How the watch page works

The watch page is the public face of one video. It plays the file that was stored, in the player at the top. Under that, it shows the title if you set one, otherwise the file name, then the description if you wrote one.

What a viewer sees

The uploader line shows the account name, or Anonymous when the file was uploaded without an account. Next to it are the date and the view count. If a still image was captured when the file was uploaded, the player can show that image before playback starts.

Share appears when the video is public. Download appears when the site allows downloading. Report appears for viewers who are not the owner, so someone can flag the video. None of these controls change the picture. They sit beside the player.

• The player uses the original uploaded file.
• Title, description, and uploader details sit under the player.
• Share, download, and report follow the site and video settings.