Youtube/Google/Other Videos Stalling

[katzdvd]

Anyone else have the problem of videos "stalling" when viewing on youtube, google, etc.? Seems like it happens everytime I go to one of those sites.

The "buffer" doesn't stay filled & then the video catches up with it & it stops. At that point I have to start the video over again. After a 1/2 dozen tries or so, I can just about watch the whole thing!

I could understand it if I was on dialup, but I have a 6 Mbit connection...

[ryanlk]

I think you should wait till the completion of the buffer sesstion..
that is just click the 'pause' button untill the movie is fully downloaded..

[doctorhardware]

I have Comcast and it is hesitating here also, so it is not just you.

[katzdvd]

I think you should wait till the completion of the buffer sesstion..
that is just click the 'pause' button untill the movie is fully downloaded..

I do that, but sometimes I can sit there for 10 min., maybe more to view a 5-7 min. music video. Seems excessive to me.

I have Comcast and it is hesitating here also, so it is not just you.

I have Comcast as well; are you familiar with the bandwith test that Comcast provides? <B>
http://www.comcast.speedtest.net/ </B>It is a neat deal; I use it to check speeds from various servers in different locations, esp. if I notice that my connection seems to be slow.

[doctorhardware]

Yes I have used the speed test. My download speed is 4935 Kbps.

[katzdvd]

I have used a program in the past that will capture youtube/google & other clips from video sites.

It was not a firefox based program; you would browse to the URL of the video that you wanted to download, & this nifty pgm. would capture it for you.

I can't rem. what it was; does anyone know what the program is?

[AhelpingHand]

I think you should wait till the completion of the buffer sesstion..
that is just click the 'pause' button untill the movie is fully downloaded..

I do that all the time too

[phishman1]

streaming?

Doesn't that kinda defeat the purpose of streaming video? My download speed usually hovers around 1440 kbps, and my computer is by no means a powerhouse PC, yet any streaming videos I watch start playing as soon as I press play, and do not stall at all.

I use Firefox 2.0.0.2. If the video will not play *at all*, I use IE6.

[katzdvd]

Doesn't that kinda defeat the purpose of streaming video?

Sure does. However, that is what I always seem to end up doing; On just about every video, as soon as it starts playing, I have to hit pause to let the buffer fill up.

It can take over 10 minutes to fill for a 5 min. video, & sometimes it doesn't fill up at all, so I just end up forgetting about it & doing something else. I have a 6 M/bit connection, so I can't really understand what the problem is.

As far as capturing the video, I have been using FF & unplug, but I know there is another program out there to download the videos, I just haven't found it yet (again).

[drfsupercenter]

Try this site katz:

http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php

[katzdvd]

drf,

I found that site in a google search, but I can't ever get the page to load to check out the software! Does the page open up for you?

[doctorhardware]

Just tried it here and it took a long time to load the main page. I was able to get to the download page but it was also slow.

[katzdvd]

Still having Major problems with streaming! I found a video I wanted to view, approx. 2 min. in length. Clicked on it, buffer did not fill. I paused it, came back 1/2 hr. later, & the buffer hardly moved at all.

Is this the norm for youtube/google video streams? I have only started to use those sites in the last couple of weeks, & that has been my experiences.

Here is a link to the video I am currently waiting on - it has been something like 50 min. at this point!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23LPJ61ZvH4

[drfsupercenter]

katzdvd, which software? FLV Player?

[katzdvd]

katzdvd, which software? FLV Player?

I'm not downloading that one, just trying to play it in the browser window.