Bug Reports & Technical Issues Google Group

My video is broken. Can anyone help?

(amyindallas) — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:11:30 UT

[link]
My video has been breaking off and on for almost a year. Sometimes it
plays for only one second of scrambled pixels and other times it plays
the whole thing. For the last month or so it has only been playing
this way. One second.
Is there any kind of Youtube support for something like this? It

Unable to upload due to..

(jc112517) — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:45:20 UT

Hi I own the copyright to a video that someone else has put on
youtube, i have gone through the copyright process, yet i can still
not upload the video when i try it says rejected due to terms
violation. does anyone have any idea as to what i can do. does it have
to do with the other video being up, or is it just the video im trying

Contact Groups

(neroaga) — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:21:16 UT

When i send videos, there is the option to switch between my contact
groups in a drop down menu. My problem is that even when i switch
groups, the groups itself doesn't switch.
The default group is friends, but i never send videos using that group
because it has to many people in it; instead i use another group i

Got A Warning Message "This program has performed an illegal operation"

(himyaosui) — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:45:23 UT

I got a waring message and was NOT able to view any youtube videos.
Why did this happen, how, and what can I do? Is there anything that I
can do about it as I am completely unable to view youtube videos. My
computer will shut down/log me out.

The message (two of them) is as shown below:

Channels And Video View update?

(channelsfather) — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:30:50 UT

Dear sir / madam,

Daily i was having mre thn 200 view on my
channels but suddenly it stopped same to my videos ? can some one help
why is that my channel name is ( channelsfather ).

Thanks

Afridi

HD video skipping

(Alexandresirois08) — Wed, 27 May 2009 09:13:52 UT

I recently uploaded an HD video on YouTube. The problem is that when I
make it play, it continuously skips. However, when I look at the
original file on my computer everything is perfect. I would like to
know what is the problem and how to resolve it.

**Specifications of the video**

*URL: [link]

UPLOAD SPEEDS

(BroJustin) — Wed, 27 May 2009 09:00:07 UT

In theory I should be able to upload at up to 380kbps when uploading
my videos, but can only get 47.8kbps. This means that a typical video
upload of mine takes about 45 minutes.

This does not appear to be a YouTube issue directly, as they take the
same time to another site. However, this is annoying.

Stuck "1 new message" in inbox when no new messages are displayed

(R00tbrian) — Wed, 27 May 2009 08:54:48 UT

I've got a wee little annoying problem, it's do to with the inbox.

I cleaned the cache and cookies, closed and restarted my browser (i'm
using ubuntu 8.04.2, all patches applied, latest updates, using the
latest version of Firefox) and signed in again.

Still, the inbox is saying "1" in Personal Messages, meaning a new

Accounts hacked

(STFU4KidsHater) — Wed, 27 May 2009 06:03:18 UT

My accounts, AntiTrollOrgo, PokemonxKing and ShutUpAnti4KidsPeeps have
all been hacked by the same person, on May 23 2009.

Ever since the hacker took over these accounts, he changed the
passwords and e-mails. If any of you wondered how he stole my
accounts, he used a keylogger to steal them.

Reopen Account glitch

(WrongWayToChina) — Wed, 27 May 2009 03:57:02 UT

ok so i want to reopen my account called Beltfrazzzz. After i type the
Username and email i click submit. then later i recieve an email
saying i can log in....
its not suspended or invalid but when i go to log in i cant, then i go
to this URL
[link]
It says its closed? WTF? I just reopened it. Please help me!!!

RealTime on button not working.

(ZeroZX999) — Wed, 27 May 2009 03:54:34 UT

A few months back I got an invite to use the new Realtime share
option, when I turned it on it was working fine. Recently however, it
became a blank useless toolbar. I managed to get the toolbar back to
normal, but it says it needs to be turned back on and when I try to it
wont let me. Why is it doing that, and how can I fix it?

