Hey guys,
My first question is:
Is there a way to stream MKV files with AllShare to the Samsung Galaxy Tab?
I've got a lot of them but I can't play them. Any other file is doing just fine.
I am a newbie with streaming to the Galaxy Tab so please make it clear for me .
My second question is:
Can I stream to AllShare without using the Wifi on my Galaxy Tab. Just the 3G/HSDPA connection?
Da Phoenix said:
Hey guys,
My first question is:
Is there a way to stream MKV files with AllShare to the Samsung Galaxy Tab?
I've got a lot of them but I can't play them. Any other file is doing just fine.
I am a newbie with streaming to the Galaxy Tab so please make it clear for me .
My second question is:
Can I stream to AllShare without using the Wifi on my Galaxy Tab. Just the 3G/HSDPA connection?
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1. If you have MKV's, save yourself some headache now and in the future and use Handbrake to convert them to mp4. Everything and their mother plays mp4 natively nowadays. Allshare, mkv's, not so much. You can try an app in the market called "Mirage".
2. No, Allshare is a DLNA app, so only works within a LAN/WiFi network.
if you did a search of the Q&A section you'd find at least 3 threads about how to get your Tab to stream mkv's and other media over wifi, and even a couple solutions to get stuff streamed over 3g...
like this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1188027&highlight=mkv
or maybe this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1232992&highlight=mkv
just for starters..
There is Allshare app on our Notes and i have Samsung LED TV with Allshare. Now how can i put it to use? Can i stream videos/photos to the TV or viceversa? Please tell us how to use and what are the features of Allshare?
Thank you.
Allshare is an application that allows DLNA between compatible devices.
this essentially means, if you have your Phone and TV on the same LAN, then you could share media between the devices. While your samsung TV can act as just the player, your phone could act as both server and player.
sounds great. i'll try it out
anilisanil said:
Allshare is an application that allows DLNA between compatible devices.
this essentially means, if you have your Phone and TV on the same LAN, then you could share media between the devices. While your samsung TV can act as just the player, your phone could act as both server and player.
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With AllShare, can you do this share videos FROM TV or PC/MAC TO the Note?
I notice the AllShare app in the Note have a tab called "Remote". When I click on it, it said "No media found", so it seems that the app can do the above.
Thing is, I am not sure if there is a special apps on the PC/MAC to be able to "stream" the videos to my Note? I tried the following and no go:
- Windows Media Player
- Skifta DLNA app
I THINK allShare only works with DLNA devices, Samsung Smart TVs will def work.
As for the remote, it'll transform your note into a remote control for your Samsung TV.
I stream HD videos from my Note to my TV with ease by using AllShare.
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I stream HD videos from my Note to my TV with ease by using AllShare.
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I am thinking of the other way around: Media Server --> Note.
At the moment I connect my nexus 5 to the TV with a slimport adaptor and using mx player any video on my phone can be played on my TV. I understand this isn't possible with a non rooted chromecast at the moment, but I have the chance to buy a rooted chromecast. My question is would I be able to play any video mx player supports and send it to a rooted chromecast?
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At the moment I connect my nexus 5 to the TV with a slimport adaptor and using mx player any video on my phone can be played on my TV. I understand this isn't possible with a non rooted chromecast at the moment, but I have the chance to buy a rooted chromecast. My question is would I be able to play any video mx player supports and send it to a rooted chromecast?
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check this out
p5f said:
My question is would I be able to play any video mx player supports and send it to a rooted chromecast?
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MX Player, no.
But on a rooted Chromecast with PwnedCast v1.1 ROM installed (it includes KyoCast) and the proper patched AllCast version, videos in formats that Chromecast supports that can be viewed in Gallery can be Shared to AllCast and play on Chromecast.
Keep in mind that streaming content from phone/tablet is not Chromecast's primary playback intent.
See further discussion here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2554513#post48168448
Hello,
I have a project where I have to stream live phone camera to Chromecast. It turns out that Chromecast download the content from the internet. Is there anyway to stream locally to Chromecast?
Thanks for your help,
arash
EZCast do it.
It is great app
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.actionsmicro.ezcast
Thanks for your recommendation.
Indeed, EZCast does what I want. But what I actually want is to implement what EZCast does with more functionality.
Do you know how is it possible with the current architecture of Chromecast to stream video camera stream?
thanks
Dreamer2014 said:
EZCast do it.
It is great app
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.actionsmicro.ezcast
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Hi
You have to make the phone as a web server and than make the stream of the camera.
I have made a app thats work like that: Live cast
google play com.dipbox.livecast
Guys, please try our new app
ViCast is a simple and stable HD Google Cast (Chromecast) player (can be found on the Google Play Market).
Enjoy casting your favourite media to the big screen!
We are working hard to provide you with a great opportunity to seamlessly watch your favourite HD movies. It’s highly optimized for streaming H.264 encoded videos and allows to play incompatible Google Cast media. Moreover, your media content will also be accessible via DLNA server.
SUPPORTED FORMATS:
Video: MP4, MKV, AVI, WEBM, MOV, WMV, MPG, 3GP, M4V.
Audio: MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV.
