diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
index 4ff9359ef..cda9aee16 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status.js
@@ -593,9 +593,8 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                 alt={attachment.get('description')}
                 poster={status.getIn(['account', 'avatar_static'])}
                 duration={attachment.getIn(['meta', 'original', 'duration'], 0)}
-                peaks={[0]}
                 width={this.props.cachedMediaWidth}
-                height={70}
+                height={110}
                 cacheWidth={this.props.cacheMediaWidth}
               />
             )}
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/audio/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/audio/index.js
index c7f807c8e..995586a24 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/audio/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/audio/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import Icon from 'flavours/glitch/components/icon';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { throttle } from 'lodash';
 import { encode, decode } from 'blurhash';
-import { getPointerPosition } from 'mastodon/features/video';
+import { getPointerPosition, fileNameFromURL } from 'flavours/glitch/features/video';
 
 const digitCharacters = [
   '0',
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 });
 
 const TICK_SIZE = 10;
-const PADDING = 180;
+const PADDING   = 180;
 
 export default @injectIntl
 class Audio extends React.PureComponent {
@@ -150,10 +150,8 @@ class Audio extends React.PureComponent {
     alt: PropTypes.string,
     poster: PropTypes.string,
     duration: PropTypes.number,
-    peaks: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.number),
     width: PropTypes.number,
     height: PropTypes.number,
-    preload: PropTypes.bool,
     editable: PropTypes.bool,
     intl: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
     cacheWidth: PropTypes.func,
@@ -171,18 +169,6 @@ class Audio extends React.PureComponent {
     color: { r: 255, g: 255, b: 255 },
   };
 
-  // hard coded in components.scss
-  // any way to get ::before values programatically?
-
-  volWidth = 50;
-
-  volOffset = 70;
-
-  volHandleOffset = v => {
-    const offset = v * this.volWidth + this.volOffset;
-    return (offset > 110) ? 110 : offset;
-  }
-
   setPlayerRef = c => {
     this.player = c;
 
@@ -359,24 +345,23 @@ class Audio extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   handleMouseVolSlide = throttle(e => {
-    const rect = this.volume.getBoundingClientRect();
-    const x    = (e.clientX - rect.left) / this.volWidth; // x position within the element.
+    const { x } = getPointerPosition(this.volume, e);
 
     if(!isNaN(x)) {
-      let slideamt = x;
-
-      if (x > 1) {
-        slideamt = 1;
-      } else if(x < 0) {
-        slideamt = 0;
-      }
-
-      this.setState({ volume: slideamt }, () => {
-        this.audio.volume = slideamt;
+      this.setState({ volume: x }, () => {
+        this.audio.volume = x;
       });
     }
   }, 60);
 
+  handleMouseEnter = () => {
+    this.setState({ hovered: true });
+  }
+
+  handleMouseLeave = () => {
+    this.setState({ hovered: false });
+  }
+
   _initAudioContext () {
     const context  = new AudioContext();
     const analyser = context.createAnalyser();
@@ -412,6 +397,24 @@ class Audio extends React.PureComponent {
     });
   }
 
+  handleDownload = () => {
+    fetch(this.props.src).then(res => res.blob()).then(blob => {
+      const element   = document.createElement('a');
+      const objectURL = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+
+      element.setAttribute('href', objectURL);
+      element.setAttribute('download', fileNameFromURL(this.props.src));
+
+      document.body.appendChild(element);
+      element.click();
+      document.body.removeChild(element);
+
+      URL.revokeObjectURL(objectURL);
+    }).catch(err => {
+      console.error(err);
+    });
+  }
+
   _renderCanvas () {
     requestAnimationFrame(() => {
       this._clear();
@@ -575,13 +578,10 @@ class Audio extends React.PureComponent {
   render () {
     const { src, intl, alt, editable } = this.props;
     const { paused, muted, volume, currentTime, duration, buffer, darkText, dragging } = this.state;
-
-    const volumeWidth     = muted ? 0 : volume * this.volWidth;
-    const volumeHandleLoc = muted ? this.volHandleOffset(0) : this.volHandleOffset(volume);
-    const progress        = (currentTime / duration) * 100;
+    const progress = (currentTime / duration) * 100;
 
