videostream
apparently videostream updated, and the new version doesn' t work. at all. : videostream
if you can still cannot get videostream work, try to contact the developer of videostream extension. they may give you a solution .
hey everyone! your friendly neighbourhood videostream dev here with our newest update (yes, we still work on videostream alongside viddit !) .
i use videostream on a linux system and it also stoped working. chromecast works ok but plays no video with videostream app, just the videostream logo appears on tv. non off the above solutions work either. please help .
yes google cast is installed. and it works fine for chrome tabs or desktop casting. but videostream crashes all chrome processes as soon as i launch videostream
every attempt i make results in a' your firewall is blocking videostream' .
videostream does absolutely nothing. after installation, clicking on it simply closes the window .
apparently videostream updated, and the new version doesn' t work. at all .
ubuntu 18 google chrome 67. 0. 3396. 79, videostream does not work anymore
are there rules for folder & filenames? syncing videostream doesn' t find all videos .
videostream extension for chromecast is very simple to setup, just like any other chrome extensions .
two things! 1) soft subtitle support... - videostream for chromecast | facebook
the videostream chrome app is one of the most popular chrome apps for casting to chromecast. open your video in the videostream app and click the ‘language settings’ button next to the seekbar .
tldr; work in progress. give videostream access to folders, launch videos right from your device. don' t even need videostream open :), it' ll auto launch !
looks like your connection to videostream community was lost, please wait while we try to reconnect .
the videostream extension for chromecast is free. for most users, the free features are sufficient .
yup! ! videostream supports over 400 audio and video codecs so with almost complete certainty, yes .
there are some limitations of using videostream extension to stream local media files to chromecast. these include :
videostream is under active development, so we' ll likely be seeing some upcoming updates with new features. the developers are open to feedback and encourage videostream users to email them feedback and feature requests .
for those stating vlc will replace videostream... it has its own issues as well (not as stable as videostream chrome app), and no remote control app, which is an awesome feature .
there are no known problems of videostream on windows 8. i just tested on windows 8. 1 .
perfetc! works pretty well. got exactly what i needed. thanks to this post. chromecast is awesome with videostream app. hee hee hee! !! happy now. 10 / 10 for videostream app .
videostream - (finally !) has customizable subtitle styles, 5. 1 audio support, and more !
once you select the file, the videostream extension will start to search for chromecast devices in your home network .
videostream also supports subtitles, though that feature is in beta and requires a srv or webttv file loaded separately .
update 2: if you are not sure how to launch videostream after initial installation, you may check this guide .
after initial installation, next time, you can launch videostream for google cast in three different methods: from chrome apps page (chrome: / / apps), using a desktop shortcut for videostream app, or from bookmarks bar .
videostream - (finally !) has customizable subtitle styles, 5. 1 audio support, and more! : chromecast
wait what! ? you can' t browse files on your phone and cast them to videostream? ? because i am able to do this in videostream, you just pair your computer. it was added a long time ago... i sync the folders i want videostream to look in and boom, i do everything from my couch .
the products that we use from cisco utilizes a technology called videostream as a countermeasure to this issue. videostream can identify streaming on a network and converts the data - packets so that the streamingtraffick takes a much smaller toll on the network .
my recommendation for windows system is avast! antivirus with default windows firewall. videostream should work with the combination without issues .
mp4 is the most efficient file type you can use, as it’s supported by the chromecast natively. but videostream actually supports practically any media file type. if necessary, videostream will automatically transcode the file as it streams it to your chromecast .
all the repeated frustrations i' ve had with videostream makes me wish vlc would hurry up and finish their chromecast support .
to stream local videos to chromecast, here is another (4th) simple method using a chrome extension: videostream for chromecast .
search for videostream in the web store as shown below. click the free button to add the extension to your chrome browser .
update 1: videostream for chromecast is now named as videostream for google cast following google’s naming convention changes. google now refers software as google cast, and hardware as chromecast. we don’t think it is necessary to update the page for such a name change .
videostream supports over 400 video and audio codecs out of the box. this means you can play almost any video on your chromecast !
actually, once you finish the installation, the videostream extension starts automatically. click “select a movie to play” button as shown below .
please refer to this guide for details on how to launch videostream for google cast app (and other chrome apps as well) .
as i know videostream gets frame rate from the fire and play it accordingly. you have to use other apps to change frame rate .
