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SanskritFritz

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From: Budapest, Hungary

Registered: 2009-01-08

Posts: 1,924

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Re: Is there any way to improve flash fullscreen performance?

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/supported_features.png

This was the very comic that inspired Con Kolivas to write the BFS. Try it yourself from AUR
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=32877
and see if it helped to watch youtube fullscreen videos.

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cesura

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From: Tallinn, Estonia

Registered: 2010-01-23

Posts: 1,867

Re: Is there any way to improve flash fullscreen performance?

That's probably why, 64bit flash for me has always been crap in Linux. I have no problem with it in Windows, and 32bit for me in Linux was fair in terms of playback.

64-bit flash is crap on any OS (in my experience)
Then again, flash itself is crap, so what can you expect?

Last edited by cesura (2010-03-31 17:43:29)

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Misfit138

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From: USA

Registered: 2006-11-27

Posts: 4,189

Re: Is there any way to improve flash fullscreen performance?

I don't have much to add, except that I find it frustrating that my 1.6 GHz Pentium M on my toughbook struggles with flash. Fullscreen is still a pipedream.

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kevku

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From: Estonia

Registered: 2009-11-21

Posts: 73

Re: Is there any way to improve flash fullscreen performance?

well you can always use an userjs to watch youtube with gecko-mediaplayer...

tladuke

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Registered: 2009-07-23

Posts: 176

Re: Is there any way to improve flash fullscreen performance?

Does switching youtube to html5 beta make a difference?

There's also minitube in the aur.

Can't help you with other site.

zowki

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From: Trapped in The Matrix

Registered: 2008-11-27

Posts: 582

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Re: Is there any way to improve flash fullscreen performance?

Does switching youtube to html5 beta make a difference?

There's also minitube in the aur.

Can't help you with other site.

Yes html5 video should run faster but as mentioned in the previous page only the chrome browser supports it due to codec licensing issues.

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gladstone

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Registered: 2009-01-03

Posts: 74

Re: Is there any way to improve flash fullscreen performance?

Surprisingly, in Uzbl, Flash performance is much smoother (compared to say, Chromium). Anyone know why?

Last edited by gladstone (2010-04-15 23:30:26)

henkidefix

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From: Netherlands

Registered: 2009-01-11

Posts: 38

Re: Is there any way to improve flash fullscreen performance?

Now i can add: Flash at 1080P plays GOOD on my Arch system.

Until about 1 week ago all i had was an old 17" CRT so i could never really test Flash.
But now got me HTPC working and tested the link provided by Demian to a good quality video,
and it works just fine. Software: Arch, nvidia driver, compiz fusion, firefox, flash.
Hardware: Asus mobo Nvidia 8200, AMD Athlon XII 250, 2 GB Ram
and display is  . . . .  my new 37" / 94 cm Sony 37ex402.
internet speed is quite good.

broch

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From: L.A. California

Registered: 2006-11-13

Posts: 975

Re: Is there any way to improve flash fullscreen performance?

if this is a reference (from post #6)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ5U8suTUw0
I don't have any issues with full screen flash 720p or 1080p

I run this on HP dv5000, dual core T2500, 2GB RAM, nvidia 7400 Go
DM: kdemod 4.4
kernel: 2.6.33.3-ck1-icc (intel compiler)
and Flash trick that I mentioned here:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=95955

jck

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From: USA

Registered: 2009-05-08

Posts: 98

Re: Is there any way to improve flash fullscreen performance?

why don't you try this? : http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/50771