animation glossary
Parallax Scroll
A parallax scroll animation moves background layers at a different speed than foreground content as the user scrolls, creating a sense of depth.
What is Parallax Scroll?
Parallax is depth made visible: as the page scrolls, background elements drift slower than the content in front, so the layout feels dimensional instead of flat. In product promos the effect usually shows up as scroll-linked UI — a feed moving under a finger, a card stack that settles as you scroll. The shots below stage scroll-synced motion with a phone and a research card stack.
Parallax Scroll in Remotion
Every shot below is a real, renderable Remotion composition. Open the detail page for the recipe notes, then copy the agent brief to implement the shot from tuned TSX.
Implement parallax scroll
Copy the agent brief for the first shot to have an AI agent build it from the reference TSX.
Frequently asked questions
What is a parallax scroll effect?+
A parallax scroll effect moves different layers at different speeds during scrolling — backgrounds slower, foregrounds faster — which creates an illusion of depth and makes the page feel dimensional.
How do you animate scroll-linked motion?+
Drive layer positions from scroll progress: multiply the scroll offset by different factors per layer. In a promo, gesture-driven scroll under a finger reads clearly and makes the motion explicit.
How much parallax is too much?+
Keep the speed differences subtle — 10–30% offset between layers is usually enough. Aggressive parallax can cause motion sickness and dilute the depth illusion.