Video Scroll Scrub

/* ── Demo 49: Video Scroll Scrub ── */
/* Dark cinematic palette + clean system font */

:root {
  --bg: #060608;
  --panel: #0e0e14;
  --border: #1c1c28;
  --text: #f0eee8;
  --muted: #7a7888;
  --accent: #e8c060; /* warm amber for progress/labels */
  --accent2: #60b8e8; /* cyan for code */
}

*,
*::before,
*::after {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: auto;
} /* GSAP handles scroll, not native */

body {
  font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

/* ── Labels ── */
.label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

code {
  font-family: "SF Mono", "Fira Code", monospace;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--accent2);
  background: rgba(96, 184, 232, 0.08);
  padding: 0.2em 0.5em;
  border-radius: 3px;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
}

/* ── Intro ── */
.intro {
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 3rem 2rem;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 60%, rgba(232, 192, 96, 0.06) 0%, transparent 65%);
}

.intro-inner {
  max-width: 600px;
}

.intro h1 {
  font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 9vw, 7rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.0;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.intro h1 em {
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.intro p {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.8;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

.scroll-hint {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.scroll-hint span {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.sh-arrow {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--accent);
  animation: bounce-arrow 1.5s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes bounce-arrow {
  0%,
  100% {
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
  50% {
    transform: translateY(8px);
  }
}

/* ── Scrub section ── */
.scrub-section {
  position: relative;
}

.scrub-sticky {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.scrub-spacer {
  height: 400vh; /* scroll distance = scrub range */
}

/* ── Video / Canvas ── */
.video-wrap {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1100px;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  background: var(--panel);
  overflow: hidden;
}

#video-canvas {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: block;
}

/* Fallback gradient animation (simulates video) */
.video-fallback {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}

.vf-frame {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(
    135deg,
    hsl(220, 30%, 8%) 0%,
    hsl(240, 25%, 12%) 25%,
    hsl(200, 20%, 10%) 50%,
    hsl(260, 30%, 8%) 75%,
    hsl(220, 30%, 8%) 100%
  );
  /* Hue will be animated via CSS variable */
  --hue: 220;
}

/* ── Overlay UI ── */
.scrub-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  padding: 2rem;
  background: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8));
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

.so-progress {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.so-bar {
  flex: 1;
  height: 2px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
  border-radius: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.so-fill {
  height: 100%;
  width: 0%;
  background: var(--accent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 6px var(--accent);
  border-radius: 1px;
  transition: width 0.05s linear;
}

.so-time {
  font-family: "SF Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
  white-space: nowrap;
  min-width: 36px;
}

.so-caption {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 0.2rem;
}

.sc-label {
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.sc-text {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* ── Chapters / How it works ── */
.chapters-section {
  padding: 6rem 3rem;
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.chapters-section h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin-bottom: 3.5rem;
}

.chapters {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
}

.chapter {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 60px 1fr;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding: 2rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.chapter:first-child {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}

.ch-num {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--accent);
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  padding-top: 3px;
}

.ch-content h3 {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.ch-content p {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.75;
}

/* ── Responsive ── */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .scrub-overlay {
    padding: 1rem;
  }
  .so-caption {
    display: none;
  }
  .chapters-section {
    padding: 4rem 1.5rem;
  }
  .chapter {
    grid-template-columns: 40px 1fr;
  }
}

/* ── Reduced motion ── */
html.reduced-motion .sh-arrow {
  animation: none;
}
html.reduced-motion .so-fill {
  transition: none;
}

if (!window.MotionPreference) {
  const __mql = window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)");
  const __listeners = new Set();

  const MotionPreference = {
    prefersReducedMotion() {
      return __mql.matches;
    },
    setOverride(value) {
      const reduced = Boolean(value);
      document.documentElement.classList.toggle("reduced-motion", reduced);
      window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("motion-preference", { detail: { reduced } }));
      for (const listener of __listeners) {
        try {
          listener({ reduced, override: reduced, systemReduced: __mql.matches });
        } catch {}
      }
    },
    onChange(listener) {
      __listeners.add(listener);
      try {
        listener({
          reduced: __mql.matches,
          override: null,
          systemReduced: __mql.matches,
        });
      } catch {}
      return () => __listeners.delete(listener);
    },
    getState() {
      return { reduced: __mql.matches, override: null, systemReduced: __mql.matches };
    },
  };

  window.MotionPreference = MotionPreference;
}

function prefersReducedMotion() {
  return window.MotionPreference.prefersReducedMotion();
}

function initDemoShell() {
  // No-op shim in imported standalone snippets.
}

import gsap from "gsap";
import { ScrollTrigger } from "gsap/ScrollTrigger";
import Lenis from "lenis";

gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollTrigger);

initDemoShell({
  title: "Video Scroll Scrub",
  category: "scroll",
  tech: ["gsap", "scroll-trigger", "lenis", "video-currenttime", "canvas-2d"],
});

const reduced = prefersReducedMotion();
if (reduced) document.documentElement.classList.add("reduced-motion");

