function toggleMute() if (video.muted) video.muted = false; // restore volume from slider if volume was 0? if (video.volume === 0) setVolume(0.5); else video.muted = true;

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/* speed dropdown custom */ .speed-dropdown position: relative;

) to trigger custom animations or UI changes when a video ends. Responsive Resizing : Apply CSS to the

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// Close dropdowns when clicking elsewhere window.addEventListener('click', () => document.querySelectorAll('.dropdown-menu').forEach(menu => menu.style.display = 'none'); );