“画中画”模式早已可用于除Apple Mac之外的许多设备。如果您还不知道它是什么，它是一种允许您在浮动在现有应用程序窗口上方的窗口中播放视频（或任何其他内容）的模式。您可以在使用机器上的其他应用程序的同时观看您喜爱的视频。
当Apple发布 macOS Sierra时，情况发生了变化。他们在这个版本的 macOS 中引入了“画中画”模式。因此，如果您碰巧至少运行 macOS Sierra(if you happen to be running at least macOS Sierra)，您可以在工作时使用画中画(PiP)模式并观看您最喜欢的卡通片、TED演讲或任何其他视频。
与许多其他功能不同，您无法从“系统(System) 偏好设置”或(Preferences)Mac上的任何其他面板打开此模式。相反，您必须遵循特定程序才能在您的机器上使用该模式和您最喜欢的服务。幸运的是，这相当容易。
我们还在YouTube频道上制作了一个短视频，向您展示如何在Safari和Chrome中以画中画模式观看Youtube：
(Use)对YouTube 视频(YouTube Videos)使用“画中画”模式
如果有一件事我想首先启用该模式，那就是YouTube。该平台上有数百万个视频可供使用，它几乎包含您想在Mac上的浮动浏览器中观看的任何视频。在这个平台上打开画中画(PiP)模式只需点击几下。
要开始使用，请前往YouTube并播放您想要使用画中画(PiP)模式的视频。当视频页面打开并且视频开始播放时，右键单击视频，但不要从屏幕上弹出的菜单中选择任何内容。
在视频的任何空白区域再次(once again)右键单击，您将在屏幕上看到一个新菜单。从此菜单中选择画中画。(Picture in Picture)视频将从您的屏幕上分离，并显示为浮动窗口。
您可以拖动视频并将其放置在屏幕的任何部分，以便与您正在处理的其他应用程序完美匹配。您甚至可以通过将光标悬停在窗口的角上并向外拖动角来调整窗口的大小。
要禁用该模式，只需单击视频窗口右下角出现的图标。您将返回YouTube网站。
(Use)对Vimeo 视频(Vimeo Videos)使用“画中画”模式
与
YouTube不同，Vimeo不提供通过右键单击视频来启用画中画模式的选项。(PiP)但是，如果您使用Safari(Safari)浏览器访问该站点，则该选项可用。
如果您愿意将浏览器从Chrome或任何其他浏览器更改为Safari，您可以选择对Vimeo
视频使用PiP模式。以下是它在Mac上的Safari中的工作方式。
在Mac上启动Safari并前往Vimeo网站。搜索并播放视频。
视频开始播放后，您会在视频的右下角找到画中画模式的图标。(PiP)单击(Click)它，它将为您将视频变成一个浮动窗口。
观看完视频后，单击视频窗口中的图标，它将关闭浮动浏览器，并带您返回Vimeo网站。
(Watch Netflix)在Mac(Mac)上以“画中画”模式观看 Netflix
如果您因为工作超负荷而无法在 Netflix 上完成您最喜欢的系列节目(finish your favorite series on Netflix)，您现在可以在浮动窗口中观看该系列节目并继续工作。
要开始使用，您需要从App Store安装(App Store)Safari扩展程序。不幸的是， Netflix(Netflix)并不是原生支持 macOS画中画(’ PiP)模式的网站之一，因此您需要使用第三方扩展。
前往 Mac App Store 并在您的Mac上(Mac)下载并安装 PiPifier 扩展(download and install the PiPifier extension)。安装后启动应用程序，尽管您无需在应用程序中配置任何内容。继续下一步(Move)以了解如何将应用程序与Safari一起使用。
在 Mac 上启动Safari，单击顶部的Safari菜单，选择(Safari)Preferences，然后前往Extensions选项卡。
选中PiPifier Button(PiPifier Button)旁边的复选框。
如果您还没有，请前往Netflix并登录您的帐户。播放您选择的视频，暂停视频，然后再次播放。您必须至少与视频交互一次(You must interact with the video at least once)，PiPifier扩展才能正常工作。
然后单击顶部的扩展图标，您的视频将从当前的Safari窗口中显示出来。
(Watch)在浮动窗口中(Floating Window)观看iTunes视频(Videos)
iTunes 由Apple构建，因此很明显它将原生支持 macOS 的画中画模式。在应用程序中启用模式只需单击一下，这里是如何做到的。
启动iTunes并选择并播放您的任何视频。当视频开始播放时，您会在视频的右下角看到一个带有箭头的小图标。
单击(Click)它，您将在应用程序窗口顶部播放视频。
(Play Local Videos)以画中画模式(PiP Mode)播放本地视频和(Videos)来自其他站点的视频
如果您将视频本地存储在Mac上，但尚未添加到 iTunes，您仍然可以在机器上的浮动窗口中播放它们。
要完成这项任务，您可以使用名为Helium的应用程序，该应用程序允许您在Mac上的浮动窗口中播放本地文件和网站。
在您的机器上从Mac App Store安装该应用程序。(Mac App Store)启动应用程序，单击顶部的位置，然后选择两个可用选项之一：(Location)
- 打开 Web URL(Open Web URL) – 它可以让您在浮动窗口中打开网站
- 打开文件(Open File)- 它可以让您打开存储在Mac上的本地文件(Mac)
根据您选择的选项，该应用程序将在屏幕上浮动的窗口中显示您的内容。就像任何其他窗口一样，您可以将其拖动到您想要的任何位置，如果您希望它比其原始大小更大或更小，您甚至可以调整它的大小。
结论
如果您是一个多任务(If you’re a multi-tasker)处理者，并且不想在工作时错过娱乐，您可以启用画中画模式，该模式将继续为您提供您最喜欢的内容，覆盖您的工作窗口。
How To Enable & Use ‘Picture In Picture’ Mode On Your Mac
“Рicture in picture” mode has long been availablе for many devices exсept for the Apple Mac. If you don’t already know what it is, it is a mode that allows you to play a video (or any other content for that matter) in a window that floats over your existing app windows. Yoυ can watch your fаvorіte videos while you work with other apps on your mаchine.