Reopen Account Glitch

(WrongWayToChina) — Wed, 27 May 2009 03:53:13 UT

Its pissing me off i go to reopen one of my accounts (its not
suspended or invalid) i enter the correct usernamel and email. Then
later i receive an email saying i can log in again, but when i go to
sign in i cant. I copy and paste the URL
[link] and it says its closed? WTF? I

Subscription reruns

(Jaytheredneck1) — Wed, 27 May 2009 03:22:12 UT

I like that new additions from my favorite youtubers are displayed on
the front page of youtube when I log in. Infact, I load up youtube a
few times a day to look and see if there are any new vids in that
box. However, it's becoming frustrating that the box keeps getting
filled up with old videos, mostly ones that I have already watched.

Videos on my website loading way too slowly

(debi1054) — Wed, 27 May 2009 01:50:58 UT

I am building a website, and using short (1 1/2 min) youtube videos on
the page. So far I have loaded 4 videos to the page. At first, all was
well. Now, each of the videos loads very slowly, starting and stopping
continuously. I am aware that if I start the video, then stop it and
wait for it to load entirely, and then start it again, that it will

A Second Attempt ----- Video Error

(AllGuitarBlog) — Tue, 26 May 2009 23:51:27 UT

I uploaded a video a few days ago and it would buffer properly, but it
simply wouldn't play past 14 or 15 seconds (this wasn't just an error
for me, it was for all viewers). I put a post here trying to get some
help but then I decided to just scratch it and upload it again. I
uploaded the exact same file, and now the whole video is viewable, but

Noise instead of sound

(guitarGR) — Tue, 26 May 2009 23:21:46 UT

My following video:

[link]

used to play with a sound. Now there is a noise instead of a sound and
I can do nothing about it. It looks like a Youtube bug. Please, help
me to fix that.

Thank you in advance,
Gregory

YT Messin' With My Head - Video View Counts Not Increasing

(flashbuilding) — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:12:10 UT

My video view counts are not increasing at all anymore for three days
now... just thought I would bring it to light in case any staff roam
these threads... mine can be added to the thousands of posts on this
very random malfunction.

Funny how a system can work sometimes... and sometimes not... like

Comments and Personal Messages unread count not decreasing

(Someguy12121) — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:35:51 UT

All comments on my vids and messages that are sent to me are remaining
as unread even though I have read them and clicked on them. It says I
have 8 video comments that are new yet they have been old for a couple
weeks even monthes.

I request that YouTube send an Abuse Complaint to BayArea.net

(smalin) — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:44:45 UT

A company called RingsALot.com has been posting spam comments.

I've contacted the ISP (BayArea.net); one of their representatives
(Brian T. <[email address]>) has said that "Youtube would have to
send us the abuse complaint to validate the spam issue."

I've shown the connection between the involved parties in this

Premier elements uploading and google account

(mttadvsum) — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:33:42 UT

I cannot upload videos from Premier Elements using my Google account.
Any attempt via Premier Elements fails with the "The username and
password you provided do not match. Please try again".

What should I do?

Problem, please help!

(DreadEditing) — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:23:27 UT

Hello, i have a problem that 2 of my comments got marked as spam i did
not even do it and when i press not spam nothing happenes!

On this movie: [link]

Video Responses Pending?

(waterbender42) — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:17:44 UT

I have a contest running right now and alot of people are entering.
The problem is it willl only give me one video response in my inbox at
a time, and the rest of them that were submitted beforehand just
disappear. Is there any way I can fix this, or would it be best if I
marked that video responses were submitted automatically.

Video and Audio Messing Up

(BOdblsizzle) — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:56:54 UT

The video and audio are skipping around/going very slow...only way I
can describe it is that the video is on a record player and the record
is going very slow. I can watch the video, but it takes twice the time
and it is hard to understand.....can this me fixed please!

Video plays

(mixmasterdjoe) — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:17:48 UT

I've got a little question about the play counts on videos, i uploaded
one a few days ago and now the number of plays has been blocked at a
certain amount for a couple of days, despite the fact i'm sure quite a
few people have been watching the video thanks to feedback on myspace,
facebook and even youtube channel... Is this normal?

