After logging into your LMS / VLE, when you first see an embedded playlist, the player shows a title bar, a playlist control bar, a playback control bar, and an overlaid Play icon, as shown in the figure below.

Playlist Controls

The playlist control bar, located at the left of the player, contains controls for playlist toggle, playlist video count, next, and back. The control bar and the title bar will fade out after 3 seconds (if none of the controls are in focus for keyboard access) and reappear with any mouse movement over the player.

The following figure highlights the controls on the left side, which are described below the figure, in the order in which they appear, from left to right:

• Use the Playlist toggle to display a list of the videos in the playlist on the right side of your screen. When clicked, the playlist controls move to the right as shown in the figure below.
• The Playlist Video Count displays which video in the playlist you are currently viewing and the total number of videos in the playlist.
• Use the Back and Next buttons to skip to the previous or next video in the playlist.

NOTE that the creator of the playlist can choose to enable the Enforce Order option for the playlist, in which case you may not be able to use the Next button to skip to future media in the playlist without playing through the current video.

Player Controls

The control bar, located at the bottom of the player, contains all the controls necessary for video playback, including play / pause, skip forward / back, show / hide transcripts, and speed options among others. The control bar and the title bar will fade out after 3 seconds (if none of the controls are in focus for keyboard access) and reappear with any mouse movement over the player.

The following figure highlights the controls on the left side, which are described below the figure, in the order in which they appear, from left to right:

• Use the Play / Pause button to control the playback of the content.
  You can also click anywhere within the player to play / pause content.
• Use the Skip Back and Skip Forward buttons to fast-forward or rewind by 10-second increments.
  You can also click a location in the playback timeline to move the playback to that location.
• The volume control button and slider allow you to change the volume of the playback, including clicking on the icon to mute playback.
• The video timestamp shows the current location of playback and the total length of the media.

The following figure highlights the controls on the right side, which are described below the figure in the order in which they appear, from left to right:

• The Transcript button (not shown in the above figure) works like a toggle to show / hide the transcript panel. If there is no button, the media does not have a transcript.
  If the media is inside a frame (i.e., on a webpage or an LMS / VLE page), clicking the Transcript button opens the media in a new tab. This is called the "Full Tab" view and is discussed briefly below and in more detail in Using the Media Player Tools.
• The Layout button appears only if the media contains two visual streams, such as a video of the lecturer and the computer display.
  Clicking the Layout button opens a sub-menu, shown below, that allows you to change which stream you see or select to view them both side-by-side.
• The CC (closed captions) button works like a toggle to show/hide the closed captions for the media. Like the Transcript button, it is disabled (gray) if the media does not have closed captions. It is not shown in the figure above.
  Use the Settings menu option for subtitles/CC, described below, to control how the captions appear
• Use the Speed menu to change the speed of playback. You can playback the video at .25 (quarter) speed up to 2x speed, or anywhere in between, at .25 intervals.
• Click the Settings button to open a menu of playback options as shown in the following figure and described below.
  
  • Use the Quality selection menu to change from the default Auto bandwidth option to select between Full or Lower bandwidth as is necessary for your network speed / connection.
  • The Subtitle / CC selection menu shows closed captioning options, including position, contrast, and size.
    If you are authenticated (EchoVideo knows who you are), your CC settings are retained and applied to all your EchoVideo media views when you select to show closed captions.
  • The Shortcut Keys option is visible in the Full-Tab Player and opens a list of the available shortcut key controls. This option does not appear in the Settings menu if the media is inside a frame on a web or LMS / VLE page. Expand to the Full Tab player to access it.
• The Fullscreen button opens the media in full-screen mode.

Additional Media Options

There is an option bar located below the playback panel. What options it contains depends on whether you are viewing media through a media link, through an LMS / VLE, or from a class in EchoVideo (not currently available for playlists).

If the media is inside of a frame in an LMS / VLE content page, the bar you see below the playback panel looks like the one shown below.

Click Expand from the right side of the framed player to open the media in a new browser tab, also called the "Full Tab view". Clicking Discussion or showing the Transcript for the media also opens the media into a new browser tab.

The options bar for the Full Tab view, shown in the below figures, contains different options depending on who you are and where you are viewing the media from.

The Download link / button appears for all media for all users EXCEPT...

• If the media does not have a transcript
• If you are a student viewing interactive media and have not answered all of the polls.
• In the "mini-player" option bar; the download button will appear when expanded to a new tab.

If you have a download button, minimally, the media's transcript is available for download. Each piece of media in the playlist is available as a download. Click Download to open the download modal and make your selection, as shown in the figure below.

Alternatively, you can press Ctrl + D (Windows) or Cmd + D (Mac) to open the download modal.

Whether you can download anything other than the media transcript depends on what was set up in your institution.