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Why are youtube videos choppy?

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YouTube videos are jerky/choppy on Firefox like frames are being skipped every half a second or so. Audio is fine.

Video and audio are fine on MS Edge.

Are there some settings I need to tweak?

I'm on version 64. I think this is a fairly recent problem but can't be sure.

Thanks, Jim

YouTube videos are jerky/choppy on Firefox like frames are being skipped every half a second or so. Audio is fine. Video and audio are fine on MS Edge. Are there some settings I need to tweak? I'm on version 64. I think this is a fairly recent problem but can't be sure. Thanks, Jim

Chosen solution

I installed h264ify and it made no difference. Then, I disabled H264-video-codec plugin...and now everything is smooth!

(I also tried just disabling the h264-video-codec, but h264ify is required for smooth playback.)

Thanks!

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I installed h264ify and it made no difference. Then, I disabled H264-video-codec plugin...and now everything is smooth!

(I also tried just disabling the h264-video-codec, but h264ify is required for smooth playback.)

Thanks!

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It might be a bug in the default codec.

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1513511

It's fixed on Beta, so you won't need an addon after the next release (2019-01-29).

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Thanks for link to bug report.

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The new Firefox 64.0.2 update may help with the Youtube stuttering.

https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/64.0.2/releasenotes/

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Yes, 64.0.2 fixes it for me :-)

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I have the same problem with jerky playback. Going to the same website using Windows Explorer runs smoothly. I have installed 64.0.2. Is there anything else I can do before dumping FireFox?

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Here it is May, and the Firefox software still has not been fixed. All the others work OK. Where are the competent software designers at Mozilla?

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The bug we're talking here has been fixed two versions ago. This thread is marked as solved.

You have completely different issue, so please file a new question.

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Hi Bob, Here's the link to start your own thread, where volunteers can get more details about your setup: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/new

Because this thread is solved and more people might start using it for their own questions, I'm going to lock it.