Here the background overlay opacity is set to 0.9 (almost opaque).
<a class="sublime zoomable" href="#video1" data-settings="overlay-opacity:0.9">
<img src="http://media.sublimevideo.net/vpa/ms_800.jpg" width="320" height="180" />
<span class="zoom_icon"></span>
</a>
<video id="video1" data-settings="uid:demo-lightbox-custom-overlay-opacity; autoresize:fit;" title="Demo: Lightbox, Custom overlay opacity" poster="http://media.sublimevideo.net/vpa/ms_800.jpg" width="640" height="360" preload="none" style="display:none">
<source src="http://media.sublimevideo.net/vpa/ms_360p.mp4" />
<source src="http://media.sublimevideo.net/vpa/ms_360p.webm" />
</video>
a {
color:#1185ff;
}
/* Specific CSS code for the magnifying glass icon */
a.zoomable {
display:block;
/* Adjust the width and height properties
according to your “zoomable thumbnail”’s dimensions;*/
width:320px;
height:180px;
background:#000;
position:relative;
-webkit-box-shadow:rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 0 4px 10px;
-moz-box-shadow:rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 0 4px 10px;
box-shadow:rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 0 4px 10px;
}
a.zoomable span.zoom_icon {
display:block;
width:100%;
height:100%;
position:absolute;
top:0;
left:0;
/*
Important:
Upload the icon below to your server and update the path accordingly.
Please do not hotlink it!
*/
background:url("http://f.cl.ly/items/3C1V2w2r36360V3c1b3x/sv_zoom_icon.png") no-repeat bottom right;
opacity:0.3;
-o-transition:opacity 0.25s;
-moz-transition:opacity 0.25s;
-webkit-transition:opacity 0.25s;
transition:opacity 0.25s;
}
a.zoomable:hover span.zoom_icon {opacity:1}