Use the “Player state” settings to determine the appearance and behaviour of the player’s start, pause, hover and end screen.
To access the “Player state” settings:
- Go to Playouts in the left menu;
- Head over to the third tab Player states to customize the player’s start, pause, hover and end screen.
1.0 | Show: Start, Pause, Hover and End states
Use the first section to change the appearance of the start, pause and end state:
1.1 | Center Controls
Check/uncheck this box to show/hide the play button. The center controls are slightly different for each player state:
- Start state
- Pause state
- Start state
- Hover state
- End state
- Hover state
1.2 | Title
Show/hide the title of your video. Learn more about metadata.
1.3 | Author & Copyright
Show/hide the author and copyright of your video. Learn more about metadata.
1.4 | Share button
Show/hide the share button. When visible, the following share options are presented by default:
- Embed
Learn more about sharing options
1.5 | Duration (start screen only)
This setting shows a timestamp on the start screen below the play button.
1.6 | Show moving thumbnail (start screen only)
Moving thumbnails are generated for each new video that is uploaded to your account. A moving thumbnail skips the first two seconds of the video and then plays the following five seconds in a loop.
When disabled a static thumbnail is used instead. When enabled:
- Desktop: the thumbnail animates when the cursor hovers over the video player.
- Mobile: the thumbnail animates once the video is in view.
1.7 | Related clips (pause/end screen only)
When enabled, related content will be displayed during the pause and/or end screen.
1.8 | Playlist for related clips
Select a Playlist to determine the related clips that will be shown. When no playlist is selected, the player will select a related item based on relevant metadata. Learn more about creating and managing playlists.
- Use deep link for related items
Deep links can be set in the clip metadata. When enabled, clicking a related item will not play the content in the current player; but instead the viewer will visit the deep link URL configured for that particular clip. Learn more about metadata. - Randomize related clips
Enable this setting to apply a random order of related clips.
1.9 | Show last video frame (end screen only)
By default, the last frame of the video is shown on the endscreen. Disable this setting to display the video thumbnail instead.
2.0 | Autoplay Next
You can choose to automatically play the next clip after a countdown:
2.1 | Only when pre-roll ad is available
Only play the next clip automatically if there’s a pre-roll advertisement available (only applicable when pre-rolls are configured on the playout).
2.2 | Autoplay next timeout (seconds)
Enter the amount of seconds the player should wait before starting the next media clip. The default value is 8 seconds.
3.0 | Soft Embargo (Simulated live display)
Use the “Soft embargo” settings to turn your on demand clip into a simulated live stream. Simulated Live allows you to present on demand content as a live video. Whether it’s an important pre-recorded announcement or seminar: create a Live experience for your viewers, including a countdown timer as well as a limited availability of the live stream.
Learn more about simulated live.
Control the simulated live display with the following settings:
- Countdown timer variant
Select the location of the countdown timer:
- Center
…
- Bottom left
…
- Center
- Countdown time hidden
Check to hide the countdown timer. - Countdown timer color
Set the color of the countdown timer. - Countdown timer text
Set the text countdown timer text. The default text used for countdowns is “Live in” translated in multiple different languages. Filling in a manual text overwrites this default and removes all translations. - Use custom thumbnail
Override the clip’s own thumbnail with a custom thumbnail.
- Countdown timer variant