streaming flash on internet is jerky and slow

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streaming flash on internet is jerky and slow

Hi, I have a Mac OS X Version 10.4.11 with a processor speed of 400 MHz and 1.25 GB of RAM. The problem is that whenever I go to a flash streaming site like youtube or dailymotion, the flash is extremely jerky/slow showing only like 2 frames per 30 seconds. Its horrible. I've done some research on Google about this problem seeing that others have (had) similar issues; but no solutions. If I play video that I've downloaded in wma or avi, it'll play flawlessly. Whenever I play youtube videos or flash swf videos online, it'll lag, even making the whole computer stagger and freeze up. Is there any fix to this?

Posted on Mar 22, 2010 12:10 PM

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BDAqua

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Mar 22, 2010 12:17 PM in response to Ronie5ive

Hi Ronie5ive, and a warm welcome to the forums! 🙂

Yes, Flash is a big problem, some have had success/improvement using ClickToFlash with Safari to limit the number of Flash things on a page...

http://rentzsch.github.com/clicktoflash/

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WZZZ

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Mar 22, 2010 12:20 PM in response to Ronie5ive

I have a Mac OS X Version 10.4.11 with a processor speed of 400 MHz

That's why. The latest Flash, especially on YouTube, is much more resource intensive. My G3 400, just like yours, can't keep up with it at all. You have enough RAM; RAM has nothing to do with it. The only solution is a faster computer.

What you might try, but this depends on wanting to go to the trouble, is to download the videos using Perian with Safari, or Better YouTube with Firefox and play them through QuickTime. Downloading, depending on the size of the files, can take a few minutes. If these are videos you just want to have a quick look at, it's probably not worth it. But, if you are interested, I can give you instructions.

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Limnos

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Mar 22, 2010 2:15 PM in response to Ronie5ive

As Wzzz said, it's the processor. Try choosing the lowest resolution video available. More and more online video is expecting you to run a multi-GHz, multi-processor computer, especially if you venture into HD.

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Ronie5ive Author

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Mar 25, 2010 11:31 AM in response to Ronie5ive

I've actually found a way to make it faster having had help from a colleague. The method involves repairing the disk permissions for the harddrive. Once i did that, videos played a lot better than before though not completely 100%. The one interesting thing is that it will only play youtube videos. Any other video sites will either prompt to download the latest flash player 10 or won't display the video at all. I'm pretty sure upgrading is the only solution.

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