     return (
-      <div className={classNames('audio-player', { editable, 'with-light-background': darkText })} ref={this.setPlayerRef} style={{ width: '100%', height: this.state.height || this.props.height }}>
+      <div className={classNames('audio-player', { editable, 'with-light-background': darkText })} ref={this.setPlayerRef} style={{ width: '100%', height: this.state.height || this.props.height }} onMouseEnter={this.handleMouseEnter} onMouseLeave={this.handleMouseLeave}>
         <audio
           src={src}
           ref={this.setAudioRef}
@@ -639,18 +639,17 @@ class Audio extends React.PureComponent {
               <button type='button' title={intl.formatMessage(paused ? messages.play : messages.pause)} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(paused ? messages.play : messages.pause)} onClick={this.togglePlay}><Icon id={paused ? 'play' : 'pause'} fixedWidth /></button>
               <button type='button' title={intl.formatMessage(muted ? messages.unmute : messages.mute)} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(muted ? messages.unmute : messages.mute)} onClick={this.toggleMute}><Icon id={muted ? 'volume-off' : 'volume-up'} fixedWidth /></button>
 
-              <div className='video-player__volume' onMouseDown={this.handleVolumeMouseDown} ref={this.setVolumeRef}>
-                &nbsp;
-                <div className='video-player__volume__current' style={{ width: `${volumeWidth}px`, backgroundColor: this._getColor() }} />
+              <div className={classNames('video-player__volume', { active: this.state.hovered })} ref={this.setVolumeRef} onMouseDown={this.handleVolumeMouseDown}>
+                <div className='video-player__volume__current' style={{ width: `${volume * 100}%`, backgroundColor: this._getColor() }} />
 
                 <span
                   className={classNames('video-player__volume__handle')}
                   tabIndex='0'
-                  style={{ left: `${volumeHandleLoc}px`, backgroundColor: this._getColor() }}
+                  style={{ left: `${volume * 100}%`, backgroundColor: this._getColor() }}
                 />
               </div>
 
-              <span>
+              <span className='video-player__time'>
                 <span className='video-player__time-current'>{formatTime(currentTime)}</span>
                 <span className='video-player__time-sep'>/</span>
                 <span className='video-player__time-total'>{formatTime(this.state.duration || Math.floor(this.props.duration))}</span>
@@ -658,11 +657,7 @@ class Audio extends React.PureComponent {
             </div>
 
             <div className='video-player__buttons right'>
-              <button type='button' title={intl.formatMessage(messages.download)} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.download)}>
-                <a className='video-player__download__icon' href={this.props.src} download>
-                  <Icon id='download' fixedWidth />
-                </a>
-              </button>
+              <button type='button' title={intl.formatMessage(messages.download)} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.download)} onClick={this.handleDownload}><Icon id='download' fixedWidth /></button>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
index 834390d28..628fe8a5c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/detailed_status.js
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@ export default class DetailedStatus extends ImmutablePureComponent {
             alt={attachment.get('description')}
             duration={attachment.getIn(['meta', 'original', 'duration'], 0)}
             poster={status.getIn(['account', 'avatar_static'])}
-            height={110}
-            preload
+            height={150}
           />
         );
         mediaIcon = 'music';
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/video/index.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/video/index.js
index e5b681064..747d03f84 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/video/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/video/index.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   close: { id: 'video.close', defaultMessage: 'Close video' },
   fullscreen: { id: 'video.fullscreen', defaultMessage: 'Full screen' },
   exit_fullscreen: { id: 'video.exit_fullscreen', defaultMessage: 'Exit full screen' },
-  download: { id: 'video.download', defaultMessage: 'Download file' },
 });
 
 export const formatTime = secondsNum => {
@@ -86,6 +85,14 @@ export const getPointerPosition = (el, event) => {
   return position;
 };
 
