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"Watch in HD" Youtube - Choppy on Mac OS X

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julienko3

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May 6, 2006
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Y'all seen the new "Watch in HD" feature on Youtube?
Well it's here - try it with this "Where the hell is Matt?" video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY

I just have one question. I've tried on a PC and it runs very smoothly in XP, but when it comes to my mac, the video is very choppy and pauses for 1 to 2 seconds. I've updated Flash and Java, but it isn't helping. My specs are good too.

Please assist me in fixing this.

Thanks

-Jules
 
I'm running the very lastest version with all of the updates on a MacBook Core Duo with 2ghz and 2gb of RAM. I even tried it in Parallels and it did the same thing.
 
Strange - that's what I have... GMA 950

I downloaded the YouTube videos through the menu in Safari, and they are very smooth, but they are just unwatchable in Safari.
 
works fine here on new alum macbook, the first few secs are indeed choppy but im 100% sure that has to do with the video being downloaded and displayed at the same time. If i leave it till it fully loads before i start it the choppiness disappears.
 
I am having the same problem. I'm guessing it's flash for MAC OSX. I know it's not the Macbooks hardware, since I know it has more power than my other old Pentium 4 windows laptop that runs Youtube HD content with no problem. Slow clap for Youtube developers.
 
At least I've narrowed the problem down. I've let it load completely and then played it, but I get the same problem.
 
Damn. Thanks for trying Snake, but I reverted to Flash 9 and now it isn't even giving me the option to watch HD with most vids, and when it does, it isn't even HD.

Any other ideas folks?
 
I think the GMA950 cant do 1080P, but it certainly can handle Youtube HD. Try other web browser and see if that problem occurs. If it continues, then it is flash fault.
 
I have 2007 model 24" iMac, 2.4GHz, 4 GB RAM, Ati HD2600.

Using latest Leopard and Safari, Flash v.10 and it plays smooth. About 80% CPU, even in fullscreen. Its important to make sure you have "hardware acceleration" setting on in your flash settings(press second mouse button on the video for the menu) ...

i tried also without hw accel and it was more pixelated and had nasty tearing.
I usually first let those HD youtube videos to download/buffer fully before watching because downloading + hard disk activity can make vidoes to shutter a little and other bacground applications also can tax your CPU.
 
Well guys, I followed all of your advice, and the video is not as choppy, but still extremely choppy with 1 second hesitations rather than 2.

Keep comin with the ideas.
 
julienko3 said:
Well guys, I followed all of your advice, and the video is not as choppy, but still extremely choppy with 1 second hesitations rather than 2.

Keep comin with the ideas.
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Tell us how much CPU it takes when its playing and how much something is taking cpu on the background too ..install "istat menus" to see it easily.

Oh, you have 2.0GHz CPU ? That might not "just" be enough. I see my 2.4GHz takes about 80%
 
Well, I installed iStats, and it takes up 99%-100% of my CPU!!! Thankfully, I'm getting an iMac when they get updated.

Thanks all, I guess it's just my specs.
;)
 
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