yes yes yes! this! , i just wrote an email to the videostream team about this. please enable us to view directories !
you will be able to give videostream access to your folders and it' ll auto - sync your video files to your mobile app .
videostream was working great and now it stopped. when i click on it, it opens a separate blank box with nothing in it. i have uninstalled and re - installed both chrome and videostream. i have also uninstalled my malware prevention program. please help, thank you .
videostream' s secret sauce is its use of ffmpeg, a multimedia framework for transcoding video files. this allows videostream to convert file types on - the - fly and stream them to chromecast. so it should be able to convert virtually any media file you throw at it .
as of 2018, google is discontinuing chrome apps. the newest version of videostream (v2, baby !) installs right onto your computer .
this happens even when the vpn client is not running, it just needs to be installed, if i uninstall it, videostream works fine .
top work aside from that. videostream has been working great otherwise - but still, fingers crossed i get what i came for! = )
hi, videostream works like a charm and the app works great. i’ve created a playlist with pretty much all my videos and its great just sitting back and selecting what i wanna watch and when. now my computer is usually left on in the evenings and there’s nothing worse then lying back and going to open videostream on my phone to pick something and realising i have to get back up and connect to videostream on the computer, i know it’s lazy. is there any way i could connect to videostream via my phone just so i can be more of a couch potato .
avi files may have very different codecs. some of them cannot be handled by videostream. plex should be able to handle almost all of them .
i have multiple chromecasts but videostream is only showing a single one. i cannot scroll down to select second one. any suggestions on how to fix ?
videostream for google chromecast requires the official google cast extension. if you haven’t installed it, you may use the similar procedure to install google cast extension .
although uncommon, but still possible, the problem is caused by other extensions. you may try to temporally disable other extensions except google cast and videostream .
hi there. i used to use videostream on chrome on linux, but as i changed computers i noticed it is not supported on the get videostream page, the one i' m taken to after adding the chrome extension. is there a workaround to make it work on linux, even if it not officially supported
you can use videostream chrome extension to stream local media for chromecast immediately after the installation. no setup is required (although there is a setup icon) .
i' m able to reproduce it on windows 7 with avast anti - virus. the problem only occurs when i launch videostream using the chrome app launcher .
that’s it. just like other chrome extensions, it is very simple to install. this videostream extension does not require any unnecessary permissions. it is very clean .
in my experience, videostream only supports. srt subtitles. what kind of subtitles are you using, if in the file you can use mediainfo to find out .
i' ve been a passionate videostream supporter for years (premium almost from the get - go) and i' ve ran in to a bit of an issue .
you should get a confirmation message. it tells you what permissions the videostream extension for chromecast are requiring. to install this chrome extension, click “add” as shown below .
i moved my chromecast to a tv much closer to my wifi router and videostream now works perfectly. i guess the wifi strength was not enough for the original location .
let me start by saying that i recently bought the lifetime premium membership and i absolutely love videostream. it is my favorite thing in the world after pizza and coca - cola .
i am asking because when streaming the same video through my wd tv live media player, it always stops to buffer but with videostream, it works without any problems or buffering .
think of it like this: you don' t pay us, we can' t pay ourselves. then videostream sadly has to go byebye because we all starved to death .
i agree, this is a big issue for me and being able to make the most of videostream. would love it if we got word is was being worked on: )
you can also create a shortcut in the desktop. once in the apps page (chrome: / / apps /), right click videostream icon, then you can find the option to “create shortcut”. this will add a shortcut in your desktop. you can use videostream directly from the shortcut without manually opening chrome browser (and manually finding the app) .
still encountering this problem for a mkv file i' m using with videostream premium. on vlc media player it says the codec is dvd subtitles (spu). any chance for a fix in the future? right now, on videostream, the subtitles are a completely unrelated stream of gibberish about power rangers (weird), while they work properly on vlc media player
mine has been doing this for months now. i keep the videostream window on my laptop open then connect to chromecast before i even touch my phone. it' s very frustrating .
the insertion is done just - in - time (jit) in the transmultiplexing process. this allows targeted, even personalized delivery of ads within every single requested tv - or videostream .
i just wanted to say how much i love videostream. i use it almost every day. now that i can select files right from my phone, it is a completely hassle free experience .
