--- title: How to Add a Background Video? description: Add background videos to Rows, Containers, and Blocks to enhance your website's visual appeal. Make key sections stand out with dynamic backgrounds. --- [Skip to content](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/how-to-add-a-background-video#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Submit a Ticket](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/kb-tickets/new) [![MD Logo 1\_Black-2](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/hs-fs/hubfs/MD%20Logo%201_Black-2.png?width=200&height=73&name=MD%20Logo%201_Black-2.png)](https://ministrydesigns.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Submit a Ticket](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/kb-tickets/new) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Ministry Designs Success Hub](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/) 2. [Sites (Formerly Omega)](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/sites-formerly-omega) 3. [Pages](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/sites-formerly-omega#pages) # How to Add a Background Video? ## Create engaging sections with video backgrounds 1\. Background Video can be added to [**Row**](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/how-to-work-with-a-row-widget), [**Container**](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/container-overview), and [**Block**](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/editing-blocks-overview) to create custom backgrounds behind the content, helping sections stand out and improving the overall look of the page. Click on the Block tile. ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-03-04/6109aef9-648c-4cc9-8f32-8818175e3d75/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=446,0&br_px=1429,549&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=983&wat_scale=87&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=459,104) 2\. Click the bin icon to delete the image ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-03-04/b9736930-f6ed-4686-beb3-2b1045e13f14/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=937,80&br_px=1920,629&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=983&wat_scale=87&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=921,243) 3\. Click the "+" icon to add a video from the Media Library. To make the video background cross-browser compatible, both video formats, .mp4, and .webm, should be used. ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-03-04/c8ab02aa-2c6e-42db-bab9-82fae805de64/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=937,231&br_px=1920,780&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=983&wat_scale=87&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=920,243) 4\. Select the required video and click "Apply" ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-03-04/e805e2c5-07ff-48a1-98d1-afe6a439a490/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=338,156&br_px=1485,797&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=1120.0&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=805,0) 5\. Specify the Position of the Background Video ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-03-04/a2beef04-b3c3-443c-8f66-dffeacf9b084/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=937,395&br_px=1920,945&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=983&wat_scale=87&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=731,307) 6\. Select the "Loop" checkbox if the video should be looped ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-03-04/7014b909-b9b9-4c07-a25f-4c76112cade8/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=937,395&br_px=1920,945&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=983&wat_scale=87&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=699,372) 7\. 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