# Youtube wont play nice

**URL:** <https://forums.screenly.io/t/youtube-wont-play-nice/1615>\
**Category:** Anthias\
**Created:** [October 17, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/youtube-wont-play-nice/1615 "2024-10-17T01:40:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![fredette42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ec9cab/32.png) [@fredette42](https://forums.screenly.io/u/fredette42)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/youtube-wont-play-nice/1615/1 "2024-10-17T01:40:03Z")

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I am trying to display some youtube video but it is choppy, blocky etc…  
any tip to help me  
(install lite 64bit then bash \<(curl -sL [https://install-anthias.srly.io](https://install-anthias.srly.io))

|Load Average |0.93|  
|Free Space |19G|  
|Memory |Total: 3674 / Used: 968 / Free: 103 / Shared: 17 / Buff: 61 / Available: 2612|  
|Uptime |0 days and 2.5 hours|  
|Display Power (CEC) |None|  
|Device Model |Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.5|  
|Anthias Version |master@188e399|  
|MAC Address |Unable to retrieve MAC address.|

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**Author:** ![nicomiguelino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nicomiguelino](https://forums.screenly.io/u/nicomiguelino)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/youtube-wont-play-nice/1615/2 "2024-10-17T14:53:56Z")

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@fredette42, it depends on the quality and type of video to be uploaded. As Anthias doesn’t optimize the video during uploads, you can process video files using `ffmpeg` in the meantime.

Also, it would make a good feature. Feel free to fork Anthias and create a pull request if possible.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![fredette42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ec9cab/32.png) [@fredette42](https://forums.screenly.io/u/fredette42)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/youtube-wont-play-nice/1615/3 "2024-10-17T15:46:41Z")

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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjj918oghk0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjj918oghk0) this is one example it is looking like slide and blocky, stripe etc… Not sure what you meen by process using ffmpeg can you explain how to do that?

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**Author:** ![nicomiguelino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nicomiguelino](https://forums.screenly.io/u/nicomiguelino)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/youtube-wont-play-nice/1615/4 "2024-10-18T16:48:02Z")

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@fredette42, `ffmpeg` can be used to manipulate a video’s format, quality, etc.  
For instance, if a video downloaded from YouTube is in 1920x1080 or higher and in 60 fps, you can use `ffmpeg` to convert the video to 1280x720 and 30fps. Here’s an example forum discussion for reference: [How to resize a video to make it smaller with FFmpeg - Super User](https://superuser.com/questions/624563/how-to-resize-a-video-to-make-it-smaller-with-ffmpeg)

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**Author:** ![vpetersson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forums.screenly.io/vpetersson/32/8_2.png) [@vpetersson](https://forums.screenly.io/u/vpetersson)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/youtube-wont-play-nice/1615/5 "2026-05-07T16:51:19Z")

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Try upgrading to the latest version and see if that solves it. We’ve done a lot of work on this lately.