Install
That writes one file:compositions/components/parallax-zoom.html.
Source
parallax-zoom.html
parallax-zoom.html
<!--
Parallax Zoom — center card scales up while siblings parallax outward.
Inspired by the eBay Playbook hero transition: a grid of cards collapses
as the focal card grows to fill the frame.
Usage:
1. Wrap your card grid with class="parallax-zoom-grid".
2. Mark each card with class="parallax-zoom-card".
3. Add data-pz-row="0|1|2|..." and data-pz-col="0|1|2|..." per card
so the snippet knows each card's grid offset.
4. Mark the focal card with data-pz-focus="true" — this is the one
that scales up to fill the frame.
5. Drive --pz-progress 0 → 1 on the .parallax-zoom-grid from your
composition's paused GSAP timeline (see example at bottom).
Tunable CSS variables on .parallax-zoom-grid:
- --pz-focus-scale (default 6) maximum scale of the focused card
- --pz-sibling-push (default 900px) outward translation strength
- --pz-sibling-fade (default 1) sibling opacity falloff (0–1)
-->
<style>
.parallax-zoom-grid {
--pz-progress: 0;
--pz-focus-scale: 6;
--pz-sibling-push: 900px;
--pz-sibling-fade: 1;
position: relative;
}
.parallax-zoom-card {
transform-origin: center center;
will-change: transform, opacity;
transform: translate3d(
calc(var(--pz-dx, 0px) * var(--pz-progress)),
calc(var(--pz-dy, 0px) * var(--pz-progress)),
0
)
scale(calc(1 - var(--pz-progress) * 0.4));
opacity: calc(1 - var(--pz-progress) * var(--pz-sibling-fade));
}
.parallax-zoom-card[data-pz-focus="true"] {
z-index: 10;
transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0)
scale(calc(1 + var(--pz-progress) * (var(--pz-focus-scale) - 1)));
opacity: 1;
}
</style>
<script>
(function () {
const grids = document.querySelectorAll(".parallax-zoom-grid");
grids.forEach((grid) => {
const cards = Array.from(grid.querySelectorAll(".parallax-zoom-card"));
if (cards.length === 0) return;
let focal = cards.find((c) => c.dataset.pzFocus === "true");
if (!focal) {
focal = cards[Math.floor(cards.length / 2)];
focal.dataset.pzFocus = "true";
}
const focusRow = Number(focal.dataset.pzRow ?? 0);
const focusCol = Number(focal.dataset.pzCol ?? 0);
const push = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(grid).getPropertyValue("--pz-sibling-push")) || 900;
cards.forEach((card) => {
if (card === focal) return;
const row = Number(card.dataset.pzRow ?? 0);
const col = Number(card.dataset.pzCol ?? 0);
const dCol = col - focusCol;
const dRow = row - focusRow;
const mag = Math.hypot(dCol, dRow) || 1;
const nx = (dCol / mag) * push * mag;
const ny = (dRow / mag) * push * mag;
card.style.setProperty("--pz-dx", `${nx}px`);
card.style.setProperty("--pz-dy", `${ny}px`);
});
});
})();
</script>
<!--
Timeline integration example (paste into your composition's GSAP timeline):
tl.fromTo(
".parallax-zoom-grid",
{ "--pz-progress": 0 },
{
"--pz-progress": 1,
duration: 2.4,
ease: "power2.inOut",
},
1.0, // start time in seconds
);
-->
Usage
Opencompositions/components/parallax-zoom.html and paste its contents into your composition. See the comment header in the file for detailed instructions.
Tagged transition zoom parallax grid hero.