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Improve Flash Player support for Linux.  
Written by Copitox the 9 May 09 at 17:18. New
Most of people are just "desktop users". They just want to listen to music, use an IM client, use twitter, facebook and youtube. So what? Well, youtube use flash, facebook use flash, and LOTS of sites use flash. It's clearly not the same wathcing a youtube video or playing a flash game in linux and in windows, the windows performance is WAY better. In Linux it barely runs, use a lot of CPU and sometimes even make the system crash. So, in order to make ubuntu really usabe for everyone, this should be solved.
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Solution #1: Lobby Macromedia/Adboe for better linux versions
Written by Copitox the 9 May 09 at 17:18.
Canonical could use their connection with Dell to push Macromedia/Adobe.
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Solution #2: Lobby Macromedia/Adboe to release the code
Written by Copitox the 9 May 09 at 17:18.
Canonical could use their connection with Dell to push Macromedia/Adobe.
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Solution #3: Work with Macromedia/Adobe
Written by Copitox the 10 May 09 at 03:28.
Maybe Canonical could make a team to work with adobe on Flash linux versions.
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Solution #4: Improve Gnash
Written by bitf the 10 May 09 at 03:38.
Gnash is Free Software, which means it can be bundled with Ubuntu. One step closer to getting Ubuntu to work out of the box.
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Solution #5: Adobe Just Started, so just offer Help
Written by Shady3D the 10 May 09 at 06:15.
just wait, because Adobe is just starting to develop for Linux, and they've spend a lot of time with windows to get this right, so its a matter of time.

so what should canonical do is just to offer Adobe for some help if they need, but working on Flash again will be waste of time and effort.
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Solution #8: Improve SWFDec
Written by anyedge the 15 May 09 at 07:16.
I list SWFDec(which actually works better for me) because Gnash has already been listed(and I voted for that as well). Adobe will only release their Flash code once the FOSS alternatives catch up to their software(think Sun and Java). Creating a team to work with Adobe WHILE they are keeping it closed source is a waste of time and resources that would be better served(and more coercive to Adobe) working on the FOSS alternatives.
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Solution #9: Assist with HTML 5 (includes native video support, scalable graphics, etc)
Written by weblordpepe the 28 May 09 at 11:55.
HTML 5 includes native video support, scalable graphics, and other neato things. Basically the aim is to provide all the beautiful stuff we use on the web today without having to resort to some binary, unaccessible plugin.
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When was the last time you saw a search engine tunnel through links in a Flash website?
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HTML 5 is something that Canonical is able to assist with and support. Its a W3C, international standards kinda thing. It is where the web is headed.. or at least should head.Remember folks, the web got big due to accessible protocols..
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We cannot let the future be run on closed platforms like Flash or Silverlight.
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Think Javascript + scalable graphics + native video support all without plugins! Improve the open stuff, not beg the proprietary vendors for more. It's not the GNU/free way.
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Solution #10: Work on ogv development
Written by malachi1990 the 3 Jun 09 at 00:22.
Mozilla and Wikimedia are working on the ogg video format to replace flash videos. This could be a viable alternative with a little bit of time and a lot of support from the community.

If someone can find the link on this, please post in the comments.
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Solution #11: Do nothing
Written by rocketflame the 8 Jun 09 at 00:23.
whats wrong with flash? the version from adobe works fine
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Solution #12: Based on #4 Add GPU acceleration to Gnash
Written by commodore256 the 22 Jun 09 at 12:13.
GPU acceleration will make flash media less of a resource hog.

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Stop computer going idle when Flash movie playing  
Written by Knad the 16 Nov 08 at 14:33. New
When watching flash movies, for example BBC Iplayer, ubuntu allows my screen to dim and switch off.

I do not want to change my settings so that it waits an hour or so for my computer to be 'idle' as I do wish to save power etc.

It already knows when I am watching a movie in totem or something and blocks the computer from going idle, I would like this to also work for flash movies.

