I am trying to play video over the network. I have done this on my phone but I just cannot get it working on the TouchPad.
My problem is that whatever client I use, skifta, bubbleupnp, upnplay, they all use the stock android video player. I have installed several other video players such as mobo, vlc, and mx. Unfortunately I cannot get any of the Dona/upnp apps to use them. This wasn't an issue on gingerbread on my phone, but on the TouchPad I just cannot get it to use anything but the default player.
I have tried default app manager and cleared any defaults of any type that were set, set the defaults the way I wanted, etc, but it is like the apps simply do not see that any video player but the default exists.
EDIT: I AM NOT ASKING ABOUT HD VIDEO SUPPORT AND I UNDERSTAND SOME VIDEO PLAYERS MAY NOT WORK BUT SOME SHOULD. I AM NOT ASKING ABOUT HD VIDEO SUPPORT!!
the issue *again*, in a nutshell: I cannot CHANGE the default video player. There is no entry in Settings->Apps to "clear defaults" on, and it never prompts me for which video player to use even after installing new ones. Thus, I cannot use any 3rd party video player since IT NEVER PROMPTS ME FOR WHICH ONE TO USE.
Any advice or help?
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HD video doesn't work yet in any of the ICS versions on the Touchpad. You can always boot into webOS to watch videos until they get in working in CM9. Otherwise you'd have the use the ACMEUnistaller to remove CM9 and re-install CM7.
lewmur said:
HD video doesn't work yet in any of the ICS versions on the Touchpad. You can always boot into webOS to watch videos until they get in working in CM9. Otherwise you'd have the use the ACMEUnistaller to remove CM9 and re-install CM7.
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Umm, I believe you are missing the point.... I'm not asking about HD video...
as I understand it, there ARE media players that will play video in cm9... it just won't let me *select* any of them...
Not only that, but WebOS does NOT support DLNA or UPNP which is what I'm trying to use. There is ONE app in the HP web store for it, but it 1) doesn't support most video formats, and 2) won't even recognize my UPNP/DLNA server which works perfectly fine with my phone, and is visible to cm9 also.
lotherius said:
Umm, I believe you are missing the point.... I'm not asking about HD video...
as I understand it, there ARE media players that will play video in cm9... it just won't let me *select* any of them...
Not only that, but WebOS does NOT support DLNA or UPNP which is what I'm trying to use. There is ONE app in the HP web store for it, but it 1) doesn't support most video formats, and 2) won't even recognize my UPNP/DLNA server which works perfectly fine with my phone, and is visible to cm9 also.
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Your phone is NOT running an alpha version of ICS. NOBODY is at the point of "fixing" specific issues with individual apps in CM9. Have you even tried using CM7?
BTW, the DLNA players you mention all use their own "media player" to render content. None of them "connect" to other video players or music players in Android. If you can't "play" your "stuff" using BubbleUPnP in CM9 it IS most likely because of the HD video problem. I just tried Bubble in CM7 and it works fine using "Local Renderer". Which is the ONLY renderer available.
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Your phone is NOT running an alpha version of ICS. NOBODY is at the point of "fixing" specific issues with individual apps in CM9. Have you even tried using CM7?
BTW, the DLNA players you mention all use their own "media player" to render content. None of them "connect" to other video players or music players in Android. If you can't "play" your "stuff" using BubbleUPnP in CM9 it IS most likely because of the HD video problem. I just tried Bubble in CM7 and it works fine using "Local Renderer". Which is the ONLY renderer available.
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Actually, no, at least some of them will use an external media player and simply start the stream.
Whatever, obviously no help here.
I use es file explorer and when I click the video it buffers in Mx video player I think. Anything less than 1500 kbps plays fine for me.
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jarnail24 said:
I use es file explorer and when I click the video it buffers in Mx video player I think. Anything less than 1500 kbps plays fine for me.
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My problem is that at some point I accidentally set the built-in player to default. So I have to open mx-player manually and play files that way. This obviously does not work when you're using a UPNP app to pass a video stream to the player. Unfortunately, it's passing to the built-in player.
It looks like either ICS, or AOKP one has an "issue" with the fact that there's no place to change this default once set. I've gone through EVERY SINGLE APP listed in the application manager and cleared defaults, and it is still not prompting for a new default media player.
Looks like the only solution for this is a reset, which is a lot of overkill...
Try deleting the internal video player or freezing it with titanium backup and then it might ask you again which video player to use.
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Try deleting the internal video player or freezing it with titanium backup and then it might ask you again which video player to use.
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I would do so if I knew which app it was hiding under. There's no app called "Media Player" or "Video Player"... It has the same icon as the gallery, so I'm wondering if it's hiding in there...
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I would do so if I knew which app it was hiding under. There's no app called "Media Player" or "Video Player"... It has the same icon as the gallery, so I'm wondering if it's hiding in there...
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If you open /Settings/Applications/Running Services and all you see is the app itself and the Android UPnP service, and no video player, it is because, like I said to begin with, the app is doing its own rendering and NOT using any "default video player". You can try anything you like and it isn't going to work until you un-install ICS and install a GingerBread based version of Android. Bubble works fine in CM7 without using any external video player.
