Video player on playbook intermittent freezing

When taking videos on playbook, the screen sometimes freezes briefly, then does same on playback. Anyone have a similar experience?

I had a few do it to me, was taking video of my nephew in concert and the audio was fine.
I tried in 1080 and 720 and again after a restart.
I have not tried again since last week but wil try it some more tonight
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Android player freezes native video player

On using some Android apps on my PlayBook, such as download managers and TubeMate, the finishing or starting of a download will freeze the native video player. Once this happens, the only way to salvage the situation is to switch to the Android app and then switch back to the video player without hitting any player controls. If the video app is closed or paused, the media service hangs and nothing can be played until the PlayBook is restarted.
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My video keeps freezing and I want to know how to fix this problem or which add-ons / plugins need to be installed for improved performance of my video player

I often like watching videos and movies, current affairs, clips on you tube nine msn, yahoo and other sites and my video player or movie freezes for short and long periods and sometimes doesn't start at all. I don't have much experience with add on's or plugins but have been told this may be the problem, I have tried disabling add on's leaving shock wave flash player 11.7.700.224, adobe acrobat PDF plug in, silver light plug in 5.1.20125.0, java deployment toolkit 7.0.210.11 10.21.2.11 and java (TM) platform SE 7 U21 10.21.2.11. as well as leaving all add on's and plug ins run but it still doesn't fix the freezing problem please help or advise what are best options for peak performance of videos, clips and movies. Thanks

You can check for problems with current Flash plugin versions and try these:
*disable a possible RealPlayer Browser Record Plugin extension for Firefox and update the RealPlayer if installed
*disable protected mode in the Flash plugin (Flash 11.3+ on Windows Vista and later)
*disable hardware acceleration in the Flash plugin
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Flash#Troubleshooting
*http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/flash-player-113-crash-mozilla.html
Try to disable hardware acceleration in Firefox.
*Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
*https://hacks.mozilla.org/2010/09/hardware-acceleration/
Boot the computer in Windows Safe mode with network support (press F8 on the boot screen) as a test to see if that helps.

FREEZE (Beach Ball) in ALL ANY VIDEO PLAYER

Ok, This is very annoying. I fixed this problem before when i clean install SL, then update. But after the last update, (safari update), the problem came back again.
ALL VIDEO PLAYER:
QuickTime 7
QuickTime X
VLC Player
with
Perian and Flip4Mac Codecs
FREEZES while playing Videos.
Do any body experience this problem?
Any Solutions?
<Edited by Host>

How much hard drive space do you have? How much ram do you have?
Make sure you are using the latest versions of all those players you listed.
Disconnect all peripherals from your computer. Boot from your install disc & run Repair Disk from the utility menu. To use the Install Mac OS X disc, insert the disc, and restart your computer while holding down the C key as it starts up.
Select your language.
Once on the desktop, select Utility in the menu bar.
Select Disk Utility.
Select the disk or volume in the list of disks and volumes, and then click First Aid.
Click Repair Disk.
Restart your computer when done.
Repair permissions after you reach the desktop-http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25751
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Apple Video Player stops working

I have a Performa 6500/225 running OS 9.1. I also have a (vintage) Apple Video Conference webcam. Along with that I have an original Apple external hard drive. I have the Apple Video Player software on the internal hard drive. For some reason it seems to conflict with a CAD program I have on the external hard drive.
I have tried the clean install as was recommended previously. The AVP will work until I retweak everything. If AVP is working properly then my CAD program doesn't.This is strange because the AVP parts are not on the external drive and the CAD parts are not on the internal drive. Doing a clean install doesn't seem to be the answer. Does anyone know of a way to work around this or perhaps another older driver I might be able to use with my Apple Video Conference cam?
Performa 6500/225 Mac OS 9.1.x

I missed the earlier discussion but this may be an extension conflict. Apple Video Player comes, I believe, with an extension that is present in your System folder. That extension will always load to some extent when you start your computer, even if you aren't actually running the application. So AVP is always running to a small degree even if the full application isn't. The CAD program may have its own extensions that may also be conflicting with AVP.
If it is an extension conflict then you may have to deal with it by using extensions manager to build two different sets of extensions for when you want to use the different programs and restart in between(yeah, a pain). Alternatively you can sometimes get around these conflicts by renaming you culprit extensions so they load in a different order (for example, by putting putting a "z" in front of one name, though that's usually to address conflicts that causes freezes at startup.
Normally it doesn't matter where you keep applications in terms of drives - that doesn't cause conflicts or resolve them. It's when they are running, or they have extensions that start when you boot your computer that causes the problem.
One other thing you could try would be to upgrade your computer OS to 9.2.2. Maybe things would run more cleanly under the newer OS. The upgrades from 9.1 would be free so there's no harm in trying.

