function updateHTML(elmId, value) {
          document.getElementById(elmId).innerHTML = value;
        }

        // functions for the api calls
        function loadNewVideo(id, startSeconds) {
          if (ytplayer) {
		  	//ytplayer.stopVideo();
			//ytplayer.clearVideo();
            ytplayer.loadVideoById(id, startSeconds);
			//console.log('loadNewVideo (js): '+id);
          }
        }

        function cueNewVideo(id, startSeconds) {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.cueVideoById(id, startSeconds);
          }
        }

        function play() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.playVideo();
			//console.log('playing!');
          }
        }

        function pause() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.pauseVideo();
          }
        }

        function stop() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.stopVideo();
			//console.log('stopped!');			
          }
        }

        function seekTo(seconds) {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.seekTo(seconds, true);
          }
        }

        function getDuration() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            return ytplayer.getDuration();
          }
        }

        function mute() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.mute();
          }
        }

        function unMute() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.unMute();
          }
        }
      
        function setVolume(newVolume) {
          if (ytplayer) {
            ytplayer.setVolume(newVolume);
          }
        }

        function getVolume() {
          if (ytplayer) {
            return ytplayer.getVolume();
          }
        }
		
		function nextClip(){
			loadNewVideo(ids[clipnum+1],0); clipnum++
			//console.log('next clip!');
		}