The latest articles on DEV Community by Rogé (@xetrius). https://dev.to/xetrius https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3370910%2F8a7978a8-2955-4dae-8d3a-8a6f5988492a.png https://dev.to/xetrius en Rogé Sat, 19 Jul 2025 22:32:51 +0000 https://dev.to/xetrius/suggestion-interactive-qr-viewport-3mmd https://dev.to/xetrius/suggestion-interactive-qr-viewport-3mmd <p>💬 Post</p> <p>Open Concept for Development<br> Target Audience: Developers working with video playback, browser extensions, or computer vision</p> <p>🧩 Problem</p> <p>With the increasing use of QR codes in videos (e.g., tutorials, ads, events), there's no standardized way for viewers to interact with them — especially when they're small, in-scene, or time-limited.</p> <p>Currently, users must:</p> <ul> <li>Pause the video</li> <li>Grab a phone</li> <li>Scan the QR from screen (if quality allows)</li> </ul> <p>This breaks immersion and usability — especially on desktops or mobile-first web players.</p> <p>🧠 Key Features</p> <ol> <li>QR Detection During Upload or Processing (less ideal during viewing via a plug-in)</li> <li>Detect in scene cell position and timing of QR appearance</li> <li><p>Retrieve hyperlink and metadata to add to show a preview in the cell and add a title to the QR-node in the video timeline</p></li> <li><p>Timeline-Based Hyperlink Nodes</p></li> <li><p>Add visual QR-nodes to the video progress bar (combine and create an on hover list of items to prevent cluthering the timeline)</p></li> <li><p>Clicking the node or the in-scene QR-cell opens the QR-reference in fullscreen with QR controls one in each corner: <br> 🔳 toggle-QR<br> Scan-code or content preview<br> ❌ close-full-screen<br> fullscreen or in-scene<br> 🔗 open in new tab<br> Open as a new browser tab, video pauses<br> ⧉ open in a popup windown<br> Open as a popup window, video continues</p></li> </ol> <p>💡 Suggested Implementation Targets</p> <ul> <li>As a browser extension (Chrome/Firefox)</li> <li>As an add-on to Video.js or Plyr</li> <li>For platforms like YouTube (if permitted) or educational CMS players</li> </ul> <p>🔍 Next Steps</p> <p>Feel free to fork this concept and build upon it.<br> This feature could greatly benefit the usefullness of the QR technology</p> <p>🔗 Contact</p> <p>I am not a developer but open to collaboration, crediting, and further ideation.</p> <h1> ️⃣ Tags </h1> <h1> development #request #innovation #QR #technology #javascript #webextensions #videoplayer #qrscanner #computerVision </h1> <h1> html5video #chromeextension #openSource #interactiveMedia #webdev </h1> <h1> userexperience #videooverlay #UXdesign #browserplugins #videoUX </h1> webdev programming productivity devchallenge