:root {
    --easing-apple: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
    --stagger-delay: 0.1s;
}

/* Staggered Text Reveal */
.split-parent {
    overflow: hidden;
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: bottom;
    padding: 0.1em 0; /* Add minor padding to avoid cutting off umlauts like Ö */
}

.split-child {
    display: inline-block;
    transform: translateY(110%);
    transition: transform 1.2s var(--easing-apple);
    will-change: transform;
}

.reveal.active .split-child {
    transform: translateY(0);
}

/* Section Reveals with smooth easing */
.reveal {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(30px);
    transition: 
        opacity 1.2s var(--easing-apple),
        transform 1.2s var(--easing-apple);
    will-change: opacity, transform;
}

.reveal.active {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
}

/* Progress-based Opacity & Scale for 'Apple Style' */
.scroll-reveal-item {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(50px) scale(0.95);
    transition: 
        opacity 1s var(--easing-apple),
        transform 1s var(--easing-apple);
}

.scroll-reveal-item.active {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
}

/* Parallax Backgrounds */
.parallax-bg {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 120%;
    z-index: -1;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    will-change: transform;
}