Settings

Configure player loading, playback, timeline, colors, Dynamic Data, and Live Control

The Settings page controls how an MP5 project loads, plays, displays player controls, and exposes project-level data configuration. The page is split into Player, Dynamic Data, and Live Control tabs.

Use the Player tab for runtime player behavior: loading state, mute, loop, autoplay, timeline display, story mode, and player colors. Use Dynamic Data and Live Control for the project data fields and shared operational values that the MP5 experience can read.

Player settings with loading, playback, timeline, story mode, and color controls

The Player tab changes the behavior, controls, and frame of the MP5 player. The preview on the right uses the current field values, the selected Watching lineup, and representative project data so you can check the result before saving.

Loading Preferences

Player loading preferences with loading image, loading text, and poster frame
Field
What it controls
Notes

Loading Image

The image shown while the MP5 player is loading.

Use a valid image URL or upload an image from your device. Keep the image close to the video aspect ratio so the loading state does not feel cropped or stretched.

Loading Text

The text shown during the loading process.

Keep it short. The default placeholder is Your video is loading.

Poster Frame

The frame number shown during the final loading phase before playback begins.

Use a neutral or introductory frame. If you also use a loading image, choose a poster frame that transitions cleanly from that image.

Playback Settings

Player playback settings with mute, loop, autoplay, timeline, and story mode controls
Field
What it controls
Notes

Start video with mute

Starts playback with audio muted.

Use this when the delivery channel or browser context is likely to require muted playback.

Loop

Replays the MP5 automatically after it ends.

Use for kiosk, demo, or ambient playback. Leave it off when a single completion should end the session.

Autoplay Options: On

Starts playback automatically when the player is ready.

Browser policies may still affect autoplay, especially when audio is enabled.

Autoplay Options: Off

Waits for the viewer to press play.

Use when the viewer should intentionally start the experience.

Autoplay Options: Delayed Autoplay

Starts playback automatically after a configured delay.

Available for projects using player version 4.13.0 or later.

Delayed Autoplay seconds

The number of seconds to wait before delayed autoplay starts.

This field appears only after Delayed Autoplay is selected on a supported player version.

Timeline Settings

Field
What it controls
Notes

Timeline

Shows or hides the player timeline.

When Timeline is off, story mode and timeline color fields are disabled because there is no timeline to display.

Story Mode

Changes the timeline into a story-style progress display.

Story Mode is available only when Timeline is on. It uses progress and rail colors, but not the Thumb color.

Color Customization

Color Customization changes the player interface, not the creative content inside the MP5. If the project also has color fields in Live Control, those fields are project-defined values that Studio connectors can use inside the video.

Group
Field
What it colors
Notes

General

Background

The player background behind or around the MP5 frame.

Use it to match the embed or landing-page environment.

General

Loader

The loading indicator color.

Pair it with the loading image and loading text for a consistent first state.

General

Buttons

Player control buttons, such as play, sound, fullscreen, and related controls.

Use a color with enough contrast against the player background and video content.

Timeline

Progress

The completed or watched portion of the timeline.

Disabled when Timeline is off. In Story Mode, this colors the active story progress.

Timeline

Rail

The remaining or inactive portion of the timeline.

Disabled when Timeline is off. In Story Mode, this colors inactive story segments.

Timeline

Thumb

The draggable scrubber handle on the standard timeline.

Disabled when Timeline is off or Story Mode is on.

Preview and Save

Player settings preview showing the configured MP5 player frame
Control
What it does
Notes

Watching

Chooses the scene or lineup shown in the settings preview.

This is a preview selector. It does not replace the project flow or delivery configuration.

Player preview

Shows the MP5 with the current Player settings.

Use it to check loading behavior, poster frame, timeline visibility, story mode, and colors.

Save

Persists the Player settings to the project.

Save after changing loading, playback, timeline, or color fields.

Settings Flow

1

Choose What to Preview

Use Watching to preview the scene or lineup you want to check while editing settings.

2

Set the Loading State

Configure the loading image, loading text, and poster frame so the player displays a deliberate first state.

3

Choose Playback Behavior

Set mute, loop, autoplay, delayed autoplay, timeline visibility, and story mode based on the delivery channel and viewer context.

4

Match the Player Colors

Set the player background, loader, buttons, timeline progress, rail, and thumb colors.

5

Save and Validate

Save the settings, then use the preview and Simulate Personas to confirm the result with realistic data.

Integration and Simulation

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