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Fling is the latest in a string of applications designed to stream content to Google’s Chromecast device. Fling is a Java application (so it will work on pretty much every platform) that streams media content directly to Chromecast from your PC. Technically, it is possible to do this anyway, but it requires opening the video or song you want to stream in a Chrome tab, and then casting that tab to the device. Fling does away with that nonsense though, allowing for media to be dragged-and-dropped into the application, whereupon it will begin streaming to the Chromecast.
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Youtube http://www.youtube.com/embed/fehncl0nTAE?feature=player_embedded
Download http://goo.gl/HAc9ex
Source http://ausdroid.net/2013/08/21/fling-media-files-to-chromecast-from-pc-with-new-app/
Looking good. MP4's go over with no problem...But, of course I see you have some transcoding options set up for other formats (like mkv). How will that work? Is this implemented already?
Thanks for the nice app and hard work.
agarp said:
Youtube http://www.youtube.com/embed/fehncl0nTAE?feature=player_embedded
Download http://goo.gl/HAc9ex
Source http://ausdroid.net/2013/08/21/fling-media-files-to-chromecast-from-pc-with-new-app/
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Looks great. Anyone tried an .mkv with ac3 yet?
lexluthor said:
Looks great. Anyone tried an .mkv with ac3 yet?
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Just found this:
https://plus.google.com/117916055521642810655/posts/23BrB267QHJ
buddhatown said:
Just found this:
https://plus.google.com/117916055521642810655/posts/23BrB267QHJ
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MKV works great! Streaming from my NAS box now. However, the black line for 16:9 is only on top, and picture is at bottom of screen.
However, there is no way to fast forward or rewind.
Wow, this works wonderfully!
I can stream pretty much any video I have on my PC and get video and audio.
Also, you can use the andoid app remotecast https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.benlc.camcast to pause and adjust volume from your phone.
does anyone know how to remove the padding around the videos? when mine plays on the tv it is not centered and the top of the video is cut off
ez4nick said:
does anyone know how to remove the padding around the videos? when mine plays on the tv it is not centered and the top of the video is cut off
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add height=480 and width=760 to your perameters. This will mess with your aspect ratio but it's the only solution I've found. If you can transcode HD then try 720x1280
buddhatown said:
Looking good. MP4's go over with no problem...But, of course I see you have some transcoding options set up for other formats (like mkv). How will that work? Is this implemented already?
Thanks for the nice app and hard work.
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This is not my work buddy, Yes Implemented, you can download with from the link in the first post
I don't understand. This isn't working at all for me. Tried both Chromecasts I have on different TVs, but every video file (AVIs and MP4) I try does nothing on the app or on the TV. Sometimes I see a track time start running on the app, but still, nothing but the ready to cast screen TV...
Did I miss something? Running Win8.
I also just updated VLC and still doesn't cast anything at all.
Also, does the config.properties file that creates automatically have to stay in the same location as the .jar file? Do we need to keep this at all?
just4747 said:
I don't understand. This isn't working at all for me. Tried both Chromecasts I have on different TVs, but every video file (AVIs and MP4) I try does nothing on the app or on the TV. Sometimes I see a track time start running on the app, but still, nothing but the ready to cast screen TV...
Did I miss something? Running Win8.
I also just updated VLC and still doesn't cast anything at all.
Also, does the config.properties file that creates automatically have to stay in the same location as the .jar file? Do we need to keep this at all?
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You won't see anything happen to the app. There's a 10 second delay before video starts on tv.
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You won't see anything happen to the app. There's a 10 second delay before video starts on tv.
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I don't expect to see anything on the app, but most of the times, the counter for the movie never starts, and even when it does eventually, nothing ever shows up what so ever on the TV. So forget a 10-second delay, I've waited minutes and nothing lol.
Also I noticed that sometimes after loading the .jar, it only finds one Chromecast instead of my 2, or it finds NONE- until I hit refresh.
Ya I can't get it to work either for any video formats. It finds my Chromecast, but when I drag a file, my TV just goes black.
lexluthor said:
Also, you can use the andoid app remotecast to pause and adjust volume from your phone.
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Were you able to resume playback with Remotecast? In my short test I was able to change volume and pause, but not able to resume playback.
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Can still images be flung?
From my Note 2 running Beans 21
drjboulder said:
Were you able to resume playback with Remotecast? In my short test I was able to change volume and pause, but not able to resume playback.
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Yes, in the videos I tried, both pause and then play to re-start worked.
Jumping forward/back doesn't work though.
In my test most videos pause like aircast and cheap cast. Fast Internet connection but I just don't think chromecast was built to stream media over local area networks without issues... But what do I know.
