some YouTube videos not displaying correctly, pixelated

[plif123]

Hi,

Ever since I've installed the new version of flash I've noticed some videos on youtube not working properly. The videos appear very pixelated with lots of green/purple artifacts throughout. It affects maybe 10-20% of videos, and they mostly seem to be older ones. All HD content etc. is fine. I haven't run into the problem on other sites yet, but I don't frequent them very often.

Here's an example screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/apPzW.jpg

Link to affected video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XJoruB_JtQ

I tested on my other computer and it looks fine.

I'm using:

Win7 Pro 64-bit

Chrome browser (tested in IE 32-bit same problem)

Intel i3 w/ integrated graphics

Flash player version WIN 10,1,53,64

Any ideas?

Thanks

[pwillener]

I cannot see your screenshot; please upload images directly to this forum using the camera button in the editor.

Try to disable hardware acceleration; this may improve video quality.

[plif123]

^screenshot

Where do I disable hardware acceleration?

[pwillener]

Right-click on the Flash object and select Settings...

[plif123]

It works when I disable hardware acceleration. Is this going to hurt performance on other videos/will I need to re-enable it anytime I want to watch an HD video or something though?

[pwillener · Accepted solution]

This means that your graphics/video/display adapter or its device drivers do not fully support GPU hardware acceleration.  You can check if a newer device driver is available that has better support of hardware acceleration, but as it works for you now, better leave it alone.