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    What’s new

    • Playback speed adjustment in the User Interface

    • Multi-audio support for a single video, allowing viewers to switch between different audio streams

      • Multiple languages & audio descriptions can be added for the videos

    • New share menu in VMPro for more control when sharing videos. Video managers can decide to

      • show or hide ‘Title’ and ‘description’ on the share page

      • share video from a specific time

      • New share page design for unified viewing experience on shared pages

    • Barrier free (accessibility) The player comes with a barrier free design in accordance with BITV 2.0 / EN 301 549

    Please note that while the new player comes with added features, it is currently lacks some configuration options in comparison to the current player. However, these missing options are actively being worked on

    Onscreen elements

    Consult the screenshot below for the onscreen elements available in the new player.

    Number

    Description

    1

    Play/Pause button (overlay)

    2

    Play/Pause button

    3

    Volume

    4

    Current time display | video duration

    5

    Loop

    6*

    Toggle audio stream in a different language or subtitles

    7*

    Playback settings (speed and quality)

    8

    Full screen mode

    *By clicking on the text box icon(6), you will see both options for the audio language and subtitles. Similarly, by clicking settings icon (7), you will see the playback settings

    Keyboard shortcuts

    To ensure player accessibility, each of the following keyboard shortcuts is accompanied by a specific interaction feedback.

    Here, the feedback takes the form of an icon:

    Keyboard shortcuts

    Up arrow

    Volume up by 10%

    Down arrow

    Volume down by 10%

    Left arrow

    Rewind by 5 seconds

    Right arrow

    Forward by 5 seconds

    j

    Rewind by 10 seconds

    l

    Forward by 10 seconds

    m

    Mute/unmute

    f

    Enter/exit full-screen mode

    Esc

    Escape full-screen mode

    Space bar

    Play/pause video

    Tab

    Toggle between player elements

    Viewport Breakpoints

    As well, the player is responsive to screen sizes and control buttons will be shown or hidden based on the viewports.

    Viewport Breakpoints

    Larger than 640 x 480px

    Show all controls

    Larger than 480 x 270px

    Hide Skip buttons

    Larger than 200 x 200px

    Hide volume progress bar (mute/unmute still available) and subtitles (if not available)

    Equal to 200 x 200px (min screen size)

    Hide settings and subtitles

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