Cannot play videos in Safari

When I click on a link that represents an online video (e.g. Youtube), Safari will not play it. Screen shows only black where the video would normally play. Works fine with Firefox.

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TS1966 I cannot play video on safari but works fine on google chrome? What do i need to do to fix it?

I cannot play video on safari but works fine on google chrome? What do i need to do to fix it?

If you have the ClickToFlash extension installed, that can prevent Flash based video from streaming. Safari > Preferences > Extensions
It can also be installed as a plugin in /Library/Internet-Plug-Ins.
Try uninstalling the currently installled Flash plugin (required for most YouTube content) then reinstall new > Troubleshoot Flash Player | Mac OS
From your Safari menu bar top of your screen click Safari > Preferences then select the Advanced tab.
Select: Show Develop menu in menu bar
Now from the menu bar click Develop > Empty Caches

I have to reinstall Flash player on my Mac whenever I restart it, as I cannot play videos in Safari.

This has gone on for a while now - I can't play videos on You Tube or embedded videos in Facebook on Safari - there is either a blank box, or a message comes up to say 'Plug in failure'. this is getting very frustrating! Please help.

See: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1267823
If that fails to resolve it, you may need to also delete the Flash Player folder from your [User]/Library/Preferences folder
Toaccess it from Finder, hold the "Option" key and click Go>Library
Holding the "Option" key

Cannot play video in Safari after upgrading to QT7.5

The video frame just shows a Big Q with a Big ?.
Can anybody help please?
Thanks a lot!

I'm running Tiger, and it has happened to me, so it probably isn't the OS 10.5.3(?) update.
I updated the quicktime software, and then started to notice the same problems. I didn't have EVERY multimedia icon appear as a 'Q' or '?', BUT I did see many, many more than normal. I saw it in Firefox, and Opera, too.
Now, here is where it gets strange. When I hit the reload button, more and more of the 'Q'/'?' icons changed to what they were intended to be, with more of the intended icons appearing after each reload of the same web page.
But, after I deleted the Safari and/or Firefox cache, history, and cookies, the same 'Q'/'?' icons appeared. Again, after clicking the reload button the intended icons would come back, one or two with each successive reload.
Then, I remembered I had Opera installed, so, I deleted the history, cache, and cookies of EVERY browser on my machine, and closed all applications.
Finally, I ran a program that checks scripts, cleans up the system, etc. (Disc Utility may be fine, but I used one of the maintenance/cleaning programs available in 'Downloads' on this site - if you can't see the icon it's the 6th icon on the top of this page, counting left to right.)
Everything seems to be working alright, now. Sometimes repairing scripts or permissions, or deleting application caches seems to help purge whatever programming overlaps, or bugs or whatever ghosts slip into my computer at night. Good luck, and I hope you don't have to do a clean install.

Cannot play Video in youtube via Safari and Chrome on IPAD 2 on new iOS 6

Can someone help me and explain why I cannot watch Youtube on Safari or Chrome?.. I try to find updating Flash and there is no way around I can download flash.. I was reading those old topic and they said it could be the flash palyer but I try downloading but it say your device is not supported.. IPAD is useless without Youtube.. Please bring Youtube apps back.. comon Apple.. whats is going on with ya guys..There are millions of people use Youtube..another monopoly tactics?.. everytime I try to watch,, it say this video is currrently available.. I would be able to watch before till your freaking iOS 6.. bring it BACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!

Did anyone manage to solve this problem? The same issue on my side. I cannot play videos, doesn't matter if it is youtube application from google, third party application, chrome or safari. It always shows: this video is currently unavailable.
I tried:
- Settings->General->Reset->Reset All Settings
- Holding Sleep and Home button for 10 seconds to reset
with no success.

I'm using OS X Mavericks and Safari cannot play videos on Apple website. Any clue?

I'm using OS X Mavericks and Safari cannot play videos on Apple website. Any clue?

Usually, that's due to a DivX plug-in or Safari extension... start with Safari - Preferences - Extensions & switch them off. If nothing there, see Safari - Help - Installed Plug-ins & note any that are for DivX.

Cannot play video Safari

I can't watch most of the news websites: ctvnews.ca for exemple cannot play videos! thats so weired, even Chrome same problem, I have on my iMac and MapBook pro!
I reset both browsers! nothing! same problem!
software is updated too I mean flash player! I don't install plug-ins usually to avoide slow browsing!
I downloaded firefox and it is working better but I am used to Safari! what to do?

From the Safari menu bar (top of your screen) click Help > Installed Plugins
That will show all your installed plugins. BTW, Flash is a plugin.
Try this...
Open System Preferences > Flash Player then select the Advanced tab.
Click Delete All under Browsing Data and Settings
Back to Safari. Press Command + Option + E to empty the Safari cache.
Quit and relaunch Safari, try a video.
If that doesn't help, you may have the YouTube HTML5 beta enabled.
Opt out here > YouTube
The DivX plugin can prevent Flash content from loading.
Check ~/Library/Internet Pug-Ins and /Library/Internet Plug-Ins

My adobe flash player is not working any more; i cannot play videos or farmville. what do i do?

my adobe flash player is not working and i cannot play videos or farmville. Help.

1. System Preferences > Flash Player > Advanced > Delete All
     Press the "Delete All" button
     Install Adobe Flash Player.
    http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
   Download it first. Click Safari in the menubar and select “Quit Safari”.
    Follow the prompts and install it.
    Restart computer. Relaunch Safari.
2. Allow Plug-ins
    Safari > Preferences > Security
    Internet Plug-ins > "Allow plug-ins"
    Enable it.
3. Safari > Preferences > Privacy
    Press the button “ Remove All Website Data”.

