← NightShift AI
FastVideoPlayer vs Standard HTML5 Video
Standard HTML5 Video
✗ Buffer spinner when play is pressed
✗ Network round-trip at play time
✗ Lags on slow connections
✗ Rebuffering mid-playback
✗ No preload lifecycle control
✗ Inconsistent mobile experience
FastVideoPlayer ⚡
✓ Instant play — under 50ms
✓ Reads directly from local blob URL
✓ Preloaded while the user browses
✓ Zero mid-playback buffering
✓ Full lifecycle hooks for UX control
✓ Identical experience on any device
How It Works
Three steps from install to instant
FastVideoPlayer fetches the video file as a blob while the user browses. By the time they hit play, the video is already sitting on their device — ready to go.
📦
1 — Silent Blob Preload
Video bytes are fetched and stored as a local blob URL before the player renders. Happens completely silently in the background.
🚀
2 — Instant Play
The player reads from the local blob — no network round-trip at play time. Video starts in under 50ms on any connection speed.
🔌
3 — Drop-In Ready
One React component, one prop. Works with any hosted MP4, WebM, or HLS stream. No extra configuration to get started.
Integration
One component. One prop.
Replace your existing video element with FastVideoPlayer — nothing else in your app needs to change.
<video src="https://cdn.example.com/promo.mp4" controls />
import { FastVideoPlayer } from '@nightshift/fastplayer';
<FastVideoPlayer
src="https://cdn.example.com/promo.mp4"
autoPlay
loop
onReady={() => setLoaded(true)}
/>
Pricing
Pick your licence
All plans include the full source code, lifetime bug fixes, and commercial usage rights from day one.
Developer
$19/mo
✓1 developer project
✓Blob preload engine
✓React component included
✓Email support
✓Minor updates included
Pre-order Developer — $19
Most Popular
Commercial
$79/mo
✓Unlimited projects
✓Everything in Developer
✓Preload lifecycle hooks
✓Priority support
✓Major version updates
Pre-order Commercial — $79
Lifetime Licence
$199 once
✓Unlimited projects forever
✓Everything in Commercial
✓No recurring fee — ever
✓Full source code included
✓Lifetime updates
Pre-order Lifetime — $199
14-day money-back guarantee · Instant delivery after payment · All major cards accepted