The Lightbox overlay can be heavily customized under the Global Defaults tab:
- Transitions: Choose the animation style when opening/navigating images (Instant Swap, Smooth Opacity Fade, Hardware Accelerated Wipe, Directional Slide, Pop & Zoom, or 3D Axis Flip).
- Overlay & Media Style: Customize the Overlay Matte Color, Media Border Color, Width, and Radius.
- Controls & Slideshow: Enable automatic slideshows, set rotation speed, and style the control buttons (Background, Color, Radius).
- Information Bar: Toggle the display of the thumbnail Filmstrip, Image Titles, Captions, Advanced EXIF Data (aperture, shutter speed, ISO, focal length), and Social Sharing links.
- Video Playback: Enable Autoplay Lightbox Videos to automatically play supported video items when they are opened in the Lightbox.
Available Transitions
| Value | Label | Effect |
|---|---|---|
none | Instant Swap | No animation — image swaps immediately |
fade | Smooth Opacity Fade | Current image fades to 0 opacity, new image fades in |
blur | Gaussian Blur Dissolve | Blurs and scales out, then sharpens and scales back in — rack focus feel |
wipe | Hardware Accelerated Clip Wipe | clip-path reveals the new image left→right |
curtain | Stage Curtain | clip-path reveals from center outward in both directions simultaneously |
swipe | Vertical Swipe | Direction-aware clip-path reveal from top (next) or bottom (prev) |
slide | Directional Slide | New image slides in from right (next) or left (prev) via translateX |
zoom | Pop & Zoom | New image scales up from 80% with a slight overshoot easing |
bounce | Elastic Bounce | Scales up from 60% with a strong spring overshoot (cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1)) |
flip | 3D Axis Flip | Rotates in on the Y axis (rotateY) — requires perspective: 1200px on the stage |
spin | Quarter Spin | dRotates 90° in/out with a scale, direction-aware (clockwise or counter-clockwise) |