Choppy streaming video

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Choppy streaming video

Okay so since upgrading to Leopard from Tiger, most streaming video (especially YouTube) plays video but every 5-10 seconds pauses the video briefly, sort of like the way a scratched DVD skips.

I'm on a very fast cable connection, and it's not an issue of the video not downloading fast enough.

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro3,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP31.0070.B07
SMC Version: 1.16f8
Serial Number: W87251V7XAH
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled

Any thoughts on why this is happening?

MacBookPro3,1, Mac OS X (10.5.4)

Posted on Jul 10, 2008 7:12 PM

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Jul 13, 2008 11:46 PM in response to Angelius

check to make sure you have the latest version of adobe flash. Also, if you wait for the video to load does it still skip?

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Answer 2

Jul 13, 2008 11:52 PM in response to Angelius

I found this happened when using Firefox... an upgrade to version 3 seemed to help.

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Angelius Author

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Jul 14, 2008 1:55 PM in response to jk_baller23

okay so I updated to the latest version of flash and I'm still getting choppy spurts on youtube. For the record I use the Flock web browser which I believe uses the firefox engine.

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koiboi

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Jul 19, 2008 8:17 PM in response to Angelius

I have the same issue. Wondered if you were able to get this resolved? Did you do a clean install when you upgraded to leopard? I started to notice this when I erased vista and vmware fusion form my comp.

sy

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koiboi

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Jul 26, 2008 7:51 PM in response to koiboi

My sister's brand new macbook does the same thing. Maybe its a problem with macs. Any help.....

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Jul 27, 2008 11:42 PM in response to Angelius

I had this same problem, but all you have to do is go to adobe and update your flash player and then everything will be working right. I did and it no longer lags

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koiboi

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Jul 28, 2008 4:07 PM in response to Brandon Bolivar

I do believe I have the latest flash player installed on my mac.

Adobe Flash Player version 9.0.124.0

Any other suggestions?

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Oct 8, 2008 2:51 AM in response to koiboi

You can fix choppy streaming video by changing your Flash Settings to allow "Unlimited" Storage.

Right-click on the Flash movie that you are trying to view in a Web page. Choose Settings.
Drag the slider all the way to the right--this is the "Unlimited" Setting.

Cheers,

Kim S.

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pwwwayne

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Oct 15, 2008 8:35 AM in response to sunflowrr

I dl'd latest Adobe Flash Player 10UB and installed. Did the right-click thing and moved slider all way to right (Unlimited setting)

and still get choppy streaming video - every 10 seconds a pause for a few seconds as if it is "buffering".

any other suggestions?

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ephilcox

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Nov 16, 2008 6:14 PM in response to Angelius

I too am having the same problem with my brand new macbook pro. I have the latest version of Flash and tried the unlimited tip. It is still happening, any suggestions?

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Nov 19, 2008 5:14 PM in response to ephilcox

Same problem here. Late 2006 macbook pro. never had a problem til this week. really annoying. tried the new flash player and "unlimited" adjustment... still poor video. jumpy.

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Nov 20, 2008 8:55 AM in response to Angelius

I have the same problem:
Fast connection, available resources, jumpy video

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Gerry S.

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Nov 20, 2008 9:44 AM in response to Angelius

I noticed this at first on my new Late 2008 MacBook Pro. I resolved the problem by going into the wireless configuration settings of my Time Capsule (same for Airport Extreme) and changing the multicast rate from 1 to 11.

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Nov 24, 2008 10:04 AM in response to Gerry S.

I have the same problem with streaming video. I don't have that issue when I bring my Dell work laptop home so I know it's not my internet connection. I've followed all the suggestions and still have choppy video coming in. I've gone through all my internet plug-ins to make sure I have the most up-to-date versions. My iMac is six years old but moving iPhoto and iTunes to an external hard drive, I have 27 GB of hard drive space and I bumped up my memory to 1.25 GB. So what gives? Any ideas?

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Jun 5, 2009 12:18 AM in response to Angelius

Having the same problem as others are describing. Any new word on possible solutions or reasons behind this malfunction. Hulu/flash streaming worked flawlessly for over a year and then went kaput. Can't seem to fix it.

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