Chromecast WebVTT captions on a default receiver












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So I am trying to setup closed captions for chromecast using the default chrome sender app, according to the docs this should be possible, as seen here.
I can't figure out why my code does not work. It is almost identical to the provided sample code.


The snipper probably does not work because it's too sandboxed, see it here in a normal html page:
Click!

One first should connect their chromecast using the top button, and then click on "load video".



My code:




var suburl = 'https://cors-anywhere.herokuapp.com/brenopolanski.com/html5-video-webvtt-example/MIB2-subtitles-pt-BR.vtt';
var mediaurl = 'https://cors-anywhere.herokuapp.com/www.w3schools.com/html/mov_bbb.mp4';
var mediaInfo;
window['__onGCastApiAvailable'] = function(isAvailable) {
if (isAvailable) {
initializeCastApi();
}
};
initializeCastApi = function() {
cast.framework.CastContext.getInstance().setOptions({
receiverApplicationId:
chrome.cast.media.DEFAULT_MEDIA_RECEIVER_APP_ID
});
var englishSubtitle = new chrome.cast.media.Track(1, // track ID
chrome.cast.media.TrackType.TEXT);
englishSubtitle.trackContentId = suburl;
englishSubtitle.trackContentType = 'text/vtt';
englishSubtitle.subtype = chrome.cast.media.TextTrackType.SUBTITLES;
englishSubtitle.name = 'English Subtitles';
englishSubtitle.language = 'en-US';
englishSubtitle.customData = null;

mediaInfo = new chrome.cast.media.MediaInfo(mediaurl);
var textTrackStyle = new chrome.cast.media.TextTrackStyle();
textTrackStyle.foregroundColor = '#80FF0000';

mediaInfo.contentType = 'video/mp4';
mediaInfo.metadata = new chrome.cast.media.GenericMediaMetadata();
mediaInfo.customData = null;
mediaInfo.streamType = chrome.cast.media.StreamType.BUFFERED;
mediaInfo.textTrackStyle = textTrackStyle
mediaInfo.duration = null;
mediaInfo.tracks = [englishSubtitle];
mediaInfo.activeTrackIds = [1];
};

function loadVideo() {
var castSession = cast.framework.CastContext.getInstance().getCurrentSession();
var request = new chrome.cast.media.LoadRequest(mediaInfo);
castSession.loadMedia(request).then(
function() { console.log('Load succeed'); },
function(errorCode) { console.log('Error code: ' + errorCode); });
}

.cast-button, .load-button {
max-width: 50px;
max-height: 50px;
}

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Sample chromcast</title>
</head>
<body>
<div class="cast-button">
<google-cast-launcher></google-cast-launcher>
</div>
<button class="load-button" onclick="loadVideo()"> Load video </button>

<script src="https://www.gstatic.com/cv/js/sender/v1/cast_sender.js?loadCastFramework=1"></script>
</body>
</html>












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    So I am trying to setup closed captions for chromecast using the default chrome sender app, according to the docs this should be possible, as seen here.
    I can't figure out why my code does not work. It is almost identical to the provided sample code.


    The snipper probably does not work because it's too sandboxed, see it here in a normal html page:
    Click!

    One first should connect their chromecast using the top button, and then click on "load video".



    My code:




    var suburl = 'https://cors-anywhere.herokuapp.com/brenopolanski.com/html5-video-webvtt-example/MIB2-subtitles-pt-BR.vtt';
    var mediaurl = 'https://cors-anywhere.herokuapp.com/www.w3schools.com/html/mov_bbb.mp4';
    var mediaInfo;
    window['__onGCastApiAvailable'] = function(isAvailable) {
    if (isAvailable) {
    initializeCastApi();
    }
    };
    initializeCastApi = function() {
    cast.framework.CastContext.getInstance().setOptions({
    receiverApplicationId:
    chrome.cast.media.DEFAULT_MEDIA_RECEIVER_APP_ID
    });
    var englishSubtitle = new chrome.cast.media.Track(1, // track ID
    chrome.cast.media.TrackType.TEXT);
    englishSubtitle.trackContentId = suburl;
    englishSubtitle.trackContentType = 'text/vtt';
    englishSubtitle.subtype = chrome.cast.media.TextTrackType.SUBTITLES;
    englishSubtitle.name = 'English Subtitles';
    englishSubtitle.language = 'en-US';
    englishSubtitle.customData = null;

