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animate-scroll DEPRECATED - no longer actively maintained

Plugin Name: jQuery Animation Scroll Plugin
Plugin Description: animate-scroll is a mobile friendly viewport triggered animation plugin for jQuery using greensock.
Copyright (C) 2014 Jason Paul Lusk ([email protected])
Author: Jason Lusk
Author URI: http://JasonLusk.com
GIT URI: https://github.com/mpalpha/animate-scroll.git
Tip: https://cash.me/$JasonLusk

DEMO http://www.jasonlusk.com/scroll

Requirements:

jQuery.js v1.10.1+ from www.jquery.com.
TweenMax.js 1.10.2+, TimelineMax.js v1.10.2+, EasePack.js v1.9.3+ from www.greensock.com.

Install:

    bower i mpalpha/animate-scroll

Initialize:

    $(document).animateScroll();  

Configure:

Available Options	Default value	Description
transformPerspective	1000	Parent transform perspective
lazyLoad	false	Lazy load images (experimental)
animateAll	false	Animate elements outside of viewport?
reverse	true	Allow elements reverse animation state?
transformOrigin	'50% 50%'	Transform origin X/Y position
x	0	Horizontal offset in px
y	0	Vertical offset in px
scaleX	1	Scale X position
scaleY	1	Scale Y position
rotation	0	Rotation in degrees
rotationX	0	Rotation X position
rotationY	0	Rotation X position
alpha	0.9	Opacity from 0.0-1
delay	0	Animation delay
z	0.1	Z position
force3D	true	Force 3D hardware
easingType	'Back.easeInOut'	Animation easing type
duration	0.3	Animation diration in seconds

Implement:

    <p data-animate-scroll='{  
      "scaleX": "1.5",  
      "scaleY": "1.5",  
      "x": "-10",  
      "y": "-10",  
      "rotation": "-3",  
      "alpha": "1",  
      "easingType": "Cubic.easeOut",  
      "duration": "1"  
      }'>test</p>  

Events (Optional):

Type	Example
play	$('.my-animated-element').trigger('play');
reverse	$('.my-animated-element').trigger('reverse');
check	$('.my-animated-element').trigger('check');