Why do web videos only play for a few seconds?

Why do you tube videos play a few seconds and stop and start?

if your internet connection is not fast enough then it have to buffer more of the video once in awhile in order to play it
same deal if googles youtube servers are under heavy load

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    Or you can follow these instructions.... (adopted from btabz)
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    If you don't want to restore, see this...
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  • Why do my audiobooks only play for a few seconds

    I had to reset my computer to factory setting recently, but when I reloaded my audiobooks they only play for a few seconds then  just stop. Anyone know what's going on?

    Possible content issue. You can contact support and ask for a replacement.
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  • Video only plays for a few seconds, no sound, ALL BROWSERS

    I have having that notorious problem that seems to originate from sometime in 2008. I found no recent reference to it, but that's irrelevant.
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  • Videos only play for a few seconds or buffer very slowly since 11.9.900.170 update

    I updated my flash player this morning to 11.9.900.170.
    SInce i have updated my videos either only play for about 25 sec then stop. These are like 5 minute videos. It seems like they just stop buffering.
    On youtube the videos that used to buffer very quickly a few days ago on the highest quality can now barely play on low settings.
    I have tried to watch on mozilla and chrome. (both current versions)
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    I updated my flash player this morning to 11.9.900.170.
    SInce i have updated my videos either only play for about 25 sec then stop. These are like 5 minute videos. It seems like they just stop buffering.
    On youtube the videos that used to buffer very quickly a few days ago on the highest quality can now barely play on low settings.
    I have tried to watch on mozilla and chrome. (both current versions)
    I have tried:
    - uninstalling and doing a clean install
    -installing Flash Player 11.7.700.257, 11.9.900.152, and 11.7.700.252 (currently have 11.9.900.170 installed, issue occured under each version)
    -the memory storage is set to 10mb
    -uninstalled and reinstalled mozilla firefox
    I have windows 7 64-bit
    thanks ahead of time.

  • Whenever i try to play a video on my iphone, it pauses literally every 2 seconds. i will hit the play button, the video will play for a few seconds and then it will pause again. what can i do to fix this?

    videos will play for a few seconds on my iphone then it pauses. i press play and it pauses again. why is it doing this? and this is for all videos: youtube vides, videos off the internet, videos ive downloaded from itunes

    I can understand this with videos you are streaming, i.e. maybe you have a slow data connection.
    Videos on your phone should not do this.  Try a reset by pressing the home and sleep buttons until you see the Apple logo, ignoring the slider. Takes about 5-15 secs of button holding and you won't lose any data or settings.

  • TS3474 newly downloaded songs only play for a few seconds

    My newly downloaded songs will only play for a few seconds.  How do I fix this so I hear the full song?

    Remove the track from your iTunes library and PC and redownload it again via iCloud.
    Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
    B-rock

  • TS1424 i downloaded an album but one of the songs only plays for a few seconds then skips to the next song. how do i fix this?

    i downloaded an album but one of the songs only plays for a few seconds then skips to the next song. how do i fix this?

    Depending upon what country that you are in (music can't be re-downloaded in all countries) then try deleting that track from your iTunes library and redownload it via the Purchased link under Quicklinks on the right-hand side of the iTunes store home page on your computer's iTunes
    If you aren't in a country where you can re-download music or if it re-downloads with the same problem then try the 'report a problem' page to contact iTunes Support : http://reportaproblem.apple.com
    If the 'report a problem' link doesn't work then you can try contacting iTunes support via this page : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/- click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page, then Purchases, Billing & Redemption

  • Why do you tube videos take so long to load and once they do they will only play for a few seconds before quitting ?

    after a you tube video finally loads it will play for a few seconds then quit. after a few minutes it will resume play for a few seconds then quit and resumes the process

    download it, then play offline

  • Songs imported into Itunes only play for a few seconds

    I seem to have a problem with some of my songs in my library playing for a few seconds and then itunes jumps to the next song. I have played these songs before and they were fine. Once this happens once it always happens to a particular song. Anyone have any thoughts?
    thanks