    mediaInfo = new chrome.cast.media.MediaInfo(mediaurl);
    var textTrackStyle = new chrome.cast.media.TextTrackStyle();
    textTrackStyle.foregroundColor = '#80FF0000';

    mediaInfo.contentType = 'video/mp4';
    mediaInfo.metadata = new chrome.cast.media.GenericMediaMetadata();
    mediaInfo.customData = null;
    mediaInfo.streamType = chrome.cast.media.StreamType.BUFFERED;
    mediaInfo.textTrackStyle = textTrackStyle
    mediaInfo.duration = null;
    mediaInfo.tracks = [englishSubtitle];
    mediaInfo.activeTrackIds = [1];
    };

    function loadVideo() {
    var castSession = cast.framework.CastContext.getInstance().getCurrentSession();
    var request = new chrome.cast.media.LoadRequest(mediaInfo);
    castSession.loadMedia(request).then(
    function() { console.log('Load succeed'); },
    function(errorCode) { console.log('Error code: ' + errorCode); });
    }

    .cast-button, .load-button {
    max-width: 50px;
    max-height: 50px;
    }

    <!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
    <head>
    <title>Sample chromcast</title>
    </head>
    <body>
    <div class="cast-button">
    <google-cast-launcher></google-cast-launcher>
    </div>
    <button class="load-button" onclick="loadVideo()"> Load video </button>

    <script src="https://www.gstatic.com/cv/js/sender/v1/cast_sender.js?loadCastFramework=1"></script>
    </body>
    </html>












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      So I am trying to setup closed captions for chromecast using the default chrome sender app, according to the docs this should be possible, as seen here.
      I can't figure out why my code does not work. It is almost identical to the provided sample code.


      The snipper probably does not work because it's too sandboxed, see it here in a normal html page:
      Click!

      One first should connect their chromecast using the top button, and then click on "load video".



      My code:




      var suburl = 'https://cors-anywhere.herokuapp.com/brenopolanski.com/html5-video-webvtt-example/MIB2-subtitles-pt-BR.vtt';
      var mediaurl = 'https://cors-anywhere.herokuapp.com/www.w3schools.com/html/mov_bbb.mp4';
      var mediaInfo;
      window['__onGCastApiAvailable'] = function(isAvailable) {
      if (isAvailable) {
      initializeCastApi();
      }
      };
      initializeCastApi = function() {
      cast.framework.CastContext.getInstance().setOptions({
      receiverApplicationId:
      chrome.cast.media.DEFAULT_MEDIA_RECEIVER_APP_ID
      });
      var englishSubtitle = new chrome.cast.media.Track(1, // track ID
      chrome.cast.media.TrackType.TEXT);
      englishSubtitle.trackContentId = suburl;
      englishSubtitle.trackContentType = 'text/vtt';
      englishSubtitle.subtype = chrome.cast.media.TextTrackType.SUBTITLES;
      englishSubtitle.name = 'English Subtitles';
      englishSubtitle.language = 'en-US';
      englishSubtitle.customData = null;

      mediaInfo = new chrome.cast.media.MediaInfo(mediaurl);
      var textTrackStyle = new chrome.cast.media.TextTrackStyle();
      textTrackStyle.foregroundColor = '#80FF0000';

      mediaInfo.contentType = 'video/mp4';
      mediaInfo.metadata = new chrome.cast.media.GenericMediaMetadata();
      mediaInfo.customData = null;
      mediaInfo.streamType = chrome.cast.media.StreamType.BUFFERED;
      mediaInfo.textTrackStyle = textTrackStyle
      mediaInfo.duration = null;
      mediaInfo.tracks = [englishSubtitle];
      mediaInfo.activeTrackIds = [1];
      };

      function loadVideo() {
      var castSession = cast.framework.CastContext.getInstance().getCurrentSession();
      var request = new chrome.cast.media.LoadRequest(mediaInfo);
      castSession.loadMedia(request).then(
      function() { console.log('Load succeed'); },
      function(errorCode) { console.log('Error code: ' + errorCode); });
      }

