diff --git a/web/src/components/player/PreviewVideoPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/PreviewVideoPlayer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f3f170d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/player/PreviewVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+import {
+  MutableRefObject,
+  useCallback,
+  useEffect,
+  useMemo,
+  useRef,
+  useState,
+} from "react";
+import useSWR from "swr";
+import { FrigateConfig } from "@/types/frigateConfig";
+import { Preview } from "@/types/preview";
+import { PreviewPlayback } from "@/types/playback";
+
+type PreviewVideoPlayerProps = {
+  className?: string;
+  camera: string;
+  timeRange: { start: number; end: number };
+  cameraPreviews: Preview[];
+  onControllerReady: (controller: PreviewVideoController) => void;
+  onClick?: () => void;
+};
+export default function PreviewVideoPlayer({
+  className,
+  camera,
+  timeRange,
+  cameraPreviews,
+  onControllerReady,
+  onClick,
+}: PreviewVideoPlayerProps) {
+  const { data: config } = useSWR<FrigateConfig>("config");
+
+  // controlling playback
+
+  const previewRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement | null>(null);
+  const controller = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!config || !previewRef.current) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    return new PreviewVideoController(camera, previewRef);
+    // we only care when preview is ready
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [camera, config, previewRef.current]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!controller) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (controller) {
+      onControllerReady(controller);
+    }
+    // we only want to fire once when players are ready
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [controller]);
+
+  // initial state
+
+  const initialPreview = useMemo(() => {
+    return cameraPreviews.find(
+      (preview) =>
+        preview.camera == camera &&
+        Math.round(preview.start) >= timeRange.start &&
+        Math.floor(preview.end) <= timeRange.end,
+    );
+
+    // we only want to calculate this once
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, []);
+
+  const [currentPreview, setCurrentPreview] = useState(initialPreview);
+
+  const onPreviewSeeked = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!controller) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    controller.finishedSeeking();
+  }, [controller]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!controller) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const preview = cameraPreviews.find(
+      (preview) =>
+        preview.camera == camera &&
+        Math.round(preview.start) >= timeRange.start &&
+        Math.floor(preview.end) <= timeRange.end,
+    );
+    setCurrentPreview(preview);
+
+    controller.newPlayback({
+      preview,
+      timeRange,
+    });
+
+    // we only want this to change when recordings update
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [controller, timeRange]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!currentPreview || !previewRef.current) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    previewRef.current.load();
+  }, [currentPreview, previewRef]);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={`relative w-full ${className ?? ""} ${onClick ? "cursor-pointer" : ""}`}
+      onClick={onClick}
+    >
+      <video
+        ref={previewRef}
+        className={`size-full rounded-2xl bg-black`}
+        preload="auto"
+        autoPlay
+        playsInline
+        muted
+        disableRemotePlayback
+        onSeeked={onPreviewSeeked}
+        onLoadedData={() => {
+          if (controller) {
+            controller.previewReady();
+          } else {
+            previewRef.current?.pause();
+          }
+        }}
+      >
+        {currentPreview != undefined && (
+          <source src={currentPreview.src} type={currentPreview.type} />
+        )}
+      </video>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export class PreviewVideoController {
+  // main state
+  public camera = "";
+  private previewRef: MutableRefObject<HTMLVideoElement | null>;
+  private timeRange: { start: number; end: number } | undefined = undefined;
+
+  // preview
+  private preview: Preview | undefined = undefined;
+  private timeToSeek: number | undefined = undefined;
+  private seeking = false;
+
+  constructor(
+    camera: string,
+    previewRef: MutableRefObject<HTMLVideoElement | null>,
+  ) {
+    this.camera = camera;
+    this.previewRef = previewRef;
+  }
+
+  newPlayback(newPlayback: PreviewPlayback) {
+    this.preview = newPlayback.preview;
+    this.seeking = false;
+
+    this.timeRange = newPlayback.timeRange;
+  }
+
+  scrubToTimestamp(time: number) {
+    if (!this.preview || !this.timeRange) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (time < this.preview.start || time > this.preview.end) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (this.seeking) {
+      this.timeToSeek = time;
+    } else {
+      if (this.previewRef.current) {
+        this.previewRef.current.currentTime = Math.max(
+          0,
+          time - this.preview.start,
+        );
+        this.seeking = true;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  setNewPreviewStartTime(time: number) {
+    this.timeToSeek = time;
+  }
+
+  finishedSeeking() {
+    if (!this.previewRef.current || !this.preview) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (
+      this.timeToSeek &&
+      this.timeToSeek != this.previewRef.current?.currentTime
+    ) {
+      this.previewRef.current.currentTime =
+        this.timeToSeek - this.preview.start;
+    } else {
+      this.seeking = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  previewReady() {
+    this.seeking = false;
+    this.previewRef.current?.pause();
+
+    if (this.timeToSeek) {
+      this.finishedSeeking();
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/web/src/types/playback.ts b/web/src/types/playback.ts
index 29e3cd597..ea1d901b7 100644
--- a/web/src/types/playback.ts
+++ b/web/src/types/playback.ts
@@ -7,3 +7,8 @@ export type DynamicPlayback = {
   preview: Preview | undefined;
   timeRange: { end: number; start: number };
 };
+
+export type PreviewPlayback = {
+  preview: Preview | undefined;
+  timeRange: { end: number; start: number };
+};
diff --git a/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx b/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx
index b0820ba85..d801aa487 100644
--- a/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ import Logo from "@/components/Logo";
 import NewReviewData from "@/components/dynamic/NewReviewData";
 import ReviewActionGroup from "@/components/filter/ReviewActionGroup";
 import ReviewFilterGroup from "@/components/filter/ReviewFilterGroup";
-import DynamicVideoPlayer, {
-  DynamicVideoController,
-} from "@/components/player/DynamicVideoPlayer";
 import PreviewThumbnailPlayer from "@/components/player/PreviewThumbnailPlayer";
 import EventReviewTimeline from "@/components/timeline/EventReviewTimeline";
 import ActivityIndicator from "@/components/indicators/activity-indicator";
@@ -36,6 +33,9 @@ import { MdCircle } from "react-icons/md";
 import useSWR from "swr";
 import MotionReviewTimeline from "@/components/timeline/MotionReviewTimeline";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import PreviewVideoPlayer, {
+  PreviewVideoController,
+} from "@/components/player/PreviewVideoPlayer";
 
