Seleenayt

Q: why is my youtube black screen

This is the second time it is happening. Half of the videos on Youtube are not working. The website for the most part is working, but the videos just show a solid black screen and are not plying. What can I do to fix this?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Dec 12, 2012 10:50 PM

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  • by dominic23,

    dominic23 dominic23 Dec 13, 2012 4:48 AM in response to Seleenayt
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    Dec 13, 2012 4:48 AM in response to Seleenayt

    1. Install Adobe Flash Player.

     

        http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

     

     

    2 .Are Plug-ins Enabled?

     

        Enable Plug-ins

      

        Safari > Preferences > Security

     

        Web Content:

        Click in the box for "Enable Plug-ins".

     

     

    3. Check  whether you are currently  in  YouTube HTML 5 trial.

     

         http://www.youtube.com/html5

     

        At the bottom  left of the page  uncheck the box for

     

       "You are currently in the HTML5 trial".

     

    4. Reset Safari.

     

        Click Safari in the menu bar.

        From the drop down select "Reset Safari".

        Click "Reset".