/* Animation Classes */
.animated-fade-in-up {
    animation: fadeInUpSm 0.7s ease-out forwards;
    opacity: 0;
}

@keyframes fadeInUpSm {
    from {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(20px);
    }
    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
}

/* Image Hover Effects */
.image-hover-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.image-hover-wrapper img{
    width: 700px !important;
    height: 350px !important;
    border-radius: 8px;
}

.hover-scale {
    transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}

.image-hover-wrapper:hover .hover-scale {
    transform: scale(1.05);
}

/* Overlay Animation */
.overlay-animation {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0,0,0,0.8) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%);
    padding: 30px 20px 20px;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(20px);
    transition: all 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
}

.image-hover-wrapper:hover .overlay-animation {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
}

.overlay-content {
    color: white;
    text-align: center;
}

.image-date {
    font-size: 12px;
    opacity: 0.8;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}

.image-caption {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin: 0;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.image-hover-wrapper:hover .image-caption {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
}

/* Optional: Add a subtle glow effect on hover */
.image-hover-wrapper::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
    z-index: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.image-hover-wrapper:hover::before {
    opacity: 1;
}

/* Staggered animation delays */
.animated-fade-in-up[data-delay=".1s"] {
    animation-delay: 0.1s;
}

.animated-fade-in-up[data-delay=".2s"] {
    animation-delay: 0.2s;
}

.animated-fade-in-up[data-delay=".3s"] {
    animation-delay: 0.3s;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .vlt-video-button.hero-image {
    max-width: 100%;
  }
}

.vlt-video-button.hero-image img {
  border-radius: 5%;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .vlt-animated-block .vlt-large-heading {
    font-size: 2rem !important;
  }
}

/* Performance Optimization */
* {
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}

body {
    overflow-x: hidden;
}

/* Force GPU acceleration for smooth animations */
.vlt-section,
.vlt-animated-block,
.vlt-btn,
.vlt-post--masonry,
.image-hover-wrapper {
    transform: translateZ(0);
    backface-visibility: hidden;
}

/* Prevent layout shifts */
img {
    display: block;
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}

/* Smooth scrolling */
html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth !important;
}