+export const fileNameFromURL = str => {
+  const url      = new URL(str);
+  const pathname = url.pathname;
+  const index    = pathname.lastIndexOf('/');
+
+  return pathname.substring(index + 1);
+};
+
 export default @injectIntl
 class Video extends React.PureComponent {
 
@@ -134,15 +141,6 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
     }
   }
 
-  // hard coded in components.scss
-  // any way to get ::before values programatically?
-  volWidth = 50;
-  volOffset = 70;
-  volHandleOffset = v => {
-    const offset = v * this.volWidth + this.volOffset;
-    return (offset > 110) ? 110 : offset;
-  }
-
   setPlayerRef = c => {
     this.player = c;
 
@@ -229,18 +227,12 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   handleMouseVolSlide = throttle(e => {
-    const rect = this.volume.getBoundingClientRect();
-    const x = (e.clientX - rect.left) / this.volWidth; //x position within the element.
+    const { x } = getPointerPosition(this.volume, e);
 
     if(!isNaN(x)) {
-      var slideamt = x;
-      if(x > 1) {
-        slideamt = 1;
-      } else if(x < 0) {
-        slideamt = 0;
-      }
-      this.video.volume = slideamt;
-      this.setState({ volume: slideamt });
+      this.setState({ volume: x }, () => {
+        this.video.volume = x;
+      });
     }
   }, 15);
 
@@ -430,9 +422,6 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
     const progress = (currentTime / duration) * 100;
     const playerStyle = {};
 
-    const volumeWidth = (muted) ? 0 : volume * this.volWidth;
-    const volumeHandleLoc = (muted) ? this.volHandleOffset(0) : this.volHandleOffset(volume);
-
     const computedClass = classNames('video-player', { inactive: !revealed, detailed, inline: inline && !fullscreen, fullscreen, editable, letterbox, 'full-width': fullwidth });
 
     let { width, height } = this.props;
@@ -519,18 +508,18 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
               <button type='button' title={intl.formatMessage(paused ? messages.play : messages.pause)} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(paused ? messages.play : messages.pause)} onClick={this.togglePlay} autoFocus={detailed}><Icon id={paused ? 'play' : 'pause'} fixedWidth /></button>
               <button type='button' title={intl.formatMessage(muted ? messages.unmute : messages.mute)} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(muted ? messages.unmute : messages.mute)} onClick={this.toggleMute}><Icon id={muted ? 'volume-off' : 'volume-up'} fixedWidth /></button>
 
-              <div className='video-player__volume' onMouseDown={this.handleVolumeMouseDown} ref={this.setVolumeRef}>
-                &nbsp;
-                <div className='video-player__volume__current' style={{ width: `${volumeWidth}px` }} />
+              <div className={classNames('video-player__volume', { active: this.state.hovered })} onMouseDown={this.handleVolumeMouseDown} ref={this.setVolumeRef}>
+                <div className='video-player__volume__current' style={{ width: `${volume * 100}%` }} />
+
                 <span
                   className={classNames('video-player__volume__handle')}
                   tabIndex='0'
-                  style={{ left: `${volumeHandleLoc}px` }}
+                  style={{ left: `${volume * 100}%` }}
                 />
               </div>
 
               {(detailed || fullscreen) && (
-                <span>
+                <span className='video-player__time'>
                   <span className='video-player__time-current'>{formatTime(Math.floor(currentTime))}</span>
                   <span className='video-player__time-sep'>/</span>
                   <span className='video-player__time-total'>{formatTime(duration)}</span>
@@ -544,7 +533,6 @@ class Video extends React.PureComponent {
               {(!onCloseVideo && !editable && !fullscreen) && <button type='button' title={intl.formatMessage(messages.hide)} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.hide)} onClick={this.toggleReveal}><Icon id='eye-slash' fixedWidth /></button>}
               {(!fullscreen && onOpenVideo) && <button type='button' title={intl.formatMessage(messages.expand)} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.expand)} onClick={this.handleOpenVideo}><Icon id='expand' fixedWidth /></button>}
               {onCloseVideo && <button type='button' title={intl.formatMessage(messages.close)} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.close)} onClick={this.handleCloseVideo}><Icon id='compress' fixedWidth /></button>}
-              <button type='button' title={intl.formatMessage(messages.download)} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(messages.download)}><a className='video-player__download__icon' href={this.props.src} download><Icon id={'download'} fixedWidth /></a></button>
               <button type='button' title={intl.formatMessage(fullscreen ? messages.exit_fullscreen : messages.fullscreen)} aria-label={intl.formatMessage(fullscreen ? messages.exit_fullscreen : messages.fullscreen)} onClick={this.toggleFullscreen}><Icon id={fullscreen ? 'compress' : 'arrows-alt'} fixedWidth /></button>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/media.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/media.scss
index a9abb9c16..88046a7a2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/media.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/media.scss
@@ -345,13 +345,21 @@
     height: 100%;
   }
 
