diff --git a/jquery.backgroundvideo.js b/jquery.backgroundvideo.js
index 0921f17..df55593 100644
--- a/jquery.backgroundvideo.js
+++ b/jquery.backgroundvideo.js
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@
       plugin.el.prepend(html);
       plugin.videoEl = document.getElementById(plugin.settings.videoid);
       plugin.$videoEl = $(plugin.videoEl);
-      plugin.$videoEl.fadeIn(2000);
+      
+      if(!!plugin.settings.startOnLoad === false)
+	      plugin.$videoEl.fadeIn(2000);
+	  
       setProportion();
     }
 
@@ -93,5 +96,11 @@
 
     $(window).resize(function() { setProportion(); });
     plugin.$videoEl.bind('ended', function(){ this.play(); });
+    
+    if(!!plugin.settings.startOnLoad === true) {
+        plugin.$videoEl.bind('canplay', function(){ plugin.$videoEl.fadeIn(500); });
+        plugin.$videoEl.bind('error', function(){ plugin.$videoEl.show(); });
+    }
+
   }
 })(jQuery);
diff --git a/jquery.backgroundvideo.min.js b/jquery.backgroundvideo.min.js
index 7728552..05c72ed 100644
--- a/jquery.backgroundvideo.min.js
+++ b/jquery.backgroundvideo.min.js
@@ -1,8 +1 @@
-/*
-* jQuery Background video plugin for jQuery
-* ---
-* Copyright 2011, Victor Coulon (http://victorcoulon.fr)
-* Released under the MIT, BSD, and GPL Licenses.
-* based on jQuery Plugin Boilerplate 1.3
-*/
-(function(e){e.backgroundVideo=function(t,n){var r={videoid:"video_background"};var i=this;i.settings={};var s=function(){i.settings=e.extend({},r,n);i.el=t;o()};var o=function(){var t="";t+='<video id="'+i.settings.videoid+'" preload="auto" autoplay="autoplay" loop="loop"';if(i.settings.poster){t+=' poster="'+i.settings.poster+'" '}t+='style="display:none;position:fixed;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;z-index:-100;width:100%;height:100%;">';for(var n=0;n<i.settings.types.length;n++){t+='<source src="'+i.settings.path+i.settings.filename+"."+i.settings.types[n]+'" type="video/'+i.settings.types[n]+'" />'}t+="bgvideo</video>";i.el.prepend(t);i.videoEl=document.getElementById(i.settings.videoid);i.$videoEl=e(i.videoEl);i.$videoEl.fadeIn(2e3);u()};var u=function(){var e=a();i.$videoEl.width(e*i.settings.width);i.$videoEl.height(e*i.settings.height);if(typeof i.settings.align!=="undefined"){f()}};var a=function(){var t=e(window).width();var n=e(window).height();var r=t/n;var s=i.settings.width/i.settings.height;var o=n/i.settings.height;if(r>=s){o=t/i.settings.width}return o};var f=function(){var t=(e(window).width()>>1)-(i.$videoEl.width()>>1)|0;var n=(e(window).height()>>1)-(i.$videoEl.height()>>1)|0;if(i.settings.align=="centerXY"){i.$videoEl.css({left:t,top:n});return}if(i.settings.align=="centerX"){i.$videoEl.css("left",t);return}if(i.settings.align=="centerY"){i.$videoEl.css("top",n);return}};s();e(window).resize(function(){u()});i.$videoEl.bind("ended",function(){this.play()})}})(jQuery)
+(function(a){a.backgroundVideo=function(d,j){var e={videoid:"video_background"};var f=this;f.settings={};var h=function(){f.settings=a.extend({},e,j);f.el=d;b()};var b=function(){var l="";l+='<video id="'+f.settings.videoid+'" preload="auto" autoplay="autoplay" loop="loop"';if(f.settings.poster){l+=' poster="'+f.settings.poster+'" '}l+='style="display:none;position:fixed;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;z-index:-100;width:100%;height:100%;">';for(var k=0;k<f.settings.types.length;k++){l+='<source src="'+f.settings.path+f.settings.filename+"."+f.settings.types[k]+'" type="video/'+f.settings.types[k]+'" />'}l+="bgvideo</video>";f.el.prepend(l);f.videoEl=document.getElementById(f.settings.videoid);f.$videoEl=a(f.videoEl);if(!!f.settings.startOnLoad===false){f.$videoEl.fadeIn(2000)}c()};var c=function(){var k=i();f.$videoEl.width(k*f.settings.width);f.$videoEl.height(k*f.settings.height);if(typeof f.settings.align!=="undefined"){g()}};var i=function(){var l=a(window).width();var o=a(window).height();var k=l/o;var n=f.settings.width/f.settings.height;var m=o/f.settings.height;if(k>=n){m=l/f.settings.width}return m};var g=function(){var l=((a(window).width()>>1)-(f.$videoEl.width()>>1))|0;var k=((a(window).height()>>1)-(f.$videoEl.height()>>1))|0;if(f.settings.align=="centerXY"){f.$videoEl.css({left:l,top:k});return}if(f.settings.align=="centerX"){f.$videoEl.css("left",l);return}if(f.settings.align=="centerY"){f.$videoEl.css("top",k);return}};h();a(window).resize(function(){c()});f.$videoEl.bind("ended",function(){this.play()});if(!!f.settings.startOnLoad===true){f.$videoEl.bind("canplay",function(){f.$videoEl.fadeIn(500)});f.$videoEl.bind("error",function(){f.$videoEl.show()})}}})(jQuery);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index c4e2d47..cde4853 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ And launch the plugin :
           "align": "centerXY",
           "width": 1280,
           "height": 720,
+          "poster": "media/poster.jpg",
           "path": "media/",
           "filename": "cloud",
-          "types": ["mp4","ogg","webm"]
+          "types": ["mp4","ogg","webm"],
+          "startOnLoad": true
         });
       });
     </script>