{"id":1694,"date":"2017-03-31T11:45:17","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T11:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/?p=1694"},"modified":"2026-04-15T17:29:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:29:36","slug":"how-to-zoom-in-on-youtube-video-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/browser-extension\/how-to-zoom-in-on-youtube-video-player\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Zoom in on YouTube video player and other HTML5 video players in 5 easy steps?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><div><div><a href=\"#introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#zoom-in-on-you-tube-video\">Zoom in on the YouTube video<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"#you-tube-videos\">YouTube videos<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"introduction\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the new Turn Off the Lights Browser extension, you can zoom in on a YouTube video. With one click on the button, you can edit the video frame and it still continues to play this video. This is not a freeze-frame, it changes it live to your chosen settings value. And you can easily reset it to the original scale and position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"zoom-in-on-you-tube-video\">Zoom in on the YouTube video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below you see a few screenshots that zoom in on the Pirates of the Caribbean <a aria-label=\"YouTube (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/turnoffthelights?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> movie trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zoom-in-on-youtube-video-1024x627.png\" alt=\"Zoom in on youtube video\" class=\"wp-image-1700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zoom-in-on-youtube-video-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zoom-in-on-youtube-video-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zoom-in-on-youtube-video-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zoom-in-on-youtube-video-60x37.png 60w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zoom-in-on-youtube-video-150x92.png 150w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zoom-in-on-youtube-video.png 1924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zoom in on the YouTube video<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/rotate-video-player-on-youtube-1024x540.png\" alt=\"Rotate on YouTube video\" class=\"wp-image-1699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/rotate-video-player-on-youtube-1024x540.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/rotate-video-player-on-youtube-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/rotate-video-player-on-youtube-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/rotate-video-player-on-youtube-60x32.png 60w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/rotate-video-player-on-youtube-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/rotate-video-player-on-youtube.png 1918w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rotate the YouTube video<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is also the possibility to rotate the video from 5 degrees to the left and right. This by clicking on the rotate button in the right sidebar. Follow the steps below to enable this zoom feature in your web browser:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click right on the gray lamp button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You see a context menu show up and select the <strong>Options<\/strong> menu item<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Turn Off the Lights Options page, click in the left sidebar on the tab <strong>Advanced Options<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On that tab page, enable the <strong>Video Toolbar<\/strong>&nbsp;checkbox and also the <strong>Video Zoom<\/strong> checkbox<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open a YouTube video, when you move your mouse over the video player, you see it add the Zoom panel on your right side<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have any of these questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why is my YouTube zoomed in<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>YouTube zoomed out<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why are YouTube videos zoomed in<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>YouTube is zoomed out<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>YouTube video player is always big<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is possible that it is coming from another browser extension. Or web page settings. Follow the easy instruction steps below to solve this problem:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Try to disable the browser extensions you are using one by one, except <strong>Turn Off the Lights<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove your cookies and cache files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And then restart your web browser<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To get this Zoom feature, the Turn Off the Lights Browser extension v3.4.1.0 or higher must be installed on your web browser. You can download it from <a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turnoffthelights.com\">the Turn Off the Lights official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"you-tube-videos\">YouTube videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tutorial video on how to zoom in on a YouTube video. That is to get the best video experience in your web browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\ud83d\udd35How to Zoom In and Zoom Out on YouTube video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VkfXorNTPao?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">How to zoom in on a YouTube video<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction In the new Turn Off the Lights Browser extension, you can zoom in on a YouTube video. With one click on the button, you can edit the video frame and it still continues to play this video. 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