Youtube/Firefox Foulup??

[Liam Proven]

On 20 January 2012 15:10, John Graddy <jwgraddy at valornet.com> wrote:
> On 01/19/2012 09:43 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>
>> On 20/01/12 14:27, John Graddy wrote:
>>>
>>> On 01/19/2012 08:41 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 20/01/12 13:35, John Graddy wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> A friend sent me the following:
>>>>>
>>>>> *Subject:* What a beautiful voice!!! Check this out!!!!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>    Please listen to this beautiful song and the amazing voice of
>>>>>    Jackie Evancho.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foUrBztgzZA
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If I click on the link, I go to youtube in Firefox and nothing is
>>>>> downloaded/played.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Be more specific. You DO get Firefox and you get taken to YouTube with
>>>> that video on the screen but nothing plays? OR you don't get Firefox and the
>>>> only thing you have on screen is the message your friend sent you with that
>>>> link?
>>>>
>>>
>>> I DO go to Firefox, but the only thing tht I get in the youtube Video
>>> Screen is a black box.  There are a bunch of Jackie Evancho links down the
>>> right side of the screen, but no activity in the box.
>>>
>>>> Is Firefox set as your default browser?
>>>
>>>
>>> Firefox is my default browser.
>>>
>>> Thanks for the response.
>>>
>>> John
>>
>>
>> OK, so what extensions do you have installed - NoScript for example?
>> Getting there but getting a black screen usually means that you are not
>> allowing javascript - but then you are able to view the video if you get
>> there yourself and thru the link. Nevertheless, check your extension to see
>> if one of them is blocking that video.
>>
>> Look, I'll give you this link and see if this comes up:
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ft5Drv2Bw
>>
>>
>> (from the movie Natural Born Killers - listen to it and the lyrics.)
>>
>> BC
>>
> The video that you sent did exactly the same as the video in my original
> email.
>
> I disabled the plugin Flash 11.1 and both play just fine.
>
> I don't understand!  When I disable a plugin what does it do?  Remove the
> plugin?  Restore the previous version?  I didn't thing youtube videos would
> work at all without the flashplayer installed.

Youtube has a setting to use H.264 which some modern browsers support
internally. That means no plugin. Try other Flash sites to check, e.g.
Shockwave.com, or other video sites, e.g. Dailymotion.com


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