HTML5 Video scale modes?

Question

I\'m trying to make a fullscreen HTML background, which is easy enough. But because HTML5 video get\'s resized to fit the container while maintaining aspect ratio, I can\'t

Answer 1

Another way to do this with CSS is to use the object-fit property. This works on video or img elements

video {
    object-fit: cover;
}

http://caniuse.com/object-fit

http://dev.opera.com/articles/css3-object-fit-object-position/

This is only compatible in Chrome 31+ but is the simplest CSS solution and is a Candidate Recommendation.