Photo: JPG, PNG, BMP, WEBP, GIF.
For my experience chromecast does not support avi extensions. This app does the miracle ?? At night I try
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joshua764 said:
For my experience chromecast does not support avi extensions. This app does the miracle ?? At night I try
Enviado desde mi XT1635-02 mediante Tapatalk
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Yes, it does
i tested the app.
only video, no audio. apparently it wont transcode on-the-fly like the app "MegaCast".
no reason from my side to use your app, unless you can do better on-the-fly transcoding, for example just transcode the audio stream and pass through the video stream.
THAT would be a reason to use your app!
it was 1080p h264 + dual language ac3 (i guess) in mkv.
Purah said:
i tested the app.
only video, no audio. apparently it wont transcode on-the-fly like the app "MegaCast".
no reason from my side to use your app, unless you can do better on-the-fly transcoding, for example just transcode the audio stream and pass through the video stream.
THAT would be a reason to use your app!
it was 1080p h264 + dual language ac3 (i guess) in mkv.
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Hi, Purah
Thank you for your review.
Did you cast some local video from your device, or you used DLNA server? And what chromecast version you are using?
Actually ViCast does audio only transcoding when it is possible and it looks like your file is a case. There is a known issue with ChromecastUltra which may lead to behaviour that you have described. We will add this note to the description.
Could you please provide us the file which you have tried to cast?
viappscompany said:
Did you cast some local video from your device, or you used DLNA server?
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I used a local video to test ViCast and no test with Plex Media Server + ViCast yet.
And what chromecast version you are using?
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Chromecast 1. gen. with root.
Actually ViCast does audio only transcoding when it is possible and it looks like your file is a case.
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What does this mean?
Could you please provide us the file which you have tried to cast?
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Sorry, not allowed to distribute this file but i can give you the information obtained by media info.
Purah said:
I used a local video to test ViCast and no test with Plex Media Server + ViCast yet.
Chromecast 1. gen. with root.
We are investigating this issue.
What does this mean?
We just transcode the audio stream as you wrote.
Thank you for information.
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viappscompany said:
Purah said:
I used a local video to test ViCast and no test with Plex Media Server + ViCast yet.
Chromecast 1. gen. with root.
We are investigating this issue.
What does this mean?
We just transcode the audio stream as you wrote.
Thank you for information.
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Hey Purah,
Issue with the no audio on Chromecast 1. gen fixed.
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Purah said:
I used a local video to test ViCast and no test with Plex Media Server + ViCast yet.
Chromecast 1. gen. with root.
What does this mean?
Sorry, not allowed to distribute this file but i can give you the information obtained by media info.
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Hey Purah,
Issue with the no audio on Chromecast 1. gen fixed.
Excellent App
I have been searching for some time for an app to cast my mkv files with ac3 audio. Megacast trancodes but was dropping out part way through. Finally found vicast and it works perfectly. Thanks. Should ask will you be releasing a paid version to get rid of those annoying ads?
ark163 said:
I have been searching for some time for an app to cast my mkv files with ac3 audio. Megacast trancodes but was dropping out part way through. Finally found vicast and it works perfectly. Thanks. Should ask will you be releasing a paid version to get rid of those annoying ads?
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Hi, Thank you for the review
We are currently working on the paid version.
Why cannot i cast movie codec bluray.h264.aac.mp4 from my tablet to tv. On tablet it works perfectly.
Hi,
I've got this "HuiHeng WiFi Display Dongle", which is supposed to do Airplay, DLNA and Miracast. However it has very poor decoding capabilities. As a result, almost none of my local video files can be casted to this device.
My question is, is ViCast compatible with DLNA and/or Airplay? If not, do you have any plans to include DLNA support in the near future? Willing to pay for a reliable transcoding app for DLNA.
Thanks in advance for your time
viappscompany said:
Guys, please try our new app
ViCast is a simple and stable HD Google Cast (Chromecast) player (can be found on the Google Play Market).
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I'm was planning to buy a Chromecast today to take away with me on my upcoming one month South America trip but the majority of my media is in MKV format, mostly x264 and more recently x265. if viCast can do x264 MKV then I will definitely give it a try. But can ViCast do x265 yet? If not, is this something you think will be possible? Recently I have started only encoding or downloading x265 files due to their tiny size so if I could cast those via the Chromecast I'd be a very happy camper.
Also, is your app able to find and view videos files in hidden folders (ones prefixed with a dot)? My kids use my phone quite a bit so I want to make sure any unsuitable TV shows or movies (or any other, ahem, "adult oriented videos") I might have cannot be viewed by them.
If it doesn't can I make a suggestion? I've seen so many people also request this in other apps - basically you allow support for hidden files and folders but password protect it so even if my 5 year old starts ViCast they can only see the vids in the main Google/OS Videos folder. But if I wanted to watch hidden files I could enter the password (entered during setup) and it would list them and allow me to play them. What do you think?
Superb app! Keep up the good work..
May i have one suggestion though? Please add a video zoom option so that any video size can be zoomed to fill up any screen from where it is watched ?
I have installed de this app but it's not working on Android 9. Every time i tried to cast something the app simply closes itself. The developers still suport the app?