Mousemove parallax effect moves position of div

Question

I\'m trying to create a slight parallax effect (I\'m not sure if it really constitutes parallax but it\'s a similar idea). Where there are four layers which all move around at a

Answer 1

How about using jQuery.offSet() instead? You might want to adjust the math/values, but I think it should set you in the right direction.

$(document).ready(function () {
    $('#layer-one').mousemove(function (e) {
        parallax(e, this, 1);
        parallax(e, document.getElementById('layer-two'), 2);
        parallax(e, document.getElementById('layer-three'), 3);
    });
});

function parallax(e, target, layer) {
    var layer_coeff = 10 / layer;
    var x = ($(window).width() - target.offsetWidth) / 2 - (e.pageX - ($(window).width() / 2)) / layer_coeff;
    var y = ($(window).height() - target.offsetHeight) / 2 - (e.pageY - ($(window).height() / 2)) / layer_coeff;
    $(target).offset({ top: y ,left : x });
};

JSFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/X7UwG/854/