      .cast-button, .load-button {
      max-width: 50px;
      max-height: 50px;
      }

      <!DOCTYPE html>
      <html>
      <head>
      <title>Sample chromcast</title>
      </head>
      <body>
      <div class="cast-button">
      <google-cast-launcher></google-cast-launcher>
      </div>
      <button class="load-button" onclick="loadVideo()"> Load video </button>

      <script src="https://www.gstatic.com/cv/js/sender/v1/cast_sender.js?loadCastFramework=1"></script>
      </body>
      </html>












      share|improve this question
















      So I am trying to setup closed captions for chromecast using the default chrome sender app, according to the docs this should be possible, as seen here.
      I can't figure out why my code does not work. It is almost identical to the provided sample code.


      The snipper probably does not work because it's too sandboxed, see it here in a normal html page:
      Click!

      One first should connect their chromecast using the top button, and then click on "load video".



      My code:




      var suburl = 'https://cors-anywhere.herokuapp.com/brenopolanski.com/html5-video-webvtt-example/MIB2-subtitles-pt-BR.vtt';
      var mediaurl = 'https://cors-anywhere.herokuapp.com/www.w3schools.com/html/mov_bbb.mp4';
      var mediaInfo;
      window['__onGCastApiAvailable'] = function(isAvailable) {
      if (isAvailable) {
      initializeCastApi();
      }
      };
      initializeCastApi = function() {
      cast.framework.CastContext.getInstance().setOptions({
      receiverApplicationId:
      chrome.cast.media.DEFAULT_MEDIA_RECEIVER_APP_ID
      });
      var englishSubtitle = new chrome.cast.media.Track(1, // track ID
      chrome.cast.media.TrackType.TEXT);
      englishSubtitle.trackContentId = suburl;
      englishSubtitle.trackContentType = 'text/vtt';
      englishSubtitle.subtype = chrome.cast.media.TextTrackType.SUBTITLES;
      englishSubtitle.name = 'English Subtitles';
      englishSubtitle.language = 'en-US';
      englishSubtitle.customData = null;

      mediaInfo = new chrome.cast.media.MediaInfo(mediaurl);
      var textTrackStyle = new chrome.cast.media.TextTrackStyle();
      textTrackStyle.foregroundColor = '#80FF0000';

      mediaInfo.contentType = 'video/mp4';
      mediaInfo.metadata = new chrome.cast.media.GenericMediaMetadata();
      mediaInfo.customData = null;
      mediaInfo.streamType = chrome.cast.media.StreamType.BUFFERED;
      mediaInfo.textTrackStyle = textTrackStyle
      mediaInfo.duration = null;
      mediaInfo.tracks = [englishSubtitle];
      mediaInfo.activeTrackIds = [1];
      };

      function loadVideo() {
      var castSession = cast.framework.CastContext.getInstance().getCurrentSession();
      var request = new chrome.cast.media.LoadRequest(mediaInfo);
      castSession.loadMedia(request).then(
      function() { console.log('Load succeed'); },
      function(errorCode) { console.log('Error code: ' + errorCode); });
      }

      .cast-button, .load-button {
      max-width: 50px;
      max-height: 50px;
      }

      <!DOCTYPE html>
      <html>
      <head>
      <title>Sample chromcast</title>
      </head>
      <body>
      <div class="cast-button">
      <google-cast-launcher></google-cast-launcher>
      </div>
      <button class="load-button" onclick="loadVideo()"> Load video </button>

