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Playing Audio & Video

The Archiver includes a built-in media player for reviewing audio and video files alongside their AI-generated metadata and transcripts.

Opening the media player​

On any accession detail page, click on an audio or video file to open it in the media player. The player opens as a full-screen overlay.

Player controls​

Video files​

  • Standard video player with play/pause, seek bar, and volume
  • Captions overlay when a transcript is available (generated as VTT subtitles)

Audio files​

  • Audio playback with a waveform visualisation showing the full audio shape
  • Click anywhere on the waveform to jump to that point in the recording

Playback speed​

Both audio and video support adjustable playback speed:

  • 0.5x — half speed (useful for difficult-to-hear recordings)
  • 1x — normal speed
  • 1.25x — slightly faster
  • 1.5x — faster review
  • 2x — double speed

Click the speed button to cycle through options.

Transcript panel​

If the file has a transcript (from AI processing or on-demand transcription), it appears in a scrollable panel beside the player.

Features​

  • Auto-scroll — the transcript follows playback automatically, highlighting the current segment
  • Click to seek — click any transcript segment to jump to that point in the recording
  • Speaker labels — if the transcript includes speaker identification, each segment shows who is speaking

Scroll lock​

If you manually scroll the transcript panel, auto-scroll pauses so you can read at your own pace. A "Resume auto-scroll" button appears to re-enable it.

Closing the player​

Click the close button or press Escape to exit. If you have unsaved transcript edits, you'll be asked to confirm before closing.