no support for photos or pictures. videostream extension is primarily for videos (and audios). if you want to cast your photos to your guest on tv, this is not for you .
you can also use your android phone as remote control for the casting. they released the app in play store: videostream chromecast: remote. it is simple and functional without bells and whistles .
i feel like every time i see anyone asking anything about the chrome cast on this sub it seems to be people who just didn' t take the time to learn how to use videostream .
i am using videostream on my mac with chrome as an extension. when i try to stream web pages or youtube, it seems to be fine. when i try to stream local media (. mkv, . wmv, or so… .) this happens: – videostream opens the selected video – i can select the streaming device from the list (i have only that one chromecast in it) – the file’s name shows on the middle of computer screen in a blue box, saying “it is playing on chromecast1234) – on the tv display i see only a videostream logo / screen
works on old tv, new sony xe90 it doesn' t. i have no idea why or what setting on my tv / chromecast / videostream i need to change to get it to work .
i' ve put a lot of effort into organizing my media library on my pc so its all neat and tidy, but that pretty much goes out the window for videostream. i have
( 2001) cowboy bebop
in ~ media library \ movies \ anime. that clearly shows up in videostream mobile as
cowboy bebop .
cool, it even removed the year for me, that' s pretty helpful! but i also have the entire show in ~ medialibrary \ tv shows \ anime under
cowboy bebop
with every episode neatly titled
session x -' episode name'
at first i thought it wasn' t appearing in videostream at all, because i couldn' t find it. however, it is actually called
session
in the videostream app ...
if you don' t want to sit at your computer or use a laptop to control playback, you can also download the videostream chromecast remote for android. it allows you to control playback, volume, and manage playlists from an android smartphone or tablet (sorry iphone owners, there' s no ios version). the app is free and works with both the basic and premium versions of videostream .
i use videostream for a while now, since today i upgradded to the premium version. i can' t get subtiles that are embedded in *. mkv files to show on the tv / chromecast .
this would be wonderful. as much as i appreciate the work videostream tries to do in disambiguating my files, there are many cases where a simple file system view would be much easier to work with .
we' re the next generation of entertainment on your tv. with over 300m + internet - connected tvs in the market (passing 750m by 2018), videostream is bringing internet video content ...
last couple of days, it seems that videostream doesn' t load subtitles at all. i' ve tried different videos and nothing works... external or internal subtitles btw. am i the only one ?
had a video up and it just started buffering. the app wasn' t open anymore. clicked the
launch videostream
icon on chrome and it just went to the website
urltoken
and nothing happened .
airflow keeps stopping every couple of minutes and the videostream app wants me to download something external next to the app, which i don’t want to do. . in conclusion, none of those two work for me .
we want videostream to be even better, including making it easier to users to fix issues when they arise. this is a searchable troubleshooting platform, where you can find fixes to common problems and answers to common questions .
hi, our local files are buffering almost constantly via videostream. other platforms like netflix & popcorntime (when available :) work fine. have reduced the quality value but still painfully intermittent w buffering. any suggestions? sinead
we’ve been impressed with videostream for google chromecast. it’s a chrome app and you can use it for free. you’ll have to pay $ 0. 99 if you want playlist support, but everything else is currently free .
videostream for google cast is one of the best solutions to stream local media contents to chromecast. it is a free chrome app and gives almost all features you may want to stream local contents without installing any media server packages .
i have been using videostream for some time. suddenly, it stopped working. now i am trying to again download the extension. every it is giving the message - ” could not move extension directly into profile”. please help
cisco systems is showcasing its new videostream technology as a method to push high - definition video to mobile users across its enterprise wlan architectures. by pulling together several components in both the wireless controller and deployed access points, cisco is promising video over wlan without the overhead currently associated with multi - cast video streams. cisco' s videostream technology will be included as a no - charge option in the upcoming 7. 0 release for cisco' s wireless controllers an
is maple syrup sweet? ! you bet! playlists let you binge watch movies, tv shows, and even listen to music on your chromecast. you can even shuffle or repeat your playlist! grab your playlists in videostream premium ,
you need install google cast extension as well. we will not cover the installation of google cast extension because the installation procedure is exactly identical to that of videostream extension. actually, almost all chromecast extension installation procedure is identically simple .
