HTML5 Background Video - Makes Other Content Pixelated / Grainy - html

I am trying to make a website with a video background using HTML5's video tag. I also tried using a jQuery plugin (http://plugins.jquery.com/project/videoBG). I got the video to load and work properly, but every time it makes other content appear grainy/pixelated. Is there anyway to place items on top of the video background and not have them appear grainy / pixelated?
You can see the pages I've created. The code is fairly simple, so I won't include it here.
With Video: http://createinform.com/test4.html
Without Video: http://createinform.com/test3.html
You'll notice that the logo and text look different from page to page, but they are using the save CSS rules. Thank you in advance!
Cheers,
Evan

This seems to be a known issue with Chrome. I tried the same two pages in Firefox (5.0), IE (9), and Opera (10), and I couldn't tell the difference in the rendering.
EDIT: I also tried the two pages in Safari (5.0.1/Windows), and the rendering looks even worse there. So, perhaps it's a webkit issue.

A part the Chrome bug, your logo image is bigger than it appears, and is scaled down via CSS.
Using a correctly sized image would remove any logo issue.
The text below renders fine in both version BTW (chrome 14.0.797.0 m)

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I have a site that works fine in android browser, FF, Chrome, Safari IE9+ but in IE8 the upper half of an elements background disapears as well as the background color on a couple of input elements.
I have run through IE debugging tools and also W3C and there is nothing that is coming up that would make this occur.
The site in question is http://ukritic.com if anyone can check it in FF then IE8 and maybe suggest what could be causing the problem it would be greatly appreciated.
If you need anything from me let me know and I will post it up for you.
ADDITION:
The problem that is occurring is that in IE8 the white background containing the content is only visible 1/2 way down the page but is hidden on the upper half of the page and also hidden where the facebook like box is located.
In all other browsers the entire content container shows the #FFF background from the top of the page to the bottom of the page.
We have tested in IE compatibility and normal mode but the problem persists.
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~M
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I'm in the process of creating a website.
This website works great in Chrome (10), FF (3.6.13), however only half of it works in IE (8). Now, I'm aware of some of the issues between browsers, but this one has me stumped. Because half of the script is working (displaying properly) -- the other half does not.
A live version of the website may be found here
Additional information:
I am using the html5 doctype, <!DOCTYPE html>
I have validated my site with HTML5 as well as HTML4.01 STRICT
EDIT
At the request of Zabba, here is what SHOULD be happening:
I am externally loading content from other sources into my website.
My menu(s) and the text. In Chrome, and FF the menus, and the content are loaded and displayed. In IE, the menus are NOT loaded bu the content is. Funny enough, the logo also stops loading in IE.
EDIT
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Remove your filter:alpha(opacity=80) from the #body block in your CSS.
Set z-index values of >5 on the missing items, since you have z-index:5 on #body. Or remove the z-index from #body.