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Digitos962
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February 2, 2011
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Flash video choppy in any browser

  • February 2, 2011
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Viewing streaming video is extremely choppy in either Firefox or IE. It's like watching a slide show of still photos, not a moving picture. The audio portion is unaffected. I have un-installed, then re-installed Flash in both browsers. I've paused the video to allow the buffer to fill completely. Nothing changes. Viewing video from a local drive does not result in choppiness, so I feel this is a Flash issue. This has been going on for at least a year now. I've run the Microsoft test for defective RAM with no indications of a bad module, but I replaced them anyway. Flash video still sux. All my drivers, DirectX, etc. are current.

My system:

XP (SP3)

Fujitsu Lifebook N6010

P4 (3.2GB) + 2BG RAM

ATI Mobility 9700 w/ 128MB RAM

AVG Professional Firewall

For crying out loud. Why does this have to be so difficult, Adobe?

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    Anonymous
    February 2, 2011

    Hi, These issues are almost never just one thing causing it. Have you turned off the hardware acceleration to see if that makes a difference?

    AMD/ATI form to check: http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx

    System Info and Vendor Info: http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/systemreqs/index.html

    Finally, McAfee.....What is the name of the McAfee you are using and version number?

    If you are using IE, in Tools>Internet Options, Do you have the Security for the Internet Zone set at Medium?

    Flash Player is a browser plugin and works thru the browser, so anything installed in the browser is either a + or a -.

    What website are you trying to stream?

    Many things can effect videos/streaming/browsers/Flash Player/.

    Test each browser here and let me know if you can see the Flash logo animation and what version of Flash Player is displayed.

    http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ 

    Thanks,

    eidnolb

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    Digitos962Author
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    February 2, 2011

    Hi Blondie!

    • Hardware acceleration on or off makes no difference (I've been dealing

    with this problem for over a year now)

    *AMD/ATI link you sent is no good. The video driver is proprietary

    (Fujitsu). They have had no updates available on their website since I

    purchased the computer in 2005.

    *System info: My system meets or exceeds all requirements.

    *McAfee: I use AVG version 9.0.872 with the latest definition database. I

    have tried deactivating this. It makes no difference.

    • When in IE, security settings are at medium.

    • Any Youtube video (or any other Flash based video for that matter) gives

    me problems. You can try this one for example:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=vcnH_kF1zXc&feature=player_embedded

    • Testing the Adobe page link you sent me results in an error message from

    Adobe. Page not available (both browsers)

    Thanks for your assistance.

    -Chris

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    Anonymous
    February 2, 2011

    Hi, I thot about changing my screen name, but figured users would wonder where eidnolb went:-)

    Propritary, huh? 5 years with no updated drivers sounds like they are behind in technology.

    That video played fairly well, not choppy and just a very small amount of buffering. I'd give it a 9 out of 10 rating.

    Video fps avg 20 dropped to 9 a couple of times, but then back up to 20 fps. Playing in 360p, speed at 3.13 Mbps. (I have a 9 year old Desktop XP/SP3 with IE6) Audio-100%

    I have NO Anti-Virus browser addons either:-)

    That Adobe test link is good, you didn't use the one from your email did you? If so, try the one from the thread.

    Going to C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash  Open Flash and post back all files there. The NPSWF files you will need to right click on and then Properties to obtain the version numbers.

    Using IE, go to Tools, Manage Addons and look under "Show"(very light text) in All addons for Shockwave Flash Object. Is it there, enabled and what version?

    Using FF, find the Shockwave Flash plugin and make sure it is Enabled.

    Let's make sure Flash Player is Installed correctly before proceeding.

    McAfee may be an issue, but we'll see

    Thanks,

    eidnolb

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