the problem could be due to some security settings. you may try to remove the the videostream and google cast extension, clear the cache (browsing history) in chrome, apply default settings of chrome browser. then try again .
i am using videostream on my mac and it works like a charm. i was just wondering if there is any limitation to the bit - rate or in other words, what is the max data speed it can cast with ?
now, i only have chromebook - a decent one, but still a chromebook - so i am not completely aware of alternatives to videostream, but i don' t really want any, as i like the app and the devs .
you can try to remove the videostream extension, clear cache for the chrome (clear history). then add it again. you may also try to add the google cast (beta) extension, which sometimes solves some strange problems .
hello, videostream always worked great when playing from desktop. but lately afther a few minutes the streaming starts to buffering with no playin at all. and on my desktop the video keeps on playing. everything else works great youtub netfilx .
if you just want to watch a few videos now and then, videostream does the same thing without any setup process. but, if you want to set up a full - blown home media server, plex will work for you .
you bet! since you are streaming video from your computer directly to your chromecast or androidtv, videostream doesn' t use any of your internet bandwidth! that means no extra usage on your bill, no slowed down traffic on other devices .
great update unfortunately for some reason since this update i get' communicating with chromecast' when i try to stream anything. mediastream works though and casting from my phone directly still work so it seems to be something wrong with the videostream premium plugin .
simon, tried that, no luck. chrome simply hangs as soon as i launch videostream app. it opens up the vs page but nothing after that. can’t switch to another chrome window or tab either. i can’t seem to figure out the problem .
attempted the 3 separate fixes i found you recommended and it still doesn’t work. the videostream tech support recommendations are lacking. since i bought the product to stream videos, i would appreciate some sensible support in getting this to work. chrome casting works fine .
rochester institute of technology in new york has installed a new wireless network in an effort to beef up access to collaborative technologies and to distribute educational materials and replays of major campus events. for the deployment, rit used cisco 802. 11n wireless gear and cisco videostream .
i’ve been using chromecast and videostream for 3 - 4 months with no problem, i have recently updated to windows 10 and this is the first attempt to videostream a file to my tv but when i click google cast nothing happens, where i’d usually pick my chromecast to send it to. . i can right click and go to options, just not cast to my tv. i pick my video as normal, just no casting works. i’ve uninstalled cast extension and reinstalled. i can still cast from my phones and tablets just not files from my pc .
cisco systems is showcasing its new videostream technology as a method to push high - definition video to mobile users across its enterprise wlan architectures. by pulling together several components in both the wireless controller and deployed access points, cisco is promising video over wlan without the overhead currently associated with multi - cast video streams. cisco' s videostream technology will be included as a no - charge option in the upcoming 7. 0 release for cisco' s wireless controllers and access points. release 7. 0 is currently in beta testing with a planned availability in may 2010 .
followed your instructions to install “videostream for google chromecast” app. but when it launches the app in chrome, chrome hangs. all my chrome windows stop responding and i have to kill everything. have tried this many times, tried changing my windows firewall etc. but there is no change
when opening a. avi file directly in chrome, it finally opens in windows media player. . is that good, or is that the reason why videostream every now and then refuses to stream a. avi file to my tv? do i need plex media server for these files ?
i' m running videostream premium off a windows 7 laptop and in the last 48 hours it has stopped working, i have reinstalled, rebooted and tried every sequence possible but all i get is this on my laptop and tv. can you help please i' m getting withdrawal symptoms !
anyway, a company i use for cloud storage called pogoplug launched a cast app today that allows you to do this. it doesn' t support as many formats as videostream, but i hit them up about it and they told me that they are working on getting transcoding in there .
every time i use videostream, after using it my computer and phone are unble to find chromecast on my wi fi and i need to reset my chromecast and reboot my router in order to make it work again. is there some other free chrome extension i can use to cast my local videos with subtitles ?
videostream for google chromecast is easy to use and fast. if you only need to stream the occasional video to chromecast, then the free version should suit you just fine. however, if the chromecast is your main media hub, then you might want to check out the premium version for its handy playlist support .
chrome: videostream for google chromecast is a chrome extension that can push virtually any video file you throw at it through to your chromecast to play on your hdtv. it’s fast, flexible, supports local video files on your pc or on the network, is easy to use, and it even has an android remote control .
