed in MP4. URLs look like http://192.168.2.2:32400/library/parts/17783/file.mp4. Using the Javascript in the above link with the URL from Plex allowed me to stream straight from my Plex Media Server. Video quality and sound were perfect BUT there is a large black bar at the bottom of the screen. I think the movie needs to be centered on the screen.
Any ideas on fixing this?
Im new to Plex, where were you finding the URL of the video ending with .mp4?
Im getting links like .../web/index.html#!/servers/15e2c71d244b60996f55a7529156a90294dc03c6/sections/1/player/1
Any tips? Thanks!
Edit: I may have found it. I went to "download" and it gave me the direct link to the video.
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Im new to Plex, where were you finding the URL of the video ending with .mp4?
Im getting links like .../web/index.html#!/servers/15e2c71d244b60996f55a7529156a90294dc03c6/sections/1/player/1
Any tips? Thanks!
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You have to start playing the movie in the browser then right click on a blank area and select inspect element. Hit the resources tab and look in the area in the picture. If you right click on the MP4 file and open in a new tab you will get the full URL of the video.
There is a much easier way to do this. Skip the javascript stuff and just use the link below.
http://googlecast.github.io/cast-chrome/
Paste your url in there and hit play. Then click on the ChromeCast device listed below the movie.
so I have been using xda for some years now flashing roms and getting a lot of info from the good developers and other people like myself would like to say thanks and sorry if i am posting this info in the wrong place i normally stay quiet but since i got my chromecat i have been trying to stream my video's from my desktop and came across this ----file:///c:/ ---- and worked great but no sound. i never give up so what i found out for myself it is much simpler than that and just make chrome browser your default player and there you have it just click play on what ever video you want to stream and you have good quality pic and sound. Thank you xda if someone else found this out then nevermind ijust wanted to give what little back that i could.
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so I have been using xda for some years now flashing roms and getting a lot of info from the good developers and other people like myself would like to say thanks and sorry if i am posting this info in the wrong place i normally stay quiet but since i got my chromecat i have been trying to stream my video's from my desktop and came across this ----file:///c:/ ---- and worked great but no sound. i never give up so what i found out for myself it is much simpler than that and just make chrome browser your default player and there you have it just click play on what ever video you want to stream and you have good quality pic and sound. Thank you xda if someone else found this out then nevermind ijust wanted to give what little back that i could.
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most of my videos play sound but all videos play maybe if one of you talented dev could explain maybe its a certain codec or something if any one can find the answer to that please let me know thanks.
I successfully set up Plex Media Server on all of my computers. However, I cannot get ANY videos to play on Chrome regardless of format (tried mp4, avi, mkv). Whenever I try to play a video either thru Plex or thru the Chrome browser, all I get is a black box with the controls. Nothing plays.
I had that problem and from that screen I tried a shot in the dark and right clicked and clicked open video in new tab... And it started playing! Don't know why but it worked.
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Is it possible to load costum subtitles in Chrome?
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I had that problem and from that screen I tried a shot in the dark and right clicked and clicked open video in new tab... And it started playing! Don't know why but it worked.
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Didn't work either!
Saschwatch said:
I had that problem and from that screen I tried a shot in the dark and right clicked and clicked open video in new tab... And it started playing! Don't know why but it worked.
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just make chrome browser default video player then double click to play not right click and should play thats the same screen i get but movies playfor me.
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I successfully set up Plex Media Server on all of my computers. However, I cannot get ANY videos to play on Chrome regardless of format (tried mp4, avi, mkv). Whenever I try to play a video either thru Plex or thru the Chrome browser, all I get is a black box with the controls. Nothing plays.
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Support is expected soon...
http://rootzwiki.com/news/plex-dial-chromecast-support-soon/
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just make chrome browser default video player then double click to play not right click and should play thats the same screen i get but movies playfor me.
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I tried that based on a suggestion I found during research but I am not offered that option, even when right clicking and choosing "Open with".
All the movies I try to play in the browser just start downloading.
Chrome doesn't support all video formats, check what all it supports and use those.
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Chrome doesn't support all video formats, check what all it supports and use those.
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ive tried mkv, avi, rmvb.. all dl's =/
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ive tried mkv, avi, rmvb.. all dl's =/
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Chrome only plays MP4 by default.
I have installed and tried using PLEX, but my videos always play choppy on the CC, is there a way I could directly send the URL to the CC? Ya know, make it play like YouTube or something...?
For those using Plex and having problem, I've been using SubSonic for a while and have no issues.
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ive tried mkv, avi, rmvb.. all dl's =/
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It's true that Chrome's built-in player only plays mp4 video files.
What you should do for other file types is install VLC, along with the VLC browser plugins. The VLC plugin for Mozilla/Chrome will play most video file types, but there are some issues:
1. You may have to disable other conflicting plugins like Quicktime, because it's darn near impossible to tell Chrome which plugin has priority to play a particular MIME type or file type. Type about: plugins into the Chrome address bar to access the plugins list.
