Seek Buttons Plugin

In this topic, you will learn about the seek buttons plugin for Brightcove Player. This plugin will allow you to seek forward/back through a video for a configurable amount of time.

Introduction

The Seek Buttons are a feature of Video.js. When enabled, they allow the user to seek forward/back through a video for a configurable amount of time.

Implement using Players module

In Video Cloud Studio, we can configure the player manually to enable this function:

  1. Open the Players module and either create a new player or locate the player to which you wish to add the plugin.
  2. Click the link for the player to open the player's properties.
  3. Expand the Controls section on the Overview tab.
  4. Check both Seek Forward and Seek Backward options.

    Controls accordion with Seek Forward and Seek Backward enabled