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Built for people whose work moves. Posters load first, playback starts on intent rather than on scroll, and captions survive full screen.

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OVERVIEW

Play on purpose, not on scroll.

Built for people whose work moves. Posters load first, playback starts on intent rather than on scroll, and captions survive full screen.

Autoplay is the default in most motion portfolios and it is the wrong one. It burns data, it starts audio in offices, and it means the viewer never chooses what to watch.

Here a poster frame loads, playback begins on a click, and the player remembers quality and caption preferences across every piece on the site.

Nothing autoplays. Thank you.

— A film editor

WHAT YOU GET

Playback the viewer chose.

Playback on intent

Nothing plays until it is asked to. Poster frames carry the weight until the viewer chooses a piece.

Captions that persist

Caption and quality preferences follow the viewer across every piece, including into full screen.

Shot breakdown

Timestamped notes beside the player that seek the video when clicked.

Credits block

Structured crew credits with roles, linked to the people who hold them.

Adaptive by default

Quality follows the connection rather than the viewport, with a manual override that sticks.

FULL FEATURE LIST

What a motion portfolio actually needs.

Tools for showing work that moves, without any of the autoplay habits that make it unwatchable.

  • Poster frames before playback
  • Persistent caption preference
  • Timestamped shot notes
  • Seek-on-click breakdown
  • Structured crew credits
  • Adaptive quality with manual override
  • Reel compilation page
  • Client review links with expiry
  • Audio-off default on all previews

SPECS

The details

Version
2.5.1
Released
Nov 20, 2025
Autoplay
Never
Captions
Preference remembered
Breakdown
Timestamped, seekable
Review links
Expiring

CHANGELOG

Recent releases

  1. 2.5.1Nov 2025 — Caption preference now survives full screen
  2. 2.5.0Oct 2025 — Shot notes seek the player instead of scrolling the page
  3. 2.4.0Aug 2025 — Client review links take an expiry date