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EasyList problem with Gamespot flash player

Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 2:46 pm
by kustodian
A lot of movies on gamespot.com if they have an advertisement movie before a movie you want to watch can't be watched except in full screen.
ABP blocks the ad-movie and then the main movie doesn't display, you can only hear the sound, or watch the movie in full screen.

Here is an example:
http://www.gamespot.com/best-of/game-of ... slot;img;1

I had to put this filter as an exception so the ad-movie would load:

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@@|http://cp44993.gamespot.edgesuite.net/*

Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 5:43 pm
by rick752
Is that the only video that it happens too? I'm not having that problem with any other video there that I've tried.

Funny that it works in Full Screen mode :?

Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 7:19 pm
by Ares2
Blocking

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/gamespot/*/faith_v2.swf
seems to fix it (instead of the whitelist).

Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 7:26 pm
by rick752
WHAT?
Are you serious?
I have to actually block something that I allowed to get it to work right? WTF!

Cnet sometimes makes themselves a pain in the a**!

Is that the only video that does that? If so, then tough s**t.

Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 7:31 pm
by PAccO
dude im happening that too so i just disabled adblock for a bit while im watching the video
you can do that too

Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 7:39 pm
by Ares2
rick752 wrote:I have to actually block something that I allowed to get it to work right? WTF!
No no, I just meant kustodian's whitelist. The other faith whitelist doesn't affect this item.

Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 7:50 pm
by fanboy
definitely an easylist issue, plays fine here (normal or full)

Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:54 pm
by fanboy
http://cp44993.gamespot.edgesuite.net/a ... 14_700.flv (caught by /ads/*$~stylesheet)

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@@.edgesuite.net/ads/*
/edit

Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:39 pm
by kustodian
rick752 wrote:Is that the only video that it happens too? I'm not having that problem with any other video there that I've tried.

Funny that it works in Full Screen mode :?
I remember I had this issue in a couple of movies, but I can't seem ti find them at the moment :(
If I find it, I'll inform you.

EDIT:
Here is another one: http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/litt ... s4-trailer

Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:55 am
by rick752
kustodian wrote: Here is another one: http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/litt ... s4-trailer
Now that one plays fine here.

Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:30 am
by Hubird
My 2c worth:

http://www.gamespot.com/best-of/game-of ... slot;img;1

Does not work for me

But...

http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/litt ... s4-trailer

Works fine.

Notice the text:
You're watching our standard resolution format (up to 640x406). Click to watch this video in 540p resolution (960x540). 540p is available for all users.
The 540P version works fine but the 640x406 does not.

I can't get it to work with ABP disabled :? Works in IE for what it's worth.

Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:09 am
by kustodian
rick752 wrote:
kustodian wrote: Here is another one: http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/litt ... s4-trailer
Now that one plays fine here.
I noticed that some video always have ad videos before them, but other videos randomly have those ad videos. The problem occurs only when there is an ad video :(

Re: EasyList problem with Gamespot flash player

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:29 am
by Sextasy
Why bother trying to configure your ad block to suit the ***** at gamespot who put ads in their movies. The only real solution is to go to IGN instead.