Video Overlay Ads are in Japanese

(Azrhei) — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:14:45 UT

I noticed that for the last several days (about 4 day? but not
certain) when ever I watch a video that has an overlay ad (an ad the
pops up over the video) that it is in Japanese (not Chinese or Korean)

I am in the US
I am not using a Proxy
My IP is not cloaked
My IP does show correctly and reports correct region (Seattle, WA)

Why does Google display my YouTube Page as a Japanese site?

(Loner4Life) — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:47:53 UT

When I google search my username "Loner4Life," this comes up.

YouTube - Loner4Life さんのチャンネル
Loner4Life さんがさんをチャンネル登録しました (1時間前). Loner4Life さんが動画をお気に入りに追加しました (6
時間前)

Google displays my YouTube as a Japanese site. Why is this? I'm not

Youtube Emails and comments still showing NEW

(ClaybrookFarms) — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:01:19 UT

I've been having this problem for 2 weeks now and haven't had the time
to report this issue, plus I thought someone would have fixed it by
now. This reporting proceedure really sucks. I just wish there was a
way to email someone when I have and issue for them to fix instead of
having to come here and get results.

Tool for reporting hate speech broken

(CircaRigel) — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:20:19 UT

My swine- flu video received a disturbing comment threatening an
ethnic group. I approved it per what the help center said to do (I
didn't want to approve it) and have also blocked the member. However,
it was so disturbing that I felt the need to report it further up the
chain of command. I tried to use the tool, but when I got to a

New Discussion Form Messed Up

(thall89553) — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:38:10 UT

This form I am using to submit this question is messed up. The width
of the form fields is very, very narrow and I am certain this is not
set up correctly. Is it just my browser of do others see the same
issue?

Private Viewing Contacts Not Working

(thall89553) — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:36:17 UT

I am trying to make a video private and specify a contact that can
watch it. WhenI try to do so it tells me I do not have any contacts.
When I go to my contacts it shows I do???

Can't unlink account

(joe4mcr) — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:33:51 UT

For some reason my account is "permantly linked" to my google one. Why
and can I unlink it?

Unable to upload 350 megabyte video 9 minutes long

(wfpatterson) — Tue, 26 May 2009 09:59:39 UT

Hello all,

After ten hours, it freezes with the progress bar about two thirds
from complete - have tried with two different browsers with the same
results - I thought the upload limit was 1 gigabyte or ten minutes -
what am I doing wrong? It is an MPEG file.

Thanks,

Bill

Stream Problems

(amyroselover) — Tue, 26 May 2009 09:26:56 UT

Guess What When You Put in ANY Background If You Are Forced To Refresh
ITS NOT THERE! IT MAKES ME SO ANGRY THAT YOU TUBE HAS NOT SENT a small
message saying WHY!!!!!!!!!

how do I find the URL for my video stream in embedded youtube player?

(nekocreative) — Tue, 26 May 2009 07:55:44 UT

I'm trying to embedd a youtube player on my website, that plays all my
videos, with latest first.

I'm using this method for the embedding:
[link]

But how do i find the correct url to use? I tried copy paste the url
that the "custom player" generates, but then it displays with the

Playlists Are Out Of Order

(hafocord) — Tue, 26 May 2009 04:52:03 UT

My channel playlists are (for the most part) named yyyy/mm/dd. They
are now appearing in the order I created rather than the alpha/
numerical order in wish I wish them to appear. This issue is also
happening with other channels besides mine. Any advice?

Still have this problem!

(amyindallas) — Tue, 26 May 2009 03:07:02 UT

For the last year and half, this video will sometimes work fine, and
then it breaks in this same exact way. It gets shortened to one
second and it's all pixelated. Is there any way it can get fixed and
stay fixed? Is there a help center at all for this kind of thing?
It won't let me reupload the video or edit it either and people

video not playing after disputing a copyright..

