Steve, Just to better understand what you are doing, let me walk through it.
1. You find a video on YouTube that is 30 minutes long. 2. You start the play and hit pause immediately (as in the instructions). 3. You see it downloading/buffering the video. Then, as it has buffered exactly 20 minutes worth, it jumps to the end. 4. If you now play it, you get 20 minutes of the 30 minute video and then the message about replaying or going to another one. OR, IS IT 1. as above, except it could be a 5 minute video. 2. as above 3. You see it buffering. You time with a stop watch the movement of the buffer and after 20 minutes of downloading (even if it were only 1 minute of video), it stops and never advances. 4. You can now play, but the video ends where buffering stopped and then the messages pop up. Thanks. On 9/13/07, Steve Rigby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On the issue of my question if Youtube is truncating the download of > any video that takes longer than 20 minutes to view, I have the proof > that it is a fact, and no longer merely an assumption. I am a bit > angry with myself for not seeing this proof before now. > > Here is the proof. When a Youtube video that is being viewed online > comes to an end, the viewing screen always puts up a couple of messages > to the viewer. One messages asks if the viewer wishes to view another > video, the other asks if the viewer wishes to replay the same video. > > When a video that I am watching ends prematurely as I have been > describing in previous posts, the screen change that I described above > always occurs. That could only happen if Youtube is controlling the > situation. Were any other factor the cause of a video to cease being > downloaded after having been transmitted from Youtube, that screen > change could not possibly take place unless the party that is > terminating the video were to be able to somehow create and insert that > screen change, a concept that is too ridiculous and laughable to > seriously consider. > > So, there you have it. That is my proof positive both Google and > Youtube are discriminating against a class of internet user even though > their sites clearly make a point of claiming that they do not in any > way place any limitations upon dial-up users. In fact, they have a > 'help' topic specifically aimed at dial-up users. Allow me to quote > directly from Youtube: > > Can I watch YouTube videos with a Dial-Up connection? > > Still rockin' the 56k? No problem. As you may already know, a slower > connection simply means slower delivery of services. You only need a > little more time and patience than with a faster connection. For best > results, you may want to start the video player and then click on the > PAUSE button immediately. Then, wait until the red progress bar has > reached the end of the video before playing it. Allowing the entire > video buffer lets you watch it without interruption. Remember, the > shorter the video, the shorter the amount of time it takes to buffer. > +++ > > I rest my case. > > Steve > > > ************************************************************************ > * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== > * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== > * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name > * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST > * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L > * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress > * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ************************************************************************ > * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived > ************************************************************************ > -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
