INTERACTION_113CSS
Cinematic Image Entrance
The image arrives with a letterbox open and a slow push-in.
Images / LightView
A draggable handle wipes between two versions of an image. The handle at 50% with the after image clipped before the trigger; updating the clip inset to follow the handle position once dragging the handle or moving the pointer across the frame.
/* Before And After Slider — A draggable handle wipes between two versions of an image. */
.before-after-slider {
--dur: 120ms;
--ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
--stagger: 60ms;
will-change: transform, opacity;
}
.before-after-slider > * {
opacity: 0;
transform: translateY(14px);
animation: before-after-slider-in var(--dur) var(--ease) forwards;
animation-delay: calc(var(--i, 0) * var(--stagger));
}
/* the handle at 50% with the after image clipped -> updating the clip inset to follow the handle position */
@keyframes before-after-slider-in {
to {
opacity: 1;
transform: none;
filter: none;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.before-after-slider > * {
opacity: 1;
transform: none;
animation: none;
}
}import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
/** Before And After Slider — trigger: dragging the handle or moving the pointer across the frame */
export function BeforeAndAfterSlider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
useEffect(() => {
const el = ref.current;
if (!el) return;
if (window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches) {
el.dataset["state"] = "in";
return;
}
const io = new IntersectionObserver(
([entry]) => {
if (entry?.isIntersecting) {
el.dataset["state"] = "in";
io.unobserve(el);
}
},
{ threshold: 0.2 },
);
io.observe(el);
return () => io.disconnect();
}, []);
return (
<div ref={ref} className="before-after-slider" data-state="out">
{children}
</div>
);
}The image arrives with a letterbox open and a slow push-in.
Foreground, subject and background layers move at different rates.
The image uncovers behind a mask while it settles from a slow zoom.
The image drifts slower than the frame that contains it.