Videos don't play in youtube

Please send us a video link, thank you.

Could you please explain what you mean? I'm new at this. Thank you.

To test if i can play exactly the same video you try to play
please send me the http address of a video you cannot play...

So i can try to give you some answer

Thank you

Sorry. Here is the address: http://www.yahoo.com/
All the movies and videos don't play.

Ok i have no problem with yahoo video for example this:
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=17432&vw=g&b=0&pos=7&p=cat&fr=yfp-t-501

They are flash video can you play youtube video for examples this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P1s3aOnDhc

Thank you

hello,
or you can try this recipe,
1:open your synaptic package manager.
2:search for mozilla-mplayer and install it
3:search for mozilla-plugin-vlc and install it
4:restart the browser
you should be able to play the yahoo video..
hope this help...

to marcobra: The youtube video plays.
But the Yahoo video doesn't. It opens and then stops.
Thanks for your help.
I will try naufal's idea and if that works, then everything will be ok.

Please also to try Firefox-3.0 to play that videos:
Open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firefox-3.0

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Open Firefox 3.0 from Applications->Internet->Firefox 3.0 "Gran Paradiso"
Then try to visit a flash video required page for example:
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=17432&vw=g&b=0&pos=7&p=cat&fr=yfp-t-501
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P1s3aOnDhc

the Firefox 3.0 browser install flash player in a working way.
When you open the Firefox (2) it usually start works good with flash.

Hope this helps

To marcobra: Thanks for your patience. Upgrading also installed adobe flash player and the video plays. Youtube videos are no problem but this one was. So, thanks. It is solved.

To naufal: Thanks for your help as well. I think both answers helped because now videos play. Thanks to both of you.

To sandra.bodkin
i have the same problem as you had. i tried everything, but still can't play videos on yahoo... PLss help anybody

Raptor... try Firefox-3.0 to play that videos:
Open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firefox-3.0

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Open Firefox 3.0 from Applications->Internet->Firefox 3.0 "Gran Paradiso"
Then try to visit a flash video required page for example:
http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=17432&vw=g&b=0&pos=7&p=cat&fr=yfp-t-501
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P1s3aOnDhc

the Firefox 3.0 browser install flash player in a working way.
When you open the Firefox (2) it usually start works good with flash.

Hope this helps

to marcobra I already tried it with no avail. i also tried installing the ubuntu-restricted-extras. i'm using the ubuntu 7.10 installed with the 32-bit version. i also tried naufal's recipe. :( thanks.

To raptor: I tried both Granparadiso and naufal's idea.

This was naufal's idea: it worked because I can get the Yahoo videos now but the sound is sometimes garbled. I found the mozilla-mplayer in World Wide Web (multiverse or universe) and installed it.

or you can try this recipe,
1:open your synaptic package manager.
2:search for mozilla-mplayer and install it
3:search for mozilla-plugin-vlc and install it
4:restart the browser
you should be able to play the yahoo video..
hope this help...

Then I tried marcobra's idea and that worked. I installed Granparadiso but I didn't see much difference. However, the Adobe flash player seems to have been required. I installed that plug-in with Granparadiso and the videos worked.
The BBC Headlines worked with Totem movie player, and sometimes they didn't. So, I tried MSN and all the videos played, no problem. The YouTube plays but with some problems. Some videos don't and some do.

I hope this helps.
Sandra

To raptor: Did you enable your updates?

1. Go to System
2. Choose Administration
3. Choose Software sources and check to see what has been enabled.
4. Where it says Ubuntu software, check the four first boxes
5. Where it says Updates check to see if some of these are enabled. If they aren't, you could click on Important security updates, as well as Recommended Updates, See if Check for updates Daily is enabled also.

The above worked for me and after I got the updates everything else seemed to work too.
Hope this helps as well.
Sandra

to everyone thanks for the effort it kindda helped me a bit. i'm still a newbee. it plays now but with some minor problems.

You may wish to refer to the Restricted Formats page.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats

Best Regards,
Williamts99