Play local videos on chromecast extension

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The playlist printout includes the position of each item in the list followed by the title and running time in brackets.

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This will show video titles only - if you want to show a list of items in the playlist with full file paths, use -F instead. Print the current playlist to standard output using the -P option.

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ruby cast.rb -A -O my_chromecast_videos.castlist * (add all files in the current directory to the end of the playlist file 'my_chromecast_videos.castlist')ДЄppending items to the currently running playlist will update the playlist live.ruby cast.rb -A * (add all files in the current directory to the end of the currently playing playlist).By default this adds new items to the end of the current playlist, but you can use this in conjunction with -O to specify that they should be added to an existing. You can also append items to an existing playlist (or the currently playing playlist) with the -A option. Once a playlist is playing on the Chromecast, you can use the -n and -p options to advance to the next item or go back to the previous item in the playlist. castlist files and play them directly on the Chromecast using the -O option. By default this will save the playlist to the ~/.config/cast-playlist/ directory, unless you specify a playlist name with the -o option, in which case it will save the playlist to the location you specified (or the current directory, by default), with the extension.

Playlists can be saved to a file with the -S option. To print a list of playlist items with full file paths, use the -F option.

By default this prints a list in 'simple' format, comprised of a numbered list of titles of all items in the current playlist (or last playlist if Chromecast is not running) along with the calculated total playing time. Use the -P option to print the current playlist. -vol-set LEVEL (Set volume to specified level ).Use -v level to print the current volume level. The master setting for adjusting volume is the -v option, which can be used with one of the following parameters: up, down, mute, or a decimal number between 0 and 1 (so 0.5 is ok, but 2 and -1 won't work). The playback volume can be adjusted using one of the options listed below. cast) so that you can do things like cast * in any directory to play all the videos in the folder, or cast -A * to append all the videos to the current Chromecast playlist. If you find the script useful you might want to either add it to your PATH or make an alias for it (e.g. You can either use the -t option to toggle between playing and pausing playback, or use the individual -pause and -continue options instead. However, :stream_script: needs to be set to the location of the stream2chromecast.py script on your local machine: The :python_interpreter: option can be set to either python2 or python depending on your preference. There are only two configuration options at the moment: :stream_script: and :python_interpreter. The script reads from a config.yml file located in either ~/.config/cast-playlist/ or the script working directory.

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Clone or download both projects somewhere on your computer and make a note of the location of the stream2chromecast.py script. You will need to get a copy of stream2chromecast as well as the cast-playlist script. It supports skipping forward and backward in playlists, playing in random order, looping/repeating playlists, saving playlists, opening saved playlists, live editing/appending to playlists, and printing nice-looking playlists to standard output, as well as basic media controls for the Chromecast (play/pause, stop playback, adjust volume). This script allows multiple media files (playlists) to be played consecutively on the Chromecast with a minimum of setup and without requiring a browser, phone, or media server. Cast-playlist - Cast local video playlists to a Chromecast from the command-line