Cant use xfinity app on paybook says need to upgrade xfinity video player

how can i upgrade video player for xfinity to watch movies,hd -like picture quality.

I found this link. i don't think the install is possible on the playbook.
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-PlayBook/Someone-please-port-some-apps-over/m-p/16...
More info:
http://forums.comcast.com/t5/Xfinity-Connect-Mobile-App/Please-make-Xfinity-TV-app-for-BlackBerry-Pl...
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Multicast video player with FMS 4.0

I am trying to create a video player in Flash Builder using the new Flash Media Server 4.0 capabilities but I am not able to. The only thread I've seen out there is regarding the P2P player which is not what I want as seen here:
http://www.swfgeek.net/2010/08/10/multicast-streaming-in-flash-player-10-1-revisited/
I want to create a custom player that can retrieve a multicast broadcast.
Here is my code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Group xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
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    import spark.components.Group;
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    private const DEVKEY:String = ""; //removed for now
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    private var video:Video;
    private var netConnection:NetConnection;
    private var stream:NetStream;
    public function init():void{
    writeText("Broadcaster:");
    video = new Video(320,240);
    video.x = 10;
    video.y = 10;
    var uic:UIComponent = new UIComponent();
    uic.addChild(video);
    addElement(uic);
    connect();
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    netConnection = new NetConnection();
    netConnection.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatus);
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    event.info.stream.dispatchEvent(event);
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The QT movie opened promptly for me in Firefox 4.0. The fact that it's intermittent for you with FF indicates that it's a connection issue and not an iWeb issue. For some reason not all of the files are being loaded by FF at those times. (The server is probably being run by an Ohio State graduate )
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Note: using Quicktime for you slide presentation will exclude all those users from the dark side who don't have Quicktime installed on their PCs. You might look into a java based method for the presentation. There are lots of them out there. With the free Jalbum you have over 100 themes/skins to choose from.
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HTML5 Video Player Skin

Hello,
I have the latest version of Captivate 7. I am developing a course that is using embbeded mp4 video that has been encoded using the Adobe video encoder. My understanding is that with the latest update you have now included a default HTML5 Video player skin hoverver I can not see one displaying in any of the modern browsers when I preview or publish my course out.
I have also noticed that when I publish out my HTML5 course you are not using the controls tag to bring up default modern browser HTML5 video player controls! http://www.w3schools.com/html/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml5_video_all
HTML5 is the new standard! Come on guys if you want to make Captivate the market leader in eLearning then you have to be bringing out updates with the latest html5 support I would like to see captivate as a fully HTML5 compatible product in th enext big release
If there is no solution withing captivate at the moment can you show me how I can utalise a 3rd party JS HTML5 video player such as VideoJS http://www.videojs.com/ and use it with my published HTML5 Captivate Project.
Thanks

The HTML 5 Video Player Widget is still available, I think you are running into an intermittent issue a couple others reported.
In Widget Browser, try clearing the Cache by clicking the "Options" button in top right and then the "Clear Cache" button.
Then go to 'Adobe Exchange" and click on the "HTML 5 Video PLayer" widget again.
If it still displays an error ignore it.
Hit Add to My Widgets and try it out.
Let us know if that doesn't fix the problem. I think the download file type may not be set correctly looking into fixing that on the server.
-Scott Richards
Dreamweaver Team

Is there any way to make a Playlist and shuffle videos on a Playbook tablet?

