[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38172: Enable Video Headers in Custom Headers

[WordPress Trac]

#38172: Enable Video Headers in Custom Headers
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 Reporter:  davidakennedy    |      Owner:
     Type:  feature request  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Themes           |    Version:
 Severity:  normal           |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                   |
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 Atmospheric videos on your site can be pretty dang cool, especially with
 the rise of more video content. Allowing video headers to be used, in
 addition to header images, would give users and themers more ways to make
 awesome sites with WordPress.

 Some other site-building platforms have recently implemented video
 headers:

 http://blog.squarespace.com/blog/video-backgrounds
 https://www.weebly.com/4

 Some prominent examples in the wild:

 http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2012/snow-fall/#/?part=tunnel-creek
 http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/08/26/us/ten-years-after-
 katrina.html

 This would be a great addition for WordPress users and is needed to
 fulfill the vision of Twenty Seventeen.

 A few things to think about:

 * Handling the fallback for mobile devices and/or browsers that do not
 support the video tag.
 * File upload sizes: how should this be communicated to users?
 * Sizing, as in width and height. How should this be handled?
 * Accessibility: What are the best "default" options to give a good
 experience to everyone while pulling off the feature elegantly.
 * Should there be options for the user to control the video in different
 ways, like, speed, etc.?
 * Can video links/URLs be allowed as well as uploads, like Youtube, Vimeo,
 etc.

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