Figma Slides - Video background does not play

[Dwight1]

I uploaded a video to a slide background and found a few issues. When I play the preview in the right hand UI, I can see the video play. However when I preview the slides or play the presentation, the video does not play.

There is also no controls for audio, so unclear if a video contains audio if it will play automatically or if audio is automatically removed by default. However being able to control which is the still frame, the audio controls, and trimming the video sequence would be preferred.

[dvaliao]

Hey @Dwight1, thanks for your feedback!

I’ve merged your topic with a similar, existing one here in the community:

Figma Slides feedback - Videos need playback controls

We have a video in our slide, but while presenting, there didn’t seem to be a way to restart the video (or pause it for that matter) - while running through the presentation to practice, we discovered that there were a few times when we’d get to that slide and the video would be halfway through already. Also, why is the Presenter Notes a thin grey bar at the bottom? That took us forever to find. . Maybe add “Show Presenter Notes” to the Figma > View menu?

To keep similar feedback in one place, the Slides team will continue to monitor that topic.