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Firefox Picture-in-Picture
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#102For Chromium-based browsers (I used it in Brave but it should work with all of them), create a new bookmark and set this as the URL:
javascript:document.querySelector('video').requestPictureInPicture()
It works on YouTube, Twitch, HBO Now, Netflix, probably others too. I keep it in my Bookmarks Bar for quick access, I hope others here will find it useful!
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#103I've been enjoying this for a while on the beta channel, however subs/captions are very noticeably absent. Unsure if it's all or just those not using the built-in api for display. Needless to say custom caption implementations are extremely common due to the discrepancies in display between browsers.
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#104I am glad it can be disabled globally easily. YMMV
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#105PiP is such a great feature. I have no idea how easy/hard it was to implement but it feels nice to use. It does exactly what you'd expect it to do and nothing more. I use it while watching overwatch league games in the browser because it allows me to resize the popped-out video arbitrarily, instead of the site's embedded youtube player options of either tiny-window-in-browser or full-screen sizes (there is no theater…
It is a little clunky and could use a good deal of polish. For example, you can only PiP one video, and controls remain in the tab with the video frame. PiP only gives you play/pause, no scrubbing or anything from the embedded player. The always on top is a feature for some, but can be a hindrance, too. That behavior should be a toggle for the user so they can use their tools how they like.
if it's not always on top, why break it out of the browser window at all? maybe i just haven't used it enough for your request to become apparent to me, but it seems counter intuitive on first thought.
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#106Opera has had this feature for years and features more playback controls than FF. It seems many features start on Opera then get "invented" in other browsers afterwards.
Downvoted for providing a relevant fact as well as an observation? Gee thanks
I didn't downvote but I considered it. The second sentence was unnecessary and almost snide.
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#107Have other hardcore anti-autoplay users noticed some autoplay getting through as of the last update? I've had it at the highest possible settings for a long time and nothing ever got through, now something is different. It not all the time, but often enough that it bugs me.
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#108PiP is such a great feature. I have no idea how easy/hard it was to implement but it feels nice to use. It does exactly what you'd expect it to do and nothing more. I use it while watching overwatch league games in the browser because it allows me to resize the popped-out video arbitrarily, instead of the site's embedded youtube player options of either tiny-window-in-browser or full-screen sizes (there is no theater…
If you're interested in seeing it getting implemented, you can check out Mike Conley's YouTube channel. He regularly streams Firefox development and he's the main force behind PiP in Firefox. I believe the first episode where it's mentioned is #165 [0] but it spans over many of them. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_5zwg9Ucoc
Here’s a Mozilla blog post from Mike Conley and Emanuela Damiani about implementing PiP in Firefox:
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2020/01/how-we-built-picture-in-pi...
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#109I love PiP but I wish it worked for multiple videos simultaneously on desktop.
That sounds potentially interesting. Do you have a specific use case in mind?
yeh! I like watching rocket launches from multiple camera angles!
And i watch a lot of simracing with multiple streamers streaming the same race.
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#110I'm really surprised to see how many people appreciate this feature. I've tried to use it many times but I've found that when I'm watching a video I either want to give it my full(screen) attention (movie, entertainment) or have it in the background entirely (music, news, podcast.) I've personally not found a use for it and end up closing it after about 5-10 minutes.
I like more than thought I would. I can keep going through tabs without losing the video. The problem for me is it doesn’t have controls past pause and play. If I want to back the video up or skip it forward I need to go figure out which tab it’s coming from, and I can’t remember if I have to unpop to get controls. Windows 10, ymmv.
This also annoys me. Even just allowing arrow keys to seek back and forth would be enough for now.