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    Web Video Player

    Role
    Senior Product Manager
    2022
    for Frame.io (Adobe)

    This is a redesign and rearchitecture of web video player for the next version of Frame.io.

    The previous player didn’t support non-video assets and as the video industry opens up to support stills, audios, different video formats, we needed to support a broader set of use cases. Additionally, the product needed to support 5 different video players until we consolidated all into 1.

    TTF
    200ms to 20ms
    NAB 2024
    Product of the year
    Video player

    Links

    Player page features | Frame.io

    Business Impact:

    • Streamlined maintenance by centralizing video expertise to one team
    • Enabled high-quality review workflows for advertising and film studio clients
    • Accelerated feature development through reusable component architecture
    • Improved performance for professional workflows
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    Business Context:

    • Frame.io's video player, critical for creative review workflows, was fragmented across 5 implementations
    • Performance issues (200ms TTF) impacting high-end customers' review of premium content
    • Engineering velocity bottlenecks from maintaining multiple codebases
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    Key Product Innovations:

    • Modular playback controls supporting varied review workflows
    • Cross-asset support (video, images, canvas)
    • Professional features: hover scrubbing, social media guides, enhanced zoom controls
    • Power user optimizations through keyboard shortcuts
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    Technical Leadership:

    • Consolidated 5 players into a single, component-based architecture
    • Reduced Time to First Frame from 200ms to 20ms
    • Implemented HLS support for high-quality video review
    • Centralized video playback expertise into one dedicated engineering team