https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Image-is-black-for-two-seconds/m-p/1182028#M24519 <P>Sounds like flash problem...</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>does it it do the same if you d/ l the video to the computer and then play?</P> Mon, 05 Dec 2016 03:44:06 GMT TomMac 2016-12-05T03:44:06Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Image-is-black-for-two-seconds/m-p/1181967#M24514 <P>When I open a recorded image the screen in mostly black for about the first two to three seconds. &nbsp;I miss important parts of the image. &nbsp;Why does this happen and how can I eliminate this effect?</P> Mon, 05 Dec 2016 00:57:59 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Image-is-black-for-two-seconds/m-p/1181967#M24514 Muschewske 2016-12-05T00:57:59Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Image-is-black-for-two-seconds/m-p/1182028#M24519 <P>Sounds like flash problem...</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>does it it do the same if you d/ l the video to the computer and then play?</P> Mon, 05 Dec 2016 03:44:06 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Image-is-black-for-two-seconds/m-p/1182028#M24519 TomMac 2016-12-05T03:44:06Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Image-is-black-for-two-seconds/m-p/1182100#M24525 <P>Does it also happen in your phone app?</P> Mon, 05 Dec 2016 09:17:53 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Image-is-black-for-two-seconds/m-p/1182100#M24525 steve_t 2016-12-05T09:17:53Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Image-is-black-for-two-seconds/m-p/1182101#M24526 <BLOCKQUOTE>This is weird. It posted a reply from a different thread here. Ignore this</BLOCKQUOTE> Mon, 05 Dec 2016 09:20:39 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Image-is-black-for-two-seconds/m-p/1182101#M24526 steve_t 2016-12-05T09:20:39Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Image-is-black-for-two-seconds/m-p/1182279#M24551 <P>Also, try downloading the video and play it locally to see if it's embedded in the file or a display issue.</P> Mon, 05 Dec 2016 14:48:15 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Image-is-black-for-two-seconds/m-p/1182279#M24551 jguerdat 2016-12-05T14:48:15Z