The play_style is essential in creating engaging and dynamic video content using templates in HeyGen. They allow you to control how video elements behave within your AI video templates. HeyGen offers four distinct video playback styles: fit_to_scene, freeze, loop, full_video.

Let's explore each video playback style and its effects.

Fit to Scene

The fit_to_scene playback style adjusts the video's playback speed to ensure that its duration matches the scene's duration perfectly.

It might speed up or slow down the video to achieve this synchronization. It is useful when you want your video element to precisely match the scene's timing, maintaining synchronization for a cohesive and seamless viewing experience.

Freeze

With the freeze playback style, the video element stops playing once it reaches its end. However, the last frame of the video remains static and is displayed until the end of the video track. There is no continuous loop.

It is employed when you want to emphasize a particular frame or image, and you don't want any further motion.

Loop

The loop playback style does exactly what its name suggests. It makes the video element loop continuously until the end of the video track. This means that the video will play over and over again without any interruption.

It is ideal for scenarios where you want a video element to repeat indefinitely, creating continuous motion or animation.

Full Video

The full_video playback style plays the video element from start to finish. The scene automatically lasts the full duration of the video, even if the script finishes earlier. This ensures that the entire video content is shown without looping, freezing, or speeding up to fit the scene.

Conclusion

Now that you're familiar with the different video playback styles available in HeyGen, you can select the style that best suits your template videos.