Hi,
I've been trying to get videos streamed to my Gtab, and I finally decided to try an app from market, 'VLC Remote/Stream' by CodeJugglers, but I've encountered a number of problems.
For one thing, the VLC on my PC (Windows 7) seems to default to port 5544, whereas the VLC Remote/Stream app on the Gtab seems to default to port 5544.
I had a heck of a time, but I finally got VLC on the PC to use port 5554, and the app on the Gtab then tries to use port 5554, but:
1) whenever I go into "stream" mode, most of the time, it just displays a black screen. When I monitor port usage on the PC, I can see port 5554 open and listening, but nothing connected to it. ONCE in awhile, I can occasionally get a connection from the app to the PC on port 5554, but...
2) When it does connect, I get only video, and not the audio.
3) Also, in order to get VLC on the PC to stream, it seems like I have to manually, on the PC, configure the VLC player to stream every time. I have the impression that the VLC Remote/Stream app is suppose to remotely configure the VLC Player on the PC to stream, but that doesn't seem to work at all. I can "control" the VLC player via the Gtab app, but when I try to "Play", it doesn't stream, it just plays on the PC.
4) Another thing is that I've been trying to get it to play a physical DVD inserted into the DVD Player on the PC, but that doesn't work at all, so I've been just trying it to stream an file that I ripped from the DVD.
Has anyone tried this, and got it working?
Thanks,
Jim
P.S. This was my 1st purchase app from the market, and it gives you 15 MINUTES to try it. I was up most of last night trying to get this working, so it's kind of unbelievable that they expect you to get it working in 15 minutes !!
Hi,
I've made some progress re. #2 (audio). When I setup my VLC player on the PC for streaming, I have to paste in the following into the configuration:
Code:
:sout=#transcode{vcodec=h264,vb=320,venc=x264{profile=baseline,level=3,keyint=50,bframes=0,no-cabac,tune=zerolatency,ref=1,no-interlaced,vbv-maxrate=312,aq-mode=0,no-mbtree,partitions=none,no-weightb,weightp=0,me=dia,subme=0,no-mixed-refs,no-8x8dct,trellis=0},vfilter=canvas{width=400,height=240,aspect=400:240,padd},soverlay,acodec=mp4a,ab=96,aenc=ffmpeg{aac-profile=low},channels=2,audio-sync}:rtp{sdp=rtsp://0.0.0.0:5554/stream.sdp,mp4a-latm}
After I do that, and try the app on my Gtab, when I can connect to the RTSP stream (it's inconsistent, and I have to try a couple of times), I get both video and audio now.
So, it seems like the app is suppose to push the stream configuration to the VLC player on the PC, but it's not doing that, at least for #2...
Jim
i dont get video but get audio.
I think its my current firmware, its a bit overloaded.
I am interested in something like this, what Android phone do you have, is it working on the phone? Could be a (obviously) a GTab thing that's why I ask...
I know this isn't really what you are asking for but I would strongly suggest you check out Subsonic beta 4.4 along with the subsonic droid app. This is by far the best streaming video solution I have found and I tried a lot of others including VLC in the past. The subsonic server takes about 5 min to set up on a windows machine and seems to handle most video formats. You can then search your library from the app and the video launches in a flash browser window. Works really well on the Gtab.
webby_s said:
I am interested in something like this, what Android phone do you have, is it working on the phone? Could be a (obviously) a GTab thing that's why I ask...
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Hi,
I don't have an android phone, but I got this mostly working now, w help from codejugglers support.
I am now using the default settings in the VLC R/S app. I enabled HTTP remote control on VLC player on my OC.
In VLC R/S, I added a host (HTTP://192.168.0.230:8080).
In VLC R/S, I click on the host, and I can control VLC player on the PC.
Then, I press the folder button, then the stream button (eye icon). Then in the top window, I can browse to an .mp4 file, then longpress it, and it starts the VLC player streaming.
What I was doing wrong was not pressing the stream button before selecting the file.
There's still some flakiness. I sometimes have to press the play button several times.
Also, I haven't figured out how to play a physical DVD yet, but I'm waiting for a response now.