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Hey all.
I tried using Chromecast today and it just isn't the same anymore.
When trying to play a "Personal Video" there's no option to stream it to the TV.
The only available icon is to share the video, which I did by accident, and now everything is being shared on Google Plus and I can't seem to find a way for this to stop either.
I'm using a Nexus 10, firmware 4.3, and it's not rooted.
Any help or ideas on what has changed recently?
Sees chromecast from ubuntu, nothing on windows
Fling doesn't find my chromecast using windows. but sees it using ubuntu. However nothing plays.
This is sweet!
Ive purchased Avia and quickly found out that my MP3 files arent compatible with Chromecast. What should I do? I want to be able to stream them to my cast and also listen to them on my phone.
AndroidUser12345678910 said:
Ive purchased Avia and quickly found out that my MP3 files arent compatible with Chromecast. What should I do? I want to be able to stream them to my cast and also listen to them on my phone.
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What's wrong with your MP3s?
Does RealPlayer Cloud also reject them?
bhiga said:
What's wrong with your MP3s?
Does RealPlayer Cloud also reject them?
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Im really not sure whats wrong, but when I try to cast them it says that chromecast doesnt support the file type.
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Im really not sure whats wrong, but when I try to cast them it says that chromecast doesnt support the file type.
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Have you successfully casted other files? That message also appears when there is a problem casting, so it may not be your files.
What Android version is your phone/tablet?
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Have you successfully casted other files? That message also appears when there is a problem casting, so it may not be your files.
What Android version is your phone/tablet?
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No, i havent casted any others (how do i cast vids? ive only tried music.)
i have a Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
AndroidUser12345678910 said:
No, i havent casted any others (how do i cast vids? ive only tried music.)
i have a Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
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Tap the @ icon in the upper-left to change media type.
Try some pictures and videos and see if they work.
bhiga said:
Tap the @ icon in the upper-left to change media type.
Try some pictures and videos and see if they work.
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If I try to cast a video it says the same thing as if I try to cast music. ("File type not supported by Chromecast")
and if I try a picture it says "File not found"
AndroidUser12345678910 said:
If I try to cast a video it says the same thing as if I try to cast music. ("File type not supported by Chromecast")
and if I try a picture it says "File not found"
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Okay, something's wrong with your local casting.
Tap the @ in the upper-left again, then tap Add Media, and tap the little recycle-circle under Media Database.
That will refresh your media database so you at least shouldn't get File not found.
Then try a picture again.
What version of Android OS do you have? (from Settings > (More > ) About device)
bhiga said:
Okay, something's wrong with your local casting.
Tap the @ in the upper-left again, then tap Add Media, and tap the little recycle-circle under Media Database.
That will refresh your media database so you at least shouldn't get File not found.
Then try a picture again.
What version of Android OS do you have? (from Settings > (More > ) About device)
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My OS is 4.2.2
And I refreshed it but im still getting file not found :/
AndroidUser12345678910 said:
My OS is 4.2.2
And I refreshed it but im still getting file not found :/
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Weird...
Two things to try:
Try RealPlayer Cloud and see if you can cast anything from that
Install BubbleUPnP, point it to a folder with media. Then go into Avia, Add Media, and tick/check/enable the BubbleUPnP entry at the bottom of the list - that will have Avia do a DLNA pull from BubbleUPnP on the same device, then cast.
That was the workaround I had to use on my Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android 4.1.2
I have since upgraded to 4.3 on the same device and Avia works fine.
Trying to determine whether there's something OS-related causing your failure, or if it's solely within Avia.
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Weird...
Two things to try:
Try RealPlayer Cloud and see if you can cast anything from that
Install BubbleUPnP, point it to a folder with media. Then go into Avia, Add Media, and tick/check/enable the BubbleUPnP entry at the bottom of the list - that will have Avia do a DLNA pull from BubbleUPnP on the same device, then cast.
That was the workaround I had to use on my Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android 4.1.2
I have since upgraded to 4.3 on the same device and Avia works fine.
Trying to determine whether there's something OS-related causing your failure, or if it's solely within Avia.
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Ok Realplayer seems to be able to stream videos just fine, how can i cast music from it?
and also, i would just update my phone to overcome this problem but for some reason it always says update failed soooo yea :/
AndroidUser12345678910 said:
Ok Realplayer seems to be able to stream videos just fine, how can i cast music from it?
and also, i would just update my phone to overcome this problem but for some reason it always says update failed soooo yea :/
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It streamed without having to upload the video to RP Cloud, yes?
