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# Create new UI for WebViewer Video

Create a custom UI for WebViewer Video by accessing the HTML5 video element and APIs. Disable default controls with renderControls for a tailored viewing experience. Explore the API and example code.

{% hint style="info" %}
New licenses for WebViewer Video are no longer offered.
{% endhint %}

You can create a custom UI by using the video object. See the [video API](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/video/) for more. With it you can access the underlying HTML5 video element and all its [APIs](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/video/). By setting `renderControls` in the [`videoOptions`](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/video/module-@pdftron_webviewer-video.html#.initializeVideoViewer__anchor) to `false`, we can disable the default Webviewer-Video controls. See the example code below.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="JavaScript (SDK v8.0+)" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```js
import WebViewer from '@pdftron/webviewer';
import { initializeVideoViewer, renderControlsToDOM } from '@pdftron/webviewer-video';

WebViewer({
    path: '/webviewer/lib',
  },
  viewer.current,
).then(async instance => {
  // Extends WebViewer to allow loading HTML5 videos (.mp4, ogg, webm).
  const {
    getVideo,
    loadVideo,
  } = await initializeVideoViewer(
    instance,
    {
      license: '---- Insert commercial license key here after purchase ----',
    }
  );
  // Load a video at a specific url. Can be a local or public link
  // If local it needs to be relative to lib/ui/index.html.
  // Or at the root. (eg '/video.mp4')
  const videoUrl = 'https://pdftron.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/pl/video/video.mp4';
  loadVideo(videoUrl);

  const docViewer = instance.Core.documentViewer;
  docViewer.addEventListener('videoElementLoaded', () => {
    const doc = docViewer.getDocument();
    const video = getVideo();
    const videoElement = video.getElement();
    ...
    ...
    const playButton = controls.querySelector('#playButton');

    playButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
      // play the video
      if (videoElement.paused || videoElement.ended) {
        videoElement.play();
      }
    });

    videoElement.addEventListener('timeupdate', async () => {
      const currentFrameNumber = video.getFrameFromTime(videoElement.currentTime);
      // do something with the frame number
    });
  });
});
```

{% endcode %}

[WebViewerInstance](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/web/WebViewerInstance.html) [initializeVideoViewer](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/video/module-@pdftron_webviewer-video.html#~initializeVideoViewer__anchor)
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JavaScript (SDK v7.0+)" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```js
import WebViewer from '@pdftron/webviewer';
import { initializeVideoViewer, renderControlsToDOM } from '@pdftron/webviewer-video';

WebViewer({
    path: '/webviewer/lib',
  },
  viewer.current,
).then(async instance => {
  // Extends WebViewer to allow loading HTML5 videos (.mp4, ogg, webm).
  const {
    getVideo,
    loadVideo,
  } = await initializeVideoViewer(
    instance,
    {
      license: '---- Insert commercial license key here after purchase ----',
    }
  );
  // Load a video at a specific url. Can be a local or public link
  // If local it needs to be relative to lib/ui/index.html.
  // Or at the root. (eg '/video.mp4')
  const videoUrl = 'https://pdftron.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/pl/video/video.mp4';
  loadVideo(videoUrl);

  instance.docViewer.on('videoElementLoaded', () => {
    const doc = docViewer.getDocument();
    const video = getVideo();
    const videoElement = video.getElement();
    ...
    ...
    const playButton = controls.querySelector('#playButton');

    playButton.addEventListener('click', () => {
      // play the video
      if (videoElement.paused || videoElement.ended) {
        videoElement.play();
      }
    });

    videoElement.addEventListener('timeupdate', async () => {
      const currentFrameNumber = video.getFrameFromTime(videoElement.currentTime);
      // do something with the frame number
    });
  });
});
```

{% endcode %}

[WebViewerInstance](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/web/WebViewerInstance.html) [initializeVideoViewer](https://sdk.apryse.com/api/video/module-@pdftron_webviewer-video.html#~initializeVideoViewer__anchor)
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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