// ── Lenis smooth scroll ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
const lenis = new Lenis({ lerp: 0.1, smoothWheel: true });
lenis.on("scroll", ScrollTrigger.update);
gsap.ticker.add((time) => lenis.raf(time * 1000));
gsap.ticker.lagSmoothing(0);

// ── Canvas setup ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
const canvas = document.getElementById("video-canvas");
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
const fallback = document.getElementById("video-fallback");

function resizeCanvas() {
  const wrap = canvas.parentElement;
  canvas.width = wrap.clientWidth;
  canvas.height = wrap.clientHeight;
}

// ── Synthetic video frames (CSS-gradient simulation) ──────────────────────────
// Since we can't ship a real video file in this demo, we generate
// procedural "film frames" on Canvas that look like a scrubbing video.
// In production: replace with a real <video> element and draw to canvas.

const TOTAL_DURATION = 8; // simulated seconds
let currentProgress = 0;
let animating = false;

const scenes = [
  { at: 0.0, label: "Opening", hue1: 220, hue2: 240, sat1: 30, sat2: 25, lig1: 8, lig2: 12 },
  { at: 0.2, label: "Act I", hue1: 15, hue2: 30, sat1: 40, sat2: 30, lig1: 10, lig2: 15 },
  { at: 0.42, label: "Rising", hue1: 200, hue2: 220, sat1: 50, sat2: 40, lig1: 12, lig2: 18 },
  { at: 0.65, label: "Climax", hue1: 350, hue2: 330, sat1: 55, sat2: 45, lig1: 14, lig2: 20 },
  { at: 0.82, label: "Resolution", hue1: 270, hue2: 290, sat1: 35, sat2: 25, lig1: 10, lig2: 15 },
  { at: 0.95, label: "End Credits", hue1: 220, hue2: 240, sat1: 15, sat2: 10, lig1: 6, lig2: 8 },
];

function getSceneAt(progress) {
  let scene = scenes[0];
  for (let i = scenes.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
    if (progress >= scenes[i].at) {
      scene = scenes[i];
      break;
    }
  }
  return scene;
}

function lerpColor(a, b, t) {
  return Math.round(a + (b - a) * t);
}

function drawFrame(progress) {
  const w = canvas.width;
  const h = canvas.height;

  // Find scene blend
  let sceneA = scenes[0],
    sceneB = scenes[1],
    blendT = 0;
  for (let i = 0; i < scenes.length - 1; i++) {
    if (progress >= scenes[i].at && progress < scenes[i + 1].at) {
      sceneA = scenes[i];
      sceneB = scenes[i + 1];
      const range = scenes[i + 1].at - scenes[i].at;
      blendT = (progress - scenes[i].at) / range;
      break;
    }
  }
  if (progress >= scenes[scenes.length - 1].at) {
    sceneA = sceneB = scenes[scenes.length - 1];
    blendT = 0;
  }

  // Interpolate hues
  const h1 = lerpColor(sceneA.hue1, sceneB.hue1, blendT);
  const h2 = lerpColor(sceneA.hue2, sceneB.hue2, blendT);
  const s1 = lerpColor(sceneA.sat1, sceneB.sat1, blendT);
  const s2 = lerpColor(sceneA.sat2, sceneB.sat2, blendT);
  const l1 = lerpColor(sceneA.lig1, sceneB.lig1, blendT);
  const l2 = lerpColor(sceneA.lig2, sceneB.lig2, blendT);

  // Background gradient
  const grad = ctx.createLinearGradient(0, 0, w, h);
  grad.addColorStop(0, `hsl(${h1}, ${s1}%, ${l1}%)`);
  grad.addColorStop(0.35, `hsl(${h2}, ${s2}%, ${l2}%)`);
  grad.addColorStop(0.65, `hsl(${h1 + 20}, ${s1}%, ${l1 + 3}%)`);
  grad.addColorStop(1, `hsl(${h2 + 10}, ${s2}%, ${l2 + 2}%)`);
  ctx.fillStyle = grad;
  ctx.fillRect(0, 0, w, h);

