Cast from Windows to Chromecast - All Formats

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vincent1964

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Using a hybrid version of previous XBMC Chromecast solutions, all file types can now be watched on the Chromecast from Computer. This is without a doubt the best FREE computer XBMC solution available.

Instructional Video - http://youtu.be/H9N86ZIM47E

Nothing will work if you don't have chrome.exe and vlc.exe in these exact directories.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe

You also need to know the local ip address of your computer and the port which for me is http://192.168.1.10:8080

Step 1. Go into Chrome Browser and add the Google Cast Extension at
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-cast/boadgeojelhgndaghljhdicfkmllpafd?hl=en

Step 2. Download and install XBMC Windows version 12.3 Frodo at
http://xbmc.org/download/

Step 3. Download modified for chrome playercorefactory.xml at
http://www.mediafire.com/view/gdf9yqpg3b9uk9i/playercorefactory.xml

Place modified for chrome playercorefactory.xml in the system folder using the following path.
C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC\system\

Step 4. Download the VLC Player 64 Bit Version
http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/last/win64/

Setup Vlc Player - 64 Bit
1.)Tools...Preferences....Show Settings-All....Interface....Main Interface.....Click Web so it's Checkmarked.
2.)Click little arrow to the left of Interface, Click Lua and enter a password.

Step 5. Download the flv.exe file.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/tvc9dxja2xc1scr/flv.exe

Step 6. Demonstration
Start Chromecast
Start XBMC
Start your show - Click the Cast Button. If the video is in .mp4 or .mkv format, the Chrome Browser should automatically play the video and allow you to cast to your Television.
If the video is in .flv format, Chrome will try to download the file. Stop the download. You will now need the flv.exe file. This flv.exe file lets you transcode the video using VLC and then plays the Video over your local network through Vidcast.
So copy the video link from chrome address bar and close chrome browser. Start the flv.exe which will ask you for the video link which you can paste into the text box and also for your Local Ip Address:port
The flv.exe will open VLC and begin to transcode the video and also reopen the chrome browser with your network address ready to go. Wait for the transcoding line to start moving in VLC Player and then hit enter on the chrome browser to start the stream and lastly hit the chromecast streaming button. The Video should now begin to play on the Television.

Good Luck!
 
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sfahadzb

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Thanks for the tutorial...but links are not pasted correctly. Please fix them.. Looking forward to using this
 
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w0jn4

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I have everything set up as it should and google chrome opens up, but it is always asking me to download movie files (avi, mkv etc..).

Can anyone help?

Thanks!
 

vincent1964

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Hi,

Did you try the second part of instructions? It sounds like you only did the first part where you can't play those types of files?
 

kopuz042

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When I run flv.exe it doesn't appear to do anything... Anyone else seeing this?
 
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fastracer

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Yeah the flv.exe tries tio open a command prompt window then disappears...I've tried so many times...won't work

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vincent1964

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Did you guys check this part?

flv.exe will not work if you don't have chrome.exe and vlc.exe in these exact directories.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe
 

bhiga

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Did you guys check this part?

flv.exe will not work if you don't have chrome.exe and vlc.exe in these exact directories.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe

If your Windows is not English, or Windows is not installed on C:, your Program Files path may be different.

Open Command Prompt and
Code:
echo %programfiles%
This is the 64-bit Program Files on 64-bit Windows.
This is the 32-bit Program Files path on 32-bit Windows.

In English 64-bit Windows this is usually C:\Program Files
In English 32-bit Windows this is usually C:\Program Files

Code:
echo %programfiles(x86)%
This is the 32-bit Program Files path on 64-bit Windows.
This environment variables doesn't exist in 32-bit Windows.

In English 64-bit Windows this is usually C:\Program Files (x86)
In English 32-bit Windows this variable doesn't exist.
 

vincent1964

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Bhiga,

Thanks for that explanation. I did'nt know there was a different path for non-english.

If your Windows is not English, or Windows is not installed on C:, your Program Files path may be different.

Open Command Prompt and
Code:
echo %programfiles%
This is the 64-bit Program Files on 64-bit Windows.
This is the 32-bit Program Files path on 32-bit Windows.