I see that a lot of sites use flash for content that is not movies, so possibly only allow the flash to block idle when the browser is visible on the screen, i.e. non minimised.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #15679
Written by Knad the 16 Nov 08 at 14:33.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #15679 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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independently using Flash and Gnash  
Written by krs the 10 Mar 09 at 09:14. New
FlashPlayer is a non-free CPU-cosuming non-accessible technology widely used for annoying advertisement. However any modern OS MUST have flash support.
On the other side we have the Gnash Project, a free and open swf player. Gnash support flash 7 features, and some feature from flash 8 and 9. Plus a lot of great features; Xvideo support (fullscreen movie without tearing), "save-as" context menu for animation and streams, etc...

Unfortunately, FlashPlayer(non-free) is at version 10, and sometimes you just can display an animation correctly with Gnash.
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Solution #1: develop a Firefox plugin to switch between Flash and Gnash
Written by krs the 10 Mar 09 at 09:14.
with a simple button, or via a context menu, you can switch to Flash from Gnash, if the animation isn't supported. If you want to watch a flash movie in full screen without tearing, you can switch to Gnash very easily.
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Solution #2: Support Gnash development
Written by razor7 the 10 Mar 09 at 21:00.
Sponsor and support the Gnash project
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Solution #3: Flash to open standards converter
Written by AndrewLuecke the 11 Mar 09 at 00:04.
The problem with the above ideas, is that they simply encourage flash, by making it more usable. Furthermore, neither solution helps accellerate browser development

Instead, develop a conversion/export mechanism for flash editor and the browser to convert the flash files to open standards such as SVG, JS, HTML, etc instead.

This way authors could choose to do so, and end users may choose to do so. And because it uses core browser functions, it will make slow areas in browsers more obvious, and overall, help optimisation. As the browsers get faster, so does the converted code
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Solution #4: Support swfdec development
Written by benpicco the 27 Mar 09 at 03:14.
Sponsor and support the swfdec project
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Solution #5: Promote other RIA platforms such as JavaFX
Written by Clorox the 19 Sep 09 at 16:55.
The internet is infested with Flash. It's a rich internet application platform, as well as an animation platform. JavaFX is made for rich internet applications, and can do the same things as Flash, if not better. JavaFX, however, has fully-compatible open-source implementations. Just promote use of JavaFX instead of Flash.

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Give the option to watch FLV (flash videos) in VLC  
Written by komputes the 6 Jul 08 at 14:38. New
Currently, Adobe has given us a bloated semi-working flash plugin without releasing the source code for it. The result is a slowdown in firefox and stutters in the video (for higher end computers, perhaps only on fullscreen).

My current setup: I currently have REMOVED the flashplugin-nonfree and I use Video DownloadHelper to download the flv file and then I open it in VLC. This works great for me.

The Benefits:
1)Full screen resolution (No big status bar)
2)No stutter
3)No slowdown in firefox.

So here is what I propose, there are two ways of implementing this idea:

1) Find a way to make VLC a flash player embedded into Firefox (mozilla-plugin-vlc)

2) Open Youtube website -> Automatically starts downloading to ~/Videos -> Opens in VLC.
User has a choice of how long the videos should be kept.

What does everyone think?
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #10787
Written by komputes the 6 Jul 08 at 14:38.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #10787 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!
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Solution #2: Integrate a Youtube-Plugin into VLC
Written by maXime the 22 Mar 09 at 14:57.
To make VLC better, just integrate a Plugin like the Youtube-Plugin for Totem.
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Solution #3: Create a Plugin System for VLC
Written by Aragilar the 21 Jul 09 at 08:26.
As far as I can see, there is no plugin system for VLC like Totem has (which provides Youtube, and I also notice, Jamendo). Therefore, by creating a plugin system, VLC can gain new features.

