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Re: Chromecast update breaks AllCast

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Post by tylerkahn »

https://developers.google.com/cast/release-notes

> Warning: The current Google Cast SDK is a preview SDK intended for development and testing purposes only, not for production apps. Google may change this SDK significantly prior to the official release of the Google Cast SDK. We strongly recommend that you do not publicly distribute any application using this preview SDK, as this preview SDK will no longer be supported after the official SDK is released (which will cause applications based only on the preview SDK to break).

Re: Chromecast update breaks AllCast

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Post by jlgreco »

If I were somebody with a Chromebook that still had ChromeOS installed, I would be very very concerned right now.

If you don't control your device's software updates, then the device is not yours. It is as simple as that.

Re: Chromecast update breaks AllCast

#14

Post by tylerkahn »

sp332 wrote: post #7
lazypenguin wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The OP developed an app that allowed you to stream raw media files directly to the chromecast. This is not possible by default, instead you're limited to youtube, netflix and mirroring a tab in your browser. OP's application doesn't use SDK but instead works at a lower level. This new update broke his application and he is making the argument that it was a directed update. They specifically removed a part of their co…

It can mirror a tab in your browser? Doesn't that mean you could just open a video file in your browser and watch it that way? Edit: looks like it's limited to 5 Mbps at 720p. http://www.anandtech.com/show/7186/google-chromecast-review-...

Yes you can do that. The problem is that currently tab projection is limited to 720p.

If anyone knows how to get around this, please reply to this with the solution. Googling for anything Chromecast related gets mostly pop-tech articles.

Re: Chromecast update breaks AllCast

#15

Post by BitMastro »

sp332 wrote: post #7
lazypenguin wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The OP developed an app that allowed you to stream raw media files directly to the chromecast. This is not possible by default, instead you're limited to youtube, netflix and mirroring a tab in your browser. OP's application doesn't use SDK but instead works at a lower level. This new update broke his application and he is making the argument that it was a directed update. They specifically removed a part of their co…

It can mirror a tab in your browser? Doesn't that mean you could just open a video file in your browser and watch it that way? Edit: looks like it's limited to 5 Mbps at 720p. http://www.anandtech.com/show/7186/google-chromecast-review-...

Yes, it still can, but the app allowed to stream without using the browser, for example from the phone's gallery.

Re: Chromecast update breaks AllCast

#16

Post by aroch »

sp332 wrote: post #7
lazypenguin wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The OP developed an app that allowed you to stream raw media files directly to the chromecast. This is not possible by default, instead you're limited to youtube, netflix and mirroring a tab in your browser. OP's application doesn't use SDK but instead works at a lower level. This new update broke his application and he is making the argument that it was a directed update. They specifically removed a part of their co…

It can mirror a tab in your browser? Doesn't that mean you could just open a video file in your browser and watch it that way? Edit: looks like it's limited to 5 Mbps at 720p. http://www.anandtech.com/show/7186/google-chromecast-review-...

Yes, but only for codecs supported by Chrome (basically mp4 and the occasional avi). Anything that needs transcoding (or any file with high bitrate/multichan audio) will cause extreme stuttering unless you have a machine with a fairly beefy processor and GPU.

Casting a tab is like using logmein to watch a movie on another computer. Casting either the RAW or the local file directly is like playing something off a NAS

Re: Chromecast update breaks AllCast

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Post by markshepard »

tylerkahn wrote: post #11

https://developers.google.com/cast/release-notes > Warning: The current Google Cast SDK is a preview SDK intended for development and testing purposes only, not for production apps. Google may change this SDK significantly prior to the official release of the Google Cast SDK. We strongly recommend that you do not publicly distribute any application using this preview SDK, as this preview SDK will no longer be support…

Do you think the intent of the post is to complain about SDK compatibility ? :)
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