Responsive Youtube Video Embed Without Black Bars - responsive-youtube.js

Just another jQuery plugin for making Youtube players fully responsive regardless of the aspect ratio (16:9 or 4:3).

The plugin dynamically finds the proper aspect ratio of your Youtube video and embeds the correct video player into the document depending on the current screen size.

A great solution to embed responsive Youtube players into the document without the black bars. 

Requires the Youtube Data API V3.

Black bars on Youtube videos:

• The video file includes horizontal black bars (letterboxing) at the top and bottom of the video player in order to fit a 4:3 aspect ratio.
• Our 16:9 aspect ratio player then adds vertical black bars (pillarboxing) to fit a 4:3 formatted video to YouTube player dimensions.
• The end result is black bars all around the video (windowboxing).
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How to use it:

1. Download and insert the JavaScript file responsive-youtube.js after jQuery.

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.min.js" 
        integrity="sha384-tsQFqpEReu7ZLhBV2VZlAu7zcOV+rXbYlF2cqB8txI/8aZajjp4Bqd+V6D5IgvKT" 
        crossorigin="anonymous">
</script>
<script src="responsive-youtube.js"></script>

2. Embed a Youtube video into the document using iframe.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uPILLKKittE" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

3. Access the Google API Console and get your own Youtube Data API key.

4. Call the function and insert the API key into the JavaScript. Done.

$(function(){
  $('body').responsive({
    key: 'YOUR API KEY HERE'
  });
});

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This awesome jQuery plugin is developed by willross606. For more Advanced Usages, please check the demo page or visit the official website.