the videostream app is free, but there' s also premium plan with additional features like creating playlists for videos, beta features, premium support, and a completely ad - free environment. premium plans start at us $ 1. 49 monthly, $ 14. 99 per year, or $ 34. 99 for life .
i tested various file types with videostream, including avi, mkv, mp4, wmv, flvs, and vob files ripped from dvds. for audio formats i had no problem playing mp3, m4a, flac, ape, and even ogg formats. everything streamed to the chromecast and played with little or no problems (though mkv videos would sometimes freeze in the middle). overall, the streaming quality is adequate, but there can be a bit of degradation in video quality with some file types. but considering that videostream is encoding it on - the - fly – while supporting so many different media file types – i don' t see that as a deal - breaker .
@ nikkim i have a temp work around, as i was having the same issue last night and this seemed to work. click on this link to open up the chromestore and tell videostream to open up in there. this is just a temp work around until the devs find a solution to why the chromecast extension is acting up. urltoken
we' re the next generation of entertainment on your tv. with over 300m + internet - connected tvs in the market (passing 750m by 2018), videostream is bringing internet video content to your tv, for free, via a lean - back, easy to use experience. in 6 months, videostream has picked up impressive traction, already reaching over 495, 000 installs, 100, 000 in the past month alone. engagement is also growing month over month - users watch over two year’s worth of video every day. with a 5 - strong full - time technical team, we move and execute fast, and we’re “growth - hacking” fanatics. this space is new, thanks to devices like the appletv, chromecast, roku, androidtv, and the firetv - we' re excited to finally be able to develop for the largest screen in your house. we are raising a seed round to finance the development and growth of the next revisions to our popular videostream product. our plan is to make your smartphone an indispensable companion to your tv .
so i' ve been using videostream since day one of having my chromecast to cast downloaded videos. works awesome, but my number 1 complaint has been that you cant browse the videos on your computer using your phone. the beauty of chromecast is that you can do everything from you phone, so it' s annoying to have to use my laptop .
hi is there support of ios devices. i have chromecast. videostream works perfectly with my gf adroid device but when i try to use my ios device such as my iphone it only states i can use it as a remote control. i want it to be able to browse the files on my pc and play them back as it does on android devices .
you could use apps like realcloud player, plex, beamer, airflow, or videostream to cast video saved on your computer to your tv. you can use a keyboard shortcut, too. first, download the latest version of the chrome browser. then, open the browser and simply press control + o (chromebook and windows) or command + o (mac) .
i tried premium for a month when it was on sale last christmas but decided it does everything i need on the free version. it' s been great for me. only thing i wish is that it had better sorting features for my folders. i have a lot of tv shows and despite being organized on my computer it came out messed up in the videostream app .
rit is deploying the videostream technology to deliver video relay and transcription services to deaf and hard - of - hearing students. the video relay services allow students to use laptops and other mobile devices to view close - captioned lectures, visual signing, and transcription services in real - time. rit' s student population includes about 1, 100 deaf and hard - of - hearing students .
this is a bit of a pet peeve with me and such apps - i do work to put my files in a nice, easy - to - navigate structure, and the app simply ignores all of that and presents me with a hard - to - use mess. videostream is better than most, but the option to switch to a simple folder view would be greatly appreciated .
i need this vpn client to connect to some machines, however videostream will refuse to work when it is installed, claiming that i need to open ports on my computer, when they are open and firewall is disabled. every other app / program continues to work fine, not sure what is different in this case. btw windows firewall is disabled always, i' m running pfsense .
i' m having the same issues, i select the file i want to play, select the device i want to cast to, and it just goes back to the screen to select a file; using videos i' ve watched previously so i know it' s not a file issue, and bubbleupnp is working from my android devices, so it' s definitely videostream specific .
is there a way to stop my windows 10 pc from going into sleep mode whilst casting with videostream? every time i’m watching something, as soon as it hits the sleep timer, the pc shuts down and streaming stops. only thing i can find that seems to work is turning off sleep mode altogether but i would rather not do this. is there a setting somewhere that i’m missing ?
when we say videostream supports just about any file format, we mean it—we threw avis, mkvs, and more in addition to standard mp4s and mpgs at it, and it worked like a charm every time. even audio files play back (although obviously there’s no video .) the app even supports subtitles, which is an amazing bonus. hit the link below to learn more and install it .
