Now connect to Chromecast and start playback as usual. Select the option Play on Chromecast from the Play menu.Play the video in SMPlayer and select the vtt subtitle from the menu Subtitles -> Primary track.Store the vtt file in the same folder of the video. Or just use any other tool you may find on the Internet. You can convert subtitles in srt format to the vtt format here.
First you need to convert the subtitles to vtt.The subtitles must be in the same folder of the video.However currently there are some limitations: Now SMPlayer 17.3 has just added the possibility to display subtitles on Chromecast (still an experimental feature). Sudo apt-get install smplayer smtube smplayer-themes smplayer-skinsįor any reason, you can easily restore the installation to the stock version via the ppa-purge tool: sudo apt-get install ppa-purge & sudo ppa-purge ppa:rvm/smplayerįor the qt4 ppa, replace ppa:rvm/smplayer with ppa:rvm/smplayer-qt4 in the code.SMPlayer 17.1 added support for Chromecast. Or you can run the commands below in terminal to do install or upgrade SMPlayer: sudo apt-get update Then you can upgrade SMPlayer from a previous release via Software Updater (Update Manager) after checking for updates: Open terminal and run the following command to add the PPA: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rvm/smplayerįor those who prefer Qt4 version, use the new PPA instead: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rvm/smplayer-qt4Ģ. The new release has made into the official PPA, available for Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, and their derivatives.ġ. This web page can communicate with your Chromecast device with options to connect/disconnect, start playback and controls for play, pause, volume, seek… How to Install SMPlayer 17.1 in Ubuntu via PPA:
A web page will be opened (need Google Chrome or Chromium with Google Cast installed) and give the url of the video. Just play a video in SMPlayer, then select the option “Play on Chromecast” from the Play menu. With SMPlayer 17.1, you can send local videos or online streams like TV channels, YouTube or Vimeo videos from SMPlayer to Chromecast device. The new release features experimental support for Chromecast. SMPlayer, a cross-platform graphical front-end for MPlayer and MPV, has reached the 17.1.0 release last night.
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