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If you open /Settings/Applications/Running Services and all you see is the app itself and the Android UPnP service, and no video player, it is because, like I said to begin with, the app is doing its own rendering and NOT using any "default video player". You can try anything you like and it isn't going to work until you un-install ICS and install a GingerBread based version of Android. Bubble works fine in CM7 without using any external video player.
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However, UPNPlay does NOT have an internal video player. Pretty sure Bubble doesn't, but I know for a *fact* UPNPlay doesn't. Again, if I open the files directly _they do play_. The issue is NOT that video files won't play - it is that the default video player cannot seem to be changed.
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However, UPNPlay does NOT have an internal video player. Pretty sure Bubble doesn't, but I know for a *fact* UPNPlay doesn't. Again, if I open the files directly _they do play_. The issue is NOT that video files won't play - it is that the default video player cannot seem to be changed.
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And I "know for a fact" that Bubble DOES have an "internal video player". And if UPNPlay doesn't have one, then the one it is using will show under /Settings/Applications/Running Services. If there is no video player running then the "FACT" is that you are wrong and it DOES have its own in Android. It may be a different thing in Windows, but that isn't relevant to this discussion. The simple reason that the "default video player" can't be changed is that there is no such animal. You can't change what doesn't exist.
edit: I just checked the settings for UPNPlay and it has settings for third party *Audio* players but NOT for third party video. I guess some people's "facts" are different from others.
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When i connect the tab to my hd tv i get 1080p, but im not happy with the resolution is being displayed, like when i play a movie on my 46 inches screen it looks so pixelated, like if i was watching a low resolution image when you strech it, when i connect te ps3 looks so detailed and good, how can i fix this problem?
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Plus the other thing is when i use the native player it seems to run the movie smoothly but sometimes i download different file types of movies that the native player wont support so i have to use an alternative player to play it, so tose times i use the non-native player the video kind of plays choppy on the tv, framming every couple of seconds and freezing :/ and it doesnt mattr what kind of file its just that is not native, any solution for that problem?
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Plus the other thing is when i use the native player it seems to run the movie smoothly but sometimes i download different file types of movies that the native player wont support so i have to use an alternative player to play it, so tose times i use the non-native player the video kind of plays choppy on the tv, framming every couple of seconds and freezing :/ and it doesnt mattr what kind of file its just that is not native, any solution for that problem?
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For files that the native player can't handle, install and use moboplayer. It works better than the native player in my opinion.
" For files that the native player can't handle, install and use moboplayer. It works better than the native player in my opinion." Lucky_Charms
Does this moboplayer can handle the wide variety of formats that the QQplayer does, I ask about this because, the QQplayer seems to deliver bad video quality on some ocasions!
ADOLFOHERNANDEZ said:
" For files that the native player can't handle, install and use moboplayer. It works better than the native player in my opinion." Lucky_Charms
Does this moboplayer can handle the wide variety of formats that the QQplayer does, I ask about this because, the QQplayer seems to deliver bad video quality on some ocasions!
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I'm not sure which files you are talking about but give it a try and see.
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The basic Google Video Player app seems to be hidden on my Bionic (just bought it used, but did a master reset). It's not in the list of "all apps", it's not on any of my home pages. I can see it in "Manage Applications", and if I use the file browser to get to a video file and open it, it gives me the option to open it in the Video Player. But there is no way I see to get it on a homepage or open the app without first using a file browser.
Did Motorola do this to discourage it's use? Is it not missing for other people? I generally use Mobo, but there are times with the simple Video Player app is useful.
Any ideas?
How about this
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.videos
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Stock player kind of sucks anyways, Ive been using MX Video player, seems to work well.
its not an app that you can see in the app drawer. it only shows up when you select a video. i would recomend a different video player any way. arc player is really good.
I find Mobo is a great video app and mostly use that, but I do find the stock player useful at times and I don't like that any app at all is restricted to me. Fine if Motorola doesn't want to put it on a home screen, but why prevent me from doing so??! The app still gets used, why stop me from putting a link to it???!!!!
Just makes little sense. Restriction with no good purpose.
you can usually find your video in gallery and video player will open from there also
Sorry for starting a new thread, but I searched and couldn't find answers.
I'm trying to play 720p mkv files and they are all stuttering in my CM7 kang and etana kernel. Youtube 720p videos are ok, but the only way I could find to play my files was converting then to 640x480 (someone wrote that in some thread).
Is there any other way to play these files?
Maybe not enough ram. Tuurn off some apps
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which player are you using? Try using MX Video Player or Mobo player.
Try bs player lite
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I've tried all them, but have no luck. Do you really can always see any kind of 720P?
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I've tried all them, but have no luck. Do you really can always see any kind of 720P?
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The built-in player (and all other players usig "hardware acceleration") works for some videos, for some others software-decoders work (mx player has a pretty good one).
