Overview

To deliver high quality, engaging video experience to a large audience, VIDIZMO offers a variety of features for media playback. The Playback Page is divided into distinct sections i.e., the Player, Transcription Pane, Feedback Bar, Comment Section, Related Media, etc. VIDIZMO supports and generates user-friendly URLs for the Playback Page. This article discusses the features that each section offers.


Concept

VIDIZMO Player

VIDIZMO supports the best-of-breed, industry-leading player that works optimally with any organization's network and enables a smooth playback experience to viewers. With the VIDIZMO player, you can:

  • Play/pause video or seek to click at any point in a video

  • Increase/decrease volume level

  • Bookmark the media playback page

  • Enable/disable subtitles from the bottom of the player

  • Select video resolution from given renditions or select auto

  • Speed up/down a video playback using different speeds for forward and rewind

  • Resume video from the last watched portion

  • Watch the video in full screen or theater mode

  • Preview thumbnail across the video for easier navigation

  • Seek forward/backward frame by frame within a video

  • and a lot more!


Keyboard Controls

VIDIZMO's video player can be controlled using the keyboard keys. 

  • Use the k to Play/Pause the video.
  • Use the ← and → buttons to seek backward/forward in video frames.
  • Use the ↑ and ↓ buttons to increase/decrease volume by 5%.
  • Use the f button to toggle full-screen mode.
  • Use the c button to toggle on/off captions/subtitles, if available.
  • Use the s button to view/hide the settings pane to adjust available player settings, like video quality.
  • Use the m button to mute/unmute the video having sound.
  • Use the j button to seek backward 5 seconds in a video. 
  • Use the l button to seek forward 5 seconds in a video.


Note: Keyboard control 'f' for full-screen is also applicable in case of image or document playback.


Transcription Pane

VIDIZMO allows users to view the closed captions uploaded with the media in the Transcription Pane on the player's right-hand side. By using this pane, the users can perform a number of actions on the media file's captions, such as: 

  • Search for a term within the transcript 
  • Increase/decrease the font size 
  • Editing the transcript 
  • Downloading the transcript
  • Navigating to a specific time in transcripts by using timed comments on the playback page

To read more, visit Understanding Transcription Pane in VIDIZMO.


Feedback Bar

VIDIZMO users can provide their feedback for the media uploaded on the Portal. These feedback options include:

  • Using the overflow menu beside the options mentioned above, you can:
  1. Edit media's settings. To learn more about Media Settings, see: Understanding Media Settings.
  2. Embed media to external web pages. To learn more about it, see: How to Embed Media on Other Platforms.
  3. View Quick Media Statistics which show the media's total views, likes and comments. To learn more about it, see: How to View Media Statistics.


Comments

VIDIZMO allows users to comment on media to increase user collaboration within the Portal. Users can also leave a timestamp within the comment, which is clickable and directs users to that specific point in a video. To know how to do that, read How to Comment on Media.


VIDIZMO also offers a Related Media section in the right-hand corner, allowing viewers to navigate to media similar to the one they are currently playing back or usually , usually or recently played back. To read more about related media, visit How to View Related Media.


Contributions were made by Sidra Jabeen & Sarah Hussain.


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