chromechromecastlinux-mint
I'm using mint 18 and chromium 55. I have chromecast set up and connected to the network. I can connect to it from my Android device but the chromium browser can't find it. I tried resetting the mediarouter and I have seen that the extension for chromecast is discontinued and I can't install it.
Anything else I can do?
I quickly found the answer. Silly thing I didn't notice. You have to uncheck automatic file type selection...
I don't know if you still need it, but I was just dealing with this and maybe it will help someone else.
As my sout string I use: #transcode{venc=x264{preset=ultrafast},vcodec=h264,threads=1}:chromecast{ip=192.168.1.100,conversion-quality=0}
Notice the colon between transcode and chromecast. I barely know anything about VLC or video transcoding, but this looks somewhat like piping the transcoder output to the chromecast thing.
Some observations
Apparently the venc=x264{preset=ultrafast}uses my GPU to aid the CPU in transcoding.
threads=1 is there so the cpu isn't at 100% usage. Increasing this could help if you have stuttering issues.
With an Intel i5 4590 and a RX580, on Windows 10, I'm real-time transcoding and casting a 1080p HEVC H.265 (40 minute, 1.04 GB file) with average 40% and 15% CPU and GPU usage respectively.
Beware that pausing or jumping time can be really glitchy.
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