Stick in Mud Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Hello all,Computer silly-me here with a problem. I can watch youtube videos and netflix movies, but other videos do not work. The audio does work, however, so I can hear what's going on, and if I move the cursor over the video, it'll flicker in and out. Mostly the video is just blank, though. Any ideas on what's causing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Some more info will help. What is thee video source, what program are you using to run it, and your computer type and operating system. My problems with videos come from codecs installed in the video which software player do not recognize. I would try to download the VLC video player from cnet and see if it plays with that. There is a little bit a a learning curve with the new software but microsofts standard media player does not run dvds and such. Youtube uses flash player to run video and Netflix probably uses their own player to steam video. The standard windows media player just usually won't run much of anything other than music and pictures.VLC seems to have all the codecs already loaded as I can run movies such a Transformers and Fast and Furious with out much problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick in Mud Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 Thanks for the reply, Moose. I'm just trying to watch them using Internet Explorer. Sometimes ads won't work (the ones on the side of this webpage sometimes go in and out, but not all of them). I notice it mostly when I'm trying to watch fishing shows on TV. I've also noticed it if a video is imbedded in someone's facebook page....I'll click on the video, and I'll hear the audio while the video remains blank. I just experimented by trying to watch The Daily Show, and I couldn't view that either, though the sound came through loud and clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delcecchi Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Tell us something about the computer and OS. Have you tried installing firefox or chrome? Do they do the same thing? What version of IE are you running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Kuhn Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Sounds like you have flash but non-flash videos aren't working. The problem is often codecs or plugins. You can snag most codec packs (like mentioned, if you download VLC for free all the codecs you need come with it). You can also install the latest quicktime as that is a pretty common type of in browser video player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick in Mud Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 Well, using y'all's advice, I downloaded Chrome and the videos are working. I have no idea why it's working, but it is. Thanks, guys. How you guys know this stuff is a mystery to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Chalk it up to IE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masoct3 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Make sure all your updates are up to date. Perhaps your video card doesn't have the most up to date driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 The newer versions of IE are so security conscious that they are missing a lot of pluggins or you have to go in and enable a lot of options/pluggins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Good to here it worked out Mike. These guys have helped me out of plenty computer problems and on occasion I can help out the next guy.I run Chrome also and will never open Internet Explorer again if I do not have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick in Mud Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 Yup, Moose, the problem has been totally solved...so far. I am so used to IE that I open it automatically. As soon as I see a blank advertisement or have a video screw up, I realize my mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I finally had to remove the IE shortcut from my desk top and just use the Google shortcut. Now I use a wireless keyboard with hotlink buttons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick in Mud Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Yup, that's what I finally had to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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