Website Spokesperson Player Features

HTML5 options included with your paid Talking Heads spokesperson video—autostart, position, control bar, cookies, and more.

Talking Heads Player overview

Player Features

Responsive
With the rise of responsive websites we have added the ability to place our player inside a specific div tag. If you set the responsive variable to "yes" you can then place <div id="wthvideo"></div> inside of the div you would like the video to play in. This will place the video inside of that tag, where ever it is on the page. true or false
showDevice
Sometimes you may not want the video to appear on devices. This will set that(true or false)
Cookies
Use any of the functions that require cookies.(true or false)
Position
There are 2 options:
  • fixed-The video is positioned relative to the browser window. When you scroll the page the video stays in the same place.
  • absolute-The video 'sticks' to the page. If you scroll the page the video scrolls with the page
Positioning
You can set the position of the player on the screen:
  • left: Usual options are "auto", "0" or "50%". 0 will put the player on the left side of the screen. Auto puts the player where the right value places it. 50% place the left edge of the player at the middle of the screen then set the centeroffset value below to move the player to the left or right.
  • right: Usually 0 or "auto" If the left value is anything but "auto" this should be auto.
  • divTop: auto or the number of pixels from the top you want the player to be.
  • bottom: "auto" or the number of pixels from the bottom you want the player to be.
  • centeroffset: Set to "auto" unless left is set to "50%" then the number of pixels from the center. Negative numbers are left and positive are right.
bgColor
The background color for the controlbar and click to play button. RGBA value.
textColor
The color of the text on the click to play button. Hex value
btnText
Text in the click to play button.
volume
Player volume. Value from 0.1 to 1.0
delay
Delay start of video 1000 = 1 second
controlbar
  • yes- Always show the controlbar
  • no- Don't show the controlbar
  • mouse- Show the controlbar when the mouse is over the player.
exitbtn
To show or not show the exit button on the top right. true or false
autostart
  • yes-Start video on page load. Note some browsers or plugins prevent autostart video.
  • no-Show player with image of spokesperson.
  • mute-Show the player with muted video.
  • oncethenpic-Autostart the player on the first visit of a browser session. After that show an image.
  • oncethenmute-Autostart the player on the first visit of a browser session. After that show a muted version.
  • onceonlythenpic-Autostart the player on the first visit. After that show an image until they clear their cookies.
  • onceonlythenmute-Autostart the player on the first visit. After that show muted video until they clear their cookies.
  • once- Only show the player on the first visit of a browser session.
  • onceonly- Only show the player on the first visit(until they clear their cookies)
  • goStop-Autostart the video then have it stop until viewer clicks play.
  • loop-Muted video that loops.
  • slide-The player slides up with the image of the spokesperson. The viewer can then click play.
goStop
When using the goStop option on autostart this is the frame to stop on. 30 frames is one second.
exitoncomplete
Close the player on video complete. true or false
path
Path to where the files are stored. Usually talkingheads.
actorpic
The name of the actor's image. Must be a gif, don't add the .gif
canvasVideo
Name of the mp4 with the matte. Don't add the .mp4
h264
Name of the mp4 without the matte. Don't add the .mp4

Installation

The Talking Heads® Player usually takes a few minutes to install. See installation instructions or contact support.

Customizing the player

Many options already exist in the default Talking Heads® player. Learn how to customize it.

Specialty Players

Popup, slider, exit intent, bilingual, FAQ, and MVP rotation—specialty players for different site behaviors.

Player features FAQs

What player features come with a website spokesperson?

The Talking Heads HTML5 player: autostart modes, position, control bar, cookies, volume, delay, exit button, and more. This page is the parameter list.

Do I pay extra for player features?

No separate player fee. These options ship with your paid spokesperson video. Actors and production are not free.

How is this different from the Talking Heads Player page?

Talking Heads Player is the product overview. This page lists embed options you can set on that player.

How do I order?

Order a website spokesperson and tell us autostart and position. We produce the video and match the HTML5 player to your site.

Ready for a website spokesperson player?

Order the video—player features above are included. See the player overview or specialty players for popup, slider, and exit intent.

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