I installed Chrome because I have a new laptop. But now when I want to play Vine/Instagram videos, it doesn’t display them—I only get the sound. These videos are .mp4 I guess.
What could be the problem? I’ve noticed that more people have this problem, but haven’t found a solution to this.
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I had the same problem and was able to use Steve Wingfelder's workaround (numbers added for ease of reading)
Temporary Fix:
- Enter “Chrome://flags” in the address bar.
- Find an entry that says “Disable hardware-accelerated video decode.”
- Click “Enable”.
- Your videos should now play just fine
Your problem also could be related to plugins. Some found Gokul's suggestion to work:
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- Type chrome://plugins click on +details find the PepperFlash entry and click Disable.Use only Adobe plugin.
- Check your extension causes the trouble.Disable them one by one and check.
Temporary Fix:
Enter “Chrome://flags” in the address bar. Find an entry that says “Disable hardware-accelerated video decode.” Click “Enable”. Your videos should now play just fine
It does work, however. your computer may run a LOT slower and become pretty hot while playing videos of high quality of even if you play a couple of them at the same time. I would limit viewing the videos of instagram and vine on your phone if I was you.
The answer to your question can be found here:
Refer to the workarounds posted by Gokul and Steve Wingfelder.
3Hardware acceleration is a feature in Adobe Flash Player that usually delivers a better video playing experience; however, sometimes it may cause issues.
The option to disable hardware acceleration is only available for certain versions of Adobe Flash Player system plug-in and operating systems (OS). Follow these steps to see if the option is available:
- Right-click on the on the video you’re having issues with
- Click Settings
- If you see the option enable hardware acceleration, uncheck it. If you don’t see it, the option is not available for you.
- Click Close
- Refresh the page and check whether the video is working
Once you disable hardware acceleration, the setting will apply across all internet browsers on your computer.
For me it was FireBug plugin that caused this issue, turning it off helped
2My fix was enabling facebook owned content domain to connect in one Widgetblock addon
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