      <script src="https://www.gstatic.com/cv/js/sender/v1/cast_sender.js?loadCastFramework=1"></script>
      </body>
      </html>








      var suburl = 'https://cors-anywhere.herokuapp.com/brenopolanski.com/html5-video-webvtt-example/MIB2-subtitles-pt-BR.vtt';
      var mediaurl = 'https://cors-anywhere.herokuapp.com/www.w3schools.com/html/mov_bbb.mp4';
      var mediaInfo;
      window['__onGCastApiAvailable'] = function(isAvailable) {
      if (isAvailable) {
      initializeCastApi();
      }
      };
      initializeCastApi = function() {
      cast.framework.CastContext.getInstance().setOptions({
      receiverApplicationId:
      chrome.cast.media.DEFAULT_MEDIA_RECEIVER_APP_ID
      });
      var englishSubtitle = new chrome.cast.media.Track(1, // track ID
      chrome.cast.media.TrackType.TEXT);
      englishSubtitle.trackContentId = suburl;
      englishSubtitle.trackContentType = 'text/vtt';
      englishSubtitle.subtype = chrome.cast.media.TextTrackType.SUBTITLES;
      englishSubtitle.name = 'English Subtitles';
      englishSubtitle.language = 'en-US';
      englishSubtitle.customData = null;

      mediaInfo = new chrome.cast.media.MediaInfo(mediaurl);
      var textTrackStyle = new chrome.cast.media.TextTrackStyle();
      textTrackStyle.foregroundColor = '#80FF0000';

      mediaInfo.contentType = 'video/mp4';
      mediaInfo.metadata = new chrome.cast.media.GenericMediaMetadata();
      mediaInfo.customData = null;
      mediaInfo.streamType = chrome.cast.media.StreamType.BUFFERED;
      mediaInfo.textTrackStyle = textTrackStyle
      mediaInfo.duration = null;
      mediaInfo.tracks = [englishSubtitle];
      mediaInfo.activeTrackIds = [1];
      };

      function loadVideo() {
      var castSession = cast.framework.CastContext.getInstance().getCurrentSession();
      var request = new chrome.cast.media.LoadRequest(mediaInfo);
      castSession.loadMedia(request).then(
      function() { console.log('Load succeed'); },
      function(errorCode) { console.log('Error code: ' + errorCode); });
      }

      .cast-button, .load-button {
      max-width: 50px;
      max-height: 50px;
      }

      <!DOCTYPE html>
      <html>
      <head>
      <title>Sample chromcast</title>
      </head>
      <body>
      <div class="cast-button">
      <google-cast-launcher></google-cast-launcher>
      </div>
      <button class="load-button" onclick="loadVideo()"> Load video </button>

      <script src="https://www.gstatic.com/cv/js/sender/v1/cast_sender.js?loadCastFramework=1"></script>
      </body>
      </html>





      var suburl = 'https://cors-anywhere.herokuapp.com/brenopolanski.com/html5-video-webvtt-example/MIB2-subtitles-pt-BR.vtt';
      var mediaurl = 'https://cors-anywhere.herokuapp.com/www.w3schools.com/html/mov_bbb.mp4';
      var mediaInfo;
      window['__onGCastApiAvailable'] = function(isAvailable) {
      if (isAvailable) {
      initializeCastApi();
      }
      };
      initializeCastApi = function() {
      cast.framework.CastContext.getInstance().setOptions({
      receiverApplicationId:
      chrome.cast.media.DEFAULT_MEDIA_RECEIVER_APP_ID
      });
      var englishSubtitle = new chrome.cast.media.Track(1, // track ID
      chrome.cast.media.TrackType.TEXT);
      englishSubtitle.trackContentId = suburl;
      englishSubtitle.trackContentType = 'text/vtt';
      englishSubtitle.subtype = chrome.cast.media.TextTrackType.SUBTITLES;
      englishSubtitle.name = 'English Subtitles';
      englishSubtitle.language = 'en-US';
      englishSubtitle.customData = null;

      mediaInfo = new chrome.cast.media.MediaInfo(mediaurl);
      var textTrackStyle = new chrome.cast.media.TextTrackStyle();
      textTrackStyle.foregroundColor = '#80FF0000';

      mediaInfo.contentType = 'video/mp4';
      mediaInfo.metadata = new chrome.cast.media.GenericMediaMetadata();
      mediaInfo.customData = null;
      mediaInfo.streamType = chrome.cast.media.StreamType.BUFFERED;
      mediaInfo.textTrackStyle = textTrackStyle
      mediaInfo.duration = null;
      mediaInfo.tracks = [englishSubtitle];
      mediaInfo.activeTrackIds = [1];
      };

      function loadVideo() {
      var castSession = cast.framework.CastContext.getInstance().getCurrentSession();
      var request = new chrome.cast.media.LoadRequest(mediaInfo);
      castSession.loadMedia(request).then(
      function() { console.log('Load succeed'); },
      function(errorCode) { console.log('Error code: ' + errorCode); });
      }