2. Chrome insists on downloading avi files instead of playing them, so you have to trick it: rename the avi file as mpeg and let the VLC plugin automatically determine the correct file type from the header. You can rename it back to avi after you play it in Chrome.
3. There doesn't seem to be any way to select the correct audio track in files with multiple audio tracks, and it always seems to default to the wrong one in mkv files.
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It's true that Chrome's built-in player only plays mp4 video files.
What you should do for other file types is install VLC, along with the VLC browser plugins. The VLC plugin for Mozilla/Chrome will play most video file types, but there are some issues:
1. You may have to disable other conflicting plugins like Quicktime, because it's darn near impossible to tell Chrome which plugin has priority to play a particular MIME type or file type. Type about: plugins into the Chrome address bar to access the plugins list.
2. Chrome insists on downloading avi files instead of playing them, so you have to trick it: rename the avi file as mpeg and let the VLC plugin automatically determine the correct file type from the header. You can rename it back to avi after you play it in Chrome.
3. There doesn't seem to be any way to select the correct audio track in files with multiple audio tracks, and it always seems to default to the wrong one in mkv files.
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chrome now appears to play mkv files although it will not cast them correctly.
DJames1 said:
It's true that Chrome's built-in player only plays mp4 video files.
What you should do for other file types is install VLC, along with the VLC browser plugins. The VLC plugin for Mozilla/Chrome will play most video file types, but there are some issues:
1. You may have to disable other conflicting plugins like Quicktime, because it's darn near impossible to tell Chrome which plugin has priority to play a particular MIME type or file type. Type about: plugins into the Chrome address bar to access the plugins list.
2. Chrome insists on downloading avi files instead of playing them, so you have to trick it: rename the avi file as mpeg and let the VLC plugin automatically determine the correct file type from the header. You can rename it back to avi after you play it in Chrome.
3. There doesn't seem to be any way to select the correct audio track in files with multiple audio tracks, and it always seems to default to the wrong one in mkv files.
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I do not see how to use the VLC Plugin for Chrome. I unisntalled VLC and installed 2.1.0 and then after I did that I see no option for VLC Plugins in Chrome or a way to export videos from VLC to Chrome. Can you please explain how this plugin works with regards to using it with chromecast?
When you install VLC, you have the option to also install the browser plugins. Chrome shares the Mozilla plugin. After installation, you will find the VLC plugin in the list of Chrome plugins (enter About: plugins on the address bar). It's enabled by default, and you can expand the details to see what MIME types it supports. However you may see other plugins in the list which are also enabled and also support the same MIME types (e.g., Quicktime), and there's no way to control which one has precedence other than to disable one of them.
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With Chromecast would I be able to steam a Note 10.1(2014) tablet wirelessly to my TV...thanks
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When you install VLC, you have the option to also install the browser plugins. Chrome shares the Mozilla plugin. After installation, you will find the VLC plugin in the list of Chrome plugins (enter About: plugins on the address bar). It's enabled by default, and you can expand the details to see what MIME types it supports. However you may see other plugins in the list which are also enabled and also support the same MIME types (e.g., Quicktime), and there's no way to control which one has precedence other than to disable one of them.
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I have re installed Chrome and VLC player, and the VLC plugin does not show up in Chrome when I go to aboutlugins. I do not know why, I definitely installed the Mozilla plugin.
I've posted chrome extension that allows to stream mp4 files on the pages to Chromecast. I can't post links , so you'll have to search for it in the chrome Web Store, just search for "chromecast webcast"
It's early preview and is buggy. The idea it that it detects when .mp4 file is played on the page and adds page action to omnibox. Clicking there will show you list of video files found on the page and screenshot if it can get one.
To cast to Chromecast you currently are sent away to simple site with player that supports Chromecast. It turned out to be forbidden to cast video from extension, that's why for now this workaround.
I would appreciate feedback and overall thoughts if this extension is useful.
This sounds like vget
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drivenby said:
This sounds like vget
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yes to some point, but vget doesn't support Chromecast yet. Extension page says support will be added soon.
Installed, but doesn't seem to work for me. I tried opening a couple of local mp4 files in Chrome, and also mp4 streams from the internet archive site suggested earlier to test vGet, like: https://archive.org/details/dick_tracy_detctive
The Webcast symbol never appeared.
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Installed, but doesn't seem to work for me. I tried opening a couple of local mp4 files in Chrome, and also mp4 streams from the internet archive site suggested earlier to test vGet, like: archive.org / details / dick_tracy_detctive
The Webcast symbol never appeared.
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It's not supposed to work with local files. There are other extensions to do that. It works only with embedded HTML videos.
Example with on the link didn't work because it was on HTTPS. I changed permissions to support https and updated extension. In ~60 minutes it will get published. When it updates for you it should work on the example you sent. (You might need to restart browser to force refresh extension).
Meanwhile it does work on site like Vimeo .
Ok, it works now. The controls seem to be limited to Pause/Play.