new

frontend/src/components/activity/ActivityCard.jsx

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useRef, useLayoutEffect } from 'react';
 import { motion } from 'framer-motion';
 import { CalendarOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import styles from './activity.module.less';
 import { hoverScale } from '../../animation';
 
-//
 const ActivityCard = ({ activity }) => {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const [isLoaded, setIsLoaded] = useState(false);
   const [hasError, setHasError] = useState(false);
+  const imgRef = useRef(null);
 
   const handleCardClick = () => {
     navigate(`/activity/${activity.id}`);
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ const ActivityCard = ({ activity }) => {
     ? 'https://via.placeholder.com/600x400?text=No+Image' 
     : (activity.display_banner_url || activity.banner_url || activity.cover_image || 'https://via.placeholder.com/600x400');
 
+  // Check if image is already loaded (cached) to prevent flashing
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    if (imgRef.current && imgRef.current.complete) {
+      setIsLoaded(true);
+    }
+  }, [imgSrc]);
+
   return (
     <motion.div
       className={styles.activityCard}
@@ -43,7 +50,7 @@ const ActivityCard = ({ activity }) => {
       style={{ willChange: 'transform' }}
     >
       <div className={styles.imageContainer}>
-        {/* Placeholder / Skeleton Background */}
+        {/* Placeholder Background - Always visible behind the image */}
         <div 
           style={{
             position: 'absolute',
@@ -51,26 +58,32 @@ const ActivityCard = ({ activity }) => {
             left: 0,
             width: '100%',
             height: '100%',
-            backgroundColor: '#f0f0f0',
+            backgroundColor: '#f5f5f5',
-            opacity: isLoaded ? 0 : 1,
+            zIndex: 0,
-            transition: 'opacity 0.5s ease'
           }}
         />
         
-        <motion.img
+        <img
+          ref={imgRef}
           src={imgSrc}
           alt={activity.title}
-          initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
+          style={{ 
-          animate={{ opacity: isLoaded ? 1 : 0 }}
+            position: 'relative', 
-          transition={{ duration: 0.5 }}
+            zIndex: 1,
+            width: '100%',
+            height: '100%',
+            objectFit: 'cover',
+            opacity: isLoaded ? 1 : 0,
+            transition: 'opacity 0.3s ease-out'
+          }}
           onLoad={() => setIsLoaded(true)}
           onError={() => {
             setHasError(true);
-            setIsLoaded(true); // Show placeholder image
+            setIsLoaded(true);
           }}
           loading="lazy"
         />
-        <div className={styles.overlay}>
+        <div className={styles.overlay} style={{ zIndex: 2 }}>
           <div className={styles.statusTag}>
             {activity.status || getStatus(activity.start_time)}
           </div>

frontend/src/components/activity/ActivityList.jsx

@@ -66,20 +66,25 @@ const ActivityList = () => {
           User said: "Activity only shows one, and in the form of a sliding page"
       */}
       <div className={styles.desktopCarousel}>
-         <AnimatePresence mode='wait'>
+         <AnimatePresence>
             <motion.div
               key={currentIndex}
-              initial={{ opacity: 0, x: 50 }}
+              initial={{ x: '100%' }}
-              animate={{ opacity: 1, x: 0 }}
+              animate={{ x: 0, zIndex: 1 }}
-              exit={{ opacity: 0, x: -50 }}
+              exit={{ x: '-100%', zIndex: 0 }}
-              transition={{ duration: 0.5 }}
+              transition={{ duration: 0.5, ease: "easeInOut" }}
-              style={{ width: '100%' }}
+              style={{ 
+                width: '100%',
+                position: 'absolute',
+                top: 0,
+                left: 0,
+              }}
             >
               <ActivityCard activity={activities[currentIndex]} />
             </motion.div>
          </AnimatePresence>
          
-         <div className={styles.dots}>
+         <div className={styles.dots} style={{ position: 'absolute', bottom: '10px', width: '100%', zIndex: 10 }}>
             {activities.map((_, idx) => (
               <span 
                 key={idx} 

frontend/src/components/activity/activity.module.less

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 .desktopCarousel {
   position: relative;
   width: 100%;
+  height: 440px; /* 400px card + space for dots */
   overflow: hidden;
   
   @media (max-width: 768px) {