Maximize Flash

Make a flash video use as much screen size as the tab it's in and the aspect ratio allows, without causing the video to reload.

What is Maximize Flash?

'Maximize Flash' is a Chrome extension purposed for enhancing user's video streaming experience. It allows users to stretch the size of the flash video to fulfill the tab size, all while keeping the video's aspect ratio intact. It resolves the reloading issue, thus enabling a smooth and break-free video playback. It works efficiently for all flash videos including those within IFrames. Constant upgrades ensure bug-free performance, with the added support for HTML5 <video> tags.

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By: Scott Glajch

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Users: 4,000+

Rating: 4.12 (112)

Version: 1.3 (Last updated: 2014-04-24)

Creation date: 2014-04-24

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs

Size: 73.38K

Ranking

# 15386 ▼ 152

Other rankings

#24642 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 26

#12 in flash keyword 50 ▲ 16

#19 in flash player keyword 58 ▲ 1

#59 in jquery keyword 16 ▲ 10

#67 in iframe keyword 11 ▲ 15

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Extension summary

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Log feature requests and issues at https://github.com/glajchs/maximize-flash-chrome/issues

Version 1.3

Make a special case for youtube HTML5 videos to expand the player controls as well. Youtube uses a separate div for HTML5 player controls and the actual video.

Version 1.2

Fix a bug where the maximize/restore icon sometimes goes away after changing pages.
Maximized videos after that stick around after page navigation (youtube) can now be restored by clicking on the maximize/restore icon.

Version 1.1.1

Reduce footprint by using minified jquery.
Update to the latest jquery.important plugin.

Version 1.1

Add support for HTML5

User reviews

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Pros

Works fairly well for increasing video size while maintaining proportions.
Helps bypass restrictions on video control for some sites.
Good for online games.
Users expressed happiness with the extension.
Great for viewing videos with multiple windows open.

Cons

Some video players lose their controls after maximizing.
Doesn't work properly on certain sites, specifically with Youtube.
Sometimes messes up video positioning (e.g., in the left corner).
Does not function correctly for all users.
Issues with video cropping and controls visibility.

Most mentioned

Videos covering player controls.
Controls disappearing or being misaligned.
Functionality varies by video platform.

Recent reviews

in general it works, but in my case I tried to maximize the html5-video player, and when I clicked the extension button, after the opening in full-window the video covered the controls of the player, instead of appearing just in the bottom of the screen as usual and as others similar extensions does. So that mean I cant control the video but I can see the control panel, maybe you need to or remove it completely or save the option to control it ?