Common Problems and Solutions

No video player, there is just a blank space where the player should be
Update browser
Update Flash
Stream is frequently re-buffering, looks “choppy,” “laggy”, “pausing” or “stop and go.”
Watch at a lower quality
Update flash
Check bandwidth
Check computer resources
Disable or enable hardware acceleration
Black screen instead of a live video stream, even though I see a red “live” badge in the bottom of the player
Check bandwidth
Update flash
Disable or enable hardware acceleration
Watch at a lower quality
Check computer resources
Check that Ustream content is not being blocked by a firewall or content filtering from your local network.
Stream is playing back at a lower than expected frame rate
Check bandwidth
Update flash
Disable or enable hardware acceleration
Watch at a lower quality
Check computer resources

 

Troubleshooting Steps