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How can I turn off the dark overlay when my videos are paused?

Remove the dark overlay that appears when video content is paused on the Membership.io player

🧰 What You Will Need

  • A Membership.io account
  • Embedded or published content

The dark overlay that appears when a video is paused serves a few useful purposes:

  • It draws attention to the playback controls
  • Helps maintain a clean and consistent look
  • Improves privacy
  • It can reduce energy use on some screens

That said, you might want to disable this feature, especially if the overlay is covering important on-screen content that your members need to see while the video is paused.

Follow this guide on how to disable the overlay in the player settings.

How to turn off the dark overlay on paused screens

Open your Player settings by clicking here, or start going to it by clicking your profile icon at the bottom left corner and selecting Settings.

Scroll down to "Content" and then click Player. At the top, you'll find all the available player settings.

Player settings and appearance editor

In the "Appearance" settings, turn off the Overlay option. You'll notice the change immediately in the player preview.

Overlay

Make sure to click Save for the changes to take effect.

That's it! 👍 This change will affect your media player's appearance when you start to share or embed your content.