I was thinking something like http://www.flypmedia.com/issues/29/#2/1 which is simply a play button that opens in a lightbox, I was thinking a small image with a play button overlay. I don’t think most people see or mess with the full-screen option in players and also in full screen the resolution is poor. We plan to either use the large format straight out (like nyt) or a lightbox/ popup effect is easy. Guess it’s a minor issue.

The final size hasn’t been determined for the inline player. This page is a proof of concept. But I agree that this inline, and maybe any inline, is a little small. I do like the idea that the video can be watched with one click, right in the page. I don’t like users having to lose the page with the article.

Having said that, I’ve been throwing around some ideas in my head. First, the video can be made full screen straight from within the player, giving users the choice to leave the story and see a bigger version if they choose. The other is to pull the video player out of the inline box and make it a slightly bigger stand-alone inline, much like the NYT does.

Another thought is to put it in a div that expands on play. The WaPO used to do something like that. I never loved it but maybe it was just the way they implemented it that irked me.