Mp4 To Chromecast For Mac

Google Chromecast is a digital media player that allows you to stream MP4, WebM, MPEG-DASH, Smooth Streaming, and HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) video formats on your High Definition Television (HDTV). It requires a wireless connection using the Internet or a network connected computer, tablet, or smartphone. You can play various multimedia content, but only Google Cast supported formats can be streamed directly. If you would like to play unsupported formats, such as MKV, VOB, FLV and AVI, you will need to get an application like, to stream movies, TV shows, and music video with unsupported formats. In this article, you will learn about supported and unsupported video formats and how you can stream them using your Chromecast media player.

Google Chromecast is practically considered as one of the best gadgets to have released in the recent years. This affordable dongle has the ability to turn any television into a smart television, which can enable you to easily watch YouTube or Netflix on the big screen, controlling it using your smartphone.

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• • • • • Part 1. Chromecast Supported and Unsupported Video Formats The default Chromecast video formats are MP4 and WebM. It also supports MPEG-DASH, Smooth Streaming, and HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) video files.

All other video formats are unsupported. The following information provides a brief introduction of supported and unsupported formats. Standard Supported Chromecast Video Formats • MP4 - MPEG 4 or MP4 video files uses the standard.mp4 extension. It is most commonly used to store video and audio files. • WebM – An open video format for the web that allows everyone to stream video and audio codecs. Some Unsupported Video Formats • AVI – AVI (Audio Video Interleave), the most common format for audio/video data on the PC, is a multimedia container format with video and audio. • MKV – The Matroska Multimedia Container holds video, audio, picture, or subtitle tracks in one file.

• FLV – Flash video formats are video files that are streamed over the Internet using the Adobe Flash Player. • MOV – MOV is a multimedia file format that contains one and more tracks of data, such as audio, video or text. • VOB – VOB (Video object) files are DVD-Video file formats that contain digital video audio, audio, and subtitles relevant to DVDs. • 3G2 – This is video container file for audio, video, and text that is an extension of MP4. Since Chromecast only supports a few video formats, it is highly recommended that you get a that allows you to stream unsupported formats, such as M2TS, 3GP, DIVX, RM, RMVB, ASF, TS, DV, F4V, OGV, TOD.

For exampl, Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate allows you to use Chromecast to stream unsupported formats through your Windows computer to your television. 3 Ways to Stream Supported Videos There are various ways that you can stream supported videos using your Chromecast media player, but here you will learn three of the most commonly-used methods. You will learn how to connect using a computer, a mobile device, and through a YouTube app. Method 1 - Connect with your Mobile device To stream videos using your mobile device, you will need to download and open the Chromecast app on your Android or iOS smartphone or tablet using Google Play or the App store. The Chromecast app is available for Android tablets and smartphones through Google Play and for iPhones and iPads in the App store. Note: You should ensure that your mobile device is connected to your Wi-Fi and not your mobile network. Also, you must have the latest app installed and be on the same network as your Chromecast digital media player.

Method 2 - Connect with your Computer Chromecast allows you to stream videos on your TV using your Mac or PC running the Chrome browser. This is the only browser that Chromecast is compatible with.

Follow the instructions below to connect with your computer. Step 1 Open the Chrome browser on your computer and then navigate to this page to see. Step 2 Download the Chromecast app to your computer. Step 3 Select the instruction below that is applicable to your computer.

• On your Windows computer, save the file, run the Chromecast app and follow the prompts to complete setting up Chromecast. • On your Mac OS X computer, drag and drop the Chromecast app into your Applications folder. You will need to open the folder, run the application, and then select the Chromecast device.

Follow the instructions to complete the setup process. Method 3 - Connect with YouTube Follow the instructions below to download and setup YouTube to watch videos on your TV using your Chromecast device.