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Hello GIJoe,

I've only just come across your script but it certainly seems like a quality piece of work. Very nice. Not least because your 'no autoplay but buffer' actually seems to work and consistently so !
My cpu is only a 730 MHz Pentium III so the low quality setting is also great for me.
All in all, your script seems to give me the best Youtube playback experience I've yet found.
I hope you're planning to stay around and keep the script updated when needed; I'm sure many like me will continue to be grateful.

Many thanks,
Lee
UK

Hello again,

I've actually since noticed that the 'low quality' option doesn't seem to be of any help after all for my low CPU power. I previously assumed it was, without looking at the CPU load in XP's Task Manager.
Although I do like this script, especially for its reliable 'buffer but no autoplay', I am finding that the script 'YousableTubeFix' has options that do give my CPU a load reduction, usually keeping it under 90% on playback.
However, that script's 'buffer but no autoplay' doesn't consistently work for me.
I suppose you can't have it all!

Lee

Hello GIJoe and thanks for your keen-ness on coding your script.

That setting however doesn't seem to help with my CPU load; my old 730 MHz Pentium III with onboard graphics still usually shows around 98 / 100% CPU load on playback.
I appreciate however that my pc is _very_ out of date! (am looking into getting a new one)

YousableTubeFix by Mindeye has two sets of settings, 'default video format' and 'Flash player quality'; I as a mere user have no idea how they work, but choosing 'Fastest quality available' and 'Low quality (Low CPU use)' usually gives me a CPU load of 80-90% on playback. Just enough of a help to take out most of the annoying playback jerkiness.

Of course, all these CPU readings of mine flatline at 100% if I dare to do anything else at all whilst playing a video (along with normal XP background processes, anti-virus resident protection etc), so I appreciate it's very much a lost cause with such a low power CPU.
:)

Lee

I've just had another quick look at the CPU load, and contrary to my earlier post above, it seems I am now seeing a CPU load reduction using View In Very Low Quality. I am however testing with a different clip (and probably different script settings) to last time. Also the latest script version.
Can the specifics of any video clip make a difference to the CPU load, whilst keeping the Very Low Quality setting for everything? Maybe a clip made in very high quality/resolution can only 'be reduced' so far? I assume so, but I don't pretend to fully understand the issues of quality, resolution and video 'size'.

By the way, presumably it makes no difference to playback if we hit 'play' on the Youtube player or 'play' on the script's Media Controller? I assume they both result in the same playback experience.

Lee