Flash Video Problem

[Colin23erk]

Just as I thought I had got my Lite 2 sorted I found a new hiccup !

I use Google Chrome Browser and it plays You Tube Flash Videos normally .

If I try to watch BBC News videos -- Sound is normal but the video  only shows occasional good still frames .
The BBC Flash Video Player looks  a bit  different to the You Tube one

Colin

[Scott(0)]

Hi Colin

I'm trying to reproduce your problem and so far have be unsuccessful. Please post a specific link that you're having problems with and I'll test it on my end.

I've noticed Google Chrome was recently upgraded. Here's what I get on my two systems:

System One
LL 2.0/64/Virtualbox
Chrome - Version 36.0.1985.125

System Two
LL 1.8/64/Laptop
Chrome - Version 36.0.1985.125


Are you using the same Chrome version, 36.0.1985.125?

[Colin23erk]

Hi Scott

This is a sample page that fails
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-28344066

Just checked Google Chrome and it is Version 35.0.1916.153

I originally had to use the download from Google because the " Install Additional Software Option 2 "did not want to set up .
Just tried the Install Updates but no  updates needed

Then I tried Install Additional Software Option 2 which worked this time .
After a Lite restart  Chrome is now Version 36.0.1985.125

I used the link I have given you above and the problem still happens as it does with another one

Colin

[Scott(0)]

If I try to watch BBC News videos -- Sound is normal but the video  only shows occasional good still frames

I need to take a quick step back and make sure I understand the problem. You mentioned "sound is normal but the video  only shows occasional good still frames."

Does that mean the video stutters on playback or something else?

[Colin23erk]

Hello Scott

Yes Stutter is a good way to put it . Another way is it shows a still frame then jumps to one further on throughout the clip . Sounds to me as if it is loosing sync but manages to get an odd frame to sync and update the display .

Colin

[N4RPS]

Hello!

Low bandwidth and/or low PC resources can both cause choppy video. Is it ALWAYS choppy, or is it better at certain times od the day than at others?

Your shortcut played fine here on a LL 2.0 LiveCD, but I'm on a quad-core netbook with 4 GB RAM and a 12 Mb/s Net connection...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

[Colin23erk]

Hi Rob

Do not think it is resources as You Tube runs OK . My Samsung is Quad Core and 2Gb Memory . My internet is generally OK and the problem is always there .
.
If I use Firefox the video runs normally .

There have been problems with Chrome and Flash but You Tube works but not the BBC . Could it be to do with Frame Rate or Frame Size

Colin

[Scott(0)]

If I use Firefox the video runs normally .

Well, you answered my next question.

Which makes me wonder if it's possibly a setting or an addon/extension causing interference.

Incognito
Any difference good or bad if you run the video in an incognito window? For incognito in Chrome go to Menu button (top right corner) > new incognito window


Plugins
Anything look unusual? I'm wondering if the Chrome installation difficulties caused plugins to duplicate or generally not install properly.

Here are the plugins I'm running, enable/disable to experiment.

To view plugins copy and past this into a new chrome tab/window

Code:

chrome://plugins

Here's a picture of my plugins page



Click to play setting
This setting will make it so a click on the video is required to begin video playback on any webpage. This can help performance in certain situations.

To view extensions paste this into a new chrome tab/window

Code:

chrome://extensions/

At bottom click of settings section click "show advanced settings"
In Privacy section click button "Content settings"
Scroll to Plug-ins, change option to "click to play"

Here's a picture of the setting on my computer

[Colin23erk]

Hello all
I have waited a while to see if anyone else has had the same problem but I seam to be on my own .
Today even after installing the latest updates and trying Scott@s suggestions  I am still getting Audio OK but the Video Stuttering when viewing Videos on the BBC pages when I am using Google Chrome Browser .

You-Tube Videos play normally on Chrome
The BBC Video's play normally on Firefox

Any help appreciated
I can use Firefox when I need to but I prefer Chrome .

[rokytnji]

Located in Pecos Texas.

Code:

$ inxi -G
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 4 Series Integrated Graphics Controller
           Display Server: X.Org 1.15.1 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: [email protected]
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Mobile Intel GM45 Express x86/MMX/SSE2
           GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.1.3

Using your BBC link in

Code:

$ apt-cache policy google-chrome-beta
google-chrome-beta:
  Installed: 37.0.2062.94-1
  Candidate: 37.0.2062.94-1
  Version table:
*** 37.0.2062.94-1 0
        500 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

with a ton of extensions addons from tampermonkey to adblock to flashblock plus lots of others.

Have you installed the pepperflashplugin-nonfree in synaptic package manager for google-chrome?
Like me?

Code:

$ apt-cache policy pepperflashplugin-nonfree
pepperflashplugin-nonfree:
  Installed: 1.3ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1.3ubuntu1
  Version table:
*** 1.3ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/multiverse i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Because there is no stuttering here in Texas and my ISP (Windstream) sux for internet speeds.

running on a

Code:

~$ inxi -zv7
System:    Host: harry-Latitude-XT2 Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.8.2)
           Desktop: Xfce 4.11.6 (Gtk 2.24.23) info: xfce4-panel dm: lightdm Distro: Ubuntu 14.04 trusty
Machine:   System: Dell product: Latitude XT2 Chassis: type: 8
           Mobo: Dell model: 0HJ48R Bios: Dell v: A01 date: 05/07/2009
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core2 Duo U9600 (-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 6378
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1200 MHz 2: 1600 MHz
Memory:    Using dmidecode: you must be root to run dmidecode
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 4 Series Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:2a42
           Display Server: X.Org 1.15.1 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: [email protected]
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Mobile Intel GM45 Express x86/MMX/SSE2
           GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.1.3 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:293e
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.13.0-24-generic
Network:   Card-1: Intel 82567LM Gigabit Network Connection
           driver: e1000e v: 2.3.2-k port: efe0 bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:10f5
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Intel WiFi Link 5100 driver: iwlwifi v: in-tree: bus-ID: 0c:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:4232
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
           WAN IP: <filter> IF: eth0 ip: N/A ip-v6: N/A
           IF: wlan0 ip: <filter> ip-v6: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 180.0GB (13.0% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: D2CSTK181M11 size: 180.0GB serial: OCZ-OQ3UU619XQCH1EJ6
           Optical: No optical drives detected.
Partition: ID-1: / size: 8.6G used: 4.2G (52%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           label: N/A uuid: 99517a34-0f9f-42d4-af4c-82ae817fb057
           ID-2: /home size: 157G used: 18G (12%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
           label: N/A uuid: 52dc4336-761c-4976-ac02-0851fa022abc
RAID:      System: supported: N/A
           No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
           Unused Devices: none
Unmounted: No unmounted partitions detected
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 53.5C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 181 Uptime: 2:39 Memory: 764.3/1968.7MB
           Init: Upstart v: 1.12.1 runlevel: 2 default: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.2
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.111 running in x-terminal-emul) inxi: 2.2.1

Happy Trails, Rok