# Previewing and customizing Inspect playback, renderer, and background before inserting an animation into Framer. The plugin preview is a preparation surface, not the final Framer runtime. Use it to make an intentional insertion, then test the resulting component in Framer Preview and on the published site. Renderer choices in the Framer animation preview ## Inspect playback - Play and pause the animation. - Scrub the timeline to inspect individual moments. - Toggle loop when the experience should stop after one pass. - Cycle through available playback speeds. - Check the artwork on a transparent and representative page background. Framer animation preview with the background color control open ## Choose a renderer - **Automatic** uses the renderer associated with the source and required features. - **SVG Player** is suitable for ordinary Lottie JSON playback. - **ThorVG Player** supports dotLottie features such as multiple animations, themes, and state machines. The plugin warns before switching an advanced file to SVG Player because those features may not survive the change. ## Use Lottie Creator for structural changes Open the animation in Lottie Creator when you need to edit layers, timing, keyframes, easing, themes, or state-machine structure. Save the result to the intended Workspace location, return to Framer, and insert the reviewed version. ## Related - [Recoloring an animation](/en/integrations/framer/04_prepare/recoloring-an-animation) - [Configuring the player](/en/integrations/framer/05_insert-and-publish/configuring-the-player) - [Using themes](/en/integrations/framer/04_prepare/using-themes)