Casting VLC to chromecast result in black screen with only the title of the file displayed on TV

Question

Using VLC 3.0.6 chromecast doesn't work. It connects normally, but video is black and playback isn't going further. It's stuck at 0:00.

I spent nearly and hour trying to solve this problem.. So I guess it's good to have solution here. — Inline, Feb 19 '19 at 22:02

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 24 '23 at 13:30

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It works, just open the port VLC is using. Default is 8010, go to Tools > Preferences > Show all settings (checkbox down left) > Stream output > Stout stream > Chromecast > HTTP port.

To open the port:

with ufw use:
```
 sudo ufw allow 8010
```

with iptables use:

 sudo iptables -I INPUT 1 -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 8010 -j ACCEPT

Tested on Ubuntu 19.04 and VLC 3.0.7.

edited Apr 24 '23 at 13:30

Pablo Bianchi

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answered Nov 07 '19 at 20:10

Leo Hajder

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Which firewall comes with the default 18.04 ? I hope I can make it work my case too. – user227495 Nov 08 '19 at 06:10
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It should be ufw as well. – Leo Hajder Nov 08 '19 at 08:04
Thanks :) I will try. – user227495 Nov 08 '19 at 14:51
This worked for me (I had the firewall enabled). Thanks a lot! – Costales Jan 19 '20 at 09:33

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 24 '23 at 13:20

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I have a workaround for this:

Start streaming to your TV,
then in VLC disable your audio track and the video should start,
re-enable the audio track and it will play fine.

edited Apr 24 '23 at 13:20

Pablo Bianchi

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answered Nov 22 '21 at 23:40

Zakk92

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Indeed, just like magic, it works. Had to confirm it would require some conversion when i disabled sound, but yes, after that video came up, and enabling sound again worked. – tshirtman Sep 29 '22 at 20:54
You're a legend. How on earth did you figure that out?! – rphv Dec 28 '23 at 00:59

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 19 '19 at 22:01

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This is known VLC issue. See post from VideoLan forum.

Hi, this should be fixed in the next release of VLC. It was broken with updates from google.

VLC 3.0.6 is broken with chromecast 1.36.140076, but it is confirmed working with nightly 4.0.0-dev Otto Chriek (revision 4.0.0-dev-6281-gaf93e96577).

For instructions how to install VLC nightly build, see this question

answered Feb 19 '19 at 22:01

Inline

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The nightly doesn't work for me either. It doesn't even see the chromecast (doesn't appear in the "Renderers" drop-down). – Jack M Dec 22 '19 at 18:03
@JackM I mentioned specific version, that worked. – Inline Dec 22 '19 at 18:04

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 27 '19 at 13:00

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I had the same problem, after installing VLC 4.0.0-dev Otto Chriek the problem wasn't solved. Then I tried disabling the firewall and voilà! I can play DVDs and stream them to Chromecast. PS: do not disable your firewall, instead allow VLC port in your firewall configuration (see this post).

answered Apr 27 '19 at 13:00

Marco Cazzaro

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How exactly did you disable the firewall? There are multiple solutions posted in your link. – Jack M Dec 22 '19 at 18:03

Casting VLC to chromecast result in black screen with only the title of the file displayed on TV

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