media such as that shown on youtube. Questions often relate to how and when to use this on web pages.
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Video and audio autoplay - evidence that it's bad practice
Does anyone have any evidence or could point me in the direction of a web page that explains why video and audio autoplay is bad practice. I know it is but i'm struggling to find anything to back this ...
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477 views
When is appropriate to auto play music or video on a page?
We have a page with a demo video that we want users to watch but nobody is clicking play. Is it okay to automatically start the video when they hit the page or is that considered bad design?
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3answers
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What should the default volume of an in-line video player be?
Given that the volume shown in an in-line video player (e.g. Flash or Silverlight) is relative to the system volume (i.e. 100% volume in the player is 100% of the current system volume level), what ...
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Should video be used on home pages for company brochure sites?
I have just been in a meeting to discuss our company's new website. There was a lot of support for video being included on the home page. The video would include key messages and client's saying how ...
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In which cases does it make sense to use an explanatory video on a homepage?
I am a junior designer and I working on a web service's site design. I am not sure what should I place at the homepage i.e.:
Some services like dropbox and readability have a quick video tour which ...
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1answer
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Flipping video horizontally when recording
I am developing some software that has the ability to record video and send it to someone else. I have set it up so that when you record, it shows what you are recording as flipped horizontally (like ...
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Graphic content label
I'm working on a project in which we are labeling content to inform, not warn, the user (editors) that videos contain nudity, death, violence or adult language.
We are not trying to discourage ...
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4answers
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Conveying that usability problems exist to developers, cheaply!
I'm a developer transitioning towards design/usability.
I'm giving a talk to the devs at my workplace on design basics and guidelines with a little sneaky UX teaching on the side.
My goal is to work ...
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2answers
207 views
guidelines for creating videos to demonstrate a web application's functionality to end user
In a previous question, a person asked: what are the Best/Standard Practices for Creating & Building Help Files for End User?
My question is related, but already assumes that offering videos for ...
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2answers
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Are videos on the homepage of a commerce site a good idea instead of text?
I have received a design to implement for a new homepage on an existing music entertainment site. I have wireframed the new design below (it's already been designed and UX has not happened, I am ...
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4answers
118 views
Videos on landing pages
Is it a good ideal to feature videos on landing pages or should their primary purpose be to signpost users to content elsewhere?
I am developing a set of pages for an event, it is supported by a ...
5
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2answers
114 views
Should I add the length of video to the link?
I'm wondering if there is an formalized research, analytics data, or documented best practices that indicate whether I should add the length of the video in a video link (or near the thumbnail).
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4answers
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Why do video sites let users choose the resolution?
Youtube does a good job of automatically changing the resolution based on the current viewing size:
Initial - 360p
Expand - 480p
Fullscreen - 720p or 1080p depending on your monitor size
If ...
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5answers
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8 short tutorial videos: all embedded in one page vs separate pages with title link?
I'm putting together a catalogue page for eight 3-minute video tutorials explaining how to assemble electronic components (if relevant, here is an example video). The context is a robotics competition ...
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4answers
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For video content, are intros or outros less intrusive?
For a brief time my Youtube channel had a little Intro to build some branding and show off my channel name. I quickly found that, at least to me, it was pretty annoying and only delayed my ability to ...
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4answers
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Can I eliminate volume from my custom html5 video controls?
I'm currently designing a custom full-screen video player for a client, who has provided an Adobe Illustrator high-fidelity interface mock-up. The concept is as minimalist as possible. Their mock-up ...
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5answers
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Best Practice for video start image
Should a video player (on load / idle mode) always only show a still picture that was 'grabbed' from the video? Or would it be ok-practice or even better-practice to show a photo, that is somehow ...
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2answers
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Quantitative studies on autoplaying video?
Does anyone know of any quantitative studies that look at the effect of autoplaying videos on the user experience of a website (i.e. a page loads and—BOOM—a video + audio starts playing)? My UX senses ...
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1answer
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Smallest acceptable 16:9 video player?
Is there any user research or testing on the smallest size a 16:9 video could play on a website, where the user doesn't feel it's too small?