i installed the videostream app and it seems to connect ok. the only problem i have is that the video palys for 3 – 4 seconds, then freezes for 5 or so seconds and then repeats the stuttering. it looks like its bufferring, but it happens very frequently. i have tried both a 1080p and a 720p video as well as an mkv and mp4 format with the same results .
just bought my chromecast. installed it and it’s working fine. but installed the videostream app and it’s not working at all. support doc said to run a utility for my firewall which i did. also says to add exceptions to ms security essentials (but doesn’t tell you how) which i did. also says to open two ports in my firewall (but doesn’t say how to do it) which i did .
these file formats cannot stream with videostream. 1. start chrome browser, drop the video file to the blank chrome tab. chrome browser should play it. you can then use chrome tab casting (as shown in this guide: urltoken) 2. if chrome browser cannot play the file (it will download and save a copy), you can use plex media server (as shown in this guide: urltoken )
hi! i have a problem with video stream, when i use the app in chrome the video works fine but the audio fail, a few days ago the app works fine, but now i can’t hear the audio. i tested others apps and the audio works fine, the problem its just when i am using videostream with chrome. also the movie that i am trying to cast worked well in videstream before .
you can stream seemingly anything to your tv using a chromecast, but tracking down the software you need can be time - consuming - - and it frequently won' t pull media from other devices on your network. it' s a good thing that videostream has released its namesake chrome add - on, then. the extension lets you stream almost any locally stored video through google' s media stick, regardless of type. it' ll also play videos from networked pcs and drives. there' s an android remote control if you' d rather not leave the couch, and the future should bring an ios remote, media playlists and hardware support beyond the chromecast. videostream isn' t as elegant as a software portal like plex, but it could be handy for that occasional obscurely formatted clip that you absolutely have to watch on a big screen .
based on third - party testing cited by cisco, enabling the videostream option significantly improved the wlan' s media delivery index (mdi), a metric that combines delay factor and media loss rate to determine video streaming quality. cisco also notes that while it recommends only using 802. 11n for hd video, its technology will work with older 802. 11a / b / g access points, albeit with lower quality video streams .
i will buy a lifetime account the next time there is a sale if the library is fixed. i definitely use it enough and am glad to support you guys. its frustrating to have 26 seasons of the simpsons and videostream separates it into something like 30 folders instead of 26. some folders will have fewer episodes. they were all labeled with filebot and are the same format. i don' t know why it messes up .
open chrome browser, in the top left area (below the left and right arrows), you should be able to find the apps button (with text of apps). click it to see all apps / extensions installed for chrome browser. you should be able to find videostream. you can also access the same page by simply type: chrome: / / apps / in the address bar. you can bookmark this page as well .
finally did a english blog to explain the demo video. check this out please. urltoken a simple demo of the cisco video stream technology. on the left side, the pc is receiving the video stream via multicast over the air; on the right side, the pc is receiving the video stream (being converted from multicast to unicast at the ap level) over a videostream configured ssid. you can see the video quality is clearly different .
windows 7, videostream for google chromecast, videostream chromecast: mobile (on android s8). i have trouble getting vs on my phone to see all the videos that are in the directories that it' s supposed to sync with. is there a maximum length of folder or filenames? are some characters not allowed? such as () or [ ] as a test i put 2 copies of the same video in a folder & named them ,
test (1234). avi
and
test (1234. avi
. on my phone the first showed up as' uncategorized' with no info except the folder & filename, but the 2nd video was displayed as' test' and below that, the season and episode of the file that i had copied (an episode of columbo). are there filename rules that i should be following or are there other reasons that some filenames won' t sync ?
google opened up the chromecast sdk to developers earlier this year, and some new and exciting apps are starting to pop up. one of them is videostream for google chromecast. the developers describe it simply as
what you bought your chromecast for .
it allows you to stream your local videos from your computer, nas, and other network locations to the big screen. the big draw here is that it supports virtually any video or audio file type you have .
hey roger. sounds like a good venture. my best advice would be to enlist the entrepreneurial meetup communities and get locals to advance the agenda by
hosting
local events that would be based on taking part in the hopefully two way videostream. i' m a bit active in israel, i' ve been around london, berlin and zurich meetups, which have alot of active members and organizers. this is i think the best strategy with almost 0 cost of acquisition .
new to videostream. i am able to stream via my laptop, and able to stream via my tablet as well. however, i am unable to stream via my mobile. when i try to play a file via my mobile, it gets stuck on
loading .
however, if i started the file via my laptop or tablet, i am able to control the file on my mobile, i just can' t initiate the file, how can i address this ?
the chromecast obviously doesn’t provide any way to plug in a usb drive and play local files, so you’re stuck streaming them over the network. videostream and plex take advantage of this, setting up one of your computers to function as a media server the chromecast streams just the video file from. that’s why they’re so much more efficient than tab and desktop - streaming, which requires your computer to record the screen, encode a video, and stream it to your device on the fly .
