{"id":4245,"date":"2020-04-06T10:24:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T10:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/?p=4245"},"modified":"2024-11-25T21:54:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T21:54:04","slug":"how-to-solve-the-video-fps-drop-on-youtube-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/browser-extension\/how-to-solve-the-video-fps-drop-on-youtube-video\/","title":{"rendered":"How to solve the absolute poor FPS drop (to 0FPS) on YouTube video?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><div><div><a href=\"#introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#solution-to-prevent-video-fps-drop\">Solution to prevent video FPS drop<\/a><div><div><a href=\"#disable-the-other-browser-extensions-to-get-back-your-high-fps-and-prevent-drop\">Disable the other Browser extensions to get back your high FPS and prevent drop<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#reset-the-turn-off-the-lights-settings\">Reset the Turn Off the Lights settings<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#reinstall-the-turn-off-the-lights-browser-extension\">Reinstall the Turn Off the Lights Browser extension<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><a href=\"#conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#faq-about-why-fps-drop\">FAQ about why FPS drop<\/a><div><div><a href=\"#faq-question-1699566146029\">Does Turn Off the Lights browser extension make the FPS drop?<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#faq-question-1699566063067\">How to solve the FPS drop on my playing YouTube videos?<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#faq-question-1699566332059\">How can I block the 60 FPS on YouTube?<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"introduction\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you experience an FPS drop in the video frame per second on your playing high-definition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/turnoffthelights?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> video (such as 1080p or 4K)? And that when you enable the Turn Off the Lights dark layer? You are not alone, and that FPS drop is caused mostly by 3rd party browser extensions. On this help page, you will read the solution on how to solve this issue in your favorite web browser. You can accomplish to get back the best and highest video performance experience with this useful browser extension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/video-fps-drop-turn-off-the-lights-enabled-1024x501.png\" alt=\"Video FPS drop on YouTube\" class=\"wp-image-4248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/video-fps-drop-turn-off-the-lights-enabled-1024x501.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/video-fps-drop-turn-off-the-lights-enabled-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/video-fps-drop-turn-off-the-lights-enabled-768x376.png 768w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/video-fps-drop-turn-off-the-lights-enabled-1536x752.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/video-fps-drop-turn-off-the-lights-enabled-2048x1003.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/video-fps-drop-turn-off-the-lights-enabled-60x29.png 60w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/video-fps-drop-turn-off-the-lights-enabled-150x73.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">YouTube Video Nerd page about video frame dropped<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"solution-to-prevent-video-fps-drop\">Solution to prevent video FPS drop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"disable-the-other-browser-extensions-to-get-back-your-high-fps-and-prevent-drop\">Disable the other Browser extensions to get back your high FPS and prevent drop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is an overview of how to manage the installed browser extension in your favorite web browser:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Google Chrome<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open your Chrome extension page: <strong>Chrome:\/\/extensions<\/strong><br>And disable all the Chrome extensions except Turn Off the Lights<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Firefox<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open the Firefox preference page on the extension tab: <strong>about:addons<\/strong><br>And disable all the Firefox extensions except Turn Off the Lights<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Opera<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open your Opera extension page: <strong>Opera:\/\/extensions<\/strong><br>And disable all the Opera extensions except Turn Off the Lights<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Microsoft Edge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open your Microsoft Edge extension page: <strong>Edge:\/\/extensions<\/strong><br>And disable all the Microsoft Edge extensions except Turn Off the Lights<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Safari<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open your Safari, go to the Apple menu bar, and click on Safari -&gt; Settings. A new window shows up, and click on the tab &#8220;Extensions&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"reset-the-turn-off-the-lights-settings\">Reset the Turn Off the Lights settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click right on the gray lamp button, and select the menu item <strong>Options<\/strong>. When the Turn Off the Lights Options page is loaded, click on the tab <strong>Advanced Options<\/strong>. Now scroll to the bottom of that web page and click on the big button <strong>Reset the Turn Off the Lights settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"reinstall-the-turn-off-the-lights-browser-extension\">Reinstall the Turn Off the Lights Browser extension<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can uninstall the Turn Off the Lights Browser extension by clicking right on the gray lamp button, and selecting the menu item &#8220;Remove from browser&#8221;. You can install the free and Open-Source Turn Off the Lights browser extension from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/browser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official Turn Off the Lights website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"conclusion\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now you know how to manage your installed browser extension in your favorite web browser. And get back the smooth web experience without FPS drop, just like browsing the web before in your web browser. And with the help of the Turn Off the Lights browser extension, you can even control the video quality and block the 60 FPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you find it useful to get your Turn Off the Lights browser extension, then you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/browser-extension\/how-to-solve-the-video-fps-drop-on-youtube-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">share the link on Facebook<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/browser-extension\/how-to-solve-the-video-fps-drop-on-youtube-video\/&amp;text=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">share the link on Twitter<\/a>. So your family, friends, or colleagues can know about this handy free tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faq-about-why-fps-drop\">FAQ about why FPS drop<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1699566146029\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Does Turn Off the Lights browser extension make the FPS drop?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>No, the Turn Off the Lights browser extension will not affect the video frame rate in any way. It only dims the page when you click on the gray lamp button.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1699566063067\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How to solve the FPS drop on my playing YouTube videos?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>It is possible that another browser extension creates this dropdown performance effect. Try to disable all the browser extensions you have installed in your web browser, that one by one.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1699566332059\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How can I block the 60 FPS on YouTube?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes, you can block the 60 FPS on YouTube, by opening the Turn Off the Lights Options page and in the Basics tab, scroll down to the bottom of the web page. Here you see an option to play the video in the highest YouTube video quality that is available. And with a checkbox to block the 60 FPS video quality content.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Do you experience an FPS drop in the video frame per second on your playing high-definition YouTube video (such as 1080p or 4K)? And that when you enable the Turn Off the Lights dark layer? You are not alone, and that FPS drop is caused mostly by 3rd party browser extensions. 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