Flash in Chrome is slow?
Apr 17, 2013 | 5:20 pm
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Flash in Chrome is slow?
I always thought that my computer was just sucky, but it turns out it was my browser. When I watch flash video in Chrome, my CPU use spikes, the video is jerky and pixellated. I just tried watching the Daily Show in Firefox, and the video is smooth and clear.
I know Chrome uses Google's own variant of Flash, so I assume that's the problem. But why is Google Flash so bad?
I know Chrome uses Google's own variant of Flash, so I assume that's the problem. But why is Google Flash so bad?
Apr 18, 2013 | 8:50 am
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Google Chome uses Pepper API. Try disabling it and install Adobe's plugin as described in http://support.google.com/chrome/bin...?answer=108086
Additionally, Chrome uses GPU acceleration. If your GPU is on the weaker side, it may end up slower than doing everything via CPU. Try adding "--disable-accelerated-compositing" to the Chrome short cut command and see if it helps any.
Additionally, Chrome uses GPU acceleration. If your GPU is on the weaker side, it may end up slower than doing everything via CPU. Try adding "--disable-accelerated-compositing" to the Chrome short cut command and see if it helps any.
Last edited by msb0b; Apr 18, 2013 at 12:36 pm
Apr 18, 2013 | 12:23 pm
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The link results in a blank page, but a little more poking around yielded the command line switch --disable-bundled-ppapi-flash which made Pepper Flash disappear from my plugins list - and now Adobe Flash plays videos smoothly in Chrome. Thanks!!