How can I freeze or rewind in the sequencer?

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In my video game you can watch videos on TV and I would like to be able to not only play the video in the sequencer, but also stop the videos and rewind them, any idea how I can make this possible?
There is an on-screen menu always visible, the idea would be to press the typical buttons on the controller to achieve the result I have described.
Thank you in advance for your answers.

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Hey @TijerinArtStudio!

A few questions to get things started:

  • Is this a video as in a video file or something rendered in the moment on screen?
  • Have you checked out how to play a video file in the Unreal Documentation?
  • Do you already have your UI setup? Or is that also something that needs to be made?

Any additional specifics or information you provide may go a long way in solving your problem!

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Hi Quetzalcodename!
I hope I’m not giving you too much trouble. Yes, it’s a video (at the moment it’s the default video in Unreal) that is played as a texture on a TV screen.

To answer your question, yes, I’ve read the Unreal documentation and currently when I play the game and click the “Play” button in my menu, the sequencer is activated and the video is played without problems; however I’m a bit lost about the stop and rewind buttons; I don’t even know if this is possible.
As for my UI, it’s just a sketch, a test, it can be redone from 0 without problems if that’s your question.

For what it’s worth, I’d like to know if it’s even possible to rewind a vide in the sequencer or rewind the sequencer like you can do with a cassette movie or with the sands of time from Prince of persia. If it’s not possible in any way (since all I’ve found on the internet about it are unanswered questions), I guess I’ll make a button to start playing the sequencer again.

Thanks again for your great help.

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Hey @TijerinArtStudio!

No worries! Actually everything you want to do is possible and more! Everything you want is here:

And more specifically here:

There are built in functions for play, pause, seek, rewind, etc.

Hope the above helps!

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I’m a bit embarrassed because it seems easy to find on the internet but I wasn’t able to find it. Thank you very much once again! this was just what I was looking for.