problems with video clips.

Andrew Mathenge mathenge at gmail.com
Mon Apr 20 18:10:41 UTC 2009 

Hello Ray,

Someone suggested that you take a look to make sure you've got the
right video driver installed. Have you done that?

System >>  Administration >> Hardware Drivers

Does your Dell have an nVidia card? You can find out by going to a
command prompt/console and typing:

lspci

Lastly, check out the following link. It might have some useful information:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=521753

Andrew.

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:47 AM, David Tremblay <david at ngowiki.net> wrote:
> I also  saw such an issue with gnash we may have to disable it
>
> Just to make sure that you have all the codecs
>
> type about:plugins in the adress bar of firefox
>
> print the page into a file (choose PDF) and send it to us (if the list
> permit such attachment - please admin we need your help)
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 9:26 AM, ray house <v.2.ol at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi everyone, it's Ray again, thank you David,Glen,Chris and Mac for all the
>> great info you took the time to send me. Glen, the W32codecs are
>> installed.Chris, I am using your suggested settings.David, I installed the
>> Meta package and Mac, I checked the Ubuntu forum and I have the right
>> packages.I have java-common 0.30ubuntu3 and flash player installed. Here is
>> the situation; I am using a new Dell Vostro computer with Vista installed
>> and I installed Ubuntu 8.1 along side it (to get used to linux). In Ubuntu I
>> get Google videos OK but the screen intensity lowers and all freezes when I
>> try to get youtube videos.When I am in Vista all types of video are
>> displayed correctly. I dont know what is going on.I really appreciate all
>> your help and I like linux and will probably get rid of Vista if I can
>> resolve this problem. I am not a programmer and cant figure this out alone.
>> Thank you.
>>
>> ________________________________
>> Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:16:49 -0300
>> From: gmerrick at chebucto.ns.ca
>> To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
>> Subject: RE: problems with video clips.
>>
>> Re: Video Clips.
>>
>> Haven't posted here in a while, but in regards to video clips and stuff,
>> make sure that you have installed from Medibuntu the non-free-codecs,
>> w32codecs package.  This one gives you all the "windows" codecs commonly
>> used.
>>
>> Also, if you install gstreamer, it will typically give you a list of stuff
>> to install as well.  Other packages you may want to look at are mplayer, VLC
>> (really good  media player) and my current favourite (because it handles
>> fast forwarding and rewinding of videos better than VLC) Miro Internet TV
>> application.
>>
>> Trying to view youtube videos on an internet browser requires both Java and
>> Flash.  I know that the sun java 1.6.0_10 works to view them and you want to
>> have sun-java6-bin, sun-java6-jre and sun-java6-plugin installed.  You would
>> be looking for flashplugin-nonfree and flashplugin-nonfree-extrasound.
>>
>> One thing to about firefox is that if you have (AFAIK must installs)
>> NoScript and Adblock Plus addons installed, they may be blocking youtube
>> scripts that allow
>>
>> To answer the question about the screen greying out and freezing.  This is
>> what happens in Ubuntu (from my experience) when a process begins to take up
>> alot of resources and  your load level tends to go thru the roof.  this is
>> your system  is trying to compensate for that extra load.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Glen Merrick
>>
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>> Today's Topics:
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>>    1. RE: problems with video clips. (Andy Boersma)
>>    2. Re: ubuntu-ca Digest, Vol 49, Issue 15 - Freezing Video Clips
>>       (Duffields)
>>    3. RE: problems with video clips. (ray house)
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:38:21 -0400
>> From: "Andy Boersma" <andy at boersma.ca>
>> Subject: RE: problems with video clips.
>> To: "'The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community'"
>>       <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Message-ID: <15E8843F3F774165B45D6346DA168EF0 at andybVista>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>
>> Hi Ray
>>
>>
>>
>> Please follow the instructions from Medibuntu to get all the codecs and
>> drivers
>>
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu
>>
>>
>>
>> This should help you a lot.
>>
>>
>>
>> Andy
>>
>>
>>
>>   _____
>>
>> From: ubuntu-ca-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
>> [mailto:ubuntu-ca-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of ray house
>> Sent: April-18-09 6:43 AM
>> To: help & resources
>> Subject: RE: problems with video clips.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi David, First let me thank you for taking the time to answer my query. I
>> am using Firefox as browser, When I check for drivers I get "no proprietary
>> drivers are in use on this system". As for the restricted-extras I dont know
>> which ones are required.  Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:38:31 -0400
>> Subject: Re: problems with video clips.
>> From: david at ngowiki.net
>> To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
>>
>> First : Make sure that you have Installed the ubuntu-restricted-extras
>> via synaptic
>>
>> second : you have the proper video card driver installed via the menu
>> system >> administration >> hardware drivers
>>
>> question
>>
>> " try to decode a video the screen darkens and freezes" inside
>> firefox or else, please specify
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 10:21 AM, ray house <v.2.ol at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Good morning,  My name is Ray House and I have been using Ubuntu 8.1 for
>>
>>
>> e
>>
>>
>> few weeks, I cant get the video clips from news sites and youtube , to
>>
>>
>> work.
>>
>>
>> I have asked for help on this in the other forums with no replies. When
>>
>>
>> I
>>
>>
>> try to decode a video the screen darkens and freezes. I seem to have the
>> correct synaptic packages downloaded. I really like Linux and so far
>>
>>
>> this is
>>
>>
>> the only problem that I have, any help will be greatly appreciated,
>>
>>
>> Thank
>>
>>
>> you.
>>
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>> Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:12:33 -0700
>> From: Duffields <dhltd at telus.net>
>> Subject: Re: ubuntu-ca Digest, Vol 49, Issue 15 - Freezing Video Clips
>> To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
>> Message-ID: <200904180712.33752.dhltd at telus.net>