  // Light leak / lens flare effect
  const flareX = w * (0.2 + progress * 0.6);
  const flareGrad = ctx.createRadialGradient(flareX, h * 0.3, 0, flareX, h * 0.3, w * 0.5);
  flareGrad.addColorStop(0, `hsla(${h1 + 30}, 80%, 70%, ${0.04 + blendT * 0.06})`);
  flareGrad.addColorStop(1, "transparent");
  ctx.fillStyle = flareGrad;
  ctx.fillRect(0, 0, w, h);

  // Horizon line — simulates ground/horizon in a cinematic shot
  const horizonY = h * (0.48 + Math.sin(progress * Math.PI * 2) * 0.04);
  const horizonGrad = ctx.createLinearGradient(0, horizonY - 2, 0, horizonY + 2);
  horizonGrad.addColorStop(0, "transparent");
  horizonGrad.addColorStop(0.5, `hsla(${h1 + 15}, 60%, 55%, 0.12)`);
  horizonGrad.addColorStop(1, "transparent");
  ctx.fillStyle = horizonGrad;
  ctx.fillRect(0, horizonY - 2, w, 4);

  // Film grain (subtle noise dots)
  ctx.save();
  ctx.globalAlpha = 0.025;
  for (let i = 0; i < 800; i++) {
    const gx = Math.random() * w;
    const gy = Math.random() * h;
    const size = Math.random() * 1.5;
    ctx.fillStyle = Math.random() > 0.5 ? "#ffffff" : "#000000";
    ctx.fillRect(gx, gy, size, size);
  }
  ctx.restore();

  // Vignette
  const vig = ctx.createRadialGradient(w / 2, h / 2, 0, w / 2, h / 2, Math.max(w, h) * 0.75);
  vig.addColorStop(0, "transparent");
  vig.addColorStop(1, "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6)");
  ctx.fillStyle = vig;
  ctx.fillRect(0, 0, w, h);

  // Timestamp / frame counter
  const simTime = progress * TOTAL_DURATION;
  const mins = Math.floor(simTime / 60)
    .toString()
    .padStart(2, "0");
  const secs = Math.floor(simTime % 60)
    .toString()
    .padStart(2, "0");
  ctx.font = '11px "SF Mono", monospace';
  ctx.fillStyle = "rgba(255,255,255,0.25)";
  ctx.textAlign = "right";
  ctx.fillText(
    `${mins}:${secs} | FRAME ${Math.round(progress * 240)
      .toString()
      .padStart(5, "0")}`,
    w - 16,
    h - 16
  );
}

// ── UI updates ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
const soFill = document.getElementById("so-fill");
const soTime = document.getElementById("so-time");
const scText = document.getElementById("sc-text");

function updateUI(progress) {
  soFill.style.width = `${progress * 100}%`;
  const simTime = progress * TOTAL_DURATION;
  const mins = Math.floor(simTime / 60)
    .toString()
    .padStart(2, "0");
  const secs = Math.floor(simTime % 60)
    .toString()
    .padStart(2, "0");
  soTime.textContent = `${mins}:${secs}`;
  const scene = getSceneAt(progress);
  scText.textContent = scene.label;
}

// ── ScrollTrigger for scrub ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
resizeCanvas();
window.addEventListener("resize", resizeCanvas);
drawFrame(0);

if (!reduced) {
  ScrollTrigger.create({
    trigger: "#scrub-section",
    start: "top top",
    end: "bottom bottom",
    scrub: 0.5,
    onUpdate: (self) => {
      currentProgress = self.progress;
      drawFrame(currentProgress);
      updateUI(currentProgress);
    },
  });
} else {
  // In reduced motion mode, just show a static frame and update on scroll
  window.addEventListener("scroll", () => {
    const section = document.getElementById("scrub-section");
    const rect = section.getBoundingClientRect();
    const spacer = section.querySelector(".scrub-spacer");
    const scrollable = section.offsetHeight - window.innerHeight;
    const prog = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, -rect.top / spacer.offsetHeight));
    drawFrame(prog);
    updateUI(prog);
  });
}

// ── Intro animations ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
if (!reduced) {
  gsap.set(".intro h1, .intro p, .scroll-hint", { opacity: 0, y: 20 });
  gsap
    .timeline({ delay: 0.3, defaults: { ease: "expo.out" } })
    .to(".intro h1", { opacity: 1, y: 0, duration: 1 })
    .to(".intro p", { opacity: 1, y: 0, duration: 0.8 }, "-=0.5")
    .to(".scroll-hint", { opacity: 1, y: 0, duration: 0.7 }, "-=0.4");
}

// ── Chapter reveals ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
if (!reduced) {
  document.querySelectorAll(".chapter").forEach((ch, i) => {
    gsap.set(ch, { opacity: 0, x: -20 });
    gsap.to(ch, {
      opacity: 1,
      x: 0,
      duration: 0.7,
      ease: "expo.out",
      delay: i * 0.1,
      scrollTrigger: {
        trigger: ".chapters",
        start: "top 75%",
        toggleActions: "play none none reverse",
      },
    });
  });
}