 type EventViewProps = {
   reviews?: ReviewSegment[];
@@ -531,7 +531,6 @@ function MotionReview({
 }: MotionReviewProps) {
   const segmentDuration = 30;
   const { data: config } = useSWR<FrigateConfig>("config");
-  const [playerReady, setPlayerReady] = useState(false);
 
   const reviewCameras = useMemo(() => {
     if (!config) {
@@ -552,7 +551,7 @@ function MotionReview({
     return cameras.sort((a, b) => a.ui.order - b.ui.order);
   }, [config, filter]);
 
-  const videoPlayersRef = useRef<{ [camera: string]: DynamicVideoController }>(
+  const videoPlayersRef = useRef<{ [camera: string]: PreviewVideoController }>(
     {},
   );
 
@@ -593,27 +592,6 @@ function MotionReview({
 
   // move to next clip
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (
-      !videoPlayersRef.current &&
-      Object.values(videoPlayersRef.current).length > 0
-    ) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const firstController = Object.values(videoPlayersRef.current)[0];
-
-    if (firstController) {
-      firstController.onClipChangedEvent((dir) => {
-        if (dir == "forward") {
-          if (selectedRangeIdx < timeRangeSegments.ranges.length - 1) {
-            setSelectedRangeIdx(selectedRangeIdx + 1);
-          }
-        }
-      });
-    }
-  }, [selectedRangeIdx, timeRangeSegments, videoPlayersRef, playerReady]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     if (
       currentTime > currentTimeRange.end + 60 ||
@@ -624,6 +602,9 @@ function MotionReview({
       );
 
       if (index != -1) {
+        Object.values(videoPlayersRef.current).forEach((controller) => {
+          controller.setNewPreviewStartTime(currentTime);
+        });
         setSelectedRangeIdx(index);
       }
       return;
@@ -656,17 +637,14 @@ function MotionReview({
               grow = "aspect-video";
             }
             return (
-              <DynamicVideoPlayer
+              <PreviewVideoPlayer
                 key={camera.name}
                 className={`${grow}`}
                 camera={camera.name}
                 timeRange={currentTimeRange}
                 cameraPreviews={relevantPreviews || []}
-                previewOnly
-                preloadRecordings={false}
                 onControllerReady={(controller) => {
                   videoPlayersRef.current[camera.name] = controller;
-                  setPlayerReady(true);
                 }}
                 onClick={() =>
                   onSelectReview(`motion,${camera.name},${currentTime}`, false)