Watching films

When you find a title that you'd like to watch, select Play on the details page to open the video player.

Note: An internet connection is required to watch videos; they can't be downloaded for offline viewing.

Moving the slider in the progress bar allows you to jump to a specific point in the video. You can also control playback with these buttons:

  1. play pause button Start or pause the video.
  2. seek back 10 seconds button Rewind 10 seconds.
  3. seek forward 10 seconds button Fast-forward 10 seconds.
  4. playback rate button Adjust the playback speed.
  5. volume button Mute or unmute the video; hover and move the slider to adjust the volume level.
  6. captions button Turn subtitles on or off.
  7. enable transcripts button Open a panel displaying a transcript of the video, when available.
  8. settings button Open the settings menu, where you can enable subtitles, select a different subtitle language, or change the audio language. Subtitle and audio languages vary by title.
  9. back button Go back to the previous page.
  10. picture-in-picture button Enable picture-in-picture.
  11. fullscreen button Enter or exit full screen mode.

Note: On the Kanopy website, the progress bar and player buttons are visible whenever your cursor is moving or resting over the bar.

Updated: 28 October 2024 12:26 PM

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