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Brightcove smart player6/19/2023 ![]() One reason to build interactions into a plugin, rather than on-page, is that the plugin can reside within the video player code. Resource: Quick Start to Plugin Development It would be as simple as adding a download button or as complex as sending metrics to Google Analytics or Omniture. The most powerful aspect of the player is clearly the plugins and on-page JS/CSS, which drive player interactions These video player APIs allow you to listen for events and then take/program an action. Resource: How to Customize Video Player AppearanceĪn example of video player skin customization Building Interactions with Video Player Plugins For more sophisticated changes, override the player’s CSS either at the page-level or add a CSS file to the player. For some light customization, the Players module in the Studio, allows you to change the color of the play area. It is possible to change the player button, shrink the playhead area, change the location of the play button and much, much more. With some JS and CSS knowledge, you really can customize the video player as you wish and with ease.Ĭustomizing the video player skin is straightforward and is mostly CSS driven. Perhaps you want to alter the colors of the video player skin to suit your web property, collect metrics while sending these to an analytics platform (other than Brightcove Analytics) and allowing for in-page interactions - you can do all of this. As the player is built with HTML5, it is highly customizable and extensible. Easy to Customize HTML5 Video PlayersĬustomization is usually a word that instills concern in people. Let me walk you through a few examples of how you can utilize this technology. Now, it just keeps getting better and really solves for the significant time investment developers take creating unique video experiences for their visitors. ![]() It might interest you to know it started as a Brightcove sponsored open-source project, Video.js. The Brightcove Player, is a modern take on a video player, using HTML5 wherever possible. For example, clients, who had invested in Brightcove’s Flash-based, Smartplayer, wanted to know where to start and what was the extent of customization offered by the new player. I wanted to talk about these topics, as Brightcove releases new products, as a similar vein of questions arises from prospects, clients, and partners. Welcome to the first article of a technical-minded series of articles which, over the upcoming months, will cover topics like how to customize the new player, security, and transcoding.
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