diff --git a/docs/idea-page/gallery.js b/docs/idea-page/gallery.js
index c39c9c9..481a908 100644
--- a/docs/idea-page/gallery.js
+++ b/docs/idea-page/gallery.js
@@ -187,8 +187,11 @@ window.addEventListener("resize", () => {
   if (!REDUCE_MOTION) {
     carouselTracks.forEach(s => {
       if (s.paused) return;
-      s.el.scrollLeft += CAROUSEL_SPEED;
-      if (s.el.scrollLeft >= s.singleWidth) s.el.scrollLeft -= s.singleWidth;
+      // Shift by exactly one period so the wrap is phase-continuous and invisible.
+      // Never clamp the landing position: clamping leaves a residual offset that
+      // accumulates into a visible jump.
+      const next = s.el.scrollLeft + CAROUSEL_SPEED;
+      s.el.scrollLeft = next >= s.singleWidth ? next - s.singleWidth : next;
     });
   }
   requestAnimationFrame(tickCarousels);
diff --git a/docs/idea-page/index.html b/docs/idea-page/index.html
index e07c96f..5ba1d7c 100644
--- a/docs/idea-page/index.html
+++ b/docs/idea-page/index.html
@@ -169,7 +169,10 @@
 .cat-name{font-size:16.5px;font-weight:750;letter-spacing:-.2px}
 .cat-count{font-size:12px;color:var(--dim);font-weight:600;background:var(--line);padding:2px 9px;border-radius:999px}
 .carousel-wrap{position:relative}
-.carousel{display:flex;gap:16px;overflow-x:auto;scroll-behavior:smooth;padding:4px 32px 14px;scrollbar-width:none}
+/* No scroll-behavior:smooth here — the marquee writes scrollLeft every frame and CSS
+   smoothing turns each write into a competing animation. Arrow buttons pass
+   behavior:"smooth" explicitly to scrollBy(), so they are unaffected. */
+.carousel{display:flex;gap:16px;overflow-x:auto;padding:4px 32px 14px;scrollbar-width:none}
 .carousel::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
 .cnav{position:absolute;top:38%;transform:translateY(-50%);width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:var(--shadow-md);display:grid;place-items:center;cursor:pointer;z-index:5;color:var(--ink);transition:.2s;opacity:.9}
 .cnav:hover{transform:translateY(-50%) scale(1.08);opacity:1}
diff --git a/docs/reel-page/gallery.js b/docs/reel-page/gallery.js
index cf4e478..aea6066 100644
--- a/docs/reel-page/gallery.js
+++ b/docs/reel-page/gallery.js
@@ -120,13 +120,21 @@ let tracks = [];
 function setupAutoScroll(){
   tracks = [];
   document.querySelectorAll("#wall-view .wall").forEach((track, idx) => {
-    const singleWidth = track.scrollWidth;
-    if (singleWidth <= track.clientWidth + 4) return; // fits, no loop needed
+    if (track.scrollWidth <= track.clientWidth + 4) return; // fits, no loop needed
     track.style.scrollBehavior = "auto";
+    const originalCount = track.children.length;
+    if (!originalCount) return;
     track.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeend", track.innerHTML); // duplicate for a seamless wrap
+    // True loop period = distance between a tile and its clone. scrollWidth is WRONG here
+    // because .wall has horizontal padding, which would make every wrap visibly jump.
+    const kids = track.children;
+    const period = kids[originalCount]
+      ? kids[originalCount].offsetLeft - kids[0].offsetLeft
+      : track.scrollWidth / 2;
+    if (period <= 0) return;
     const dir = idx % 2 ? -1 : 1;                           // alternate row directions
-    if (dir < 0) track.scrollLeft = singleWidth;
-    const state = { el: track, singleWidth, paused: false, dir };
+    if (dir < 0) track.scrollLeft = period;
+    const state = { el: track, period, paused: false, dir };
     // Pause ONLY while the cursor is over an actual poster tile — not the gaps/padding.
     track.addEventListener("mousemove", (e) => { state.paused = !!(e.target.closest && e.target.closest(".tile")); });
     track.addEventListener("mouseleave", () => { state.paused = false; });
@@ -142,9 +150,11 @@ function setupAutoScroll(){
 (function tick(){
   if (!REDUCE_MOTION) tracks.forEach(s => {
     if (s.paused) return;
-    s.el.scrollLeft += SPEED * s.dir;
-    if (s.el.scrollLeft >= s.singleWidth) s.el.scrollLeft -= s.singleWidth;
-    else if (s.el.scrollLeft <= 0) s.el.scrollLeft += s.singleWidth;
+    const next = s.el.scrollLeft + SPEED * s.dir;
+    // Wrap by exactly one period, and ONLY on the edge this row is travelling toward.
+    // Checking both edges makes each wrap land on the other edge's trigger -> per-frame ping-pong.
+    if (s.dir > 0) s.el.scrollLeft = next >= s.period ? next - s.period : next;
+    else           s.el.scrollLeft = next <= 0        ? next + s.period : next;
   });
   requestAnimationFrame(tick);
 })();
diff --git a/docs/reel-page/index.html b/docs/reel-page/index.html
index d3b65f7..a94e6ae 100644
--- a/docs/reel-page/index.html
+++ b/docs/reel-page/index.html
@@ -180,7 +180,10 @@
 .wall-lbl .wl-ref{font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--brand-2);vertical-align:super;margin:0 2px 0 1px}
 .wall-lbl .wl-ref:hover{text-decoration:underline}
 .wall-lbl .wl-count{font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--dim);background:var(--line);padding:2px 9px;border-radius:999px}
-.wall{display:flex;gap:16px;overflow-x:auto;scroll-behavior:smooth;padding:44px 32px;scrollbar-width:none}
+/* No scroll-behavior:smooth here — the marquee writes scrollLeft every frame and CSS
+   smoothing turns each write into a competing animation. Arrow buttons pass
+   behavior:"smooth" explicitly to scrollBy(), so they are unaffected. */
+.wall{display:flex;gap:16px;overflow-x:auto;padding:44px 32px;scrollbar-width:none}
 .wall::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
 .wall-wrap{position:relative}
 .cnav{position:absolute;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:var(--shadow-md);display:grid;place-items:center;cursor:pointer;z-index:30;color:var(--ink);transition:transform .15s,opacity .15s,background .15s;opacity:.9;padding:0}