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Vidage

This JS module will treat video as a background. It will determine when to hide/show & pause/play the video. Touch devices and/or smaller devices with width of 34em will display image provided as fallback.

Installation (pick one)

  • npm i @dvlden/vidage
  • pnpm i @dvlden/vidage
  • yarn add @dvlden/vidage

CDN (pick one)

  1. JSDelivr
  2. UNPKG

Usage

Preferred way...

Add base structure and replace video source paths

<div class="vidage">
  <video id="vidage" class="vidage-video" preload="metadata" loop autoplay muted>
    <source src="videos/bg.webm" type="video/webm">
    <source src="videos/bg.mp4" type="video/mp4">
  </video>
</div>

Setup and import required styles

// set the fallback-cover image
$vdg-fallback-image: url('../images/fallback.jpg');

// import package
@import '~vidage/src/styles/vidage';

Import the JS module and create new instance

import Vidage from 'vidage'

new Vidage('#vidage')

Old fashioned way...

Below you will find complete html example...

<!doctype html>
  <html lang="en">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Document</title>

    <link rel="stylesheet" href="dist/vidage.css">
    <style>
      /* Override the cover image. Set the path to the actual image... */
      .vidage::before {
        background-image: url('images/fallback.jpg');
      }
    </style>
  </head>

  <body>
    <div class="vidage">
      <video id="vidage" class="vidage-video" preload="metadata" loop autoplay muted>
        <source src="videos/bg.webm" type="video/webm">
        <source src="videos/bg.mp4" type="video/mp4">
      </video>
    </div>

    <!-- START: Rest of your site content -->
    ...
    <!-- END: Rest of your site content -->

    <script src="dist/vidage.js"></script>
    <script>
      new Vidage('#vidage')
    </script>
  </body>
</html>

JS Arguments

Instance of Vidage accepts two arguments. First argument is the actual selector of the video, that instance will control. Second argument is the actual object for the options.

Argument Required Type
selector string/node
options object
Key Default Value Required Type
helperClass vidage-ready string
videoRemoval false bool

SCSS Variables

Variable Default Value
$vdg-fallback-image url('../images/cover.jpg')

Browser Support

Yet to be determined. All modern browsers should be alright.