Web-based media player

Web-based media player

Overview

The Verba media player is a feature-rich multimedia tool that supports easy in-depth analysis of media recordings.

Features include:

  • Audio and video playback

  • Full playback control

  • Volume control

  • Speed control

  • Channel (left/right) control

  • Waveform display

  • Timeframe selection

  • Marker creation and management with commenting

The player is an embedded Windows Media Player (Active-X component) or uses HTML5 audio/video depending on the browser, with a fully customized layout and control.

The player is available on the Web Application (minimized at the bottom) when a conversation record is selected for playback.

Playback support in browsers

 

Windows

macOS

Linux

Internet Explorer 8 and below

Internet Explorer 9 and above

Chrome 14+

Firefox 21+

Safari 6+

Chrome 14+

Firefox 26+

Chrome 14+

Firefox 24+

Audio

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Video

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

-

Yes 

-

Yes 

-

Notes:

  • For Internet Explorer 8 and below, the audio and video playback works with Windows Media Player ActiveX component

  • For Internet Explorer 9 and above, the video playback works with Windows Media Player ActiveX component

  • For Firefox on Windows, the video playback works with Windows Media Player ActiveX component with plugin1

  • For other browsers, the audio and video playback works with HTML5 audio and video capabilities using automatically transcoded mp3 and mp4 media files.

1 The plugin can be downloaded from: http://port25.technet.com/pages/windows-media-player-firefox-plugin-download.aspx

Test whether the required components are properly installed or not, by clicking on the waveform icon left to the Verba Player title in the top-left corner of the player frame. This test feature is only available when a recorded media file is selected to play from a conversation list. If one of the required components are not properly installed the test will fail.

Using the player