Following Skinner's advice...

[Lady Freedom Returns]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12592120#post9

Is anyone else having problems watch videos here on DU?

I can watch on any other site, but here on DU they are just a black square.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. no issues on my laptop, sometimes on my phone but, I thought it was just too

slow in downloading ...

[Lady Freedom Returns]

2. This has recently started

Had an IT friend (Coffee Mooch) take a look and it is not with my computer. So I am baffled.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. I will pay closer attention to my phone ... don't know if that is helpful or germaine to the issue

but ... I will let you know ... in case that might help solve your problem.

[NYC_SKP]

3. First, have you tried using other computers?

I wonder if it's got something to do with your particular computer.

Second, have you tried changing the settings, classic vs standard, etc., in you settings?

Here's link to your settings: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=myaccount

Also, see if it's the same way after you log out.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

6. Had it checked.

And yes I did. Still won't change. And It has stayed the same after I log out, will not play.

I am at a loss. So is Skinner.

[NYC_SKP]

7. I would also try different browsers, make sure Flash is updated.

Beyond these things I can't imagine what the problem could be.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

11. Updated and have used other browser.

Still nothing.

Those were the first things my IT friend said to check.

But another post was saying something about other are having problems. So maybe it is the DU site after all?

[femmocrat]

4. No problems here.

I don't usually click on videos, but I did watch the one of the bulldog daddy and puppy tonight with no problems.

I have been having a heck of a time at Hulu though. If I turn off the modem for a little while, sometimes I can get Hulu to show up better. Maybe that would work for you?

Oh.... I did read recently that the latest version of Firefox was slow. I usually get Hulu better on Safari. I am using Firefox on DU though.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

9. Yeah, that is another oddity.

I can post and others see it but me. I have to go strait to the site, be it Hulu or YouTube or wherever.

And I use Window Internet Explorer 10 and Firefox. The same problem with both. And I had my laptop checked by a IT person. He says it is fine, he can't figure out any problems with my computer. He said that it might just be the site. Skinner checked and it was not DU. So I am at a big loss.

[pinboy3niner]

8. Yes

I (and several others here) have had the identical problem.

Embedded vimeo videos here are okay--it's just the youtube ones that are a problem.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

10. I found that animated gif's are OK...

But embedded videos are not.

I am glad it is not just me! I have been pulling my hair out!

[pinboy3niner]

12. Same for me

snappyturtle also posted about the problem in Welcome & Help:

Videos appear as black blank screen! Just started happening
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12567189

And MFM and a couple of others have mentioned experiencing the same problem.

[hunter]

13. Works fine for me and I don't even have adobe flash.

There are a few videos that won't play because they want me with download adobe adware and persistent storage and crap, but most videos play fine.

Makes me wonder if you've got some kind of malware, especially if it's a windows machine.

Try malwarebytes, the free download.

http://www.malwarebytes.org

[Kali]

14. most videos work

but every now and then I get a black box and a message that my flash player is out of date or something and then I can't ever get the update to finish loading and I may spend half a freaking day trying to solve it, to eventually losing the link to whatever it was. there was one today but I don't even remember who posted it or what forum.

pisses me off because I wonder what I missed.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

15. Nothing about my flash player.

Just a black box and only on DU. I can go to properties, find the link, google it,and go there to see it. I just can not see it on DU. Even if it is in my post.

[Kali]

16. have you cleared cache and cookies and all that usual maintenance?

I did see your post in ATA, seems an odd problem for sure! Kind of surprised some of the computer whiz types haven;t offered some ideas. Maybe they aren't here - kick things again tomorrow (and maybe even cross-post to the computer group)

[Lady Freedom Returns]

17. Yep. Did it all.

Even had an IT friend look at it. He builds computers, designs software, the works. (Best neighbor I have had yet!)

He took Phoenix (yes, my computer has a name and it is a he) and gave him a full diagnostic checkup. Cleaned him, made sure all updates were in, the works.


Still nothing.

[Kali]

19. that is strange

I wonder if there is some setting like a "block videos on _____ website.com" sort of thing?

found this: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/videos-dont-work#ie=ie-10 maybe there is something in this article? sorry, I am fading fast - need to go to sleep - so I didn't read it very far

[Lady Freedom Returns]

20. I'll look.

There has GOT to be an answer to this!

[Locut0s]

18. No issues here. Chrome on desktop and android. nt.

[In_The_Wind]

21. Chrome won't transfer videos to DU for me. I have to switch to IE to post 'em.

[MiddleFingerMom]

22. I'm having the same black box problem.

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Black box problem. Should this be in Creative Speculation?
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[csziggy]

23. Sometimes I get a static covered block and an error message

But then I can click on the YouTube logo on the bottom right, and watch the video on the YouTube site rather than in a window on DU.

Every so often there is some upgrade that totally messes up videos here. Usually that means the upgrade is waiting for me to reboot my computer for it to finish installing. For a while I wasn't rebooting my computer very often. now I try to do it at least once a week. Most of those problems (with upgrades) have gone away since them.

[pinboy3niner]

24. In this case it's just a plain black square

No youtube logo or anything else visible on it, and nothing clickable.

Some reported onset Wednesday night; others of us began experiencing it early Thursday morning.

The only change to my system before onset was that I'd received a series of Windows Updates shortly beore the problem occurred, but I have no idea whether or not there's any connection.

[rurallib]

25. Firefox pretty well hosed any video watching for me

so I went to Google Chrome about 6 months ago and have had no problem since.