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by perivamsi 5775 days ago
The intro video does not have any playback controls. I'd like to see some standard play/pause and volume control buttons. Also, once I close the intro video, the green "First time here" banner disappears and I have to hunt for the link to re-play the video (which is located at the top right corner).
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> I'd like to see some standard play/pause and volume control buttons.

I tend to disagree. I liked the design aspect of not having these. The video fits into the same style as I presume I'll get when using the service (I don't have a webcam handy right now).

Do you actually need play/pause and volume controls while watching the intro video? Would you actually use them, or is it just that it doesn't match your expectation of what an intro video should be, rather than a functional deficiency?

I see your point that the video fits the actual usage style. But I had two issues while playing the video.

1. The volume was too high. I wanted to mute the video first before adjusting my system's volume. 2. I wanted to pause, check out the features mentioned in the video for a while and then resume the video.

So I did need the controls. They can appear only on mouse over so that the feel of a live demo still remains.