How to enable that amazing blue glow feature on my HTML5 videos?

Introduction

Atmosphere Lighting is a feature of the Turn Off the Lights browser extension where it shows you a blue glow or other colors around the video player (on YouTube or on an HTML5 video). So to enable this feature, open the Turn Off the Lights options page, and click on the “Visual Effects” tab. There you see a checkbox to enable this amazing “Atmosphere Lighting” feature.

Blue glow on the YouTube video thanks to the Turn Off the Lights browser extension
Blue glow on the YouTube video

Of course, you can customize the look of this glow effect, there are 4 options for the video player:

  • One solid color shows the default blue color
  • Change self to 4 separate colors, for the top; bottom; left; and right.
  • The 4 colors around the border of the video content
  • Vivid Mode, shows you the most realistic color of the video content

Step-by-step instructions to enable the blue glow effect

How enabled/disable this feature in the Turn Off the Lights browser extension?

Firstly, make sure you have the latest Turn Off the Lights browser extension installed from the official website.

Google Chrome / Microsoft Edge / Safari 14 / Firefox / Opera / Maxthon / Yandex.Browser

  1. Right-click on the gray lamp button
  2. Select Options
  3. Click on the Visual Effects tab
  4. Then enable/disable the checkbox Atmosphere Lighting
Enabled the Atmosphere Lighting feature in the Turn Off the Lights Options page
Enabled the Atmosphere Lighting feature in the Turn Off the Lights Options page

Safari 10, Safari 11, Safari 12, Safari 13

  1. Open from the Launchpad the “Turn Off the Lights for Safari” app
  2. Click on the button Options
  3. Click on the Visual Effects tab
  4. Enable/disable the checkbox Atmosphere Lighting
  5. Then restart your Safari browser
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About The Author

Stefan Van Damme

Stefan Van Damme is the developer of the popular Turn Off the Lights browser extension, which he began building in December 2009 for Google Chrome. With over a decade of experience in the field, he has expanded the extension's availability to a wide range of web browsers, including Safari, Opera, Firefox, Maxthon, Brave, Vivaldi, Microsoft Edge, Yandex, and Naver Whale. His commitment to providing users with a quality product has made the Turn Off the Lights extension one of the most highly regarded and widely used browser extensions available. Additionally, the extension is free and Open-Source for all web browsers, and has been featured on major blogs such as Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla. With his extensive experience and knowledge in browser extensions, Stefan Van Damme is a highly qualified and authoritative figure in the field.