In this guide, we'll show you how to create a Dawn Theme video banner that will grab attention on your homepage!
Dawn theme overview
Dawn Theme from Shopify
The Dawn theme is a free Shopify theme that is widely used by e-commerce sellers. With its simple design and straightforward setup, it remains a popular choice for setting up a visually appealing and elegant-looking store.
What is a video/banner background and why should you use it on your website?
A video banner is an area of a web page that displays a video Fusion Data as a full-width background along with other foreground elements such as buttons and text.
Dawn theme video banner frontend
A module like the Dawn-themed video banner offers a number of benefits that enhance the overall website experience for visitors. Here are some key benefits:
Enriched visuals: By incorporating engaging videos, the website becomes more visually appealing and captures the attention of visitors.
Dynamic and engaging content: Videos are effective at conveying information. They can showcase product features, provide tutorials, or tell a compelling brand story to keep visitors engaged.
Better user engagement: Videos have the power to create a lasting impression on visitors. The combination of images, sound, and motion grabs attention and encourages users to explore further.
Effective Brand Communication: A video background or banner can convey a brand message to customers. It allows businesses to highlight their unique value proposition, showcase products or services, and create a strong brand identity.
By leveraging the power of video in your website design, you can make your pages more engaging and increase conversions.
A step-by-step guide to adding a video/banner background to the Dawn theme
Technically, there are four ways to add a Dawn-themed banner (not all of them are ideal):
Convert video to WebP video/image format.
Setting up Shopify code for a regular image banner to support video.
Convert video to GIF format.
Simply upload the video to the Video block in Shopify, skipping the idea of having elements in the foreground (so it wouldn't be a true banner).
It's not too difficult to modify the Shopify code for a standard image banner, but the process is unnecessarily lengthy considering you have access to a file format like WebP. GIFs significantly reduce video quality, and option 4 doesn't give us a true video banner.
Therefore, we recommend converting any video format you have (.mp4, .mov, .wmv) to WebP. WebP combines the advantages of high-resolution JPEG images, videos, and GIFs in that you can create beautiful moving videos without a lot of bulk and without much loss of resolution. And you can upload WebP videos/images to a Shopify image banner.
Here is the instructions:
Step 1: Take your video and convert it to WebP Format file
There are various free "video to WebP" converters online. Try searching online or use one of the converters we've tested:
Ezgif
MC converter
MP4.to
Upload your video to a free conversion tool, then convert it to WebP. Save the new file to your computer.
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