x-cimo 23 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Have a look at the firmware version of your chromecast 2. And see this thread: https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/52661-direct-play-chromecast-blu-ray-rips-stuck-in-a-loop/page-2&do=findComment&comment=510831 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik 120 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Thanks @@x-cimo I checked all 3 chromecast units and they all updated to the preview 1.28.10055. So based on that other threat, google has screwed it up....funny that the old chromecasts work but not the newer one. I'll watch the other thread for updates. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-cimo 23 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chromecast/ggLmTQbK5yY;context-place=forum/chromecast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36997 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Someone in another topic reported an issue with 2ch AAC so now I'm unclear if they've only dropped AAC 5.1 or if they've dropped AAC altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche 174 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 @@Luke not sure if it helps, but I just tested these video's on one of my Chromecast's with the Preview Firmware and direct streamed without transcoding or any other issues. Video Codec H264 Codec tag avc1 AVC Yes Profile Main Level 31 Resolution 1280x720 Aspect ratio 16:9 Anamorphic No Interlaced No Framerate 29.969408 Bitrate 3055 kbps Bit depth 8 bit Pixel format yuv420p Ref frames 1 NAL 4 Audio Language und Codec AAC Codec tag mp4a Profile LC Layout stereo Channels 2 ch Bitrate 195 kbps Sample rate 44100 Hz Default Yes Title Und AAC stereo Default Container mp4 Also tried a video with a different Video Level Video Codec H264 Codec tag avc1 AVC Yes Profile Main Level 40 Resolution 1280x720 Aspect ratio 16:9 Anamorphic No Interlaced No Framerate 29.9696827 Bitrate 866 kbps Bit depth 8 bit Pixel format yuv420p Ref frames 1 NAL 4 Audio Language und Codec AAC Codec tag mp4a Profile LC Layout stereo Channels 2 ch Bitrate 159 kbps Sample rate 44100 Hz Default Yes Title Und AAC stereo Default Container mp4 Both video's from two different TV shows direct streamed without transcoding on the preview firmware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssaulsbu 0 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 I have a Chromecast 1 running 1.28.100555 and a Chromecast 2 running the same version. The Chromecast 1 will play Live TV just fine whereas the Chromecast 2 won’t. I thought this was firmware dependent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36997 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 It is but apparently gen1 devices will remain the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-cimo 23 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Someone in another topic reported an issue with 2ch AAC so now I'm unclear if they've only dropped AAC 5.1 or if they've dropped AAC altogether. Don't you have a device you can enroll in the preview to test? I can't wait to get my chromecast working again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36997 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 My devices have already updated on their own now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssaulsbu 0 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I had an extra gen 1 Chromecast laying around so my gen 2 has been benched until this issue is fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36997 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Try it again on your gen 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarvisTek 3 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) I was having other problems with my windows 10 deployment (long story short, had it running as a service, re-installed to troubleshoot, the service times out but still runs the binary, powershell watcher script engages ludicrous speed, it was bad...) so I've been a bit of a busy beaver over the last 24 hours and migrated everything over to a ubuntu server vm (MUCH faster btw). Not sure if it was that or not, but in VERY limited testing, I was able to stream AMC (non-HD) and it worked! However when I tried AMC HD, no bueno. I'll keep testing, I just wanted to throw that out there for now. Edit - this was live tv, btw Edited November 22, 2017 by JarvisTek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarvisTek 3 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Well, I did some more testing and it's... better? I see that Emby is now transcoding live video into m3u8 h264 mp3, but it's SUPER slow to get to any channel (generally have a wait 30-60 seconds) and beyond that, it still tries to direct play like 80% of the time. For me, that's just not gonna cut it. I'd buy up all the Chromecast v1's if I could get assurances that they wouldn't screw it up. I'm almost thinking class action lawsuit at this point because Google is purposefully taking away features that were a major selling point of this device. Transcoding is just not the answer for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik 120 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Tested last night. 2x chromecast v1 and 1x v2 and now neither with play live TV (left it trying for 10 minutes, just sits on the splash screen) and same for live TV recordings. However, other media plays just fine still. Was this fixed on the server (after google changed the firmware) and just me having problems? Or is this being looked at still (just so I know if it's be or not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarvisTek 3 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 I finally found my v1 yesterday as same thing, I can't do live or recorded tv either. Anything new with a fire stick having these issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36997 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 This thread is about Chromecast. If you're having an issue with a fire stick please open a topic in the fire TV section. Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik 120 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Mine are all chromecast. Just to clarify, do you need logs or anything. Or just a work in progress to fix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36997 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Yes please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik 120 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 (edited) ok, @@Luke. I tried to cast a TV recording (emby recorded through HDhomerun) on both the V1 and V2 chromecast units. Both react the same way. The chromecast shows the backdrop of the show, but never plays and the server dashboard shows it playing, but on the elapsed time counter, i see it get to 0:06 then -:-- then counts to 0:08 then -:-- like its resetting the playback, but never shows on the chromecast. I am about to PM you the server log, transcode logs from one attempt on each version of the chromecast as well as dashboard screenshots. Also, to prove the chromecasts are working...i including logs for playback of a movie that works perfectly. Thanks! Edited November 25, 2017 by Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36997 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 So it's only happening with certain recordings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik 120 Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 (edited) It's happening with all my recordings so far that I have tested. I gave you a log from a movie just so you knew the connection and chromecast are operable. It was not a recorded movie. Again, recording and actually live tv do not work and fail as described. Thanks. Edited November 27, 2017 by Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36997 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Ok give it another shot, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik 120 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Hi @@Luke I just started testing, so far the V2 chromecast now plays the recordings perfectly that had failed before. I'll test live TV and the V1 later today and let you know if they are all good. Thanks for the fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 36997 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Thanks for the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik 120 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Ok. V1 and V2 recording playback and current liveTV playing perfectly. Back to emby awesomeness. Thanks again @@Luke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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