I'm working on a simple webpage that features a full viewport background video. I'm using a library called Pageable to implement vertical snap scrolling through different sections. My goal is to have the background video play a specific segment when each new section is scrolled into view. For instance, the first section should start at 0 seconds, the second at 5 seconds, and it should play until the target time is reached as users scroll. While this setup works great on iOS and desktop, I'm struggling with the implementation on Android. Does anyone have scripts, libraries, or solutions that could work across platforms? I thought this would be straightforward, but I'm quite stuck on this one.
1 Answer
You could try using vanilla JavaScript with the IntersectionObserver API. Here’s a basic example:
```js
let options = {
rootMargin: '0px',
threshold: 1.0
};
let previousVideo = false;
let ob = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
let currentVideo = entries[0].target;
if (previousVideo) {
previousVideo.pause();
}
previousVideo = currentVideo;
currentVideo.play();
}, options);
document.querySelectorAll('video').forEach((item) => {
ob.observe(item);
});
```
This should help with the video playback as you scroll between sections!
I should clarify that on Android, I'm facing issues like it not supporting reverse playback and having problems with playback speed. Any thoughts on that?