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Tilt Shift

A sharp focal band with softly blurred surroundings that turns the scene into a miniature diorama.

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Focus position50%

Band height30%

Feather12%

Blur7px

Saturation1.25

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interaction: Always on
browser: Modern — CSS masks
reduced motion: static
touch fallback: Identical on touch

/* Tilt Shift — made with Image FX · https://cssimagelab.com/effects/tilt-shift */
.ifx-card {
  position: relative; display: block; overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--ifx-radius, 4px);
  aspect-ratio: var(--ifx-ar, 4 / 3); isolation: isolate;
}
@supports (corner-shape: squircle) { .ifx-card { corner-shape: squircle; } }
.ifx-card__img {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform var(--ifx-duration, 500ms) var(--ifx-ease, cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1)),
              filter var(--ifx-duration, 500ms) var(--ifx-ease, ease);
}
.ifx-card__caption {
  position: absolute; z-index: 3; margin: 0; color: var(--ifx-text, #fff);
}
.ifx-card__caption h3 { margin: 0; font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; }
.ifx-card__caption p { margin: 0.3rem 0 0; font-size: 0.78rem; opacity: 0.82; }

.ifx-card--tilt-shift {
  --ifx-ts-focus: 50%;
  --ifx-ts-band: 30%;
  --ifx-ts-feather: 12%;
  --ifx-ts-blur: 7px;
  --ifx-ts-sat: 1.25;
}

.ifx-card--tilt-shift::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -12px; z-index: 1; pointer-events: none;
  background-image: var(--ifx-src, none);
  background-size: cover; background-position: center;
  filter: blur(var(--ifx-ts-blur, 7px)) saturate(var(--ifx-ts-sat, 1.25));
  --ifx-ts-mask: linear-gradient(to bottom,
    #000 calc(var(--ifx-ts-focus, 50%) - var(--ifx-ts-band, 30%) / 2 - var(--ifx-ts-feather, 12%)),
    transparent calc(var(--ifx-ts-focus, 50%) - var(--ifx-ts-band, 30%) / 2),
    transparent calc(var(--ifx-ts-focus, 50%) + var(--ifx-ts-band, 30%) / 2),
    #000 calc(var(--ifx-ts-focus, 50%) + var(--ifx-ts-band, 30%) / 2 + var(--ifx-ts-feather, 12%)));
  -webkit-mask-image: var(--ifx-ts-mask); mask-image: var(--ifx-ts-mask);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ifx-card, .ifx-card *, .ifx-card::before, .ifx-card::after {
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
  }
}

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