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jumpy videos

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mimbrava
mimbrava
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Can somebody please explain why videos are jumpy for me? I'm on Firefox 42.0. (I don't want to update to Firefox 43 because of current issues with Social Fixer.) Sometimes they start out okay, but if I pause them they then become jumpy, but usually they're all jumpy.

Videos are fine on Safari 6.1.6.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions to fix this.

Can somebody please explain why videos are jumpy for me? I'm on Firefox 42.0. (I don't want to update to Firefox 43 because of current issues with Social Fixer.) Sometimes they start out okay, but if I pause them they then become jumpy, but usually they're all jumpy. Videos are fine on Safari 6.1.6. Thanks in advance for your suggestions to fix this.

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FredMcD
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:

mimbrava
mimbrava Question owner
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Thanks, Fred, but all my software is up to date, and I have the latest Flash version installed and enabled.

FredMcD
FredMcD
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Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web Link} by holding down the <Shift>
(Mac=Options) key, and then starting Firefox. Is the problem still there?