![]() ![]() The Clappr error seems to happen when you click on the Chromecast icons that are sometimes integrated into the bottom of the embedded players on the websites. If from computer, select the "Cast tab" option on the dropdown of the chromecast icon on your Chrome browser. Source: I wrote Web Video Caster which does this.Īre you casting from a phone or computer? ![]() Even when the flash video is something the Chromecast would support (like an mp4), it is being played by the flash player and not by the browser html5 video player so it would be much harder for the browser to know what the actual video address is. ![]() Most desktop browser videos are played using flash which the Chromecast does not support. A lot of mobile videos happen to use codecs the Chromecast understand. You might ask yourself, why doesn't the PC just send the video address? well the Chromecast supports a limited set of video codecs. The two video streams could be identical but having to stream it through tab casting has a lot of issues, first it is dependent on your computer speed to capture, encode and send the content over the Chromecast, and second, it is now tied to your computer resolution/screen size which might not be as good as your TV. When you are playing a video on your mobile and telling it to cast it the actual address of the video is being sent to the Chromecast and the Chromecast plays the video for you. When you are tab casting you are essentially recording your PC screen and sending it over to the Chromecast. ![]()
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