Quick Guide: How to Improve Your Website Background Video

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QUICK GUIDE HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR WEBSITE
BACKGROUND VIDEO
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COMPRESS

• Videos that have high quality resolution tend to
  load slower than those of that with low
  qualities. But of course you wouldnt want to
  compromise, so it is advised to compress your
  background video down to the lowest tolerable
  bitrate as possible, to have them load faster.

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AVOID POINTLESS MOVEMENTS

• Your video background for websites must not steal
  the users purpose why they visited the site. It
  must compliment only the website yet does not
  overpower the content. It must not be
  attention-grabbing to the point that it confuses
  your visitors. Movements such as excessive
  panning, unstable movements or swift cuts.

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PROVIDE CONTRAST

• If there is a chance that your texts overlaps
  your background motion, ensure that it is still
  readable. Be sure to provide legible fonts and
  contrasting color to be able to decipher the
  words clearly. Have a testing of colors or you
  may add text-shadows to enhance the writing.

Provide contrast to your text and background
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LIMIT SIZE AND LENGTH

• Remember that time is of value to our users. They
  would want to watch only a short web video
  background of 30 seconds than in 3 full minutes.
  Or it is better if you try to use short looping
  videos.
• Also the users prefer to download small sized
  videos with 1-2MB than 2omb or so.

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USE OVERLAY

• If your motion background is, lets say
  pixelated, hide it through using overlays. This
  will at least enhance the motion background. It
  will help a little to make it look better, if you
  use a solid color and transparent overlay.
• Find the right pattern-overlay on poor-quality
  videos.

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STRETCH VIDEO

• Be sure to stretch the video background html5 to
  exactly fill its container. How to this? There
  is a property known as background size that has
  an option cover. This ensures that the video
  will fit no more no less of the whole element it
  should fit into.

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PROVIDE PAUSE BUTTON

• Whether you like it or not, there are users who
  would want to pause the video backgrounds
  website. May it be for the reason that it is
  distracting them, or feels uncomfortable for
  them, or have the notion that it is slowing down
  their computer. So it is best to offer them that
  pause button.

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LOOPING

• When you are to use loop structure, you are at
  least taking a risk in slowing your visitors CPU
  and thus, will hit the return button. So be sure
  to use the loop attribute in moderation. Just
  be sure also to reset the timer, if ever the
  websites with video background are paused and
  played automatically.

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CONSIDER DEVICES USED

• Nowadays video background support from mobile
  phones are not yet heightened. iOS does not allow
  auto-playing of such videos even in android
  devices as well. Remember that the idea of a
  websites with video backgrounds are to enrich
  visual perception of the site. But because there
  are no significant data on the said videos, might
  as well use a picture background instead.

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• So there you have some simple guidelines on how
  to make a video background website and how to
  improve them. Bear in mind that these videos are
  used to add to visual effects on your site so
  that more users who are curious about it, may
  visit your page.

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Videos as backgrounds are now a trend it
continues to grow. So be sure you have the
correct motion pictures in your site now. Talk to
our team of experts at videobackgroundwebsite.com