x265 support about gnomecast

[keredson]

They are intended for support. I play them frequently for 4k video. Link to file? Can you test with the big buck bunny x265 example?

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On Tue, Jun 22, 2021, 9:46 AM lapwat ***@***.***> wrote: Correct me if I am wrong, but x265 files do not seem to be supported. When trying to play a x265 video, only the sound and subtitles are showing on the screen. — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#161>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAPUNANDHTV7WFNNVSPCYU3TUC44TANCNFSM47ECGZ5A> .

[lapwat]

I was trying to play a mkv x265.

I have just tried x265 – Big Buck Bunny 4K @ 2 Mbps mp4 file.

Now the video drop down menu does not show any option.

I am running archlinux, installed gnomecast via pip3.

❯ ffprobe -i videos/BigBuckBunny_2000hevc.mp4
ffprobe version n4.4 Copyright (c) 2007-2021 the FFmpeg developers
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Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from 'videos/BigBuckBunny_2000hevc.mp4':
  Metadata:
    major_brand     : iso4
    minor_version   : 1
    compatible_brands: iso4hvc1
    creation_time   : 2014-08-25T21:13:56.000000Z
  Duration: 00:00:10.00, start: 0.083333, bitrate: 2013 kb/s
  Stream #0:0(und): Video: hevc (Main) (hvc1 / 0x31637668), yuv420p(tv), 3840x2160, 2010 kb/s, 24 fps, 24 tbr, 24k tbn, 24 tbc (default)
    Metadata:
      creation_time   : 2014-08-25T21:13:56.000000Z
      handler_name    : hevc:[email protected]
      vendor_id       : [0][0][0][0]

---

File: BigBuckBunny_2000hevc.mp4
Video: und (hevc)
Audio:
Subtitles:
Device: Chromecast (Google Inc.)
Chromecast: v1.9.11

FileMetadata(fn:videos/BigBuckBunny_2000hevc.mp4, ready:True, thumbnail_fn:/tmp/gnomecast_pid43637_thumbnail_ms409rfw.jpg, container:mp4, video_streams:[StreamMetadata(index:0:0, codec:hevc, title:und)], audio_streams:[], subtitles:[])

Stream #0:0(und): Video: hevc (Main) (hvc1 / 0x31637668), yuv420p(tv), 3840x2160, 2010 kb/s, 24 fps, 24 tbr, 24k tbn, 24 tbc (default)```

[slumbergod]

I've never been able to play x265 files to my chromecast. I always get a black screen though sound works fine usually. I am guessing that for some reason gnomecast isn't transcoding them to whatever x264 codec is supported.