Click Videos › Open.
Select the files you want to open, then click Add
You can also drag a file from another application (such as a file manager) to the GNOME Videos window. GNOME Videos opens the file and plays the movie or song. GNOME Videos displays the title of the movie or song beneath the display area and in the titlebar of the window.
Note: Unrecognized File Format
If you try to open a file format that GNOME Videos does not recognize, the application displays an error message and recommends a suitable codec.
You can double-click a video or audio file in GNOME Files to open it in the GNOME Videos window by default.
18.1.2 Opening a Video or Audio File By URI Location
Click Videos › Open Location.
Specify the URI location of the file you want to open, then click Open.
18.1.3 Playing a DVD, VCD, or CD
To play a DVD, VCD, or CD, insert the disc in the optical device of your computer, then click Movie › Play Disc.
To eject a DVD, VCD, or CD, click Movie › Eject.
To pause a movie
or song that is playing, click the 
button, or click Movie › Play/Pause. When
you pause a movie or song, the statusbar
displays Paused and the time elapsed on the current movie or song.
To resume
playing a movie or song, click the 
button, or click Movie › Play/Pause.
To play or pause a movie, you can also press P.
To view properties of a movie or song, click View › Sidebar to make the sidebar appear. The dialog contains the title, artist, year, and duration of movie or song, video dimensions, codec, frame rate, and the audio bit rate.