![]() ![]() They are usually made up of the display area, which is where the actual video would be, and video controls. Video players are applications that allow users to watch videos, films, home recordings, and more. Video thumbnail: A thumbnail is a static image used as a preview for a video. This can also be shown with a seek bar.Īudio image cover: The cover is usually an image used to represent a song, album, or podcast episode. Progress time: This is a number that shows how much of the video or audio track the user has watched or listened to. Some elements relay read-only information (i.e., information the user can view but not interact with).ĭuration time: This is a number that shows how long a video or audio track is. Volume control sliders can either be vertical or horizontal. It can either be done as a percentage (e.g. Volume control: The volume control increases or decreases the volume levels. It can also be used to adjust the location by dragging the slider forward or back. Seek bar: The seek bar is a slider that indicates how far into the video or audio playback the user is currently. They both relay information and act as inputs. Sliders are visual representations of progress or quantity. Repeat: This toggle button is used to play a song or video on repeat.Ĭlosed captions: This toggle button reveals transcribed text at the bottom of the video.Įxpand video: This button expands the video to fill the entire screen. Shuffle: This toggle button is used to shuffle between songs. Settings: This allows users to adjust the video settings, such as the video quality and playback speed. Some media players also use this icon in place of the "skip" icon. This button isn’t used that often anymore as most users find seek bars more efficient. If pressed, it will usually speed up the pace that a video is being played. Some media players also use this icon in place of the "back" icon.įast-forward: This is a button that allows the user to go forward. This is helpful when the user wants to go back to a specific moment in the video. Rewind: This button allows the user to rewind or view a video backward. Sometimes this icon is also represented by another arrow. Skip: Also known as "step forward," this button allows the user to skip the current video or audio they are interacting with and start playing the next one in the list. If the user clicks this button during a video or audio track, it will jump to the very beginning of that video or audio track. If the user clicks this button at the beginning of an audio track, it will play the previous audio track. Stop: The stop button stops the video or song from playing.īack: Also known as "step back," this button has two functions depending on whether it is a video or audio player and how far into the song/video the user is. ![]() ![]() Pause button: The pause button pauses playing the audio or video. Play button: The play button starts playing a video or audio. Icon buttons are inputs used to control the media the user is interacting with. Rich media controls and displays are inputs and read-outs that give the user more information and control when interacting with audio and video. Playback Rich media controls and displays ![]()
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