The Player Control Bar provides tools for navigating and customizing your viewing experience while watching a Picmonic.
Key Features
Educational / Story Mode Toggle:
Switch between Educational mode and Story mode.Progress Bar:
Located at the top of the control bar, showing your playback position.Time Display:
Shows your progress as elapsed time / total video length (for example,1:23 / 4:56
).Fact Markers:
Small rectangular markers indicate where each fact appears in the video, helping you follow along or revisit specific sections.Settings Icon:
Opens the Player Settings menu, where you can adjust how the player behaves during playback.Player Settings Menu
Selecting the Settings (gear) icon opens a menu with options to personalize your playback experience:
Play Video Automatically: Starts the video as soon as a Picmonic is opened.
Audio Mode: Choose between Educational Only or Story Mode.
Hide Sidebar When Video Is Playing: Hides the sidebar for a larger viewing area.
Hide Fact Descriptions When Video Is Playing: Keeps fact descriptions collapsed during playback.
Character Animations: Turns character and scene movement on or off.
Player Opacity: Adjusts the transparency of the player background.
Launch Quiz Automatically After Video: Starts the quiz immediately after the video finishes.
Closed Captions: Displays text captions for all spoken audio.