About Cinema Screen Video

Cinema Screen Video plays your video with a gentle, adjustable curve — convex or concave — as if it were sitting on a real cinema screen. The deformation is a true clip-path shape, not a filter or an illusion, so it stays crisp at any size. Horizontal and vertical curvature are controlled independently, so you can bow the sides, dip the top and bottom, or mix both to taste.

Key Features

Curve

Convex or Concave shape, each with independent Horizontal and Vertical intensity
Pure CSS clip-path — crisp edges at any size, no blur, no canvas
Optional corner Radius, layered on top of the curve

Playback

Upload a video or link one by URL
Play/pause and mute buttons, plus a progress bar that follows the curve of the screen
Autoplay, Loop, and Muted controls
Optional poster image, shown until playback starts

Style

Native Shadow control that follows the curved silhouette, not a plain rectangle
Vignette with adjustable amount and color, including transparency
Controls toggle — hide everything for a fully passive background video

Usage Notes

Cinema Screen Video reshapes a real <video> element with clip-path — no pixel warping, no WebGL — so it stays lightweight and works with any codec your browser supports. Keep uploaded videos reasonably compressed: a smaller export loads faster for your visitors. For most layouts, a Vertical intensity around 30–50 gives a subtle, realistic curve; pushing both Horizontal and Vertical higher creates a more dramatic, stylized look.