(Clotheshanger13) — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:58:12 UT

I recently resolved a copyright issue with the following video:
[link]

however, when I go to view this video I get this error message: An
error occurred, please try again later.

does anyone know of anything I can do to get this video back online?
The dispute has been solved for a while and the video is just simply

asian ads ans asian writing on right click

(mastahmo) — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:48:23 UT

so when i go to watch a video and the ad runs across the bottom of the
screen, all the letters are in some asian writing, japanese maybe? not
sure. it happens when i'm watching any video, not specifically related
to asian videos, plus i don't even watch them so not sure why i get
this. when i right click the video, the writing is in whatever it is,

GLITCHES!

(Gimmeabreakman) — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:47:20 UT

First, why isn't there a link at the bottom to let people report
problems and glitches? Shouldn't that be priority one?
Here are a few problems I've noticed recently.
1) Sometimes I come across a comment posted underneath my video that
has been marked as SPAM. When I try to UNmark it nothing happens.

Inbox bug

(QuadrivialMind) — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:26:26 UT

No matter where I see it from or what browser I use, my inbox always
says I have one new personal message. If I click on it, my inbox opens
up but there's nothing in bold text, there's no new message. However,
it keeps saying there's one new personal message. I've searched
through the pages to see if by some insane chance it's actually hidden

I Need Help With My Inbox...

(InuYasha9177) — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:21:18 UT

When I Get Personal Messages From Friends Or When Someone Sends Me A
Movie No Matter How Many Times I Click On It The Movie Or Message
Won't Say I Did...The Title Of It Stays Dark..Also When I Click On The
Delete I Have To Refresh It In Order For It To Work..I Need Help On
This Please..My Youtube Name Is Inuyasha9177.

I can't view anything

(chibixdemon52) — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:18:41 UT

I've downloaded and installed the latest versions of Flash and my
browser(Firefox), and I have JavaScript enabled, but for some reason I
can't see anything in my inbox and videos just appear as black boxes.
I got the same problems when i tried in Internet Explorer.

Can't suscribe!

(Joshuabarnes1) — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:01:31 UT

I've clicked on suscribe many times and everytime it says "You must
confirm you email adress to suscribe". Well I have done this many
times also and nothing changes. And Yes I have deleted my cookies and
cashe.

Why when I submit for revenue sharing....

(RedneckRickem) — Mon, 25 May 2009 23:54:19 UT

How come over 12 hours since my video gets uploaded, there are no ads
or in the Edit Video column there is no Advertising Options section. I
lose 1000's of page impressions. Is this a glitch. I've searched all
over for answers so If this is in the wrong section please bear with
me.

Thanks

Youtube "Performing Maintenance" randomly

(waterbender42) — Mon, 25 May 2009 23:24:53 UT

Every once in a while, On the top of any random page on the site, I
see the green bar saying "YouTube is Performing Maintenance" and then
it goes away on the next page. Why is this?

HD links not showing

(ILegendaryLCDI) — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:57:18 UT

For some reason a couple of days ago the HD links and High quality
links are no longer showing up on any videos. I went into my settings
and changed it so that it will always use highest quality when i click
on a video but its not working. Is it like this for everyone or is it
just me?

Comment marked as spam

(xandaz64) — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:21:49 UT

A comment has been posted to one of my videos and is marked as spam
without me clicking on it. When I click on the link that says "Not
Spam" nothing happens.

Is this a known problem? Is there any way to get around it?

-Mike

Videos not loading

(ScrapDadddy) — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:35:47 UT

Alright here's my problem: Whenever I go to look at a vid, all I get a
big black box. I can't watch the vid. When I right click all in says
is video not loaded and about AdobeFlashplayer 10. I already tried
what that other thread said about getting adobe flashplayer by
deleting it and reinstalling but I still get the same problem. Please

channel comment counter

(chi9ja) — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:21:41 UT

this is something wrong with my channel comment counter cos i hv only
7 comments but it says i have 8, it always counts one number ahead.
plus sometimes when i comment on some1's channel or video, it doesn't
show up cos d people say they never saw it at all.
thanks

Processing Taking Forever

(Stco23) — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:32:02 UT

I uploaded a video today and have been waiting for it to process, it
has been processing for 4 hours and 31 Minutes. I want youtube to
finish my processing. This has never happened before.