Farm Hand
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- Jan 21, 2025
Not sure if there's anything that you can do about it, but a bothersome thing I'm finding about the new video player is that you can't see the total duration of the video until you start playing to get the player's full UI. The old player, on the other hand, always shows the duration when it's not playing:
This makes a big difference in the browsing experience. When scrolling through pages (especially quickly to catch up on a long thread), it's very useful to be immediately informed on whether any embedded video is a quick seconds-long clip or a feature-length film.
Comparatively, it's very common to see video thumbnails and players elsewhere display the video duration without any interaction, including on YouTube.
This makes a big difference in the browsing experience. When scrolling through pages (especially quickly to catch up on a long thread), it's very useful to be immediately informed on whether any embedded video is a quick seconds-long clip or a feature-length film.
Comparatively, it's very common to see video thumbnails and players elsewhere display the video duration without any interaction, including on YouTube.