When Apple announced macOS Sierra, things changed. They brought in the “picture in picture” mode with this version of macOS. So if you happen to be running at least macOS Sierra, you can use PiP mode and watch your favorite cartoons, TED talks, or any other video while you work.
Unlike many other features, you cannot turn this mode on from System Preferences or any other panel on your Mac. Instead, you’ll have to follow a specific procedure to use the mode with your favorite service on your machine. Fortunately, it is fairly easy.
We also created a short video on our YouTube channel where we show you how to watch Youtube in picture-in-picture mode in Safari and Chrome:
Use ‘Picture in Picture’ Mode for YouTube Videos
If
there’s one thing that I’d like to enable the mode on first, it
is YouTube. With millions of videos available on the platform, it has
pretty much any video you’d like to watch in a floating browser on
your Mac. Turning the PiP mode on this platform is only a matter of a
few clicks.
To get started, head over to YouTube and play the video you would like to use the PiP mode with. When the video page opens and the video starts to play, right-click on the video but don’t select anything from the menu that pops up on your screen.
Right-click once again in any blank area on the video and you’ll see a new menu on your screen. Select Picture in Picture from this menu. The video will detach from your screen and it will appear as a floating window.
You
may drag the video and place it on any part of your screen so it fits
well with other apps you are working on. You can even resize the
window by hovering your cursor over the corners of the window and
dragging the corners outwards.
To disable the mode, simply click on the icon appearing at the bottom-right corner of the video window. You’ll be back on the YouTube website.
Use ‘Picture in Picture’ Mode for Vimeo Videos
Unlike
YouTube, Vimeo doesn’t offer the option to enable PiP mode by
right-clicking on a video. However, the option is available if you
use the Safari browser to access the site.
If
you are willing to change your browser from Chrome or any other
browser to Safari, you get the option to use the PiP mode for Vimeo
videos. The following is how it works in Safari on a Mac.
Launch Safari on your Mac and head over to the Vimeo website. Search for and play a video.
As
soon as the video begins to play, you’ll find an icon for PiP mode
at the bottom-right corner of the video. Click on it and it will turn
the video into a floating window for you.
When
you’ve finished watching the video, click on the icon in the video
window and it will close the floating browser, and take you back to
the Vimeo website.
Watch Netflix in ‘Picture in Picture’ Mode on Mac
If you haven’t been able to finish your favorite series on Netflix because you were overloaded with work, you can now both watch the series in a floating window and continue with work.
To get started, you need to install a Safari extension from the App Store. Netflix, unfortunately, doesn’t happen to be one of the sites natively supporting macOS’ PiP mode, so you’ll need to use a third-party extension.
Head over to the Mac App Store and download and install the PiPifier extension on your Mac. Launch the app once it’s installed, although there isn’t anything you need to configure in the app. Move onto the next step to learn how to use the app with Safari.
Launch Safari on your Mac, click on the Safari menu at the top, select Preferences, and then head to the Extensions tab.
Check the checkbox next to PiPifier Button.
Head over to Netflix and log into your account if you aren’t already. Play the video of your choice, pause the video, and then play it again. You must interact with the video at least once for the PiPifier extension to work.
Then click on the extension icon located at the top and your video will come out of your current Safari window.
Watch iTunes Videos In a Floating Window
iTunes is built by Apple so it is obvious it is going to natively support macOS’ picture in picture mode. Enabling the mode in the app takes only one click and here’s how to do it.
Launch iTunes and select and play any of your videos. When the video starts to play, you’ll notice a small icon with an arrow in it at the bottom-right corner of the video.
Click on it and you’ll have your video playing on top of your app windows.
Play Local Videos & Videos From Other Sites In PiP Mode
If
you’ve got your videos locally stored on your Mac and they aren’t
yet added to iTunes, you can still play them in a floating window on
your machine.
To do the task, you can use an app called Helium that allows you to play local files as well as websites in floating windows on your Mac.
Get
the app installed from the Mac App Store on your machine. Launch the
app, click on Location at the top, and choose one of the two
available options:
- Open Web URL – it’ll let you open a website in a floating window
- Open File – it’ll let you open a local file stored on your Mac
Depending on what option you’ve chosen, the app will show your content in a window that floats across your screen. And just like any other window, you can drag it to any location you want and you can even resize it if you want it bigger or smaller than its original size.
Conclusion
If you’re a multi-tasker and you don’t want to miss out on your entertainment while you work, you can enable picture in picture mode which will continue to feed you with your favorite content overlapping your work windows.
