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Using the media player

Media Player Controls

The Evidence.com media player enables you to play audio and video evidence files that are in supported file types.

The following figure shows the media player controls that appear when the player is paused. Additionally, in the following figure, the sound is not muted.

Available Controls - Player Paused, Sound Unmuted
1 - Playbar 7 - Playback speed selector
2 - Scrub bar 8 - Thumbnail
3 - Scrub handle 9 - Mute
4 - Previous frame 10 - Video quality selector
5 - Play 11 - Rotate
6 - Next frame 12 - Full screen

The following figure shows the media player controls that appear when the player is playing. Additionally, in the following figure, the sound is muted.

Available Controls - Player Playing, Sound Unmuted
1 - Playbar 7 - Playback speed selector
2 - Scrub bar 8 - Thumbnail
3 - Scrub handle 9 - Mute
4 - Previous event 10 - Video quality selector
5 - Play 11 - Rotate
6 - Next event 12 - Full screen

Media Player Actions

The following table provides steps for the actions you can take with the media player.

Action Steps
Play Click 
Play faster or slower

Click the playback speed selector until the speed you want is selected. 
You can choose from standard speed (1X), double speed (2X), or quadruple speed (4X).
View thumbnails

Over the scrub bar, hover the mouse pointer above the time for which you want to see a thumbnail. 
A thumbnail image for the time appears.
Jump ahead or back On the scrub bar, click and hold the scrub handle and drag it to the time in the media file that you want to go to.
Skip to events

Click  or  
The video jumps to the previous or next marker or clip.
Pause Click 
View frame by frame Click  or .
View full screen

To enter full-screen viewing mode, click . 
To exit full-screen viewing mode, click .
Rotate screen
  1. Click .
  2. Click .
Change video quality
  1. Click .
  2. Click the video quality that you want.
Mute, unmute, or control volume

To mute audio, click . 
To unmute audio, click . 
To raise or lower the audio volume, click and hold the audio slider and drag it left (quieter) or right (louder), as needed.