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Why can't we pause and restart ALL videos ?

by Harvey Segal
8 replies
I am clueless on video technology but I would have thought a
basic requirement or standard would be that every video shows
time elapsed and remaining with a pause/restart button.


Yet this is not the case. Is it because the author does not
want you to interrupt your viewing or just that some
inferior technology is being used ?

Harvey
#pause #restart #video
  • Profile picture of the author cmaclean
    Yes, many authors don't want to allow you to pause or restart the video - it basically forces you to watch it right then and not put it off.

    Different video players have options that you can turn on or off. Many use JW player with a combination of Amazon S3 for hosting.

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  • Profile picture of the author Jack Chua
    Yeah I've noticed that too. It is a strategy so that you will have to watch the whole video.
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  • Profile picture of the author AverageGuy
    it is because some video may not have playback feature. for example, swf does not have this.


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  • Profile picture of the author milan
    Originally Posted by Harvey.Segal View Post

    Yet this is not the case. Is it because the author does not want you to interrupt your viewing or just that some
    inferior technology is being used ?
    Could be either, depending on the case.
    My guess is marketers mostly don't do it because they want to force people, but my guess is as good as any other...
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    • Profile picture of the author Kevin Riley
      I tend to close that browser tab and say "The hell with it" if the marketer is going to inflict that on me. I'd watch, if I knew how long and that I could pause it if I want to go grab a cuppa.
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  • Profile picture of the author vagabondette
    This seems to be the new thing. I just close the window if I can't control the video. My connection is slow and if I can't let it preload for a bit listening to it is torture as it loads a bit, plays a bit then pauses to load a bit more. I don't waste my time any more. I also immediately close the window on sites that have auto-play enabled.
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    • Profile picture of the author Harvey Segal
      Originally Posted by AverageGuy View Post

      it is because some video may not have playback feature. for example, swf does not have this.
      Ok, some technical questions then

      - is the ability to pause and restart etc called a "playback feature"

      - does it depend on the video file type or the program which creates (or plays ?) the video

      Harvey
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