    I think I might have found an answer - importing a folder and or Limewire!
    Either Limewire mess's with the files, folder or your system or iTunes attempts to stop illegally downloaded files being played. iTunes might also do it if importing a lot of files in one go.
    I imported a music folder that isn't mine from our home network drive that has a few tracks in it downloaded through Limewire. I re checked some of the files in Ableton Live and they are actually damaged! So I tried importing one of the Limewire tunes again individually after finding some info online (links to the pages at bottom) and the track plays no prob now. I also un-checked the "look for shared folders" in iTunes preferences.
    For about 2 years now I haven't been able to import more than 3 files at a time which is why I imported a whole folder (about 50 tracks) just after the software update and C.D importing.
    My concern is that importing a whole folder even without any Limewire downloads in it might well be treated this way by iTunes. Most of the tracks in our network drive folder that have been downloaded through Limewire are legit direct connect transfers from producer to producer or legit submitted tracks!
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    Reqs

  • Some songs only play for a few seconds.

    I am having trouble with some mp3 songs that I have imported to my iTunes library. The songs play fine with other media players, but on iTunes a few songs only play the first few seconds. It only happens with a few songs. I don't know what to do. Any help would be appreciated.

    Hi,
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    In other words check the properties of the songs to see if it is set to play only for a certain duration. When it plays you can always slide the scrub pad to play the other non-playing sections (section outside of the play-duration set int he options).

  • TS1424 A few purchased Songs only play for a few seconds or not at all...

    I have a few songs that after purchasing on i-tunes, they play for a few seconds and that's it.  How do I fix this?  Do I have to delete them from my i-tunes folder and then go to songs purchased and download them again?

    Yes, assuming you are in a region where you are permitted to redownload your music purchases delete the copies of the corrupt tracks from your iTunes library, go to the iTunes Store home page, click the Purchased link from the Quick Links section in the right-hand column, then select Music and Not on this computer. You should find download links for your tracks there.
    If the problem persists contact the iTunes Store support staff through the report a problem links in your account history, or via Contact Support.
    tt2

  • HT1725 ive purchased a few songs recently, and when i play certain ones back, they only play for a few seconds then stops, what do i do about this?

    Hi, a few of the songs i have purchased recently, only play back for a few seconds, what do i do about this?

    Try to delete the songs (both iTunes and computer) and redownload the songs.
    Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
    Hope this helps.

  • I'm trying to play a movie but my iPad only plays for a few seconds at a time...how do I change this

    I'M trying to view a movie on my iPad but it wont play but a few seconds at a time
    How do I make it play the movie without stopping all the time

    Movie from where?
    Is it downloaded on the device or streaming over the Internet?

  • Why do some songs in my library now only play for a few seconds and then skip onto another song?

    Some songs that previously played without issue now just play for the first 10 seconds or so and then skip onto the next song

    I wish I could provide you an answer, but I am experiencing the same issue myself. It's somehow iTunes related from what I have been able to figure out.
    Here are a couple of clues I've picked up so far:
    Somewhere between 20-30% of the songs in my library are affected.
    I have only seen AAC encoded songs exhibit the problem (iTunes purchased, not imported).
    I haven't seen the issue with any songs I bought after Jan 20, 2009.
    Playing the same song file in quicktime doesn't reproduce the issue.
    Affected songs skip on both iTunes and the iPod app of my iPhone 4 alike.
    Forcing the song to stop at the end through the song options doesn't resolve the problem.
    Songs skip (end) at random times from song to song, but repeatedly for each song at the same location.
    The biggest clue that I've found is that when I find an affected file, almost all songs I purchased on that date exhibit the same problem. (I have only found a few examples when it does not affect every song on the same purchase date group.)
    Some details about my setup:
    Windows 7 Professional
    iTunes version 10.6.3.25
    iPhone 4 running iOS 5.1.1
    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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