Video Backgrounds & Cinematic Motion Clips

Abstract clips such as Fintech Rose Glass, Sapphire Bloom, Prismatic Asterisk, Sapphire Crystal Lotus and Chrome Hands suit a background behind a headline. Utopian Fleet, Voidcraft, Stratos and Aether 07 are science fiction flight scenes. Apex Roadster, Nivora, Orison, Aeroform and Ion Halo are vehicle and helmet films, and Aureon, Silver Expedition Case and Noir Jardin are product commercials. Oakline is an architecture walkthrough, and BRASCA, Crave and Single Origin cover food and coffee.

The clips are MP4 files of about seven to eight seconds. Most are 1920 by 1080; Sapphire Bloom, BRASCA and Prismatic Asterisk are 2560 by 1440, and Silver Expedition Case and Single Origin are 1664 by 1248. Many include an audio track, which you can drop for a silent background. Downloads are included with a HorizonX membership and come with a commercial license.

Set the video to autoplay muted, inline and looping, and give it a poster image so the section is not blank while it loads. Compress a web copy at a lower bitrate than the download, and serve a smaller file on phones. Put a dark or light overlay under the headline so the text keeps its contrast, and show the poster instead of the video to visitors who ask for reduced motion.

Pick motion that matches how long people stay on the section. Slow abstract clips such as Sapphire Crystal Lotus hold up behind text for a long time, while a product reveal like Apex Roadster works best as its own moment with little copy on top. Check the cut where the clip restarts, and prefer clips whose first and last frames are close.