Player controls and capacities

Deliver a flawless experience across your properties with our leading HTML5 Player technology.

In this article, you can explore our Player's intuitive UI and learn more about each control with detailed descriptions.

We are also giving you a wider glimpse on the full potential of our Player capacities, ranging from seamless streaming and customizable features to a flexible advertising support, and much more.

Understand the Player controls

Use the Player below to explore the different controls and actions available. Find a detailed description for each of them in the table underneath.

Functions	Description
Play Pause	Click on the Play button to play the video, and on Pause to pause it. When your content is playing, the Pause button is displayed. When your content is paused, the Play button is displayed.
Previous Next	Click once to go to the previous content, or to go the next one available in the recommendations.
In-video playlist	Click to display the recommended videos during playback. Once in the in-video playlist, you can navigate using the left and right arrows icons and select another content to play. Get more information about the recommendations.
Share	Click to share the content. You can either: Copy the content link Copy the embed code to add it on your website Share the content on Facebook Share the content link on Twitter
Native Picture-in-Picture	Click to display the Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mini Player at the bottom right (by default). Click again on the icon to switch back to the main Player and deactivate the mini Player. Get more information about the native Picture-in-Picture.
Player settings	Click to access the Player's settings: Quality Speed Manage cookies Privacy policy
Volume slider	Place your cursor on the icon and drag the button to adjust the volume. Volume level is indicated by the white bar. If you want to quickly activate or deactivate the sound, you can click on the volume button. Note that, the current content continues to play unless you stop or pause it. Get more information about volume control.
Subtitles	Click to activate the subtitles. If no subtitles are available, the icon is greyed out and cannot be clicked.
Fullscreen	Click to activate or deactivate the full screen mode
Seek bar	Click and drag the slider to navigate through your content
	Click to access Dailymotion Pro website and discover Dailymotion products and solutions
	Click to watch your video on Dailymotion website

Functions

Description

Play Pause

Click on the Play button to play the video, and on Pause to pause it.

When your content is playing, the Pause button is displayed.
When your content is paused, the Play button is displayed.

Previous Next

Click once to go to the previous content, or to go the next one available in the recommendations.

In-video playlist

Click to display the recommended videos during playback.

Once in the in-video playlist, you can navigate using the left and right arrows icons and select another content to play.

Get more information about the recommendations.

Click to share the content. You can either:

Copy the content link
Copy the embed code to add it on your website
Share the content on Facebook
Share the content link on Twitter

Native Picture-in-Picture

Click to display the Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mini Player at the bottom right (by default).

Click again on the icon to switch back to the main Player and deactivate the mini Player.

Get more information about the native Picture-in-Picture.

Player settings

Click to access the Player's settings:

Quality
Speed
Manage cookies
Privacy policy

Volume slider

Place your cursor on the icon and drag the button to adjust the volume. Volume level is indicated by the white bar.

If you want to quickly activate or deactivate the sound, you can click on the volume button.

Note that, the current content continues to play unless you stop or pause it.

Get more information about volume control.

Subtitles

Click to activate the subtitles.

If no subtitles are available, the icon is greyed out and cannot be clicked.

Fullscreen

Click to activate or deactivate the full screen mode

Seek bar

Click and drag the slider to navigate through your content

Link to Dailymotion Pro website

Click to access Dailymotion Pro website and discover Dailymotion products and solutions

Click to watch your video on Dailymotion website

More about the Dailymotion Player capacities

Streaming capabilities	HTML5: cross-platform player for simplified integration, best tracking and top-notch viewing experience Video & Audio files support Adaptive HLS streaming: auto-adjusted video quality 4K / 2160p support: high quality video delivery High Frame Rate (HFR): supports up to 60 fps Live streaming with DVR support (pause, play, rewind) Learn more about our Player benefits
Cross device compatible	Native / Web / OTT Chromecast & Airplay support Responsive design Fully-featured Player on touch devices
Multiple embed options	Web: Embed script Library script iFrame embed Native: Android SDK iOS SDK Learn more about Player embed options and our SDKs
Advertising Support	Custom ad integrations: In-stream linear ads (prerolls, midrolls, postrolls) Ad Pods VAST, SIMID & VPAID compliant Live stream ad breaks Dynamic and flexible ad integrations Brand safety: Google IMA certified IAS (TAG) certified OM SDK compliant Learn more about advertising
Customization	Custom Player configuration: Playback behavior: autostart, PiP, ... Formats: landscape, vertical, square Automated recommendations optimized for monetization, engagement or views And more Branding features & watermarking: Customize the Player Colors Customize the Player with your own watermark Learn more about custom Player configuration
Accessibility	Player UI: WCAG compliant: compatible with assistive technologies (screen readers, keyboard control, ..) Automatically localized based on user's browser language Subtitles: Autogenerated subtitles in English or French based on channel language Learn more about accessibility
Analytics	Player and monetization performance Compatible with Google Analytics 4 and other third-party platforms Learn more about analytics

Player interface & features

Deliver a flawless experience across your properties with our leading HTML5 Player technology.

Understand the Player controls

More about the Dailymotion Player capacities

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