Lunar Eclipse timelapse, Win7 users help needed

Phil Hart · #1 03-08-2011, 10:03 AM

I posted a link to my Lunar Eclipse Timelapse at Mt Buffalo in an earlier solar system thread (and on my blog post here).

The timelapse video is on my smugmug site: http://philhart.smugmug.com/Astronom...639640_wh6W7dJ

After feedback from iceman, I realised the video playback is terrible for some users and it seems to be Windows7/Flash Player related. If you are using Windows 7, can you try viewing the video above and tell me if it plays ok?

Then right click on the video, choose 'Settings' and tell me if 'Hardware Acceleration' is enabled (it seems to work if it is NOT enabled).

I'll send your feedback to smugmug who currently claim the problem is 'very rare' but if I find more Win 7 users with the same problem then I'll be arguing otherwise!

thanks!

Phil

jase (Jason) · #2 03-08-2011, 11:54 AM

Works fine for me Phil. Win7 x64 with IE9 (also tested with Firefox5). Flash version is 10.3.181.34.

If anything, it can take a few moments for buffering.

Nice work btw!

Bassnut (Fred) · #3 03-08-2011, 12:29 PM

ditto on my Win7 x64 with IE9

Phil Hart · #4 03-08-2011, 12:36 PM

thanks Fred/Jase.. that's a little more comforting.

can you right click on the video and tell me if you have 'hardware acceleration' on?

iceman had trouble with Chrome and IE on his Win7 laptop, and I can see problems in Firefox and IE on my Win7 laptop (with latest flash player). Works fine everywhere else I've tried. Weird..

Phil

asimov (John) · #5 03-08-2011, 12:38 PM

Works fine for me: Win7 64bit/Google chrome. Hardware acc. enabled.

gregbradley · #6 03-08-2011, 01:17 PM

Not fine for me, unusual splotchy video images.

I7 laptop, Win 7, 64 bit, 8gb RAM, IE9.

Greg.

Bassnut (Fred) · #7 03-08-2011, 03:06 PM

Acellerator on, flash ver 10,3,181,26

multiweb (Marc) · #8 03-08-2011, 03:16 PM

Works fine on Win7 64bit with Hardware acceleration ticked. IE9 with latest flash plugin 10,3,181,34.

gregbradley · #9 03-08-2011, 03:30 PM

Where do you tick hardware acceleration?

Greg.

Phil Hart · #10 03-08-2011, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Where do you tick hardware acceleration?

Greg.

Thanks Greg..

If you right click on top of the video, you should be able to choose settings. If you have multiple tabs to choose from, it should be on the first tab.

Phil

Bassnut (Fred) · #11 03-08-2011, 05:28 PM

It even runs perfectly on my stupid iphone, ...........and iphone doesnt support flash