@ grahamkennery if you look at the second screenshot i posted where it says' cast this tab to' when videostream is working there is usually a long string of letters and i have managed to get it to work on it once today, but then it went back to the above. i am having no issues with casting tabs from my iphone, or indeed from my macbook, or pc laptop. not sure what else i can tell you in an email but i' ll be in touch ta
as we learned with the increasing capacity of ethernet from 10 mbps to 10gbps, adding more bandwidth to the network doens' t always solve performance issues. 802. 11n, which can achieve 100 mb / s or more, has more bandwidth than 802. 11 a / b / g. throughput is only one factor in pushing applications on to wifi. as more mobile users make wireless the primary form of access to enterprise networks and video use increases, look for more compelling solutions like cisco' s videostream from other infrastructure and video distribution vendors to be rolled out in response .
i contacted support which told me that i need to' unblock ports 5556 and 5558'. i am a complete and uttter idiot when it comes to networks, routers, life, etc. so i really don' t know what i am doing. i contacted my isp and they told me that in order to set up port forwarding (if that even is what i really need to get videostream working again), they need to provide me with a static ip address, which would cost an extra £5 a month, which i am not willing to pay, because fuck that .
hey all, having an issue streaming local media files. i have the most up to date version of chrome. recently got the videostream app. the chromecast itself works fine when casting a normal tab, streaming youtube clips is perfect. even screen casting my nexus 5 works fine. but when i jump in to video stream and select a file to stream, after it asks me to select a device to cast to (and i do that) it just sits “communicating with chromecast” forever. and the video stream logo just bounces around my tv. tried with multiple file types, same thing every time .
i am relatively new to adsense, i have a youtube videostream, in which i apply all my videos. i had applied for monetization of my videos, now let me be clear, i was not sure i had to apply for an adsense account before clicking the monetize button on my videos. but, in all my videos, it says monetized and all my friends say, ads do appear on my videos! i really don' t know if i have an adsense account or not. if not, i don' t how to create one through youtube, i tried creating an account through google adsense, n when i entered the required website as
after opening videostream (vs) on my brand new lenovo pc with win 10, i select the video (mkv) file i want to watch, then i select my chromecast device and it starts to load on the tv then suddenly the pc gets the windows blue screen sad face and says its encountered an problem and has to shut down and restart. i can' t find the report on the event on my pc and haven' t been able to catch the error / stop code. i have removed both vs and the extension launcher twice. i' ve been googling for hours and haven' t found anyone with this problem. i don; t get any alerts from mcafee or any other warnings / messages .
i’ve used videostream for a while, and have intermittent issues with buffering. we first used it and it worked great. then, after a while, it started buffering more and more frequently. this has occurred both on a windows 7 laptop, and then on a brand new windows 8. 1 laptop. the computer can handle the files just fine, but once we try to use vs, it buffers a lot. the videos are mostly. avi files, a mix of sd and hd, movies and tv shows of various lengths. we have a comcast x1 combo modem / router, if that matters. the only devices on our network are a laptop, two phones and the chromecast. any suggestions for ways to fix it ?
cisco' s videostream technology uses a combination of solutions to deliver manageable video to wireless clients. by utilizing the reliable multicast protocol, stream prioritization and resource reservation control, cisco believes that it has solved the video over wlan problem. when enabled, the wireless controller passes the stream to access points that have subscribed to the multi - cast stream. the access points then convert the multi - cast streams to unicast and send the video to the specific wireless clients that subscribe to the video. stream prioritization places video before other applications; rsvp reserves bandwidth for the video. both ensure that the video will have the capacity and performance characteristics required to deliver decent video. of course, streaming video is bandwidth intensive, so admission control is applied at the ap, ensuring a given access point is not overwhelmed with more wireless clients than it can support .
