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Videos (youtube, Netflix...) sometimes flicker

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blazh24
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I sometimes experience wild flickering when watching videos (noticed on Youtube and Netflix). The rest of the page is OK (when not in full screen mode). When I pause the video, there appears to be no problem, when I play it again, the issue continues - the video screen changes from black to the picture multiple times per second. I haven't had this issue on other browser. Any ideas how to fix this?

I sometimes experience wild flickering when watching videos (noticed on Youtube and Netflix). The rest of the page is OK (when not in full screen mode). When I pause the video, there appears to be no problem, when I play it again, the issue continues - the video screen changes from black to the picture multiple times per second. I haven't had this issue on other browser. Any ideas how to fix this?

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FredMcD
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If you have problems with current Shockwave Flash plugin versions then check this:

  • see if there are updates for your graphics drivers

https://support.mozilla.org/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration

  • disable protected mode in the Flash plugin (Flash 11.3+ on Windows Vista and later)

https://forums.adobe.com/message/4468493#TemporaryWorkaround

  • disable hardware acceleration in the Flash plugin

https://forums.adobe.com/thread/891337 See also: