Question for Wiz

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 2 Oct 2008 3:52 am

Wiz, I've started getting complaints that folks are not able to stream the YouTube videos I have embedded at the Video Screening Room at www.SteelGuitarJazz.com I had not heard that in the past but it has happened once or twice to me recently as well, but I just tried another browser and it worked okay. Would you please try it out and let me know what you see?

Many thanks,
Jim

p.s. Update: I just experienced the problem again using Firefox but it worked fine with both IE and AOL browsers. I've sent a query to the hosting company to see if they can sort it out but if you have any helpful observations, I'd appreciate it.

Bent Romnes · Post by **Bent Romnes** » 2 Oct 2008 6:43 am

Moved from Steel on the Web:

Hi Jim,
There is something weird going on here.
I tried to play Gary Lee's song via SGJ and the video starts and plays without sound for 1 second then quits.
After that, my computer will not play any other YT vids...it freezes like I explained. I reboot and it's fine on youtube again. As soon as I try the Gary Lee one again thru SGJ, it acts up.

There definitely is some conflict here. Whether or not it's my PC I don't know. I see others are having the same problem.
Bent

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 2 Oct 2008 7:33 am

All of the embedded YT videos play fine for me in Firefox 3.0.3.

Note, that I had to allow your domain and Flash, in NoScript, before they would play. Others using FireFox with the NoScript extension will also need to Allow the domain and Flash from the domain.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 2 Oct 2008 9:25 am

Thanks Wiz. How would I (or others) know if our Firefox is 'No Script' and how would one go about Allowing the domain and flash from the domain? I think you give us a lot more credit for understanding this stuff than most of us deserve.
Thx,
jc

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 2 Oct 2008 12:07 pm

Jim;
I'm sorry. "NoScript" is what is called an "extension" or "Add-on" and is produced by an independent developer; Giorgio Maone. Mozilla.org tests most add-ons, and if approved, they are listed in the database of Add-ons, Extensions, Plug-ins and Themes.

NoScript is available for free, for the Firefox browser only. The developer's website is at: http://noscript.net.

You must manually install the NoScript Add-on/Extension. Visit the Mozilla Add-on page for NoScript and clcik on the Add to Firefox button. Approve the action and restart Firefox. The icon and options for NoScript will appear on the Status Bar, along the bottom of the browser. You can configure it to give a new bar, a sound, or a red icon, when scripts are being blocked.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 2 Oct 2008 12:31 pm

But would I be right in thinking that, if one has not manually installed No Script, that there is no need to go do that (and then make the appropriate settings) in order to fix the problem we're having? Or are you saying that, to fix the problem, one SHOULD go install No Script and then set it properly??

Bo Borland · Post by **Bo Borland** » 2 Oct 2008 1:33 pm

Jim, i just tried it... the GLG video played, also the Doug J .. the E video kept stalling.
I use IE.

Bent Romnes · Post by **Bent Romnes** » 2 Oct 2008 3:59 pm

Bo, the problem seems to be related to Firefox.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 2 Oct 2008 6:53 pm

Well, Bent, it seems that Bo is telling us otherwise, since he's having some problems with IE as well, at least on the Emmons video...

Bo Borland · Post by **Bo Borland** » 2 Oct 2008 7:37 pm

just got in, tried it again.. it was all good ..

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 2 Oct 2008 8:58 pm

This is probably just network congestion, or browsers getting overloaded by the sheer number of embedded Flash videos on the page. Or, it could be due to the convergence of forces beyond our comprehension.

Gary Lee Gimble · Post by **Gary Lee Gimble** » 2 Oct 2008 11:35 pm

forces beyond our comprehension.

Well, I suspect since my vid is sandwiched between two accomplished musicians may be presenting a conflict of interest

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 3 Oct 2008 3:54 am

Well, I suppose I could try moving it and see if that helps...

Don Walters · Post by **Don Walters** » 3 Oct 2008 12:01 pm

I use NoScript and have it on "full" most of the time. I cannot play the BE "Take Me Out to .." video from Jim's site even when turning NS fully off. But if I go directly to the YouTube site I can play the BE TMOTTBG with NoScript fully on.

strange.

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 4 Oct 2008 8:12 am

Don;
NoScript is set to block embedded third party content like Flash, by default. You can override this for each website you want to allow.

Don Walters · Post by **Don Walters** » 4 Oct 2008 9:33 am

Perhaps I was unclear; I can't get the videos to play from Jim's site: they do play when accessed directly from YouTube, regardless of the NoScript settings.

I'm currently using Firefox 3.03