+  .video-player__volume::before,
+  .video-player__seek::before {
+    background: rgba($white, 0.15);
+  }
+
   &.with-light-background {
+    color: $black;
+
+    .video-player__volume::before,
     .video-player__seek::before {
-      color: rgba($black, 0.35);
+      background: rgba($black, 0.15);
     }
 
-    .video-player__seek__seek {
-      color: rgba($black, 0.2);
+    .video-player__seek__buffer {
+      background: rgba($black, 0.2);
     }
 
     .video-player__buttons button {
@@ -369,10 +377,6 @@
     .video-player__time-current {
       color: $black;
     }
-
-    .video-player__volume::before {
-      background: rgba($black, 0.35);
-    }
   }
 
   .video-player__seek::before,
@@ -400,6 +404,7 @@
   border-radius: 4px;
   box-sizing: border-box;
   direction: ltr;
+  color: $white;
 
   &.editable {
     border-radius: 0;
@@ -527,6 +532,10 @@
   }
 
   &__buttons {
+    display: flex;
+    flex: 0 1 auto;
+    min-width: 30px;
+    align-items: center;
     font-size: 16px;
     white-space: nowrap;
     overflow: hidden;
@@ -545,6 +554,7 @@
     }
 
     button {
+      flex: 0 0 auto;
       background: transparent;
       padding: 2px 10px;
       font-size: 16px;
@@ -559,6 +569,13 @@
     }
   }
 
+  &__time {
+    display: inline;
+    flex: 0 1 auto;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  }
+
   &__time-sep,
   &__time-total,
   &__time-current {
@@ -568,7 +585,6 @@
 
   &__time-current {
     color: $white;
-    margin-left: 60px;
   }
 
   &__time-sep {
@@ -582,9 +598,22 @@
   }
 
   &__volume {
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+    display: inline-flex;
     cursor: pointer;
     height: 24px;
-    display: inline;
+    position: relative;
+    overflow: hidden;
+
+    .no-reduce-motion & {
+      transition: all 100ms linear;
+    }
+
+    &.active {
+      overflow: visible;
+      width: 50px;
+      margin-right: 10px;
+    }
 
     &::before {
       content: "";
@@ -594,8 +623,9 @@
       display: block;
       position: absolute;
       height: 4px;
-      left: 70px;
-      bottom: 20px;
+      left: 0;
+      top: 50%;
+      transform: translate(0, -50%);
     }
 
     &__current {
@@ -603,8 +633,9 @@
       position: absolute;
       height: 4px;
       border-radius: 4px;
-      left: 70px;
-      bottom: 20px;
+      left: 0;
+      top: 50%;
+      transform: translate(0, -50%);
       background: lighten($ui-highlight-color, 8%);
     }
 
@@ -614,8 +645,10 @@
       border-radius: 50%;
       width: 12px;
       height: 12px;
-      bottom: 16px;
-      left: 70px;
+      top: 50%;
+      left: 0;
+      margin-left: -6px;
+      transform: translate(0, -50%);
       transition: opacity .1s ease;
       background: lighten($ui-highlight-color, 8%);
       box-shadow: 1px 2px 6px rgba($base-shadow-color, 0.2);