Video preview method and apparatus

A computing device, comprising:

• a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is configured to store computer-executable instructions, and the processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to implement operations comprising:
• detecting a preview operation performed on a target video cover in a video preview page, wherein the video preview page comprises a plurality of video covers corresponding to a plurality of videos, wherein a page container is provided at a position where each video cover is displayed in the video preview page, and wherein each page container is configured to detect a preview operation performed on a corresponding video cover;
• determining whether an operation duration of the preview operation reaches a duration threshold;
• determining a player container associated with a page container of the target video cover in response to determining that the operation duration of the preview operation reaches the duration threshold, wherein the player container is configured to carry a target player of playing content of a video corresponding to the target video cover, wherein the player container is embedded as a sub-element of the page container of the target video cover, and wherein the page container is configured to monitor the preview operation performed on the target video cover;
• loading the target player carried in the player container associated with the page container of the target video cover;
• playing content of the video corresponding to the target video cover at a position of the target video cover in the video preview page through the target player;
• detecting, by the page container, whether the preview operation on the target video cover is cancelled;
• and
• controlling the target player to pause playback of the content of the video based on the page container detecting that the preview operation on the target video cover is cancelled.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer-executable instructions, and when the computer-executable instructions are executed by a processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to implement operations comprising:

• detecting a preview operation performed on a target video cover in a video preview page, wherein the video preview page comprises a plurality of video covers corresponding to a plurality of videos, wherein a page container is provided at a position where each video cover is displayed in the video preview page, and wherein each page container is configured to detect a preview operation performed on a corresponding video cover;
• determining whether an operation duration of the preview operation reaches a duration threshold;
• determining a player container associated with a page container of the target video cover in response to determining that the operation duration of the preview operation reaches the duration threshold, wherein the player container is configured to carry a target player of playing content of a video corresponding to the target video cover, wherein the player container is embedded as a sub-element of the page container of the target video cover, and wherein the page container is configured to monitor the preview operation performed on the target video cover;
• loading the target player carried in the player container associated with the page container of the target video cover;
• playing content of the video corresponding to the target video cover at a position of the target video cover in the video preview page through the target player;
• detecting, by the page container, whether the preview operation on the target video cover is cancelled;
• and
• controlling the target player to pause playback of the content of the video based on the page container detecting that the preview operation on the target video cover is cancelled.