File Playercorefactory Xml
This tutorial will show you how to stream Kodi (XBMC) from your Windows computer to your Google Chromecast. The tutorial uses a script to stream videos from Kodi to the Google Chrome browser and then from Chrome to your Chromecast. This is a more effective method than casting your screen or window (which is usually pretty laggy) because the video is streaming from the Chromecast, not from your computer to the Chromecast. You will be able to stream movies and TV shows from your PC to your TV.
1. Download Google Chrome.
2. Install Google Cast to Google Chrome.
3. Download the playercorefactory.xml file:
Download the playercorefactory.xml file: playerfactorycore.xml (Windows) Download. Move the playercorefactory.xml file to: C: Users AppData Roaming Kodi userdata. Right-click playercorefactory.xml and hit “Edit”. Change the following line to the location of Google Chrome (skip step if current location is correct). Kodi lets you override the built in video player and use an external video player,by creating a text file called playercorefactory.xmlWe will define ffmpeg. All external players are configured using an XML file called playercorefactory.xml which needs to be placed in the Kodi Userdata folder. For this guide we are using Windows 10 so in the Cortana box found at the bottom left of your screen enter the. Kodi comes with a default playercorefactory.xml file, located under the Kodi/System folder (where Kodi is the chosen installation folder). To customize playback behaviour, users need to create an extra playercorefactory.xml file inside their userdata folder.
4. Move the playercorefactory.xml file to: C:Users<username>AppDataRoamingKodiuserdata
5. Right-click playercorefactory.xml and hit “Edit”.
6. Change the following line to the location of Google Chrome (skip step if current location is correct):
<filename>C:Program Files (x86)GoogleChromeApplicationchrome.exe</filename>
7. Launch Kodi and stream a video.
8. The video will launch in Chrome. Press on the Google Cast icon and select your Chromecast.
Note: All videos in Kodi will launch will launch in Chrome now. To play video in Kodi, simply rename the playercorefactory.xml file (located in C:Users<username>AppDataRoamingKodiuserdata) to playercorefactory.xml.txt.
Note: This method is not 100% effective. The Chrome browser doesn’t play all file types, therefore certain streams will cause the browser to download the movie instead of streaming it in the browser. In this case, we recommend that you try another stream. If no other streams are available, you can cast your screen to the Chromecast (this method may be laggy).
To cast your screen, you will need Google Chrome and the Google Cast extension.
Press the Google Cast icon, press on the dropdown button, and press “Cast screen/window”.
Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. We appreciate all feedback!
This tutorial will show you how to stream Kodi (XBMC) from your Windows computer to your Google Chromecast. The tutorial uses a script to stream videos from Kodi to the Google Chrome browser and then from Chrome to your Chromecast. This is a more effective method than casting your screen or window (which is usually pretty laggy) because the video is streaming from the Chromecast, not from your computer to the Chromecast. You will be able to stream movies and TV shows from your PC to your TV.
1. Download Google Chrome.
2. Install Google Cast to Google Chrome.
3. Download the playercorefactory.xml file:
Playercorefactory Xml Download For Windows
4. Move the playercorefactory.xml file to: C:Users<username>AppDataRoamingKodiuserdata
Playercorefactory Xml File All Cast
5. Right-click playercorefactory.xml and hit “Edit”.
6. Change the following line to the location of Google Chrome (skip step if current location is correct):
<filename>C:Program Files (x86)GoogleChromeApplicationchrome.exe</filename>
7. Launch Kodi and stream a video.
8. The video will launch in Chrome. Press on the Google Cast icon and select your Chromecast.
Note: All videos in Kodi will launch will launch in Chrome now. To play video in Kodi, simply rename the playercorefactory.xml file (located in C:Users<username>AppDataRoamingKodiuserdata) to playercorefactory.xml.txt.
Note: This method is not 100% effective. The Chrome browser doesn’t play all file types, therefore certain streams will cause the browser to download the movie instead of streaming it in the browser. In this case, we recommend that you try another stream. If no other streams are available, you can cast your screen to the Chromecast (this method may be laggy).
To cast your screen, you will need Google Chrome and the Google Cast extension.
Press the Google Cast icon, press on the dropdown button, and press “Cast screen/window”.
Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. We appreciate all feedback!