Youtube Videos on SL

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This was posted on http://myslhometv.ning.com/forum/topics/how-to-play-youtube-videos-in-sl by nightlife Overlord.

YouTube no longer works in MP4 (Quicktime), for now we have to play YouTube videos in flash format.

To get play YouTube playing in SL:

1) Download and Install Firefox browser, if you don't have it installed on your computer. Download firefox from http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/new/.

2) Open the Firefox browser and go to http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ download and install Adobe Flash player. Do this with the Firefox Browser.

This is necessary because most SL Viewers including Phoenix and Firestorm use the flash version  installed in Firefox to play Flash videos. If you don't have flash installed in firefox you might see a blue cube on the screen when you try to playing Youtube videos.

3) Re-Log from SL.

4) On your @home TV Menu click on Main Menu -> Options -> Use Flash. This will set your TV to play YouTube videos in flash format. Now try playing YouTube videos.

Your @home TV should be version 6.1.7 and your @home Audio/video Receiver should be version 4.2.4.

We have free Updaters in the store for older versions of the Plasma TV, ZoomTV and DreamTV. You can also send them to me in a folder with your name on it, I will exchange it with the latest version.

If you have have the @home YouTube TV, please put it in a folder with your name on it and send it to nightlife Overlord in-world. I will exchange it with our Improved Dream TV Mini with YouTube and more features.

Some problems with Flash videos in SL

Flash is not yet perfect in SL. There are some problems affecting all flash videos in SL including YouTube. These are problems with the SL viewer and affects all TV brands:

1. Volume Control: The volume of flash videos can't be controlled from the SL viewer, it has to be controlled with the PC volume.

2. Fullscreen: Some flash videos don't show in Full screen but they are stretched in a letterbox image.

3. Some YouTube videos are restricted and are not available in Flash format.

I hope we can find a better solution to Youtube in SL soon.