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Parallax Animation Generator

Generate parallax animations from images. Creates depth-based animation where different layers move at different speeds, creating a 3D effect.

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Quick start

Call this tool from your code in three languages.

cURL

# 1) Upload each file first → returns { filePath }
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/upload/image-parallax' \
  -F 'file=@/path/to/imageFile.ext'

# 2) Call the tool with the returned filePath values
curl -X POST 'https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/image-parallax' \
  -F 'imageFile=/path/to/file.ext' \
  -F 'direction=horizontal' \
  -F 'intensity=10' \
  -F 'frames=30' \
  -F 'fps=15' \
  -F 'depthMethod=combined' \
  -F 'invertDepth=false' \
  -F 'quality=80' \
  -F 'loop=true' \
  -F 'duration=2000'

API reference

Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.

Endpoint

HTTP

POST https://api.elysiatools.com/en/api/tools/image-parallax

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
imageFile	fileupload required	Yes	Upload an image to create parallax animation
direction	select	No	Direction of parallax movement
intensity	range	No	How much pixels move based on depth (higher = more effect)
frames	range	No	Number of frames in animation (more = smoother but larger file)
fps	range	No	Animation speed in frames per second
depthMethod	select	No	Method for calculating depth from image
invertDepth	checkbox	No	Invert depth values (dark = close, light = far)
quality	range	No	GIF output quality (lower = smaller file, higher = better quality)
loop	checkbox	No	Animation will loop continuously
duration	number	No	Total animation duration (used with FPS to calculate frame count)

File-type parameters must be uploaded first via POST /upload/image-parallax, then the returned filePath is passed to the corresponding file field.

Response format

File result

JSON

{
  "filePath": "/public/processing/randomid.ext",
  "fileName": "output.ext",
  "contentType": "application/octet-stream",
  "size": 1024,
  "metadata": {
    "key": "value"
  },
  "error": "Error message (optional)",
  "message": "Notification message (optional)"
}

MCP integration

Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.

Server configuration

Add this block to your MCP client configuration:

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elysiatools-image-parallax": {
      "name": "image-parallax",
      "description": "Generate parallax animations from images. Creates depth-based animation where different layers move at different speeds, creating a 3D effect.",
      "baseUrl": "https://api.elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=image-parallax",
      "command": "",
      "args": [],
      "env": {},
      "isActive": true,
      "type": "sse"
    }
  }
}

List available tools

After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:

tools/list

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/list"
}

Call this tool

Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:

tools/call

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "image-parallax",
    "arguments": {
  "imageFile": "https://example.com/file.ext",
  "direction": "horizontal",
  "intensity": 10,
  "frames": 30,
  "fps": 15,
  "depthMethod": "combined",
  "invertDepth": false,
  "quality": 80,
  "loop": true,
  "duration": 2000
}
  }
}

Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).

File parameters accept a public file URL only (https://…). Local paths, data: URIs, and Base64 strings are not supported.

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