Chromecast is developed by Google. And from Google official document, we can see that Chromecast only supports very limited file types. So some video formats, such as MKV, AVI, part of MP4, FLV, WMV, MPG, MOV, won’t be recognized by Chromecast and it will cause you can’t play them from the computer and other devices to TV via Chromecast.
Luckily, from the document mentioned above, we can know that the compatible format for Chromecast is H.264 MP4. So as long as we convert MKV, AVI, part of MP4, FLV, WMV, MPG, MOV videos to H.264 MP4 format, all the playback problem with Chromecast will be solved. As a result of so many unsupported formats by Chromecast, if you get a professional video converter and that will be much helpful.
Here I recommend a perfect converter app to you - Pavtube Video Converter for Mac. This app is able to converter MKV, AVI, MP4, FLV, WMV, MPG, MOV, etc. videos to H.264 MP4 format for playing to TV via Chromecast. There is also a Windows version for this video converter, if you need it, please turn to Pavtube Video Converter. Multi-platform support enable you to play MKV, AVI, MP4, FLV, WMV, MPG, MOV videos form whether MacBook or Windows PC to TV via Chromecast with no problem.
How to Play Videos from Computer and other Devices to TV via Chromecast
Step 1. First run this video converter, click "Add Video" or "Add from folder" button to browse and choose your MKV, AVI, MP4, FLV, WMV, MPG, MOV videos.
Step 2. H.264 MP4 is built in this video converter. Just click on the format bar and follow "HD Video" to click "H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)".
Step 3. After the setting work, click the "Convert" button in the main UI, this video converter will start to convert MKV, AVI, part of MP4, FLV, WMV, MPG, MOV videos to H.264 MP4 format. When the conversion is finished, you can feel free to play any video from computer and other devices to TV via Chromecast. Enjoy!
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