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34 votes
10 answers
52k views

How can I disable HTML5 content in popular browsers like Firefox and Chrome?

The bad thing about Flash video was that it required a third-party plugin to play the content. The good thing was I could select which content to play; using the click-to-play feature in Firefox and ...
HRJ's user avatar
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5 votes
3 answers
10k views

How do I save the buffered flash video (on Linux)?

There used to be a method for extracting buffered flash video in any browsers (like firefox, chrome, etc.), which makes use of the command ps and spies the fd that is pointing to an in-memory ...
Determinant's user avatar
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56 votes
1 answer
29k views

Why is YouTube buffering/loading behavior so horrible in Chrome?

I have been suffering from this for months, possibly even years, and I still don't have the slightest clue about the cause. Let's say I open a video on YouTube in Chrome, like Jamie Hyneman's ...
Oliver Salzburg's user avatar
0 votes
2 answers
10k views

How to make Firefox and Chromium play video in tab instead of downloading?

I am wondering is there special plugin needed? For chrome it is fine as the video immediately play inside the tab (streaming) instead of asking me to download it.
StCee's user avatar
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6 votes
1 answer
3k views

Is there a quality difference between YouTube videos on Chrome vs. Firefox?

YouTube videos played back in Chrome seem not as sharp as compared to Firefox (on Windows XP). Is this just my imagination or is there a technical reason for this? It seems like Firefox spawns a ...
ajreal's user avatar
  • 488
0 votes
3 answers
1k views

Youtube videos play, not BBC, in Firefox. Chrome OK

Ubuntu 10.10, 32 bit. Firefox 3.6.14 Why don't BBC videos play in Firefox if Youtube has no problem? Moreover videos play fine in Chrome. Another strange thing: there seem to be two flash plugins in ...
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