I just got a Playbook Tablet and like it except I really want to play shuffled Music Videos from a playlist. I can do this on both my Ipod touch and android tablet and I assumed there would be a way to do this on the playbook. However I cannot figure out a way to do this.
I am willing a buy an app in order to accomplish this if necessary. Im pretty sure the stock Music player won't play videos and the stock Videoplayer doesnt have playlists, but I could be wrong.
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

There is no option make video playlist in PlayBook. I'm yet to come across such 3rd party app. I will let you know if I find any.
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Frame by frame video player or slow motion

the video player is outstanding but a couple of enhancements could make it perfect. frame by frame or slow motion could make it a more perfect tool for analyzing a golf swing or studying a surgical procedure. and if a still frame could be magnified or the video magnified during playback it could be all anyone would ever need. still frame grabbing would also be a useful tool. we also need the macro focus - it is an essential tool for recording documents and for producing video presentations of small items like jewels, stamps or coins.

Can anyone suggest an app for slow motion video playback with the bb playbook?

Video Player Doesn't See DivX movies converted from VOBs

Hi Folks,
I've converted MP4, AVI, and m4vs to Div X and they work great.
However, if I convert MPEG2 ( Plain old DVDs ) to DivX, I can see them Synch and show up in the Playbooks file system, however they don't show up on the graphic menu within the Video Player.
Anyone else have this problem ?
I'm going to runeach video through G Spot, however, I was hoping someone might have a quick answer.
DivX should be DivX, irregardless of the source.

I think it IS possible to play DivX but with potential limitations. Now how to do it is a different story...
http://www.berryreview.com/2011/04/17/hands-on-with-the-blackberry-playbook-video-player/
and
http://forums.crackberry.com/blackberry-playbook-f222/divx-avi-604889/
and most promising: http://forums.crackberry.com/blackberry-playbook-f222/converting-videos-play-playbook-640152/
And from another Crackberry posting a contributor posted:
As I posted from another thread, PlayBook can play DivX format but has limitation. I converted the same movie to both 1080 and 720 dpi. And both of them are not even recognizable by the native movie browser. But when I converted only 1/4 of the movie, same DivX format, 1080 and 720, less than 1GB in size, it is now playable.
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An image changing to FLV Video Player in AJAX Update Panel

Hi,
I'm trying to design part of a website can seen as video gallery. I have videos related to subcategories; and subcategories that related to categories.
I was using popups but now want to change it. Simply, firstly there are images and descriptions(in an update panel) of videos on page. After clicking thumbnail, the region includes thumbnail and description wil be changed to FLV video player.
Outside of updatepanel player is working good. but when i move it into updatepanel; doesn't working in IE. Because JS code (AC_FL_RunContent(.....)) is not working in updatepanel. Tried another script (like alert('hello!');), it's working. I think i have problem with the function named AC_FL_RunContent(...). It's working as i want, if open page with Firefox.
Looked for this in google. Visited many pages, but never find a solution for this nor source of problem. I hope someone can help me
Using ASP.Net. I'm attaching my tree structure and codes below:
Default.aspx
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="Default.aspx.cs" Inherits="_Default"%>
<!
DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" //www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">
<
html xmlns ="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<
head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title>Untitled Page</title>
<link href="StyleSheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
<script type ="text/javascript">
function
MM_CheckFlashVersion(reqVerStr,msg){
with (navigator){
      var isIE = (appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1 && userAgent.indexOf("Opera") == -1);
      var isWin = (appVersion.toLowerCase().indexOf("win") != -1);
      if (!isIE || !isWin){
        var flashVer = -1;
        if (plugins && plugins.length > 0){
            var desc = plugins["Shockwave Flash"] ? plugins["Shockwave Flash"].description : "";
            desc = plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] ? plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"].description : desc;
            if (desc == "") flashVer = -1;
            else{
              var descArr = desc.split(" ");
              var tempArrMajor = descArr[2].split(".");
              var verMajor = tempArrMajor[0];
              var tempArrMinor = (descArr[3] != "") ? descArr[3].split("r") : descArr[4].split("r");
              var verMinor = (tempArrMinor[1] > 0) ? tempArrMinor[1] : 0;
              flashVer = parseFloat(verMajor + "." + verMinor);
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        else if (userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("webtv") != -1) flashVer = 4.0;
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            if(confirm(msg))
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AC_FL_RunContent('codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0','width','320','height','240','id','FLVPlayer','src','FLVPlayer_Progressive','flashvars','&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Clear_Skin_1&streamName=./VideoGallery/serpende&autoPlay= false&autoRewind=false','quality','high','scale','noscale','name','FLVPlayer','salign','lt','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','movie','FLVPlayer_Progressive');
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script src="Scripts/AC_RunActiveContent.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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body>
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html>
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public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
     protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
          thumbLiteral.Text = "<img src id=\"imgThumb\" src=\"./VideoGallery/small/serpende.jpg\" />";
     protected void showButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
          string strNoScriptBlock = "";
          strNoScriptBlock += "<noscript>";
          strNoScriptBlock += "<object classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" id=\"Object1\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf\" /><param name=\"salign\" value=\"lt\" /><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" /><param name=\"scale\" value=\"noscale\" /><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Clear_Skin_1&streamName=serpende&autoPlay=false&a utoRewind=false\" /><embed src=\"FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf\" flashvars=\"&MM_ComponentVersion=1&skinName=Clear_Skin_1&streamName=serpende&autoPlay=fal se&autoRewind=false\" quality=\"high\" scale=\"noscale\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" name=\"FLVPlayer\" salign=\"LT\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" pluginspage=\"http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\" /></object>";
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Let's check this first;
If you have problems with current Shockwave Flash plugin versions then check this:
* see if there are updates for your graphics drive drivers
'''https://support.mozilla.org/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration'''
* disable protected mode in the Flash plugin (Flash 11.3+ on Windows Vista and later)
'''https://forums.adobe.com/message/4468493#TemporaryWorkaround'''
* disable hardware acceleration in the Flash plugin
'''https://forums.adobe.com/thread/891337'''
See also:
* '''http://kb.mozillazine.org/Flash#Troubleshooting'''

