New flow for video player

[chrisallick]

• do not auto play videos.
• needs placeholder image.
• visually must be loaded at unfold
  • would be nice to minimize any stuttering

1) don't use an api but load the video in so the person has to lcick play 2) delay so you play video absolutely last

[chrisallick]

in chrome it appears to be working correclty. safari on my computer doesn't play vimeo videos if they are the html5 version so i cannot test it.

however, in chrome, the player centers, unfolds and then auto plays after half second.

[ragemckage]

The compromise option of having the video auto-play after a half second doesn't work very well from a user experience standpoint. Now, when you click on a video, the page unfolds to reveal the tile and tag, then the vimeo player loads with thumbnail and control bar, and then the video plays after half a second. It looks like an error when you see the thumbnail and control bar load and then immediately disappear and the video starts playing.

I think we either need to go straight auto-play, but with the current delayed timing - or stick with just embedding the videos with no auto-play and letting the player, controls, and thumbnail load.