castr - a CLI and C++ library to cast media files to Chromecast devices
using the built in Default Media Receiver
-- CLI usage --
Examples:
castr my_video.mp4 my_second_video.mp4
castr https://www.example.com/some_video_on_the_internet.mp4
Controlling playback:
SPACEBAR: Play/Pause
n: Next
p: Previous
s: Stop
r: Restart media from beginning*
f: Seek forward 60 seconds*
F: Seek forward 600 seconds*
b: Seek backwards 60 seconds*
B: Seek backwards 600 seconds*
m: Mute on/off
v: Volume down
V: Volume up
h: Help
q: Quit
* Note: Seeking is not supported by all media
Supported file types:
aac, mp3, wav, webm, mp4,
gif, jpg, png, webp, mpd, m3u8
If you have ffmpeg installed and a computer that is fast enough to
encode video in real time, all other common video formats are supported
through the helper script castr-convert.
Example:
castr-convert my_video.mkv
-- Build instructions --
Dependencies, and how to install them on Ubuntu:
* protobuf - Protocol to communicate with Chromecast
sudo apt install protobuf-compiler protobuf-dev
* avahi - mDNS implementation used to locate Chromecast device
sudo apt install libavahi-client-dev
Building:
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
Building on Ubuntu 16.04:
sudo apt install protobuf-compiler protobuf-dev
sudo apt-get install libavahi-client-dev
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
Testing:
cd build/bin
./castr http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/BigBuckBunny.mp4