{"thread":{"id":"38780","subject":"Convert MKV with DTS to AC3 to Chromecast for playback","startedAt":"2015-03-11T04:10:46Z","lastAt":"2015-03-11T04:10:46Z","messageCount":1,"participants":["Velemoochi"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"257530","messageId":"1426047046245-7626880.post@n2.nabble.com","threadId":"38780","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"Convert MKV with DTS to AC3 to Chromecast for playback","fromName":"Velemoochi","fromEmail":"momochi2015@gmail.com","sentAt":"2015-03-11T04:10:46Z","receivedAt":"2015-03-11T04:10:46Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"momochi2015@gmail.com","avatar":null},"body":"Convert MKV with DTS to AC3 to Chromecast for playback\n\nHere is a step by step guide to convert MKV with DTS-HD Master Audio to AC3\n5.1 for playing on Google Chromecast on Windows and Mac.\n\nQuestion: \n\n/I am trying to play an MKV file which is encoded with DTS on ChromeCast via\nDSVideo. DS Video informs me that it cannot manage DTS, and ChromeCast also\ndoes not support DTS. I own a ds214play. What I want to do is transcode DTS\n-> Dolby Digital AC3. I have installed a package I found on the Synology\nforums to enable DS Video to decode DTS\n \n. This works fine, however when I cast from DS Video to CC now, it shows a\ngrey box with an exclamation mark. Any solutions?/\n\nIn mention of DTS audio, we often refer to DTS Digital Surround, DTS-HD\nMaster Audio, DTS Neural Surround, DTS Neo: X. All of the them are famous\nfor high definition audio quality and widely used for in-movie sound on\nfilm, DVD, CD, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc. However, DTS encoded audio or video\nfiles are incompatible with your Chromecast as above.\n\n* Read Chromecast Column\n \n\nIn order to successfully play MKV with DTS audio on chromecast anywhere, a\nrecommended solution is to convert DTS to supported format by Chromecast\n \nand more popular audio format like AC3. The following will introduce a\npowerful DTS Converter as well as a step by step guide on how to convert MKV\nwith DTS to AC3 to play on CC.\n\nPreparation:\n\nTo perform DTS to AC3 conversion in simple steps while still keeping the\noriginal quality, Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate\n (Read Review\n \n) is what you need. It is simple to use and features fast conversion speed.\nWith this excellent DTS to AC3 audio converter, you can convert movies, TV\nshows, and music video with unsupported formats to chromecast with the audio\nformat you need, like 5.1 channels, stereo or mono depending your source\naudio.\n\nHere is how to convert DTS to AC3 audio format for Chromecast\n\n1. Import source media files \n\nDownload\n \n, install and run Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate. Click \"Add video\" button\nto load your source MKV with DTS files into the program. The DTS to AC3\nConverter is multi-task based and supports batch conversion, this means you\ncan load in multiple video files to convert at one time.\n \n \n\n2. Select output format \n\nThe default Chromecast video formats are MP4 and WebM. It also supports\nMPEG-DASH, Smooth Streaming, and HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) video files.\n\nFrom the Format bar, navigate to \"Common Video\" catalogue, here both MP4 and\nMKV are suitable for your Chromecast. \n\n \n\n3. Set AC3 audio\n\nClick \"Settings\" button, the \"Profile Settings\" windows pops up, on which\nyou can set the Audio Codec to AC3 and Channels to 5.1 Channels. This\nensures your output audios to be encoded with ac3 5.1. Otherwise, you can\nkeep your channels as Stereo.\n\nApart from that, you are also allowed to reset audio bit rate and sample\nrate on this window.\n\n4. Start conversion\n\nClick \"Convert\" button to start converting MKV DTS to Chromecast supported\nformat with 5.1/Stereo Channels. As soon as the conversion finished, you can\nclick \"Open\" button to get the generated files with ease. \n\nAnother good thing about Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate is, it offers a\n\"Shut down computer after conversion\" option, so if you don’t want to wait\naround in front of your computer for the entire conversion process, you can\ntick off it and go away to do other things. \n\nIf you are mac users, turn to iMedia Converter for Mac\n . \n\nNow start streaming\n \nconverted files using your Chromecast media player\n\n1.Connect with your Mobile device\n\nDownload and open the Chromecast app on your Android or iOS smartphone or\ntablet using Google Play or the App store.\n\nNote: You should ensure that your mobile device is connected to your Wi-Fi\nand not mobile network. Also, you must have the latest app installed and be\non the same network as your Chromecast digital media player.\n\n2. Connect with your Computer\n\n* Open the Chrome browser and the setup Chromecast.\n* Download the Chromecast app to your computer.\n\n3. Connect with YouTube\n\n* Connect your Chromecast device to an available HDMI slot on your HDTV. \n* When your Chromecast digital media player is securely connected to your TV\nyou will see the Chromecast * Home screen with your Wi-Fi name at the bottom\nof the screen. \n* Now, download the YouTube app on your Android or Apple tablet or\nsmartphone. \n* Connect your Android or Apple device to the same Wi-Fi network as your\nChromecast device.\n* Open the YouTube app on your Android or Apple device and click the Cast\nbutton to start streaming videos. \n\nRelated tips: \n\nCan't Play MKV, AVI, MP4, FLV, WMV, MPG, MOV by Chromecast-Troubleshoot\n \nCast iTunes Movies TV Shows to Chromecast for enjoying on TV\n \nHow to Cast unsupported MKV video Files through a Chromecast\n \nStream/Transfer ISO files to Chromecast within 3 clicks\n \nSimple way to stream DVD to play on TV via Chromecast\n \nKeep DTS-HD MA when converting Blu-ray for Chromecast via Plex\n \n \nSouce: \nhttp://bestvideosolution.blogspot.com/2014/12/convert-dts-to-ac3-for-chromecast.html\n \n\n\n\n--\nView this message in context: http://git.661346.n2.nabble.com/Convert-MKV-with-DTS-to-AC3-to-Chromecast-for-playback-tp7626880.html\nSent from the git mailing list archive at Nabble.com.\n"}]}