if you don' t want to go through the trouble of setting up a plex or mediabrowser server, videostream for google chromecast is the perfect app to stream your media to your chromecasts. select a file, choose your chromecast, and you' ll be up and streaming! show notes: urltoken - - - want more tekzilla? catch a new, full - length episode of tekzilla every tuesday on our site! urltoken have tip ideas? submit them to / r / tekzilla: urltoken or email us: tekzilla @ urltoken check out diy tryin, patrick' s new do - it - yourself show: urltoken watch patrick on hd nation: urltoken subscribe on youtube: urltoken subscribe via rss: http: / / urltoken / feed / hub / tekzill... watch us on iphone and ipad with the revision3 ios app: urltoken tekzilla on twitter: urltoken patrick on twitter: urltoken shannon on twitter: urltoken tekzilla on facebook: urltoken tekzilla on google +: urltoken
the video above, from our friends over at tekzilla is a great walkthrough of the app and its features (and also how we found out about the app itself) so give it a watch if you want to see it in action. it’s a simple install, and once you have it in chrome, connecting to a chromecast on your home network is easy. from there, you can browse your computer, network, nas, or any other file location for video to play, and play it .
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play, pause, & seek from your couch with free android and ios remotes .
just choose a video and... no really, that' s it !
no fiddling about with extra services, just find the file you want and have it play in the big screen .
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it transformed my chromecast from a netflix and youtube machine to a watch - whatever - i - want - machine. which is great !
i have a very large movie collection on a networked drive, and it never fails to load the movies, cast them, load subtitles, etc. it' s a piece of technology and media genius, so thank you all .
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installed the app on my computer. was streaming to my downstairs tv so really was hoping they had a app to pause and such. boom they do! installed it, easy, loaded my library easy. click play and it says it starting then gives me a error. i don’t know why because i can play the videos from my pc to my chrome cast device with zero issues. just this app doesn’t want to work. hope they fix it .
also this app should detect when something is already streaming and just profile the play controls .
installed the app on my computer. was streaming to my downstairs tv so really was hoping they had a app to pause and such. boom they do! installed it, easy, loaded my library easy. click play and it says it starting then gives me a error. i don’t know why because i can play the videos from my pc to my chrome cast device with zero issues. just this app doesn’t want to work. hope they fix it. also this app should detect when something is already streaming and just profile the play controls .
this app works in conjunction with a streaming application on your local network. the control options from the mobile app are abysmal and hang when you try to type search criteria. the developers charge you to create playlists and auto playing of consecutive files neither of which work well. the playlists are not even accessible from your mobile device. add a total lack of support to the equation and you’ve got “videosqirm” the app! !!
videostream is a google chrome application that streams video , music , and image files wirelessly to google 's chromecast . stating that it 's the simplest and most reliable way to stream videos to your chromecast , in one click it will take any local video file and play it wirelessly onto any chromecast . under the hood , videostream transcodes the audio and video of incompatible files into a format supported by the chromecast . the product received favourable reviews by the sites engadget , lifehacker and techzilla , all of which praised the software 's ease of use and ability to handle multiple video formats . videostream was first launched in february 2014 and is built and maintained by a team in waterloo , ontario . 
videostream is a google chrome application that streams video, music, and image files wirelessly to google's chromecast. stating that it's the simplest and most reliable way to stream videos to your chromecast, in one click it will take any local video file and play it wirelessly onto any chromecast. under the hood, videostream transcodes the audio and video of incompatible files into a format supported by the chromecast. the product received favourable reviews by the sites engadget, lifehacker and techzilla, all of which praised the software's ease of use and ability to handle multiple video formats. videostream was first launched in february 2014 and is built and maintained by a team in waterloo, ontario.
videostream is a google chrome application that streams video, music, and image files wirelessly to google's chromecast. stating that it's the simplest and most reliable way to stream videos to your chromecast, in one click it will take any local video file and play it wirelessly onto any chromecast. under the hood, videostream transcodes the audio and video of incompatible files into a format supported by the chromecast. the product received favourable reviews by the sites engadget, lifehacker and techzilla, all of which praised the software's ease of use and ability to handle multiple video formats. videostream was first launched in february 2014 and is built and maintained by a team in waterloo, ontario.