BUT, you will not be able to play everything on this phone. "Hardware decoder" only supports up to a certain specification and "software decoding" is limited by the processor (overclocking might help a _little_ here).
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I've tried all them, but have no luck. Do you really can always see any kind of 720P?
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Weird, I have same rom and kernel right now, plays ok even in HDMI the only problems this have is with 1080p with high profile, or some main (see bitrate), simple profile plays good.
when i play 720p mkv files i get a little stutter and audio-video sync problems. A 720p mp4 files plays perfectly though.
I really would like to pick up a Kindle 8.9 But I hate the Amazon OS thing. Will it be possible to completely remove that crap and install a pure Android OS on it like Jelly Bean soon and if so will it be fairly easy to do or will it require you to be a rocket scientist? I want to make sure I can play .MKV files on it...I can get the 8.9 now with credit for like $200 shipped which I think is a good deal. But I need pure google OS not Amazons..
falcon26 said:
I really would like to pick up a Kindle 8.9 But I hate the Amazon OS thing. Will it be possible to completely remove that crap and install a pure Android OS on it like Jelly Bean soon and if so will it be fairly easy to do or will it require you to be a rocket scientist? I want to make sure I can play .MKV files on it...I can get the 8.9 now with credit for like $200 shipped which I think is a good deal. But I need pure google OS not Amazons..
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At some point in the future... probably. Cm10 is booting right now, but a long way from a usable rom. If you must have pure android this isn't the device for you.
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I really would like to pick up a Kindle 8.9 But I hate the Amazon OS thing. Will it be possible to completely remove that crap and install a pure Android OS on it like Jelly Bean soon and if so will it be fairly easy to do or will it require you to be a rocket scientist? I want to make sure I can play .MKV files on it...I can get the 8.9 now with credit for like $200 shipped which I think is a good deal. But I need pure google OS not Amazons..
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It can be rooted, GApps can be installed with the majority of the applications working, and the launcher can be changed. I am using MX Player + a sideloaded codec to handle 1080p MKV + DTS audio, no stuttering issues, streaming from my file server over WiFi and accessed via BubblePNP. You can get a very Android-like experience, but it will be some time before a full ROM is available. Pure Google OS not possible for the moment, but I'm very happy with what I've been able to do with mine, with relatively minimal modification.
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It can be rooted, GApps can be installed with the majority of the applications working, and the launcher can be changed. I am using MX Player + a sideloaded codec to handle 1080p MKV + DTS audio, no stuttering issues, streaming from my file server over WiFi and accessed via BubblePNP. You can get a very Android-like experience, but it will be some time before a full ROM is available. Pure Google OS not possible for the moment, but I'm very happy with what I've been able to do with mine, with relatively minimal modification.
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Which codecs do you use? Where can I get them?
Thank you.
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Which codecs do you use? Where can I get them?
Thank you.
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A user recently compiled a bunch of codecs, for a variety of processor platforms. For the Fire HD, we use NEON
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34649108&postcount=16
To install, just go into MX Player Settings -> Decoder ->
At the bottom is "Custom Codec" where you can specify a directory where the custom codecs are located.
It's amazing how smooth it streams even though I'm playing them over wifi. (My DLNA file/media server is using PS3 Media Server software, gigabit wired lan connection to E3200 Wireless router) YMMV, but so far, this is the best setup I have found for MKV + DTS. Seek speeds are also really quick.
MifuneT said:
A user recently compiled a bunch of codecs, for a variety of processor platforms. For the Fire HD, we use NEON
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34649108&postcount=16
To install, just go into MX Player Settings -> Decoder ->
At the bottom is "Custom Codec" where you can specify a directory where the custom codecs are located.
It's amazing how smooth it streams even though I'm playing them over wifi. (My DLNA file/media server is using PS3 Media Server software, gigabit wired lan connection to E3200 Wireless router) YMMV, but so far, this is the best setup I have found for MKV + DTS. Seek speeds are also really quick.
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Thanks a lot, however the MX player closes like randomly within 30 secs of launching. I read on amazon app store others having the same issues. Any ideas?
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Thanks a lot, however the MX player closes like randomly within 30 secs of launching. I read on amazon app store others having the same issues. Any ideas?
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In MX Player Settings, I set checkboxes for h/w (hardware) decoding for local, network and 10-bit. No checkboxes for software decoding. Color depth set to 32 bit.
The only other thing I can think of is how I have my media setup-- all of my files are played from a networked DLNA share (PS3 Media Server software on a Win7 file server) and MX Player is launched by Bubble UPnP (Pro), which is basically just the front end for me to access the DLNA share. I'm not storing or playing any videos locally from the Kindle.
Can you tell me anything about how your media is setup?
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Thanks a lot, however the MX player closes like randomly within 30 secs of launching. I read on amazon app store others having the same issues. Any ideas?
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I used to have same problem. Just uninstall MX Player and install from Play Store(not from Amazon Appstore) and apply codecs and use MifuneT's settings that he mentioned above. After those, my MX Player works great. I played some 720p.mkv files and they plays perfectly.
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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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 =/
iandroo888 said:
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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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.