>> Content-Type: text/plain;  charset="iso-8859-1"
>>
>> Here is the solution I used that seems to work:
>>
>> >From the "Main Menu" choose [System] > [Administration] > [Software
>> Sources]
>> Under the Ubuntu tab checked all boxes with the exception of "Source Codes"
>>
>> That should allow access to restricted applications.  There may , however,
>> be
>> another "switch" somewhere that I have forgotten about but that is a start.
>> Perhaps someone else will add to this.
>>
>> Mac
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat April 18 2009 04:00:14 am ubuntu-ca-request at lists.ubuntu.com wrote:
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>> Today's Topics:
>>
>>    1. freezing video clips (jreeves at nf.sympatico.ca)
>>    2. RE: problems with video clips. (ray house)
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:59:27 -0400
>> From: <jreeves at nf.sympatico.ca>
>> Subject: freezing video clips
>> To: <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Message-ID:
>>       <20090417205927.SVSZ1679.simmts7-srv.bellnexxia.net at simip9-ac.srvr.bell.ca
>>
>>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>>
>> I used to have problems with "freezing video clips from YouTube" until I
>> started using EPIPHANY browser.  With that browser I never had any trouble
>> with YouTube.
>>
>> JR
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 06:42:46 -0400
>> From: ray house <v.2.ol at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: RE: problems with video clips.
>> To: help & resources <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Message-ID: <BAY102-W31DFE8A53A09493285469988780 at phx.gbl>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"
>>
>>
>> Hi David, First let me thank you for taking the time to answer my query. I
>> am using Firefox as browser, When I check for drivers I get "no proprietary
>> drivers are in use on this system". As for the restricted-extras I dont
>> know which ones are required.  Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:38:31 -0400
>> Subject: Re: problems with video clips.
>> From: david at ngowiki.net
>> To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
>>
>> First : Make sure that you have Installed the ubuntu-restricted-extras
>>  via synaptic
>>
>> second :  you have the proper video card driver installed via the menu
>> system >> administration >> hardware drivers
>>
>> question
>>
>> "  try to decode a video the screen darkens and freezes"  inside
>> firefox or else, please specify
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 10:21 AM, ray house <v.2.ol at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Good morning,  My name is Ray House and I have been using Ubuntu 8.1
>> for e few weeks, I cant get the video clips from news sites and youtube
>> , to work. I have asked for help on this in the other forums with no
>> replies. When I try to decode a video the screen darkens and freezes. I
>> seem to have the correct synaptic packages downloaded. I really like
>> Linux and so far this is the only problem that I have, any help will be
>> greatly appreciated,  Thank you.
>>
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:47:35 -0400
>> From: ray house <v.2.ol at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: RE: problems with video clips.
>> To: help & resources <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Message-ID: <BAY102-W482C619978DFAB224730B888790 at phx.gbl>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"
>>
>>
>> Hi Andy,  I downloaded from the repositories as you suggested from Medibuntu
>> and I still cant view videos. Also I checked the boxes in Software sources
>> as Mac suggested, with no luck. When I go to the Hardware drivers in System
>> I still get: No proprietary drivers are in use on this system.. There is
>> something I am not doing right, but I sure dont know what??
>>
>> From: andy at boersma.ca
>> To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
>> Subject: RE: problems with video clips.
>> Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:38:21 -0400
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Ray
>>
>>
>>
>> Please follow the instructions from
>> Medibuntu to get all the codecs and drivers
>>
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu
>>
>>
>>
>> This should help you a lot.
>>
>>
>>
>> Andy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From:
>> ubuntu-ca-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
>> [mailto:ubuntu-ca-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of ray house
>>
>> Sent: April-18-09 6:43 AM
>>
>> To: help & resources
>>
>> Subject: RE: problems with video
>> clips.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi David, First let me thank you
>> for taking the time to answer my query. I am using Firefox as browser, When
>> I
>> check for drivers I get "no proprietary drivers are in use on this
>> system". As for the restricted-extras I dont know which ones are
>> required.  Thank you.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:38:31 -0400
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Subject: Re: problems with video clips.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From: david at ngowiki.net
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> First : Make sure that you have Installed the ubuntu-restricted-extras
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> via synaptic
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> second : you have the proper video card driver installed via the menu
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> system >> administration >> hardware drivers
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> question
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> " try to decode a video the screen darkens and freezes" inside
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> firefox or else, please specify
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 10:21 AM, ray house <v.2.ol at hotmail.com>
>>
>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Good morning,  My name is Ray House and I have been using Ubuntu
>>
>>
>> 8.1 for e
>>
>>
>>
>> few weeks, I cant get the video clips from news sites and youtube ,
>>
>>
>> to work.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have asked for help on this in the other forums with no replies.
>>
>>
>> When I
>>
>>
>>
>> try to decode a video the screen darkens and freezes. I seem to have
>>
>>
>> the
>>
>>
>>
>> correct synaptic packages downloaded. I really like Linux and so far
>>
>>
>> this is
>>
>>
>>
>> the only problem that I have, any help will be greatly
>>
>>
>> appreciated,  Thank
>>
>>
>>
>> you.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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