I just downloaded Adobe Flash Player, but I still get a message that "flash player is out of date". I run on Mac OS X Yosemite. How can I fix this? I cannot play videos!

I just downloaded Adobe Flash Player, but I still get the message "Adobe Flash Player out of date" and I cannot play videos. I use Mac OS X Yosemite on a MacBook Pro. How can I fix this?

1. System Preferences > Flash Player > Advanced > Delete All
     Press the "Delete All" button.
     Install Adobe Flash Player.
    http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
   Download it first.
   The next step is important.
   Click Safari in the menubar and select “Quit Safari”.
    Follow the prompts and install it.
    Restart computer. Relaunch Safari.

TVNZ will not play video in safari

TVNZ On Demand says I need to load the latest Adobe Flash Player and will not play video in Safari.
The same applies for TV3 On Demand in Safari.
I definitely have the latest loaded - Plug-in version 11.9.900.117 is installed
The same problem does NOT occur within Mozilla Firefox.
It also does not happen on my older iMac - with OSX 10.2 installed.
Safari settings:
Solution please ?

Video will not work in Safari on You Tube or CNN.com or BBC.co.uk, or any other site
Cannot play media. You do not have the correct version of the flash player. Download the correct version
No problem with any of those sites within Firefox !!

I cannot play videos on my macbook pro laptop.

since my last update (a week ago), I cannot play videos on my macbook pro laptop. I can play youtube vids if I go to the website but I cannot play videos from CNN or any other website where before I could. Any reason?

Me either, since I installed a new operating system on my mac book pro - I followed a suggestion of deleting all Flash Player files through system preferences, closing Safari while I install a new version of Flash, but I got an error message saying 'unable to complete installation' - problem remains. Any help, peeps?

Macbook pro cannot play videos on facebook, any solutions?

My macbook pro cannot play videos on facebook, but I installed adobe flash and I can see youtube videos and others. My version is OS X 10.8 when I bought it few days ago, and I just upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion.

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TS5148 When I try to play a movie on Netflix from my IPad, I get a pop up saying: Cannot play video. "The connected display is not supported".

When I try to play a movie on Netflix from my IPad, I get a pop up saying: Cannot play video. "The connected display is not supported". I have updated my Apple TV, tried restarting it, and have tried using my IPod Touch all without any luck. This display has worked in the past. This just happen a couple days ago.
Any ideas out there?

I have been successfully using my Apple TV with my iPad2 to access Netflix through airplay (mirroring) and suddenly it won't work. It says "the connected display is not supported" What's up?
Also when I try to stream Netflix through my Apple TV menu on my television it says "An error occurred loading this content. Try again later. But trying again later doesn't work any better.
Now the only way I can watch Netflix is using my small iPad screen. It appears the problem is with streaming Netflix through my Apple TV

"Cannot play video - The Connected display is not supported" error message using Netflix 5.0.2 on my iPad

I'm running iOS 7.0.3 on my iPhone 4S and iPad (3rd gen) and have just upgraded to the current version of the Neflix app available in the Canadian App Store (5.0.2).
Although all other apps I've tried (e.g. Podcast, VLC) are able to properly output video & audio directly to my TV using the HDMI adapter (i.e. NOT via an Apple TV), the Netflix app pops up the error message "Cannot play video - The connected display is not supported". If I start a video and then plug the HDMI cable in, it will play for a few seconds and then halt with the same error message.
Netflix & Apple were supposed to have been working together to fix the previous issue with this scenario which was causing audio to be output but no video. The current Netflix app update was released yesterday and seems to have taken a step backward.
When I contacted Netflix support, they indicated that they have done whatever can be done from their side and this is now Apple's issue.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Kiron

Hello all,
I have an iPad 2 16GB with iOS 7.0.3 and Netflix version 5.0.2. I cannot watch netflix on an External LCD monitor that I have through VGA out. I use bluetooth speakers, so the AirPlay is going to that for Audio. Before this update, this combo worked without an issue.
So as of Friday Nov. 8/2013, I contacted Netflix support, and they said they fixed the problem on their end, and the fix is on the Apple side of things, and to contact Apple support.
So, I contacted Apple support, and the first person I spoke to said I would have to agree to pay a $35 fee for 30 days of support to this problem since my unit is out of warranty. I said this isn't a hardware issue, it's a software issue, and I'm not willing to pay to fix a problem you created. So I got a Senior Level advisor on the line, and she was helpful, and she's looking into the issue for me and said she'll contact me sometime on Tuesday or Wednesday (Nov. 12 or 13) to let me know of the issue.
Here's the thing: this is a combination of Netflix and iOS not working correctly with any of the Apple Authorized Dongles. This is truly a code error that some hot shot programmer had major oversight on, and their management didn't catch it either. There was no reason for Netflix to rush to get this Netflix update going until Apple sorted out the bugs in iOS 7.
Anyway, if I hear anything from Donna (the advisor), I'll post it and let you guys know. In the mean time, good luck!

I have just bought a MacBook Air and i cannot play videos from the internet as it asks for a flash player to be installed i try to download Adobe flash player and it will not allow me to do so?

I have just bought a MacBook Air and i cannot play videos from the internet as it asks for a flash player to be installed i try to download Adobe flash player and it will not allow me to do so?

Ziatron is correct that Flash does not work on an iPad, but it does work on a Mac. See Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.160.

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