Video Help

To play videos through your browser on Google Video, your system must meet the following requirements:

• Windows 2000 or higher with latest updates installed or Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
• Firefox 1.1+, IE 5.0+, or Safari 1.0+
• A broadband connection with 500+ Kbps

If you're having trouble watching streaming videos, please make sure that you have a plug-in installed on your computer. Most of the videos listed in our search results are flash videos and require the Abode Flash Player plugin. You can install the Abode Flash plugin by visiting http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/.

Some of the videos listed in our search results are non-flash videos that we've indexed from the hosting site. We determine which plugin to use by looking at the file extension (.mpg, .mov, .wmv, etc) of the video. If the associated plugin is not already installed on your computer, you'll be prompted to download the plugin or player. Click here for a list of some helpful links where you can download plug-ins.

If your browser isn't equipped with a plugin that's capable of playing a certain type of video and you do not want to install the plugin, you can download the video to watch it. If you click on one of these results while in list view, grid view, or by clicking on the "Watch this Video on [site]" link in TV View, you will be prompted to download the video file in order to view it.

If videos still won't play in your browser, you may need to enable JavaScript.

To enable JavaScript in Internet Explorer, follow these steps:

1. From the "Tools" menu, select "Internet Options."
2. From the "Security" tab, click "Custom Level."
3. Scroll down to the "Scripting" section and enable "Active scripting."
4. Click "OK" twice to exit "Internet Options."
5. Close all browser windows and relaunch a new browser window.

To enable JavaScript in Firefox, please follow these steps:

1. From the "Tools" menu, select "Options."
2. Check the "Enable JavaScript" check box.
3. We also recommend checking the "Load images automatically" check box.
4. Click "OK."

Finally, if you have ad blocker, popup blocker, internet security, or anti-virus software installed, it may cause JavaScript to malfunction. Many browsers and applications allow you to disable the blocking or security mechanisms for specific websites. Disabling these features for http://video.google.com will disable them within Google Video's individual playback pages as well.