Works pretty well.
Jim
beowolfschaefer said:
I know this isn't really what you are asking for but I would strongly suggest you check out Subsonic beta 4.4 along with the subsonic droid app. This is by far the best streaming video solution I have found and I tried a lot of others including VLC in the past. The subsonic server takes about 5 min to set up on a windows machine and seems to handle most video formats. You can then search your library from the app and the video launches in a flash browser window. Works really well on the Gtab.
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Thx. I'll take a look, but w VLC R/S, I think/hope I should be able to view physical DVDs.
Jim
jimcpl said:
Hi,
I don't have an android phone, but I got this mostly working now, w help from codejugglers support.
I am now using the default settings in the VLC R/S app. I enabled HTTP remote control on VLC player on my OC.
In VLC R/S, I added a host (HTTP://192.168.0.230:8080).
In VLC R/S, I click on the host, and I can control VLC player on the PC.
Then, I press the folder button, then the stream button (eye icon). Then in the top window, I can browse to an .mp4 file, then longpress it, and it starts the VLC player streaming.
What I was doing wrong was not pressing the stream button before selecting the file.
There's still some flakiness. I sometimes have to press the play button several times.
Also, I haven't figured out how to play a physical DVD yet, but I'm waiting for a response now.
Works pretty well.
Jim
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Awesome glad you got things working. I have not though. I keep getting "VLC is not reachable"
I have double checked and triple checked my VLC setting and followed the instructions to the letter from codejuggler.com and can't get things set up. I have tried locally within my LAN and remotely on 3g and still no go.
Thoughts? It's probly user error but I have followed the instructions. I have made sure the ports are open and have shut down any firewall. I can get into my FTP over 3g on that same computer.
beowolfschaefer said:
I know this isn't really what you are asking for but I would strongly suggest you check out Subsonic beta 4.4 along with the subsonic droid app. This is by far the best streaming video solution I have found and I tried a lot of others including VLC in the past. The subsonic server takes about 5 min to set up on a windows machine and seems to handle most video formats. You can then search your library from the app and the video launches in a flash browser window. Works really well on the Gtab.
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So I have been all over there website and I don't see anything about video streaming. I take it from what you are saying, it does do video streaming.
webby_s said:
Awesome glad you got things working. I have not though. I keep getting "VLC is not reachable"
I have double checked and triple checked my VLC setting and followed the instructions to the letter from codejuggler.com and can't get things set up. I have tried locally within my LAN and remotely on 3g and still no go.
Thoughts? It's probly user error but I have followed the instructions. I have made sure the ports are open and have shut down any firewall. I can get into my FTP over 3g on that same computer.
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There's steps for getting it working here, near the bottom if the page:
http://www.codejugglers.com/vlc-remote-and-stream.html
I installed and ran netscan on my gtab from market, which helped me do port scans of my pc, to check that I could reach port 5554 from my gtab.
On the pc, install vlc clean, then do only the enable HTTP remote control. Nothing else.
In the gtab/vlc r/s, go to the app settings and do the restore to defaults, then add a device with URL HTTP://<ipaddress>:8080. Leave the Streaming URL empty.
Also, worst case, email them, they seem to be pretty responsive.
Jim
So the VLC I have what just the one I downloaded from the http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ The standard 20MB player right. (I am just trying to start from the beginning) I will next try the netscan app. And yes those are the instructions I have used.
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Ok I don't have a port open on my device(gtab), namely 5554, How do I open that port on my device PC and GTab? I know how to on my router.
i've tried everything with vlc. it just does not seem to work. i finally found out about subsonic from another post and that works. doesn't work exactly the way i want it but it does work. to date, subsonic is the only thing i've found that actually lets me stream my 720p High profile .mkv files.
like ive said in another thread.
It works on my HTC desire perfectly
Same settings on Gtab doesnt.
Ok I have had quite a bit of head way made here! But still getting blank screen on streaming.
jimcpl said:
Hi,
In VLC R/S, I added a host (HTTP://192.168.0.230:8080).
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Did it now I can control VLC on my computer
In VLC R/S, I click on the host, and I can control VLC player on the PC.
