If you watch movies and TV shows streaming from Netflix on
your PC or Mac you may have noticed that we have updated our Web video player.
We’ve refreshed the look of the existing features and added some new
functionality.
Some of the new features include:
· The
size of the controls now scales, making it easier to use the player on large
screens, for example if you connect your computer to your TV
· Similarly,
the player will scale down to smaller windows, which is useful if you want to
watch something while working in another window. Also, the video now stretches to the full
window in the browser
· Full
screen mode now has all the features of browser mode so you can view
season/episode information and change to the next episode when watching a TV
show
· Pausing
the video now shows more information about the title
In our new player, we’ve consolidated controls into one
line. We’re also using icons instead of
words. This might take a little time to get used to, but we think it will be intuitive
once you start using the controls. Here’s a quick look at the key differences:
Old:
New:
Perhaps the biggest change is to the ‘Back to Browse’ option,
which used to sit at the bottom right of the old control bar. We’ve moved this up to the top of the screen
and to the left. It’s now an arrow icon
and text will explain its functionality when you hover over the arrow with your
mouse.
We hope you enjoy the new video player experience.
Thanks,
Michael Spiegelman and the Netflix Video Player team
Michael Spiegelman is director of product innovation for the
Website and Tablet at Netflix
