problems with video clips. (ray house)

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> Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:26:32 -0400
> From: ray house <v.2.ol at hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: problems with video clips.
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> Hi everyone, it's Ray again, thank you David,Glen,Chris and Mac for all the
> great info you took the time to send me. Glen, the W32codecs are
> installed.Chris, I am using your suggested settings.David, I installed the
> Meta package and Mac, I checked the Ubuntu forum and I have the right
> packages.I have java-common 0.30ubuntu3 and flash player installed. Here is
> the situation; I am using a new Dell Vostro computer with Vista installed
> and I installed Ubuntu 8.1 along side it (to get used to linux). In Ubuntu
> I get Google videos OK but the screen intensity lowers and all freezes when
> I try to get youtube videos.When I am in Vista all types of video are
> displayed correctly. I dont know what is going on.I really appreciate all
> your help and I like linux and will probably get rid of Vista if I can
> resolve this problem. I am not a programmer and cant figure this out alone.
>  Thank you.
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> Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:16:49 -0300
> From: gmerrick at chebucto.ns.ca
> To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: RE: problems with video clips.
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I know your frustration but there is an answer somewhere and you will 
eventually find it.  

You did not mention if you are using No-Script or other script blocking apps.   
Like Glenn mentioned, the symptoms sound exactly like No-Script preventing an 
action.

Just grasping at straws here but since your system seems to be running out of 
resources when attempting to play the clip, just for the heck of it check to 
see if your desktop display is using visual effects and if so try turning 
them off to see if that makes any difference. 

Right click on the desktop to bring up the option menu
Click "Change Desktop Background"
Select the "Visual Effects" tab and then 
Select "None"  if it is not already defaulted to none.

Mac