Then, I press the folder button, then the stream button (eye icon). Then in the top window, I can browse to an .mp4 file, then longpress it, and it starts the VLC player streaming.
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Did all this, but like you before I am gettting a blank screen with the rtsp://192.168.1.109:5554 Do I need to open that port on my router settings? Or is it something on the android machine. (I am actually trying to get this all working on my Evo then transfer it all over to the gTab) But I followed your instructions to the letter.... And like I said I can control VLC from android like a remote.
So in a nutshell, I have made progress, but I can't seem to stream quite yet. I opened all the ports I thought I needed both on my router settings and my Window 7 machine per these instructions
Is it something with a port that needs to be open on android?
its nothing to do with how you have it setup
the software doest fully support tegra is my belief and is just causing issue loading the codec i think.
^ I don't know if this was directed at me but:
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(I am actually trying to get this all working on my Evo then transfer it all over to the gTab)
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And it looks like the OP got it going on his GTab cuz he states he doesn't have an android phone
webby_s said:
Ok I have had quite a bit of head way made here! But still getting blank screen on streaming.
Did it now I can control VLC on my computer
Did all this, but like you before I am gettting a blank screen with the rtsp://192.168.1.109:5554 Do I need to open that port on my router settings? Or is it something on the android machine. (I am actually trying to get this all working on my Evo then transfer it all over to the gTab) But I followed your instructions to the letter.... And like I said I can control VLC from android like a remote.
So in a nutshell, I have made progress, but I can't seem to stream quite yet. I opened all the ports I thought I needed both on my router settings and my Window 7 machine per these instructions
Is it something with a port that needs to be open on android?
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The port, 5554, needs to be opened for LISTENING on the PC where VLC Player is running.
The connection is outgoing, from the gtab or evo where VLC R/S apparently is running, and incoming to the VLC Player on the PC. That's why I used netscan on my gtab, to check that I could connect from the gtab to port 5554 on the PC. If netscan doesn't show that port 5554 is 'open', VLC R/S won't be able to connect to the VLC Player on the PC.
Jim
webby_s said:
^ I don't know if this was directed at me but:
And it looks like the OP got it going on his GTab cuz he states he doesn't have an android phone
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I'm the OP, and yes, I can confirm that it works on my gtab . Still trying to figure out how to work w physical DVD though.
Jim
roguey said:
its nothing to do with how you have it setup
the software doest fully support tegra is my belief and is just causing issue loading the codec i think.
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No, it works, including streaming, on my gtab.
Jim
Ok, so I have been using the netscan app and I have an open port on the PC at 554 (yes 554 that's not a typo) and nothing at 5554. And yes I did up the scan to port 6000 on netscan to make sure it searched that high.
And I have changed the settings in windows 7 to have 5554 open both on outgoing and inbound. So at this point I think it's something with the pc. Cuz as I have said, I can control VLC in the app from android.
Edit: 554 is "real time streaming protocol"
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So Im doing some research and not really coming up with anything but some old froums.. And Though maybe by now lol.. So title pretty much says it. Looking to transfer music to an Xbox 360 and I have tried to plug in and it goes to disk mode but nothing else I see others post some threads like this but it died off with no real answer but I did come across this user saying.. You can use ORB or ZUNE software on your PC but that was it lol so anyone have an idea how else I could do this. I know you can just us a usb flash and transfer it that way.. What about wireless..
O and Im using an Htc Inspire.. thanks
I too am looking for this
To do it using dlna, you need both the xbox360 and your phone on the same network.
You also need a computer running windows media center.
Set the xbox360 up as a media center extender.
Once the xbox360 is actually running in MCE mode, you should then be able to detect it on your phone:
For movies/pictures open the file you want using Gallery, tap menu then select player and you should see the MCE in the list
For music open Music and go to the song you want, again tap menu and select play, then the MCE.
You must have the MC computer turned on and the xbox in MCE mode for it to work. With W7, the xbox will log in in the background as the MCE service and start MC running, not sure about XP or Vista.
