Youtube looks like poop

Echo

Not just youtube, but Flash movies in general. This is what they look like for me:



Huge blocky artefacts, like massive encoding errors, and generally being impossible to watch. No problems whatsoever with the same movies on my laptop.

I can't really say exactly when this started happening - it might have been after a video driver update. I have an ATI Radeon 4870 HD, I've updated to newer drivers since and it's still there.

The same video card also has some fan problems, but I'm fairly certain it's not overheating issues - the temperature hovers around the same temperature it always does.

Suggestions, anyone?

edit: Windows 7.

CycloneRanger

If you haven't already nuked your flash install and tried a fresh one, do that. If that fails, nuke your video drivers and try a fresh install of those, too. After that it might be time to try rolling back a version or two on your video drivers.

Wish I could offer more useful advice, but when it comes to stuff like this deleting and rebuilding is all I really know how to do. It usually works, though.

Iruka

Is it only flash videos with in the browser? Its not effecting games or any other video playback?

Echo

Iruka wrote: »

Is it only flash videos with in the browser? Its not effecting games or any other video playback?

Yeah, just stuff in flash.

So, I downloaded flash for "other browsers" after some loud cursing at Adobe not letting me download it with Chrome, since Chrome has Flash built-in and auto-updates.

I ran that installer, and now Flash in Chrome shows nothing but a green frame.

God I hate messing with video codec bullshit.

Rebooted, and now I actually see proper videos - knock on wood. It has worked for a few days before before it all messed up again.

Echo

So, that mostly fixed it - I still have occasional glitches like the one in the OP, but far smaller and further inbetween.

Which feels really weird, because this is something that should be either fully solved, or staying the same.

urahonky

Hmm. Could it be network transmission errors? How's your connection? My first thought was video, but if nothing else is showing the artifacts then it's either flash or network. Though I'm not sure how you would fix it....

L Ron Howard

Specific to certain browsers, or does it happen regardless?

Echo

Didn't try it in other browsers before I "fixed" it, and it's the same in all browsers now - mostly fine, the occasional artifact. And I'm sure as hell not switching browsers just for flash.

StrifeRaZoR

Looks like it's the video overlay. I get the same thing on 3D rendering when my SLi bridge decides to be a douche. (It's made by Asus, what'd you expect?). I'd say do a safe mode reboot, completely nuke every video card driver related file (DriverSweeper Profession is what I use), then uninstall any 3rd party codec packs. Restart, go back into safe mode, then install them one at a time.

Definitely an overlay problem if it's just flash/embedded videos. Games running fine? Checked your heat levels in your system? Just tossing a few things out there.