YouTube Prepares To Roll Out New Video Player

YouTube has begun rolling out a new video player design today. We noticed the new design popping up on various videos this evening, and it appears to have been applied only to a portion of the site’s videos so far.

The new player has a slightly more streamlined design than the old player, and draws the attention away from the controls, allowing viewers to focus their attention on the video. When the user’s mouse is not sitting on the player it fades into the background, similarly to the way that Vimeo controls disappear when the player is not activated.

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