There's no reason why MS can't release a xbox update that allows dlna to work without needing MC running on a seperate computer, but it depends on how helpful they want to be.
WOw just to get music from your phone to your xbox that does seem like a bit much lol but thanks for that bit of info..
I don't know if the xbox web browser will be capable of working with this, but it should...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065985
Has anyone successfully got Google Music to work on the PlayStation 3? I have had no luck and would prefer just using my PS3, which is already connected to my TV, rather than having to drag my dock, HDMI cable and XOOM out to the living room.
Any help would be great. Thanks!
Nope, it doesn't work. I've tried it as well but have all my music available via DLNA server anyway. I assume you've got the Google Music Manager running on your PC, in which case your music is all on your PC so you could run a DLNA server and stream it to your PS3. That does work a treat.
Archer said:
Nope, it doesn't work. I've tried it as well but have all my music available via DLNA server anyway. I assume you've got the Google Music Manager running on your PC, in which case your music is all on your PC so you could run a DLNA server and stream it to your PS3. That does work a treat.
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Really? I did not know you could do that. What program are you using on your PC to stream?
I use TVMobili, but there's loads of them out there. I use that particular one because it works flawlessly. I used to use TVersity, and I've heard good things about Twonky as well. They're all pretty much the same and will stream music, pics and video across your local network. It's a doddle to set up and a doddle to use.
NVM.
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I use TVMobili, but there's loads of them out there. I use that particular one because it works flawlessly. I used to use TVersity, and I've heard good things about Twonky as well. They're all pretty much the same and will stream music, pics and video across your local network. It's a doddle to set up and a doddle to use.
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Thank you! I will definitely be giving this a shot!
Just get a GoogleTV and your problems are over
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now seems to be possible directly from your Android phone with AirSync by double Twist but in my PS3 doesn't work. I have install this app in my Nexus4 and my PS3 read this mediaserver, see the music, but if try to play not work, i see in my ps3 menu "format not support". Sameone could help me?
Anyone seen any Chromecast windows desktop receiver software?
alton987 said:
Anyone seen any Chromecast windows desktop receiver software?
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Yes, they call it Google Chrome. There is an added extension for the Chromecast needed.
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Yes, they call it Google Chrome. There is an added extension for the Chromecast needed.
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Thanks that was supper easy!
Its called CR Cast
You need the Cast extension for Google Chrome.
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You need the Cast extension for Google Chrome.
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No I want to send Audio\Video to my PC from my phone. CR Cast is what I wanted it just not working right now. Its for when I move around my house I would like to send my Podcast from the Living Room Chromecast to my PC in the Kitchen.
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No I want to send Audio\Video to my PC from my phone. CR Cast is what I wanted it just not working right now. Its for when I move around my house I would like to send my Podcast from the Living Room Chromecast to my PC in the Kitchen.
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So you want to use your desktop computer as a Chromecast?
I don't know of anything other than CR Cast. If it was an Android desktop then you could use CheapCast. I'm not sure whether CheapCast will work with the BlueStacks App Player. Let us know if you try it.
There is also LeapCast, but it's quite annoying to set up.
It needs you to compile it in Python 2.7.5 (don't install the newest).
https://github.com/dz0ny/leapcast
For some reason, I failed to run it.
If you succeed, please let me know how you did it.
I thought that the V2 Cast SDK required some hardware keys that aren't available outside, so it broke the software-based Chromecast emulators.
Cast v2 emulator
I found this new tool that claims to support cast v2 screen mirroring feature. It is available for both Windows and Mac.
XDA won't let me post links, so copy/paste the following link in your address bar.
annotate.net/downloads
Use windows media player with allcast or similiar app.
If you have windows PC, enable home sharing in network settings and windows media player
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http://www.reddit.com/r/Chromecast/comments/2fm8v0/how_to_turn_chrome_desktop_into_a_chromecast/
By enabling network settings and windows media player, you can use apps (avia, localcast or allcast) to cast to your desktop.
Allcast also has a chrome extension allcast receiver that only works with allcast.
Sounds to me (maybe I'm misreading it) that what he wants is the ability to Mirror to a PC as opposed to a CCast.