We're already 7-days into 2022 and starting the year off with a bang in our first order of business: Redesigning the video player.

While the previous player worked well and did its job, it had its issues:

• Its font size and controls were pretty small, even on desktop, making it hard for those with reduced eyesight to navigate the player, especially when in fullscreen.
• It didn't respond to spacebar presses, so when you tried to pause/play a video using the natural instinct learned from other video websites, the page would just jump down!
• The player would always set the volume to high when you went to another video (even if you adjusted it), instead of staying consistent.

We took those issues and some design inspiration from other video players to the drawing board, and after some work and tweaks, we're excited to introduce our Redesigned Player! (Which you may have already seen since we swapped it out yesterday :)

Our redesigned player features:

• A bigger player font and controls (especially on desktop), making it easier for those with reduced eyesight to navigate the player.
• A control bar that is practically transparent making it as minimally invasive as possible, while still allowing for the increased font size.
  
• A variety of intuitive keyboard hotkeys (including responding to spacebar presses).
  
• A new volume slider that also persists across videos, so you no longer have to adjust it each time for every video!
  

A side-by-side comparison of the old and new player:



Now back to one of our favorite additions to the redesigned player, Keyboard Shortcuts! Here's a quick list of the ones currently available and their functions:

• Up/down arrow keys or mouse wheel to control volume.
• Right/left arrow keys to seek 5-seconds forwards or backward.
  
• M key to toggle mute.
  
• F key or double-click to toggle fullscreen.
  
• 0 key to restart the video.
  
• 1 - 9 keys to skip through the video by sections (e.g., 0 is 0%, 9 is 90% and 5 goes to the video midpoint).
  
• :SLDkjjrfasljk;idfohdg to summon the Tingle god who will bless you with the ability to not wake up tangled in your headphones.
  

We hope that you're excited as we are about the redesigned player and that you like it! If you have any questions, feedback, or concerns for us, don't hesitate to let us know via our Support/Feedback form.