Curtain Scroll Effect
Original · freeA curtain wipes off the image as it scrolls in.
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npx shadcn@latest add https://webinnoventix.com/r/imgfx-curtain-scroll.json"use client";
import { useRef } from "react";
import { motion, useInView, useReducedMotion } from "motion/react";
export default function ImgfxCurtainScroll() {
const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
const inView = useInView(ref, { once: true, amount: 0.45 });
const reduceMotion = useReducedMotion();
const reveal = reduceMotion ? true : inView;
const ease: [number, number, number, number] = [0.76, 0, 0.24, 1];
return (
<section className="relative w-full overflow-hidden bg-neutral-50 px-6 py-20 text-neutral-900 sm:px-10 sm:py-28 dark:bg-neutral-950 dark:text-neutral-100">
<style>{`
@keyframes curtainscroll_seam {
0%, 100% { opacity: 0.15; transform: scaleY(0.92); }
50% { opacity: 0.5; transform: scaleY(1); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.curtainscroll_seam { animation: none !important; }
}
`}</style>
<div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl">
<div className="mb-10 max-w-xl">
<p className="mb-3 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.35em] text-indigo-600 dark:text-indigo-400">
Curtain Reveal
</p>
<h2 className="text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight sm:text-4xl">
The curtain parts as you scroll
</h2>
<p className="mt-4 text-base leading-relaxed text-neutral-600 dark:text-neutral-400">
Two panels sweep aside the moment the frame enters view, unveiling
the image beneath with a clean, theatrical wipe.
</p>
</div>
<div
ref={ref}
className="group relative aspect-[4/5] w-full overflow-hidden rounded-2xl bg-neutral-200 shadow-[0_20px_60px_-25px_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] ring-1 ring-black/5 sm:aspect-[3/2] dark:bg-neutral-800 dark:ring-white/10"
>
{/* eslint-disable-next-line @next/next/no-img-element */}
<img
src="/img/gallery/g14.webp"
alt="Featured photograph unveiled by a parting curtain"
loading="lazy"
draggable={false}
className="absolute inset-0 h-full w-full scale-[1.06] object-cover transition-transform duration-[1200ms] ease-out group-hover:scale-100"
style={{ transform: reveal ? undefined : "scale(1.12)" }}
/>
{/* Left curtain panel */}
<motion.div
aria-hidden
initial={false}
animate={{ x: reveal ? "-101%" : "0%" }}
transition={{ duration: reduceMotion ? 0 : 1.15, ease, delay: reduceMotion ? 0 : 0.08 }}
className="absolute inset-y-0 left-0 z-10 w-1/2 bg-gradient-to-r from-neutral-900 to-neutral-800 dark:from-black dark:to-neutral-900"
>
<div className="absolute inset-y-0 right-0 w-px bg-white/20" />
</motion.div>
{/* Right curtain panel */}
<motion.div
aria-hidden
initial={false}
animate={{ x: reveal ? "101%" : "0%" }}
transition={{ duration: reduceMotion ? 0 : 1.15, ease, delay: reduceMotion ? 0 : 0.08 }}
className="absolute inset-y-0 right-0 z-10 w-1/2 bg-gradient-to-l from-neutral-900 to-neutral-800 dark:from-black dark:to-neutral-900"
>
<div className="absolute inset-y-0 left-0 w-px bg-white/20" />
</motion.div>
{/* Center seam glint that fades as the curtain opens */}
<motion.div
aria-hidden
initial={false}
animate={{ opacity: reveal ? 0 : 1 }}
transition={{ duration: reduceMotion ? 0 : 0.5, ease }}
className="curtainscroll_seam pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 left-1/2 z-20 w-[3px] -translate-x-1/2 bg-gradient-to-b from-transparent via-white/70 to-transparent"
style={{ animation: reduceMotion ? "none" : "curtainscroll_seam 2.4s ease-in-out infinite" }}
/>
{/* Caption chip */}
<motion.div
initial={false}
animate={{ opacity: reveal ? 1 : 0, y: reveal ? 0 : 12 }}
transition={{ duration: reduceMotion ? 0 : 0.6, ease, delay: reduceMotion ? 0 : 0.75 }}
className="absolute bottom-4 left-4 z-30 rounded-full bg-black/55 px-4 py-1.5 text-xs font-medium tracking-wide text-white backdrop-blur-sm"
>
Frame No. 14
</motion.div>
</div>
<p className="mt-5 text-sm text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-500">
Scroll the frame into view to draw the curtain.
</p>
</div>
</section>
);
}Dependencies
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