Sudo apt update & sudo apt install avidemux2. Sudo sh -c 'echo "deb xenial-getdeb apps" > /etc/apt//getdeb.list' The QT version however works just fine in Ubuntu MATE and most likely all flavors. Hopefully there will be a viable GTK version in the Tung Nguyen PPA as noted in Ji's article.
UbuntuHandbook's guide on How to Install Avidemux 2.6.13 in Ubuntu 16.04 can be used to easily get you going.
This program is well known and has many features similar to Handbrake but does one thing magically it will change the m4v container (and many others) into the proper mp4 container your Chromecast loves without much configuration or checkbox clicking of the former. In order to properly use stream2chromecast you'll have to install another open-source savior Avidemux. Lower end hardware struggled with this feature even when it was a viable alternative. One of the coolest things about Castnow was the ability to convert the video on the fly as it was streaming.
I choose music or video using my phone or tablet or PC then cast it to the Chromecast. In the past we loved using Castnow for video streaming from our local Ubuntu desktop on our wireless network to our Chromecast but after upgrading to 16.04.2 LTS x86_64 things are in a broken state and the developer has been asking for a new maintainer for a few years. Newer one can play AVC video but droped MPEG2 support etc. Using the CLI is the key to maximize the streaming power with minimum overhead - on Linux! One cannot simply install the Chrome extension anymore to actually use Videostream in Chromium for local files. Plex Transcode Audio Only This applies to playback of all music and video using direct play, direct stream, or transcoding.Select MKV Flags and put a d. What about Chromium and the Videostream for Google Chromecast extension? Its less spyware but more broken! We used it quite a bit during the Ubuntu 14.04 days but fate has decided it has another idea in mind. We must restate: why not use Chrome? Its spyware. Normally we'd keep away from close-sourced hardware like this because of never-ending revelations on privacy abuses and constitutional infringements by both governments and corporations but having some pseudo-smart features on an older, high quality non-smart/dumb tv is the less of two evils.
4Media HD Video Converter for Mac has great. On top of this, it can also convert audio to audio, video to audio. The state of Chromecast is much like any other proprietary system closed by design and we-don't-give-a-rats-ass-about-you attitude from the vendor. Convert AVI to HD, convert MKV files to HD. Hopefully the nightly builds of VLC with Chromecast Renderer will get it all working (as it should have from day one) but what about right now? So many times we've downloaded a video, pumped it through Handbrake, pushed it to our Chromecast and loading.and loading.and loading.and loading.blood flowed and people died. We got suckered in the Chromecast craze in 2013 and its been a frustrating experience ever since due to the finickey nature of the SoC codec requirements VP8 and H.264. Or, to just stop playback from the Chromecast and watch or listen on your computer only, return to Step 2 above but choose.
If you know VLC won’t handle the file unless it’s been converted, consider converting the file to something compatible before adding it to VLC.
You can also play other things through Chromecast, like Netflix, YouTube, a Chrome tab, or even your entire desktop, but none of those things require VLC. Popular ones like MKV, MP4, FLV, MP3, and WMA.Ī “Performance warning” notification shows up and nothing is playing on the Advertisement These methods can work, but you probably won’t want to use them. Make the video go full-screen and it’ll stream to your Chromecast. VLC accepts lots of file formats, including Click the Google Cast icon in Chrome, click the down icon next to your Chromecast, and select Cast Entire Desktop.