bootstrap how to make a fixed height responsive?

Question

How can I make a fixed height element responsive with bootstrap 3? For instance I set the carousal's height at 650px. But I can't make it responsive like the images do. Any idea?

css,

#article-carousel .carousel-inner{
    height:650px;
}

html,

<!-- Carousel items -->
<div class="carousel-inner">

   <div class="active item">
     <img src="style/image/10403889_707684359268375_7804458077651816095_o.jpg" class="img-responsive"/>
   </div>
....

Answer 1

You can use css3 object-fit for resizing your image http://jsfiddle.net/xcoq9xxg/

img {
    height: 650px;
    width: 100%;
    object-fit: cover; // here
}

It works for Chrome and Opera. Use polyfill library for others: https://github.com/schmidsi/jquery-object-fit or https://github.com/anselmh/object-fit.

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Another way is to use css3 background-size http://jsfiddle.net/dizel3d/rwdspudv/

.image {
    height: 650px;
    background-position: center;
    background-size: cover;
}

It works in all modern browsers without javascript, but you need to use <div> instead of <img>:

<div class="image" style="background-image: url('my-image.jpg')"></div>