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make a plugin/extention to switch flash/gnash instantly  
Written by Rioting_Pacifist the 26 Aug 08 at 12:15. New
a plugin to allow a user to choose between flash players on the fly. this would
1) allow more widespread testing of gnash/gstreamer
2) allow gnash/gstreamer users to fall back on adobe flash if it fails

blurb:
while gnash is a good video player it fails with certain content. Most new user, and even existing users dont want to suffer a diminished web experienced by using gnash or gstreamer so stick to adobe, this will allow them to get the benefits of gnash/gstreamer without having to put up with the weaknesses of any one player.

valid flash players would include (others also avalible)
gstreamer - video only afaik
gnash - video and some games afaik
adobe flash 9 -buggy & high cpu usage
adobe flash 10-more temperamental w/ lower cpu usage

I think this is best implemented as something like mozpluger as that would make it avalible to all the webbrowsers i can think of. but i can also imagine it
being usable as a simple extension (like flashblock but with options for others) for firefox as firefox is the main ubuntu browser.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #12565
Written by Rioting_Pacifist the 26 Aug 08 at 12:15.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #12565 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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Help YouTube Install Flash Properly  
Written by daengbo the 23 Mar 09 at 04:49. New
Most users run to YouTube first to check their Flash capability, and they are told that Flash isn't working for them. YouTube helpfully offers a download from the Adobe site, but this doesn't help many new users.

This problem occurs because YouTube uses Javascript to detect the Flash version. Other sites not using Javascript and containing Flash videos trigger the plug-in finder.
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Solution #1: Ask Adobe for help
Written by daengbo the 23 Mar 09 at 04:49.
Ask Adobe to place an apt:adobe-flashplugin link on the download page that YouTube links to. Make sure that this link is clearly for Ubuntu users.

The user will click the link and Flash will be installed from the repoositories.
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Solution #2: Re-write the YouTube link to be an apt: link
Written by daengbo the 23 Mar 09 at 04:51.
We could use Greasemonkey and a userscript to rewrite the link to Adobe into an apt: link installing the software. This would require Greasemonkey to be installed by default. There could be space and security ramifications.

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integrate the adobe flash plugin in live cd  
Written by enubuntu the 21 Dec 08 at 11:14. New
i think flash is too used, integrate adobe flash player in live cd and in the installation
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #16702
Written by enubuntu the 21 Dec 08 at 11:14.
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Apply keyboard shortcuts of totem or rhythmbox to any video or audio app  
Written by Wiplash4 the 30 Dec 08 at 10:39. New
In the keyboard shortcuts one can set keyboards shortcuts to rhythmbox. Unfortunatly they do not function with Youtubes flashplayer, totem or any other. Please apply those shortcuts (play, pause, next, previous, ...) to any player!
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #16913
Written by Wiplash4 the 30 Dec 08 at 10:39.
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Improve flash support in Ubuntu  
Written by torkiano the 15 Feb 09 at 17:20. New
Ubuntu default installation has not support to flash technologies.
This is a important issue for new users
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Solution #1: Include Gnash plugin by default
Written by torkiano the 15 Feb 09 at 17:20.
Gnash has support for youtube and other flash sites. It is free software so it can be included in the default installation.

Also, it has support for 64 bit computers and for more architectures than non-free plugin

Furthermore gnash would get greater testing if installed by default.

http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/priority.html#gnash
http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/

If one site doesn't work you can always install the non-free plugin.

0.8.5 version has a lot of improvements
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Solution #2: make it easy to install adobe(aka non-free) flash plugin on 64bit installations
Written by Michael.Heimann the 25 Feb 09 at 23:37.
I'm installing 64bit always on a 64 bit machine - and why wouldn't I? Ask yourself what a non-IT guy would do - and then let him go to youtube.

I have no easy way to install a flash plugin that works. Adobe does have a beta plugin that is actually rock stable and could be included - not by default since it's nonfree - but as an option.

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new shockwave case open  
Written by gothmneph the 4 Aug 08 at 17:14. New
I just opened a case to have shockwave configured for linux. I don't know if this will help but maybe if people start posting on the case, they might take the idea more seriously.

case number

0180341317
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #11835
Written by gothmneph the 4 Aug 08 at 17:14.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #11835 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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