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In this article:

  • Control buttons
  • Hotkeys
  • Selecting audio track
  • Enabling subtitles
  1. Video Player
  2. Control

Managing the video player

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Yandex Cloud
Updated at January 22, 2025
  • Control buttons
  • Hotkeys
  • Selecting audio track
  • Enabling subtitles

Control buttonsControl buttons

PC version
Mobile version

To start playback, hover over the player.

Use the timeline at the bottom of the player to move around the video.

Button

Action

/

Starting or stopping playback.

Turning the sound on.

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Changing volume.

Turning the sound off.

Customizing the video:

  • Quality: Changing video quality (by default it depends on the internet speed).
  • Speed: Changing playback speed.
  • Subtitles: Turning subtitles on and off.
  • Language: Selecting subtitle language.
  • Audio: Selecting audio track.

Full screen playback.

Collapsing the player.

/ From beginning (for live videos)

Watching the broadcast from the beginning.

Back to live stream (for live videos)

Continue watching the video live.

Click on a video in the player to start playback.

Use the timeline at the bottom of the player to move around the video. You can change the volume using the buttons on your device.

Button

Action

/

Starting or stopping playback.

Turning the sound on.

Turning the sound off.

Customizing the video:

  • Quality: Changing video quality (by default it depends on the internet speed).
  • Speed: Changing playback speed.
  • Subtitles: Turning subtitles on and off.
  • Language: Selecting subtitle language.
  • Audio: Selecting audio track.

Full screen playback.

Collapsing the player.

/ From beginning (for live videos)

Watching the broadcast from the beginning.

HotkeysHotkeys

You can manage the video player on the active tab using hotkeys:

Key Action
↑ and ↓ Changing the volume.
← and → Moving 5 seconds backward or forward.
Space Stopping or starting playback.
F Expand the player to full screen or collapse it.

Selecting audio trackSelecting audio track

Some videos can be watched in multiple languages or using different voiceovers. To select a different audio track, click and select Audio.

If there is no Audio option, no additional audio tracks are available for this video.

Enabling subtitlesEnabling subtitles

Some videos can be watched with subtitles. To enable subtitles, click and select Subtitles.

If there is no Subtitles option, no subtitles are available for this video.

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