Here on the site is used as a background .mp4 (and in my opinion still some kind of safety net video format). I would like to know what the disadvantages of this implementation?

Maybe research was conducted, or surveys that can answer questions:

  • What kind of animation will be acceptable?

  • Is animation appropriate in the background at all?

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  • Maybe the question is debatable, but I needed to find out if my views are outdated that the animation is very distracting and overloading the page. Whether it is enough, the Internet can already be in exorbitant speeds, and users with hyperactivity syndrome like that in the background something flashes . - Elijah

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Pros:

  1. The video on the background looks cool
  2. The video on the background looks fresh
  3. In general, the background video adds weight and solidity to the site or tries)

Minuses:

  1. The video weighs a lot
  2. Video slows down on weak machines
  3. Video distracts from content

Findings:

It is necessary to use very carefully. Background video is great for promotional sites to create a wow effect. Such a one-day website to advertise a product and no more.

    In general, the theme of using an animated background has been raised a lot of times since Flash has existed and the answer is unequivocal - no, this is bad practice. From a design point of view, a similar format for presenting information is extremely negative. Moving elements, exactly as bright red, take all the attention to themselves. Already after five minutes spent on such a site and attempts to read, your eyes will start to get tired, attention will be lost and the site will only get unnerving. Despite the fact that it seems cool, after a short use, the whole effect goes nowhere and the backlash begins.

    I will quote from the book of Steve Krug.

    Many do not like the poor use of injective elements, large and complex animations that load for a long time and seem useless. If you carefully ask these people, asking the right questions, you will most likely find out that these same people would like sites with small and carefully designed elements that would enliven the content of the pages and add useful functionality to them, without “getting up” across the road. "

    If you decide to use interactive elements on your page, then try to make them useful and functional. Otherwise it is better not to use them.

    • With a cursory search of Steve Krug in Google, it is clear that his books came out somewhere in 2010. If I am mistaken, tell him his most up-to-date works, but in 6 years much could already become outdated. - Ilya
    • @ Ilya, by the release date of the books, look better than amazon, there are reviews - the last reprint is January 2014. In general, I say, this topic has been raised since 2004, when it was very possible. But if you want to get fresh knowledge, look for English-language articles Animation in Web Design or books on usability. - Alex Krass

    Currently, one of the main factors for search rankings is download speed. But video as background will slow down the page loading (in my opinion). You can probably create an animation using css styles, but it will also make the page code heavier and increase the download speed. Therefore, my recommendation is minimalism in web design (and, accordingly, in the source code).

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      Most likely you are wrong. Usually, a video is launched after the entire site has been downloaded and is downloaded in a separate stream, i.e. does not affect the loading of the main content. There are more other factors. - IonDen 2:43 pm
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      If the video is a background (as you have it), then it is loaded along with the entire page. Not a separate thread. Check out the download speed for mob = 57/100 developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/… . Using Wix is ​​also not a particularly good idea. - nikant25
    • user2540001, thanks for the tool to check the speed of loading pages. - Ilya