// ── Motion toggle ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
window.addEventListener("motion-preference", (e) => {
  gsap.globalTimeline.paused(e.detail.reduced);
});

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <title>Video Scroll Scrub</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
    <script type="importmap">{"imports":{"gsap":"https://esm.sh/[email protected]","gsap/ScrollTrigger":"https://esm.sh/[email protected]/ScrollTrigger","gsap/SplitText":"https://esm.sh/[email protected]/SplitText","gsap/Flip":"https://esm.sh/[email protected]/Flip","gsap/ScrambleTextPlugin":"https://esm.sh/[email protected]/ScrambleTextPlugin","gsap/TextPlugin":"https://esm.sh/[email protected]/TextPlugin","gsap/all":"https://esm.sh/[email protected]/all","gsap/":"https://esm.sh/[email protected]/","lenis":"https://esm.sh/[email protected]/dist/lenis.mjs","three":"https://esm.sh/[email protected]","three/addons/":"https://esm.sh/[email protected]/examples/jsm/"}}</script>
  <style>html.lenis,
html.lenis body {
  height: auto;
}

.lenis:not(.lenis-autoToggle).lenis-stopped {
  overflow: clip;
}

.lenis [data-lenis-prevent],
.lenis [data-lenis-prevent-wheel],
.lenis [data-lenis-prevent-touch] {
  overscroll-behavior: contain;
}

.lenis.lenis-smooth iframe {
  pointer-events: none;
}

.lenis.lenis-autoToggle {
  transition-property: overflow;
  transition-duration: 1ms;
  transition-behavior: allow-discrete;
}</style>
</head>
<body>

  <section class="intro">
    <div class="intro-inner">
      <span class="label">Technique Demo</span>
      <h1>Video<br><em>Scroll Scrub</em></h1>
      <p>The video's <code>currentTime</code> is driven directly by scroll position — no play/pause, just frame-perfect control via GSAP ScrollTrigger.</p>
      <div class="scroll-hint">
        <span>Scroll to control</span>
        <div class="sh-arrow">↓</div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </section>

  <!-- Pinned video scrub section -->
  <section class="scrub-section" id="scrub-section">
    <div class="scrub-sticky">
      <div class="video-wrap">
        <canvas id="video-canvas" aria-label="Scroll-controlled video playback"></canvas>
        <!-- Fallback gradient for browsers without video support -->
        <div class="video-fallback" id="video-fallback" aria-hidden="true">
          <div class="vf-frame" id="vf-frame"></div>
        </div>
      </div>

      <!-- Overlay info -->
      <div class="scrub-overlay">
        <div class="so-progress">
          <div class="so-bar">
            <div class="so-fill" id="so-fill"></div>
          </div>
          <span class="so-time" id="so-time">00:00</span>
        </div>
        <div class="so-caption" id="so-caption">
          <span class="sc-label">Scene</span>
          <span class="sc-text" id="sc-text">Opening</span>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>

    <!-- Scroll space that drives the scrub -->
    <div class="scrub-spacer"></div>
  </section>

  <!-- Chapter markers -->
  <section class="chapters-section">
    <div class="chapters-inner">
      <span class="label">How It Works</span>
      <h2>One technique,<br>total control.</h2>
      <div class="chapters">
        <div class="chapter">
          <div class="ch-num">01</div>
          <div class="ch-content">
            <h3>Pin the section</h3>
            <p>ScrollTrigger pins the video container for the full scroll distance, keeping it fixed while the page scrolls beneath it.</p>
            <code>pin: true, scrub: true</code>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="chapter">
          <div class="ch-num">02</div>
          <div class="ch-content">
            <h3>Map scroll → time</h3>
            <p>On each ScrollTrigger tick, multiply <code>self.progress</code> by the video duration to get the exact frame.</p>
            <code>video.currentTime = progress × duration</code>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="chapter">
          <div class="ch-num">03</div>
          <div class="ch-content">
            <h3>Draw frames to Canvas</h3>
            <p>Render each frame to a Canvas element for crisp output and the ability to add overlays or effects.</p>
            <code>ctx.drawImage(video, 0, 0, w, h)</code>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="chapter">
          <div class="ch-num">04</div>
          <div class="ch-content">
            <h3>Layer captions + UI</h3>
            <p>Overlay text, progress bars, and chapter markers that sync to the same scroll position.</p>
            <code>ScrollTrigger.create({ onUpdate })</code>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </section>

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