Try the BubbleUPnP method with Avia next.
Sent from a device with no keyboard. Please forgive typos, they may not be my own.
bhiga said:
It streamed without having to upload the video to RP Cloud, yes?
Try the BubbleUPnP method with Avia next.
Sent from a device with no keyboard. Please forgive typos, they may not be my own.
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Alright ill try the Avia bubble thingy, but first may i ask, how do i "point" an app to a location? should i download an apk and move it to that certain location?
AndroidUser12345678910 said:
Alright ill try the Avia bubble thingy, but first may i ask, how do i "point" an app to a location? should i download an apk and move it to that certain location?
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I couldn't remember whether BubbleUPnP needed setup but it doesn't, just install and run, skip BubbleUPnP server thing. You should see "Local server" in your notifications.
Run Avia
Tap the @ go to Add Media, scroll down and find BubbleUPnP Media Server under Network and tick/check/enable it.
Tap the @ again
Tap Music (or Photos or Videos)
Tap Folders
Select BubbleUPnP
Navigate the folders to find a music (or photo or video) file and try casting that.
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bhiga said:
I couldn't remember whether BubbleUPnP needed setup but it doesn't, just install and run, skip BubbleUPnP server thing. You should see "Local server" in your notifications.
Run Avia
Tap the @ go to Add Media, scroll down and find BubbleUPnP Media Server under Network and tick/check/enable it.
Tap the @ again
Tap Music (or Photos or Videos)
Tap Folders
Select BubbleUPnP
Navigate the folders to find a music (or photo or video) file and try casting that.
Sent from a device with no keyboard. Please forgive typos, they may not be my own.
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Ok ive just done that and it works perfectly fine, i can now cast music perfectly thanks!!
Expect to see a whole slew of Player Apps supporting CCast now that the SDK is released.
AndroidUser12345678910 said:
Ok ive just done that and it works perfectly fine, i can now cast music perfectly thanks!!
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Great. Sounds like whatever condition I had in Android 4.1.2 is also present in your device running Android 4.2.2
BubbleUPnP (local DLNA server) is a fair workaround for the moment, but please submit a ticket to Avia support so they're aware that the issue with local file casting exists in your Android 4.2.2 version as well.
You may want to consider upgrade to Android 4.3 if you can. At least on my AT&T Galaxy S3 it works fine with Avia without needing the BubbleUPnP workaround.
I found this movietube and it plays videos through youtube that aren't easy to find or in some cases these videos do not play on standard youtube, newly released movies in hd such as Last Vegas and many more that the app finds, with movietube they work and then you can use the share video feature with sempervidlinkfree or sempervidlink pro and that grabs the url in a way that allows bubbleupnp ---- Full Version to use it where you can pass it to Avia with in app purchase or possiblyAllcast----->PremiumVersion I haven't tried yet but I believe that sempervidlink+bubbleupnp is capable working with many more apps that don't directly cast.
another possibilty might be for movietube-->sempervidlink-->plex
I have only tested this with Avia as the app to cast so Plex/Allcast may or may not work.
smartymcfly said:
I found this movietube and it plays videos through youtube that aren't easy to find or in some cases these videos do not play on standard youtube, newly released movies in hd such as Last Vegas and many more that the app finds, with movietube they work and then you can use the share video feature with sempervidlinkfree or sempervidlink pro and that grabs the url in a way that allows bubbleupnp ---- Full Version to use it where you can pass it to Avia with in app purchase or possiblyAllcast----->PremiumVersion I haven't tried yet but I believe that sempervidlink+bubbleupnp is capable working with many more apps that don't directly cast.
another possibilty might be for movietube-->sempervidlink-->plex
I have only tested this with Avia as the app to cast so Plex/Allcast may or may not work.
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I tried this with daileymotion and it did not work on first pass, so in the place where the video is shared with sempervidlink I just used Vget and set the playerin options to bubbleupnp and that played through Avia.
Vget also has a chrome extension that requires this dlna cast chrome app and I originally believed that it would cast to chromecast as it showed the cast icon and but until trying it just now to verify that worked it does not.
Showbox + Avia Ive found is the best way currently to watch stuff. Another plus is that it can all be done right from a Android device.
r00t4rd3d said:
Showbox + Avia Ive found is the best way currently to watch stuff. Another plus is that it can all be done right from a Android device.
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Sometimes showbox doesn't work, and I was just posting a way I found for it to work. It seems like a combination of apps make it possible to play videos from almost any app that can share the url of the video being played if it is correct format.
Anyone know where Showbox takes its stuff from?
Probably South Korea
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Wow!
Cool!
