YouTube Video BackgroundYouTube Video Background
A flexible JavaScript library designed to help you add YouTube videos as backgrounds on your website.
YouTube Video Background
A flexible JavaScript library designed to help you add YouTube videos as backgrounds on your webs...
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Overview
Give your web pages a fresh look with eye-catching YouTube video backgrounds using YouTube Video Background. This handy and lightweight JavaScript library makes it super easy to incorporate YouTube videos as beautiful backdrops. Whether you're working on an immersive landing page or a professional login form, this library has everything you need to smoothly add and tweak YouTube videos as backgrounds, helping you bring your creative ideas to reality.
Examples
- Basic Video Background: Demonstrates how to implement a simple, full-screen video background using the YouTube Video Background library.
- Login Form with Video Background: Illustrates the integration of a moving video background behind a login form to create a dynamic and engaging user interface.
- 360-Degree Video Background: Displays a full-screen 360-degree video background, showcasing the library's ability to handle immersive video experiences.
Features
- YouTube as background: Use any YouTube video as background on your website.
- Autoplay: Seamlessly autoplay videos.
- Looping: Easily loop videos for continuous playback.
- 360-Degree Video Support: Handle 360-degree videos with ease.
- Flexible Styling: Apply custom styling.
- Minimal Dependencies: A lightweight solution that integrates smoothly with your projects.
Requirements
- Browser Support: Works on all modern browsers that support YouTube video embedding.
- Dependencies: None (except for the requirement of an internet connection to load YouTube videos).
- Platform: Works on any web platform supporting JavaScript (HTML5).
- JavaScript ES6+ compatible environment.
Instructions
Instructions for Using YouTube Video Background
1. Download and Extract the Package:
Download the package from Codester and extract the contents to your project directory.
2. Include the JavaScript File:
In your HTML file, include the yt-video-background.min.js script file within the <head> or just before the closing </body> tag:
<script src="path/to/yt-video-background.min.js"></script>
3. Basic Usage:
To implement a video background, create an instance of the YTVideoBackground class in your JavaScript code. Here's a simple example:
<script>
const background = new YTVideoBackground({
videoId: 'YOUR_VIDEO_ID',
autoplay: true,
mute: true,
loop: true,
aspectRatio: '16:9',
});
</script>
4. Customize the Background:
The library allows various customization options. You can configure the target element, control visibility of video controls, adjust volume, and set the aspect ratio:
const background = new YTVideoBackground({
targetElement: 'body', // Target element (default is 'body')
videoId: 'YOUR_VIDEO_ID', // YouTube video ID
autoplay: true, // Autoplay video on load
mute: true, // Mute video on load
loop: true, // Loop the video
aspectRatio: '16:9', // Aspect ratio of the video
playbackQuality: 'hd1080', // Video quality
});
5. Styling:
You can style the video background and container elements using the style option:
const background = new YTVideoBackground({
videoId: 'YOUR_VIDEO_ID',
style: {
video: { opacity: 0.7 },
background: { color: '#000' },
},
});
6. Examples:
Refer to the /examples folder in the package for various use cases like a basic video background, a login form with video background, and a 360-degree video background.
7. Further Customization:
For more detailed customization options, please refer to the documentation included in the /docs folder.
8. Browser Support:
This library is compatible with all modern browsers. Ensure that your users have JavaScript enabled.
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| Category | Scripts & Code / JavaScript / Miscellaneous |
| First release | 21 August 2024 |
| Last update | 21 August 2024 |
| Files included | .html, Javascript .js |
| Tags | web design, web development, Responsive design, website enhancement, youtube video background, javascript library, video autoplay, video looping, 360 video support, front-end development, customizable background, video integration, lightweight javascript, video styling, video background effects |
