diff --git a/src/components/VideoCarousel.jsx b/src/components/VideoCarousel.jsx
index 69aa7a4..314855a 100644
--- a/src/components/VideoCarousel.jsx
+++ b/src/components/VideoCarousel.jsx
@@ -2,15 +2,38 @@ import gsap from "gsap";
 import { useGSAP } from "@gsap/react";
 import { ScrollTrigger } from "gsap/all";
 gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollTrigger);
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
 import { hightlightsSlides } from "../constants";
 import { pauseImg, playImg, replayImg } from "../utils";
 
 const VideoCarousel = () => {
-  const videoRef = useRef([]);
-  const videoSpanRef = useRef([]);
-  const videoDivRef = useRef([]);
+  // ref to keep track
+  const videoRef = useRef([]); // track video playing
+  const videoSpanRef = useRef([]); // track the no of dots for video
+  const videoDivRef = useRef([]); // track progress animation in each dot
+
+  // function to handle end of the video in the carousel
+  const handleVideoEnd = (index) => {
+    if (index !== 3) {
+      handleProcess("video-end", index);
+    } else {
+      handleProcess("video-last");
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Define the ref callbacks
+  const setVideoRef = useCallback((el, i) => {
+    videoRef.current[i] = el;
+  }, []);
+
+  const setVideoDivRef = useCallback((el, i) => {
+    videoDivRef.current[i] = el;
+  }, []);
+
+  const setVideoSpanRef = useCallback((el, i) => {
+    videoSpanRef.current[i] = el;
+  }, []);
 
   // video and indicator
   const [video, setVideo] = useState({
@@ -29,7 +52,7 @@ const VideoCarousel = () => {
     gsap.to("#slider", {
       transform: `translateX(${-100 * videoId}%)`,
       duration: 2,
-      ease: "power2.inOut", // show visualizer https://gsap.com/docs/v3/Eases
+      ease: "power4.inOut",
     });
 
     // video animation to play the video when it is in the view
@@ -141,11 +164,13 @@ const VideoCarousel = () => {
         break;
 
       case "pause":
-        setVideo((pre) => ({ ...pre, isPlaying: !pre.isPlaying }));
+        videoRef.current[videoId].pause();
+        setVideo((pre) => ({ ...pre, isPlaying: false }));
         break;
 
       case "play":
-        setVideo((pre) => ({ ...pre, isPlaying: !pre.isPlaying }));
+        videoRef.current[videoId].play();
+        setVideo((pre) => ({ ...pre, isPlaying: true }));
         break;
 
       default:
@@ -153,8 +178,9 @@ const VideoCarousel = () => {
     }
   };
 
-  const handleLoadedMetaData = (i, e) => setLoadedData((pre) => [...pre, e]);
-
+  const handleLoadedMetaData = useCallback((i, e) => {
+    setLoadedData((pre) => [...pre, e]);
+  }, []);
   return (
     <>
       <div className="flex items-center">
@@ -162,6 +188,7 @@ const VideoCarousel = () => {
           <div key={list.id} id="slider" className="sm:pr-20 pr-10">
             <div className="video-carousel_container">
               <div className="w-full h-full flex-center rounded-3xl overflow-hidden bg-black">
+                {/* Use the memoized callbacks in your JSX */}
                 <video
                   id="video"
                   playsInline={true}
@@ -170,15 +197,11 @@ const VideoCarousel = () => {
                   } pointer-events-none`}
                   preload="auto"
                   muted
-                  ref={(el) => (videoRef.current[i] = el)}
-                  onEnded={() =>
-                    i !== 3
-                      ? handleProcess("video-end", i)
-                      : handleProcess("video-last")
-                  }
-                  onPlay={() =>
-                    setVideo((pre) => ({ ...pre, isPlaying: true }))
-                  }
+                  ref={(el) => setVideoRef(el, i)}
+                  onEnded={() => handleVideoEnd(i)}
+                  onPlay={() => {
+                    setVideo((pre) => ({ ...pre, isPlaying: true }));
+                  }}
                   onLoadedMetadata={(e) => handleLoadedMetaData(i, e)}
                 >
                   <source src={list.video} type="video/mp4" />
@@ -200,14 +223,15 @@ const VideoCarousel = () => {
       <div className="relative flex-center mt-10">
         <div className="flex-center py-5 px-7 bg-gray-300 backdrop-blur rounded-full">
           {videoRef.current.map((_, i) => (
+            // Use the memoized callbacks in your JSX
             <span
               key={i}
               className="mx-2 w-3 h-3 bg-gray-200 rounded-full relative cursor-pointer"
-              ref={(el) => (videoDivRef.current[i] = el)}
+              ref={(el) => setVideoDivRef(el, i)}
             >
               <span
                 className="absolute h-full w-full rounded-full"
-                ref={(el) => (videoSpanRef.current[i] = el)}
+                ref={(el) => setVideoSpanRef(el, i)}
               />
             </span>
           ))}