Flash video won't load

When I try to play a slide containing a flash video the following error message appears: "The flash video cannot be loaded. The output may not be proper." The file is a flash file that was converted in AME. What might be preventing this video from loading?

I had this happen once and even though the
property panel looked correct, I deleted
the video from the slide and added it back in.
I was able to then play the video.

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Youtube videos work fine.
Any ideas anyone?

First, check that Windows Media Player is set as the correct plug in - in Safari, go to help/installed plug ins. There should be a section marked 'Windows Media Player' showing 'application/x-mplayer2' and listing wmv files (amongst others).
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The DNS server IPs are usually supplied with the ISP's initial set up documentation, or located on the ISP's help page.
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Relevant add-ons: NoScript, Adblock. (Disabling them temporarily makes no difference).
Troubleshooting thus far: working with NoScript board on Mozilla, and the bloggingheads people at their site - no results.
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Certain Youtube Videos won't load anywhere.

Hello everyone.
Since a few days (I guess) I've encountered major problems with Youtube. Certain Videos won't load in Firefox. They just won't - they stay at the 0:00 mark and never move. I can see the first frame and I can even scroll through the frames, but it will never play. That isn't the case for every Youtube video, though. Most of them work fine, but a few of them have this problem. And the number of videos having this problem is raising fast. Even videos I could watch perfectly fine before simply won't work anymore.
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After re-installing the software, did you perform a "hard reboot" on the machine? It could be that although you installed the updated version of Adobe flash player, the computer may not recognize the updated software until a cold reboot has been performed. Here is a link to a website I went to find this information:
[[Can't play Online Videos--Here's what to do|http://www.compukiss.com/videos/cant-play-online-videos-heres-what-to-do.html]]
Here is Adobe's website if you want to check to see if your adobe's Flash Player is updated:
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
Performing a cold reboot on your machine will reset the adapters and clear out the memory which will also enable the PC to recognize the new software installed. To perform a cold reboot on your machine:
1.) Go to the "Start Button" and press ''Shut Down."
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3.) Re-install the battery(laptop) and plug in the power cord.
4.) Boot the machine on.
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/102228
http://www.ehow.com/how_2292987_cold-boot-computer.html
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Have reset Firefox & completed all of steps in "Flash video won't play full screen on YouTube, Facebook and other websites", but video still won't work. Help!

I have reset Firefox, completed all the steps in "flash video won't play full screen on YouTube, Facebook and other websites". And the video still won't play in full screen. It will play, but frequently stops or sound continues and picture freezes. I have noticed that if I continually move my mouse, it plays fine. All these videos play fine in IE and Chrome.

Some problems with Flash video playback can be resolved by disabling hardware acceleration in your Flash Player settings. (See [[Flash Plugin - Keep it up to date and troubleshoot problems|this article]] for more information on using the Flash plugin in Firefox).
To disable hardware acceleration in Flash Player:
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#Right-click on the Flash Player logo on that page.
#Click on '''Settings''' in the context menu. The Adobe Flash Player Settings screen will open.
# Click on the icon at the bottom-left of the Adobe Flash Player Settings window to open the Display panel. <br/> <br/>[[Image:fpSettings1.PNG]] <br/>
# Remove the check mark from '''Enable hardware acceleration'''.
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# Restart Firefox.
This [http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/help01.html Flash Player Help - Display Settings page] has more information on Flash Player hardware acceleration, if you're interested.
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It works OK for me in Firefox. Which browser(s) have you tested it on?
Flash form scripts may be conflicting with banner scripts. I don't know. Also, you have some validation errors on the page. Start by fixing those.
HTML Validator - http://validator.w3.org
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Flash video file not loading

Hi,
I'm having a problem getting some flash video files to load.
So far it's affecting 2 files located on these pages:
Martin
O'Brien movie and
John
Gormley movie
The .flv files are being hosted on amazon s3. I have done
several things so far to try to figure out why they aren't loading:
* Having the .swf file in the same folder as the web page
(doesn't work)
* Inserting a different .flv file from a different folder in
amazon s3 (doesn't work)
* Changing file permissions (doesn't work)
* Linking to the .flv file in same manner from a different
site on same ISP (video does work)
* Embedding .swf file in a html file instead of a php file
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file on a different site with the same ISP (it says Bruce Robinson
but it's the John Gormley video file (
John
Gormley movie on different site) and this works, but I don't
know what else to look for to get the files to work on the bmf
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Louise.

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Flash Videos won't play, or continuously load forever.

I've seen so many questions about this over the internet asked many different ways and has been offered many different solutions that I've tried, but never can seem to find a solution!
The problem is with flash videos not working in Firefox. The problem was originally isolated to just FF, but has now become universal to my other browsers (Explorer and Chrome).
I can view videos on YouTube and various other sites just fine, however, other websites for school that require you to watch a video and respond to questions, simply load the video forever and don't play anything until the video has completely loaded, or simply play the sound but display a "frozen" thumbnail still frame.
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There has been two instances where the video played, but that was short lived. The situation quickly reverted back to loading forever or playing sound only with the still frame.
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Flash Player won't load on certain websites

Hi all, I've downloaded the newest Flash Player and for some reason it won't load on certain websites. I have tried it on FIrefox, IE, and Chrome, and none work. All I get is a black screen. I've tried reinstalling browsers and flash, and even turning off my firewall etc. etc. Please help.
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Firefox crashes as soon as Flash video tries to load and Safari shows the error "Plug-in Failure"

I am unable to use Youtube or view Flash video on any sites.
Firefox crashes/quits as soon as a video tries to load and Safari shows the error "Plug-in Failure".
I have uninstalled Flash, downloaded a fresh version and installed, but no joy.
I am using OS X 10.6.6.
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1. Repaired Permissions.
2. Restarted with external drive and run Disk repair.
3. Restarted with external drive and run DiskWarrior.
4. Completely uninstalled Flash plugin. Robooted. Reinstalled Flash plugin. Rebooted.
5. I even installed an earlier version of the plugin to see if there was some incompatibility with the latest version.
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You have what is necessary for Flash Player to be working. Firefox had some issues last year but it was after loading a video or the website. I had not heard of it lately and even last year don't recall it happening on the Macs.
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https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/The%20Adobe%20Flash%20plugin%20has%20crashed?s=Firefo x+crashing+browser&as=s
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