Now all we need is the ability to cast external subtitles along with the movie!
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Anyone know where Showbox takes its stuff from?
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I started wolf of wall street & hunger games and in the network tracking app show box was connecting to various Russian sites, one of them appeared to be their version of Facebook. Vk.me
VM.me may not be Russian but Google translate said it was...
@Show Box 2.3 .apk
AV analysis (7/50, adware):
https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/...a21868932e956078bd7bdd265b096ac3fec/analysis/
embedded url/http, dns requests and http traffic analysis:
http://www.foresafe.com/report/A9A7ABEB50C7E8816A085B2497F51B9C
Hey, i recently got my chromecast and really like it but i can't play vevo videos on YouTube. Nothing shows up on my TV. Anyone else having this issue or knows a solution?
And something "off topic", is there like anyway to cast your pc desktop, kind of like teamviever?
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Hey, i recently got my chromecast and really like it but i can't play vevo videos on YouTube. Nothing shows up on my TV. Anyone else having this issue or knows a solution?
And something "off topic", is there like anyway to cast your pc desktop, kind of like teamviever?
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Seems to be casting vevo videos just fine here.
Any yes, you can use AllCast...but last I heard you needed a nexus5, not sure if that's changed or not.
mdamaged said:
Seems to be casting vevo videos just fine here.
Any yes, you can use AllCast...but last I heard you needed a nexus5, not sure if that's changed or not.
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Thank you for your reply.
Some vevo videos are working but not all of them. And Allcast is an app for the phone, i meant like pc desktop
Chekhn said:
Thank you for your reply.
Some vevo videos are working but not all of them. And Allcast is an app for the phone, i meant like pc desktop
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Well, give me one of the videos you are having issues with and I'll try it.
As for desktop cast, there is a selection in chromecast extension in chrome that lets you select entire screen, probably not going to work well though. Just click on the little arrow drop down and it's under "Cast current tab". There's no standalone ones that I know of (though I have not looked tbh). If I see one I'll repost.
Well for You Tube there is a CCast icon (or should be) in the You Tube player itself displayed when going there via the PC Browser.
Just send the content to CCast using that button instead of the Cast a Tab.
Unless you send a link to a problem content we can't really help...
Could be that the content isn't codec compatible with CCast.
I have a note 2 with a cracked screen that's too expensive to fix at the mo and was wondering if there's a way to turn it into a Chromecast for my kitchen TV?
I will order a HDMI dongle if it's possible. I'd like it to have Chromecast functionality rather than manually using the device to select stuff.
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I have a note 2 with a cracked screen that's too expensive to fix at the mo and was wondering if there's a way to turn it into a Chromecast for my kitchen TV?
I will order a HDMI dongle if it's possible. I'd like it to have Chromecast functionality rather than manually using the device to select stuff.
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You can turn it in to a dlna device using bubbleupnp. Install it on the note and on the device your gonna stream from.
It's not the same as chromecast (cast function in apps won't work). But you can stream movies, music, SoundCloud and youtube with it.
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You can turn it in to a dlna device using bubbleupnp. Install it on the note and on the device your gonna stream from.
It's not the same as chromecast (cast function in apps won't work). But you can stream movies, music, SoundCloud and youtube with it.
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Cool. Does it all render on the device I'm steaming from or does it pluck it from online like the Chromecast?
irish-sid said:
Cool. Does it all render on the device I'm steaming from or does it pluck it from online like the Chromecast?
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Both, i got an old android tvstick with bubbleupnp installed in my bedroom and i stream stuff from my server, tablet and showbox (last one is a internet stream).
You need to choose a external video player in bubbleupnp on your note to watch movies. I use Archos video player and the free codecpack in the playstore
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Both, i got an old android tvstick with bubbleupnp installed in my bedroom and i stream stuff from my server, tablet and showbox (last one is a internet stream).
You need to choose a external video player in bubbleupnp on your note to watch movies. I use Archos video player and the free codecpack in the playstore
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Well thanks for the help. I'll test it out.
The result from a simple search on google.com "turn old Android into chromecast"
http://lifehacker.com/how-to-turn-an-android-phone-into-a-chromecast-for-free-1131227012
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The result from a simple search on google.com "turn old Android into chromecast"
http://lifehacker.com/how-to-turn-an-android-phone-into-a-chromecast-for-free-1131227012
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If i'm correct cheapcast doesn't work anymore and development has stopped
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If i'm correct cheapcast doesn't work anymore and development has stopped
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Yes, AFAIK the Cast SDK 2.0 release had some device-specific key/identifier requirement that sunk the software emulators.