Thursday
Aug112011
Adapting to YouTube's new "Dark Player"

After months of design, research & experimentation, YouTube has released a new embedded player theme, and I must say, it looks great!
However, as of August 10th, YouTube is now using the "dark player" theme on all embedded videos by default.
As many people will want to stick with a lighter theme, YouTube is also releasing other themes and a way to "desaturate" the color.
To pick an alternate theme, pass in values for the "theme" and "color" player parameters. For instance, if you’d like to keep the traditional colors, you can pass parameters such as:
<iframe width="560" height="349"
src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Cj6ho1-G6tw?theme=light&color=red"
frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
In the video below, I'm passing the color value of "white".
<iframe width="560" height="349"
src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Cj6ho1-G6tw?theme=light&color=white"
frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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Alan Houser is the founder of Squareflair, a Web Design studio located in Indianapolis, Indiana who is 100% focused on building Squarespace sites. Alan is an experienced Web Designer with over 12 years of experience with User Experience Design and Front-End Development. Follow Alan on Google+, Twitter, Dribbble and LinkedIn.
Alan Houser is the founder of Squareflair, a Web Design studio located in Indianapolis, Indiana who is 100% focused on building Squarespace sites. Alan is an experienced Web Designer with over 12 years of experience with User Experience Design and Front-End Development. Follow Alan on Google+, Twitter, Dribbble and LinkedIn.
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