I get a security sandbox error #2122 when i try to use ImageSnapshot on video player

hey guys... so all my application does is... it has a video player... and when i initiate the component it loads the flv from a different server, and plays the video... now while its playing the video i have a button called capture, and whe you hit that button the user is able to take snapshots of the current frame.
this seems to work perfectly locally, but as soon as i uploaded it to the server i get problems...
the error states:
SecurityError: Error #2122: Security sandbox violation: BitmapData.draw: http://website1.com/Content/swf/oneStopImageVersion.swf cannot access http://website2.com/videos/originals/Grand_Opening.flv. A policy file is required, but the checkPolicyFile flag was not set when this media was loaded.
     at flash.display::BitmapData/draw()
     at mx.graphics::ImageSnapshot$/captureBitmapData()
     at modules.videoHandler::videoHandler/captureVideo()
     at modules.videoHandler::videoHandler/___videoHandler_LinkButton3_click()
i have the crossdomain file in the root directory of website2.com, and i have the folloing line of code in there
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<cross-domain-policy>
     <site-control permitted-cross-domain-policies="all" />
     <allow-access-from domain="website1.com"/>
     <allow-access-from domain="*.website1.com"/>
         <allow-http-request-headers-from domain="*.website1.com" headers="SOAPAction"/>
</cross-domain-policy>
any ideas on how to fix this problem???
my actionscript code is as follows
public function captureVideo():void{
     var snapshot:BitmapData = ImageSnapshot.captureBitmapData(videoPlayer.videoDisplay);
     initialThumbnail.source = new Bitmap(snapshot); //this is the image tag in my mxml
any help is greatly appretiated!!!!
thanks in advance!

any one with ideas???
i've been doing some more research... and found a possible solution... where i could send the video thru a server proxy... but the only thing is doing that might slow down my process... i was wondering if there was any other solution to this problem??

My ant video player after i updated to firefox four is now in the upper part of the screen where it opens up and i cant find out how to fix it

my ant video player after i updated to firefox four is now in the upper part of the screen where it opens up and i cant find out how to fix it

Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.
See "Basic Troubleshooting: Make a new profile":
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting#w_8-make-a-new-profile
There may be extensions and plugins installed by default in a new profile, so check that in "Tools > Add-ons > Extensions & Plugins" in case there are still problems.
If that new profile works then you can transfer some files from the old profile to that new profile, but be careful not to copy corrupted files.
See:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox

How can i make RealPlayer the default video player?

