From 9a906f62ffe45db3309caecd7fdeed8ad3a760f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik Montnemery Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 13:07:50 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add note that media_source media must be natively supported (#17404) --- source/_integrations/media_source.markdown | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_integrations/media_source.markdown b/source/_integrations/media_source.markdown index c97d81811ff..bf6250d31a6 100644 --- a/source/_integrations/media_source.markdown +++ b/source/_integrations/media_source.markdown @@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ homeassistant: To play media from a media source via a service call, use the uri scheme `media-source://media_source//`. Default `media_dir`is `local`. +
+Web browsers and Google Cast media players have very limited video container and codec support. The Media Source integration does not do any transcoding of media, meaning media files must be natively supported by your media player or web browser (for playing in the frontend). If a video file is not supported by your media player or web browser it will fail to play. Please check the documentation of your media player or web browser for lists of supported video formats. +
+ Example: ```yaml service: media_player.play_media