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Vines and Instagram videos will not play or load on Mac

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Seamus_McSuperfly
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See title. This problem is most prevalent on twitter and tumblr (where audio posts won't play or load, either).

I cleared the cache and my cookies, but that didn't do anything. I found that I needed a Java update and installed that, and the problem went away for two days, but now it's back. I'm using the latest version of Firefox.

See title. This problem is most prevalent on twitter and tumblr (where audio posts won't play or load, either). I cleared the cache and my cookies, but that didn't do anything. I found that I needed a Java update and installed that, and the problem went away for two days, but now it's back. I'm using the latest version of Firefox.

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guigs
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Some problems with Flash video playback can be resolved by disabling hardware acceleration in your Flash Player settings. (See this article for more information on using the Flash plugin in Firefox).

To disable hardware acceleration in Flash Player:

  1. Go to this Adobe Flash Player Help page.
  2. Right-click on the Flash Player logo on that page.
  3. Click on Settings in the context menu. The Adobe Flash Player Settings screen will open.
  4. Click on the icon at the bottom-left of the Adobe Flash Player Settings window to open the Display panel.

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  5. Remove the check mark from Enable hardware acceleration.
  6. Click Close to close the Adobe Flash Player Settings Window.
  7. Restart Firefox.

This Flash Player Help - Display Settings page has more information on Flash Player hardware acceleration, if you're interested.

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