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john of MT
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08/18/2020 1:29 am
Originally Posted by: jusroc777

hello

thanks for your reply

yes, the problem i get is when trying to play one of the tutorial videos

if i drag the playback head to the right, in order to skip part of the video

(which i sometimes want to do because i previosly watched half the video)

the video doesn't jump to the new spot particularly quickly

and then just goes into "buffering" mode, with a static picture and a "buffing" triangle appearing in the middle of the video picture frame

if i leave this go, it usually doesn't resolve either and just keeps on buffering

forcing me to watch the video from the start all over again

which is a bummer

that's the problem in a nut schell

I just went through the top six lessons of my Favorites list. I advanced/skipped each ahead three times. In most cases the play was virtually uninterrupted, in no case was the delay more than a couple tenths of a second. Except for the last, sixth, lesson.

In that sixth lesson, I experienced a 'stutter' and a buffer after previously advancing it twice without an issue. That happened in two plays of the lesson. On the third play of the lesson all three advances resulted in an immediate continuing play of the lesson.

I live in a rural area and have a frustratingly slow DSL connection. Immediately after the above I did a speed test which showed 6 Mbps; the norm for the last couple weeks.

These results may point to a problem with your settings or your web connection.


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