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Video hero section

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Full-bleed video or image hero that shrinks into a rounded card as you scroll, with an optional giant fitted heading.

The same section in the three themes:

Where to find it: In the theme editor, choose Add section on any template, then pick Video hero.

When you add this section, it starts from the Video hero preset.

Setting Type Default Options Notes
Video Video
YouTube or Vimeo link Video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9VUPq3SxOc Plays when you leave the video file empty. Works with YouTube and Vimeo links.
Cover image Image Shows while the video loads and when it cannot play. Falls back to the first frame of the video.
Autoplay Checkbox Off The video always plays muted. Customers who prefer reduced motion see it paused.
Overlay opacity Slider 35 % 0 to 90 %, step 5
Height Select Large Small, Medium, Large, Full screen
Scroll effect Select Shrink into a rounded card None, Shrink into a rounded card, Zoom in Plays as customers scroll past the section, unless you turn motion off.
Setting Type Default Options Notes
Heading Text In motion Scales to span the full width. Leave empty to use blocks only.
HTML tag Select Heading 2 Heading 1, Heading 2, Paragraph
Font Select Heading Heading, Accent, Body
Text color Select Color scheme text Color scheme text, Accent
Heading position Select Bottom Top, Bottom
Setting Type Default Options Notes
Position Select Middle left Top left, Top center, Top right, Middle left, Middle center, Middle right, Bottom left, Bottom center, Bottom right
Content width Select Normal Narrow, Normal, Wide
Setting Type Default Options Notes
Color scheme Color scheme Scheme 3
Layout width Select Full width Page width, Full width
Animation on scroll Select Theme default Theme default, None, Fade, Slide up, Scale in, Wipe, Blur in
Top padding Slider 0 px 0 to 200 px, step 8
Bottom padding Slider 0 px 0 to 200 px, step 8

You can also add any theme block (see Blocks) and app blocks to this section.