In English 64-bit Windows this is usually C:\Program Files
In English 32-bit Windows this is usually C:\Program Files

Code:
echo %programfiles(x86)%
This is the 32-bit Program Files path on 64-bit Windows.
This environment variables doesn't exist in 32-bit Windows.

In English 64-bit Windows this is usually C:\Program Files (x86)
In English 32-bit Windows this variable doesn't exist.
 

bhiga

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Thanks for that explanation. I did'nt know there was a different path for non-english.
Yup, and it's based in the core OS language, so it's not affected by the regional settings.*

It's also stored in the registry somewhere, though I don't know where offhand.
It's one of the common errors that plagues installers too.

That, and hard-coding the start menu shortcut path. That broke a lot of things when Vista came along and changed where the user profiles are stored. BTW, that's %userprofile% for the current user

And for good measure, AppData aka Application Data is %appdata% - and since this can map to either path\Local or path\Roaming, if you need to ensure you're in a specific one, jump up a level then drop into the hole you want with %appdata%\..\Local or %appdata%\..\Roaming

* Not-so-fun side note: Regional settings do affect native formatting commands for dates and numbers. This can adversely affect conversion and parsing of these items if source/parser is fixed and parser/source is using regional settings that don't match the fixed expectation. It can also be problematic if source/parser are both using regional settings but they don't match.
This affects delimiters as well, case in point, a comma-separated CSV from Excel will be interpreted fine with US Regional Settings but will open the file as a single cell with most European Regional Settings as they use comma for decimal, ie, one and a half in US would be 1.5, but in European regions it's 1,5.
 

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    Using a hybrid version of previous XBMC Chromecast solutions, all file types can now be watched on the Chromecast from Computer. This is without a doubt the best FREE computer XBMC solution available.

    Instructional Video - http://youtu.be/H9N86ZIM47E

    Nothing will work if you don't have chrome.exe and vlc.exe in these exact directories.

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
    C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe

    You also need to know the local ip address of your computer and the port which for me is http://192.168.1.10:8080

    Step 1. Go into Chrome Browser and add the Google Cast Extension at
    https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-cast/boadgeojelhgndaghljhdicfkmllpafd?hl=en

    Step 2. Download and install XBMC Windows version 12.3 Frodo at
    http://xbmc.org/download/

    Step 3. Download modified for chrome playercorefactory.xml at
    http://www.mediafire.com/view/gdf9yqpg3b9uk9i/playercorefactory.xml

    Place modified for chrome playercorefactory.xml in the system folder using the following path.
    C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC\system\

    Step 4. Download the VLC Player 64 Bit Version
    http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/last/win64/

    Setup Vlc Player - 64 Bit
    1.)Tools...Preferences....Show Settings-All....Interface....Main Interface.....Click Web so it's Checkmarked.
    2.)Click little arrow to the left of Interface, Click Lua and enter a password.

    Step 5. Download the flv.exe file.
    http://www.mediafire.com/download/tvc9dxja2xc1scr/flv.exe

    Step 6. Demonstration
    Start Chromecast
    Start XBMC
    Start your show - Click the Cast Button. If the video is in .mp4 or .mkv format, the Chrome Browser should automatically play the video and allow you to cast to your Television.
    If the video is in .flv format, Chrome will try to download the file. Stop the download. You will now need the flv.exe file. This flv.exe file lets you transcode the video using VLC and then plays the Video over your local network through Vidcast.
    So copy the video link from chrome address bar and close chrome browser. Start the flv.exe which will ask you for the video link which you can paste into the text box and also for your Local Ip Address:port
    The flv.exe will open VLC and begin to transcode the video and also reopen the chrome browser with your network address ready to go. Wait for the transcoding line to start moving in VLC Player and then hit enter on the chrome browser to start the stream and lastly hit the chromecast streaming button. The Video should now begin to play on the Television.

    Good Luck!
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    Hi, Forgot to mention this also works with local files. Just replace the http link with a local link. So Instead of http://www.avifile.com put path to your local file C:\users\file.avi.
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    Thanks for the tutorial...but links are not pasted correctly. Please fix them.. Looking forward to using this
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    Thanks for the tutorial...but links are not pasted correctly. Please fix them.. Looking forward to using this

    you can get them from the video description.
    btw, thank you for this tutorial...i got all the files but i didn't have the time to check if it works.i will get back when i'll check