johnpolacek/BigVideo.js
The jQuery Plugin for Big Background Video (and Images) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5132
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2218
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2225 stars · 404 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
BigVideo.js is a jQuery plugin for adding fit-to-fill fullscreen background video (and images) to websites, built on top of Video.js. It supports silent ambient background video, playlists, and background image fallbacks for devices without autoplay.
Use cases
- add fullscreen background video to a website
- play ambient looping background video on a landing page
- show a video playlist as a fullscreen player
- display large background images as fallback for mobile devices
- implement video hero sections with jQuery
When to choose
- maintaining a legacy jQuery-era site that already uses jQuery and Video.js
- you need a quick fullscreen background video with playlist support in an old stack
When to avoid
- starting a new modern project - use native HTML5 video or CSS-based solutions
- you need active maintenance or support
- your project does not use jQuery or Bower-era tooling
Facets
plugin · maturity abandoned
video-processing ui-components animation web-development frontend media browser jquery-plugin background-video videojs ambient-video legacy bower javascript
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/johnpolacek/BigVideo.js · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5df60d38ac3f
- homepage: http://johnpolacek.github.io/BigVideo.js/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5220a8c9a8c9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| johnpolacek/BigVideo.js | main | 32 |
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