Video lag on YouTube when other tabs are being used?

[vapnfaan]

I have the strangest issues. I have a fully loaded Mac Studio and whenever i use Chrome or Safari and watching a YouTube video, Everything is fine. When i open a 2nd tab in either browser and go to it, The YouTube video is still playing. Audio is perfect. When i jump back to the YouTube tab the video skips and then catches up to where it left off. Almost like the video was paused but the audio wasnt.

Its a very small glitch but i never experienced this on any other Mac. Its almost like the video stops playing when you go to another tab (though the audio is still playing along ) and then when you go back to that tab, To watch the video, The video then jumps to the current point to match up with the audio.

I tried reinstalling everything, Even did a clean install of MacOS. I did a search and cant find anything on this issue.

Anyone have this issue?

 

[Feek]

I never have fewer than about thirty tabs open in Safari and play YouTube a lot. I've never seen this on my Mac Studio.

 

[vapnfaan]

I never have fewer than about thirty tabs open in Safari and play YouTube a lot. I've never seen this on my Mac Studio.

Its really quick, The video instantly skips to catchup with the audio. Next time your on YouTube, Play a video, open some tabs, Then come back to the video and look very closely if the video instantly jumps to sync with the audio.

 

[mishine]

I do have some odd issues. Many tabs open, usually in Brave, the sounds often slows down and the video stops. I have to copy the URL into a new tab (sometimes I have to do this twice).

 

[Feek]

Its really quick, The video instantly skips to catchup with the audio. Next time your on YouTube, Play a video, open some tabs, Then come back to the video and look very closely if the video instantly jumps to sync with the audio.

Tried this, nope. It’s absolutely fine, no pausing or jumping at all.

 

[Fishrrman]

Don't use Chrome.
Close unused tabs in Safari.

 

[pshufd]

I believe that this is a YouTube optimization. Why download the video content when you're in another tab - just play the audio and then resume video when you're back in the tab. This happens to me in Firefox but the video comes back after a second.