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2answers
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Is removing the video control playbar a dark pattern?
Lately, I've been finding more and more videos (mostly those with marketing purposes) that are don't have the so called "playbar", ie. the timeline control that allows you to jump inside the video to ...
3
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1answer
506 views
what youtube embed is more accessible for users w/ screenreaders/only keyboards
I notice that Youtube now likes to embed videos using an Iframe, but will still allow the old object method.
I'm just curious which method would be best for people using the site in an unconventional ...
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5answers
111 views
How can i annotate videos of usability sessions?
What is the best method to take notes from videos of a usability session?
Consider the scenario you recorded a usability test (remote or local) and want to do a review of the whole session by taking ...
3
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2answers
252 views
best practice for displaying video content?
is there best practice for displaying video? In this instance there is only one video item and it is contextual to the whole page article. I feel it is best to display it at the top of the page but ...
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2answers
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What software is used to create GUI concept videos?
If I was to create a video of a GUI concept video with animations, what software is best suited for that? The focus would be applications for mobile devices or screens integrated in homes, cars etc.
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2answers
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Where do you position the title of a video?
When designing a video webpage, should the video's title be the heading of the entire page or should it be the caption of the video? How do you choose between the two? Below are two flagship examples ...
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1answer
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Choosing between state and action on video chrome controls
I realize that the question of deciding whether to make a button show its state versus show its action has already been asked. Some of the answers were to make the interface more verbose or add ...
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3answers
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Why do mobile video apps encourage taking short videos?
Recently there's been a rapid increase in the number of mobile video apps that limit their recording length. These are some popular examples:
Vine - 6 seconds
Viddy - 15 seconds
Keek - 35 seconds
...
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2answers
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Should video always play full screen on cell phones?
This is a discussion of how to design a video website's UI based on a cell phone's features. I personally think that the UI should be based solely on the phone's screen size. A co-worker thinks that ...
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1answer
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Looking for best practice, articles, tests or studies on video placement on websites.
We are a publisher of many special interest (that doesn't mean x-rated! ;) news websites (tech, music, sport etc). The majority of our content is editorial but we obviously have a growing amount of ...
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2answers
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Showing a question during a video in Android
I am trying to implement something similar to what Coursera does when watching a video - ask the user a question to assess his/her understanding like shown below
What is a good way to do this in ...
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1answer
144 views
Easy way to let every-day users embed images, videos, audio files, etc. inside text?
I need to let users embed videos, images, audio files, etc. inside text. For right now, these videos will come from urls, but they might one day point to videos/images/audio files stored on the server ...
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2answers
749 views
youtube suggestions algorithm [closed]
I am very curious to know how youtube generates its suggestions for a particular video. I am from India and I listen to Indian songs on youtube. It sometimes gives suggestions that are totally ...
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2answers
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After adding videos to playlist, what is the easiest way to consume them?
Is it a playlist page or a widget on every page(like youtube)?
If widget, is the best location at the bottom or top of the page or something else?
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2answers
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Training Video Section of website
I'm looking for some help with my training video user experience. http://advantageanywhere.com/advantageUniversity.html
I'm currently working on a training area where the new users of our ...
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5answers
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Listing of all videos in one category on a VideoOnDemand service
What is the best way to list all videos in one category?
thumbnails grid with minimal info (fex. Name and duration)
list with thumbnails and more info or
something completely different?
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2answers
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How to display many different kinds of video material on one page?
Best examples and practices of displaying different video types (series, single program, short clip, trailer etc.) on one page.
How to indicate the differences between them?
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1answer
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Video viewing and storage behaviour on tablets
I am looking into the behaviours of people viewing videos offline on their tablets.
On average, how many videos do people typically store in their tablets and how long do they tend to keep it there?
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0answers
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What kind of UX practices are well suited for Streaming of Audio/Video on Web Browsers? [closed]
What kind of methodology/recommended patterns are well suited for streaming of audio and video in web browsers?
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Why does YouTube not cache videos anymore? [closed]
A while ago youtube changed its cache system. Now when you watch a video, if you click backward on timeline, the video will be downloaded again, and youtube does not read it from cache.
It is very ...