      .cast-button, .load-button {
      max-width: 50px;
      max-height: 50px;
      }

      <!DOCTYPE html>
      <html>
      <head>
      <title>Sample chromcast</title>
      </head>
      <body>
      <div class="cast-button">
      <google-cast-launcher></google-cast-launcher>
      </div>
      <button class="load-button" onclick="loadVideo()"> Load video </button>

      <script src="https://www.gstatic.com/cv/js/sender/v1/cast_sender.js?loadCastFramework=1"></script>
      </body>
      </html>






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          After a lot of searching around I still cannot pinpoint the exact issue. I however stumbled on this amazing wrapper for the ChromeCast SDK which supports subtitles: https://github.com/Fenny/ChromecastJS/



          Including this demo: https://fenny.github.io/ChromecastJS/demo/index.html



          Hope this can help someone else!






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          • Works for a simple scenario: files from the save server; CORS headers on each source. subtitles are in a separate WebVTT stream. Doesn't do any of the very heavy lifting required to go beyond that.

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          After a lot of searching around I still cannot pinpoint the exact issue. I however stumbled on this amazing wrapper for the ChromeCast SDK which supports subtitles: https://github.com/Fenny/ChromecastJS/



          Including this demo: https://fenny.github.io/ChromecastJS/demo/index.html



          Hope this can help someone else!






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          • Works for a simple scenario: files from the save server; CORS headers on each source. subtitles are in a separate WebVTT stream. Doesn't do any of the very heavy lifting required to go beyond that.

            – Robin Davies
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          After a lot of searching around I still cannot pinpoint the exact issue. I however stumbled on this amazing wrapper for the ChromeCast SDK which supports subtitles: https://github.com/Fenny/ChromecastJS/



          Including this demo: https://fenny.github.io/ChromecastJS/demo/index.html



          Hope this can help someone else!






          share|improve this answer
























          • Works for a simple scenario: files from the save server; CORS headers on each source. subtitles are in a separate WebVTT stream. Doesn't do any of the very heavy lifting required to go beyond that.

            – Robin Davies
            Feb 18 at 1:37














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          After a lot of searching around I still cannot pinpoint the exact issue. I however stumbled on this amazing wrapper for the ChromeCast SDK which supports subtitles: https://github.com/Fenny/ChromecastJS/



          Including this demo: https://fenny.github.io/ChromecastJS/demo/index.html



          Hope this can help someone else!






          share|improve this answer













          After a lot of searching around I still cannot pinpoint the exact issue. I however stumbled on this amazing wrapper for the ChromeCast SDK which supports subtitles: https://github.com/Fenny/ChromecastJS/



          Including this demo: https://fenny.github.io/ChromecastJS/demo/index.html



          Hope this can help someone else!







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          • Works for a simple scenario: files from the save server; CORS headers on each source. subtitles are in a separate WebVTT stream. Doesn't do any of the very heavy lifting required to go beyond that.

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          • Works for a simple scenario: files from the save server; CORS headers on each source. subtitles are in a separate WebVTT stream. Doesn't do any of the very heavy lifting required to go beyond that.

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            Feb 18 at 1:37

















          Works for a simple scenario: files from the save server; CORS headers on each source. subtitles are in a separate WebVTT stream. Doesn't do any of the very heavy lifting required to go beyond that.

          – Robin Davies
          Feb 18 at 1:37





          Works for a simple scenario: files from the save server; CORS headers on each source. subtitles are in a separate WebVTT stream. Doesn't do any of the very heavy lifting required to go beyond that.

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          Feb 18 at 1:37




















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