I use safari 3.0.4
When it accesses sites containing video, it plays it in Flash (eg YouTube)
How do I get safari to use realplayer instead? (Even my Firefox 2.0 uses flash) (I have RP 10)
I am teaching a course in media literacy and show some of the uploaded old tv commercials to my students. i want to show next year's class some of the same commercials, so i want to save the ones I find this year while they're available.
At school, I work on a pc, and it plays video back in RealPlayer which gives me a 'download' option, so i can save these commercials.
But when i find good clips at home, on my mac, all I can do is note the urls, then do it all again at school to get to them to download. it would be much easier if i could download them as I find them, then take them to school on my portable drive.
any solution?
Thank you
Elizabeth

At school, I work on a pc, and it plays video back in RealPlayer which gives me a 'download' option, so i can save these commercials
RealPlayer v. 11.0.0 (may still be in beta) now includes that Downloader - a very useful item!
It is a free download but they will ask for money in July. Must be why they call it RealPlayer Plus!
You can get it here:
http://uk.real.com/player/mac/
I have had it for a couple of weeks and have had no problems.
As for making RealPlayer the default video player, IMO that is not a good idea. There is a lot of stuff out there that RealPlayer would not be able to handle.
These are the downloads and the settings you need in order to view/hear pretty much everything that the net can throw at you: The setup described below has proved repeatedly successful on both PPC and Intel macs, but nothing in life carries a guarantee!
It is known to work in the great majority of cases with Safari 3.0.4, QT 7.3 or 7.4 and OS 10.4.11. (If you are running Leopard, ensure that all plug-ins have been updated for OS 10.5.2, but please see my footnote).
Assuming you already run Tiger versions OS 10.4.9 or above (this has not yet been verified with Leopard) and have Quicktime 7.2 or above, and are using Safari 2 or 3, download and install (or re-install even if you already had them) the latest versions, suitable for your flavor of Mac, of:
RealPlayer 10 for Mac from http://forms.real.com/real/player/blackjack.html?platform2=Mac%20OS%20X&product= RealPlayer%2010&proc=g3&lang=&show_list=0&src=macjack
The new RealPlayer Plus (v.11) is still in beta and therefore free, but works well on Tiger. It includes a download function, and you can get that here:
http://uk.real.com/player/mac/
Flip4Mac WMV Player from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx (Windows Media Player for the Mac is no longer supported, even by Microsoft)
Perian from http://perian.org/
You should read this support page http://perian.org/#support in case you need to delete older codecs.
Adobe FlashPlayer should first be uninstalled using the appropriate uninstaller available here: http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14157&sliceId=2 and then the latest version obtained from here: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1ProdVersion=ShockwaveFlash and installed.
(You can check here: http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ to see which version you should install for your Mac and OS, but please see my footnote if you are running Leopard.)
In earlier versions than QT 7.1.3 in Quicktime Preferences, under advanced, UNcheck Enable Flash, and under Mime settings/Miscellananeous only check Quicktime HTML (QHTM).
You should also ensure, if you are running Tiger 10.4.11 or Leopard, that you have downloaded and installed the correct version for your Mac of Security Update 2007-009.1.1, which also deals with the Quicktime/Flash issues you may have experienced, such as the '?'. What happened was that both Quicktime as well as Adobe FlashPlayer tried to play the Flash video at the same time. This no longer happens. (N.B. Security Update 2007-009 1.1 requires both a restart and a permission repair.)
If you get problems with viewing video on a website try moving this file to your Desktop:
Hard drive/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/QuickTime Plugin.webplugin
and then restarting Safari. If all now works, you can trash that file.
In Macintosh HD/Library/Quicktime/ delete any files relating to DivX (Perian already has them). However it should be noted that Perian is not an internet plugin and will not play DivX files imbedded on a website. For that you will need the DivX Player browser plugin available from http://www.divx.com/divx/mac/
Now go to Safari Preferences/Security, and tick the boxes under Web Content (all 4 of them) to enable Java.
Lastly open Audio Midi Setup (which you will find in the Utilities Folder of your Applications Folder) and click on Audio Devices. Make sure that both Audio Input and Audio Output, under Format, are set to 44100 Hz, and that you have selected 'Built in Audio'.
Important: Now repair permissions and restart.
You should also consider having the free VLC Player from http://www.videolan.org/ in your armory, as this plays almost anything that DVD Player might not.
FOOTNOTE
If you are running Leopard:
Some users have mentioned that the latest Flash Player (v.9.0.115.0) conflicts with Leopard, and that they have needed to revert to v. 9.0.47. This can be downloaded from here:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14266&sliceId=1

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