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Videos appear as black blank screen! Just started happening (Original Post) snappyturtle Jun 2013 OP
You might ask in ATA... cyberswede Jun 2013 #1
Thank you. I just rebooted after a little 'rest'....I'm crossing my fingers! snappyturtle Jun 2013 #2
I'm having the same problem and rebooting didn't help. nt pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #3
Me either. I see on my computer in Task Manager that Adobe snappyturtle Jun 2013 #4
I received Windows updates early in the morning pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #5
Exactly...that's what I've been doing too....but what a pain! snappyturtle Jun 2013 #6
Ha! I've had the overlapping issue, too! pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #7
Yep. Sometimes I have to hightlight the entire area and then refresh but it works except snappyturtle Jun 2013 #8
At the moment, I am VERY selective, lol. nt pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #9

snappyturtle

(14,656 posts)
4. Me either. I see on my computer in Task Manager that Adobe
Thu Jun 13, 2013, 10:49 PM
Jun 2013

flash is stopped! Also, yesterday it updated to install the latest version....now this problem here at DU. I don't know if it's related or not. Still looking. I love DU videos and I am very upset by this problem.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
5. I received Windows updates early in the morning
Thu Jun 13, 2013, 11:04 PM
Jun 2013

At the same time, I know DU admins have been making some changes to the site. So I'm giving it a little time before doing anything.

In the meantime, You can capture the url of those black squares and post it in your address box to try going to a video you want to see. That doesn't show me the video, but the title shows up on my tab and I can get to it by searching the title on google or youtube.

Good luck!

snappyturtle

(14,656 posts)
6. Exactly...that's what I've been doing too....but what a pain!
Thu Jun 13, 2013, 11:11 PM
Jun 2013

Good luck to you too and thanks for the info about the DU changes....I've also had trouble for months with photos or graphics over laying text in the reply section of threads. But I know how to get a around it...still a pain.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
7. Ha! I've had the overlapping issue, too!
Thu Jun 13, 2013, 11:22 PM
Jun 2013

I haven't found a permanent fix, but refreshing the page eliminates the overlapping when I encounter it. And at least that's a lot simpler than looking up a black square video!

snappyturtle

(14,656 posts)
8. Yep. Sometimes I have to hightlight the entire area and then refresh but it works except
Thu Jun 13, 2013, 11:27 PM
Jun 2013

when it plays havoc on jury duty! Glad I'm not the only one experiencing this.

Edit: Do you find yourself being a bit more selective in which videos you view? I do...ha!

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