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Emby for Chromecast Gets Major Update

Luke

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We've updated our Chromecast app with a major overhaul. Here's what's new:

 

All New Video Transcoding
The receiver now enjoys the same transcoding used by the Chrome browser. Not only will you see faster video start times, but also faster seeking, and reduced cpu utilization on your server. In many cases now we'll just stream copy the original video while only transcodng the audio.

 

While we could go on and on about the benefits, we think the words of a fellow community member sum it up best:

 


Technically the new implementation is hot stuff imo, well done!!
- shorty1483

 


New Opus Audio Transcoding
Music transcoding now uses Opus, which has superior quality to both aac and mp3. Audiophiles will agree, the results very pleasant. Direct stream of FLAC is still supported on Chromecast devices that support FLAC, but if not, then OPUS is now the transcoding format.

 

Full Support for Changing Audio and Subtitle Tracks
Up until now this has only been partially supported and we apologize for the wait in completing this feature. Now you can change both audio and subtitles on the fly using the casting app.

 

Automatic Bitrate Detection
Our Chromecast receiver will now perform bandwidth tests with your Emby Server to determine the ideal bitrate. For the majority of users this is the recommended approach. To activate or change this, configure it in the casting app's settings:

 

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Please note - Android and iOS do not have the Auto option yet, but we'll get updates out to support it.

 

How to Get The Update
To receive the update, simply power cycle your Chromecast device and restart the casting app.
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Check out our Chromecast Wiki
Learn more about the app on our wiki at: https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Chromecast

 

Enjoy, and let us know what you think :)

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rarcel

so, the chromecast app is not embed in emby server if it doesn't require the emby server to be updated ?

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Luke

so, the chromecast app is not embed in emby server if it doesn't require the emby server to be updated ?

 

Yes this is correct.

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koan

Emby stopped working with Chromecast last night. I tried updating and rebooting everything several times and I'm having no luck getting anything to play.

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Luke

Emby stopped working with Chromecast last night. I tried updating and rebooting everything several times and I'm having no luck getting anything to play.

 

Hi, sorry to hear that. If you can please create a topic in the community we can get to the bottom of it. Thanks.

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Erik

@luke This update is fantastic! All the past problems I had with mpeg2 video and live tv are gone. All my media is playing flawlessly and that's all on the original Chromecast at 30mbps.

 

Nice work!

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koan

Hi, sorry to hear that. If you can please create a topic in the community we can get to the bottom of it. Thanks.

Thanks for the response but this won't be necessary. I was having a lot of trouble until the latest emby-server got pushed to the main Arch repos. As soon as I updated and restarted the server, everything worked fine. It appears that for some a server update is actually required.

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