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    Why does Flash heat up my CPU?

    I've kept my flash up-to-date. I have a 3.2GHz PIV with 1GB of RAM. Numerous case fans. Why do Flash applications (i.e. Hulu, Youtube) heat my CPU to dangerous temps (50-55 C)?

    Is it the general opinion of the linux community to just suck it up and take what Adobe gives us? Trust me, I'm not a developer capable of creating something better than Flash but jeez! Choppy fullscreen playback, intensive system load. This stuff is crap!

    END VENT. thanks for listening.
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    Re: Why does Flash heat up my CPU?

    Open source vs Proprietary

    > Open source wiki

    > Proprietary software wiki
    ...
    Well known examples of proprietary software include Microsoft Windows, Adobe Flash Player,...

    Searching

    > OSFlash
    OSFlash is a watering hole for open source Flash developers and users to meet, talk about and contribute to new and existing open source projects...
    >> Open Source Flash Projects
    This aims to be a comprehensive list of links to Open Source Flash projects...

    The first step

    > FAQ: Repositories

    Code:
    apt-cache search flash
    ...
    gnash - free SWF movie player
    ...
    klash - free SWF movie player - standalone player for KDE
    ...
    Code:
    apt-cache show klash
    Description: free SWF movie player - standalone player for KDE
    Gnash is a free SWF movie player, which works either standalone, or as
    plugin for Firefox/Mozilla or Konqueror. Currently it is in a alpha state.
    The plugins are under heavy development at this time.
    .
    Gnash supports the majority of Flash opcodes up to SWF version 7, and
    a wide sampling of ActionScript classes for SWF version 8.5. All the
    core ones are implemented, and many of the newer ones work, but may be
    missing some of their methods.
    .
    Included in the Gnash is an XML based messaging system, as specified in
    the Flash specification. This lets a flash movie communicate over a TCP/IP
    socket, and parse the incoming XML message. This lets a movie be a remote
    control for other devices or applications.
    .
    Klash is a free standalone SWF movie player for KDE.
    .
    Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/
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      #3
      Re: Why does Flash heat up my CPU?

      Don't worry, 55 C is not a problem. Above 70 is a problem.
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        Re: Why does Flash heat up my CPU?

        Hail html5 - until then get the ice pack out...
        Once your problem is solved please mark the topic of the first post as SOLVED so others know and can benefit from your experience! / FAQ
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          Re: Why does Flash heat up my CPU?

          My x6800, overclocked to 3.45GHz, never ever falls below 46 degrees. It turned 3 years old last October.
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            Re: Why does Flash heat up my CPU?

            Originally posted by Troberg
            Don't worry, 55 C is not a problem. Above 70 is a problem.
            QFT. If you are worried about it then you could invest in an aftermarket CPU cooler kit.

            Unfortunately for all of us, flashvideo somehow became the de facto standard for streaming video. Just thank your lucky stars that it wasn't Realvideo *shudder*.
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              Re: Why does Flash heat up my CPU?

              Originally posted by Telengard
              ...Just thank your lucky stars that it wasn't Realvideo *shudder*.
              There are always plenty of alternatives to RealPlayer... just look at what my public radio offers:
              http://wpr.org/webcasting/live.cfm

              :@ $%^&*(^*&$^%$%^*(^!

              Although the OT was a bit of a vent/rant on flash in general, I would like to say that just blowing out your case and fans can make a heck of a difference for temp performance under load... my cpu would idle at about 35 which didn't seem that bad, but if I were to reformat some video it would go to the upper 70's... I cleaned it out and the idle temp didn't change very much at all, but the high load temp was reduced to mid 40's, maybe 50.
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                Re: Why does Flash heat up my CPU?

                Top tip - I experience the same sort of temps on my T41 - watching footy in the browser it shoots up to 70+. Will try and give it a good clean
                Once your problem is solved please mark the topic of the first post as SOLVED so others know and can benefit from your experience! / FAQ
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                  Re: Why does Flash heat up my CPU?

                  Yeah, I'm aware that 55C is not life-threatening. Still! Intel specs for the prescott chip recommends sustained temperatures at no higher than 53C.

                  Don't get me wrong, I'm eternally grateful to the OS community for developing what they have for linux Flash. I just wish it didn't have to be this way (i.e. anything worth watching on the 'net is Flash-based). I'll try gnash again. It's been awhile since I gave it attention and configuration. I understand it's come a long way.

                  Still irritated. . . . >
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                    Re: Why does Flash heat up my CPU?

                    Thanks Toad for giving us the nice Tip. keep up.
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