Hi Ovidiu. Those are really good suggestions and actually things that I was looking for. I was able to accomplish the first one by adding a bit of custom CSS to your theme (or through a plugin).
.wp-tiles-byline-slide-up .wp-tiles-tile-with-image .wp-tiles-byline {
transform: translateY(65%) !important;
}
.wp-tiles-byline-slide-up .wp-tiles-tile-with-image:hover .wp-tiles-byline, .wp-tiles-byline-slide-down .wp-tiles-tile-with-image:hover .wp-tiles-byline, .wp-tiles-byline-slide-left .wp-tiles-tile-with-image:hover .wp-tiles-byline, .wp-tiles-byline-slide-right .wp-tiles-tile-with-image:hover .wp-tiles-byline {
transform: translateY(0%) !important;
}
If you want to achieve the “Clear” effect just put 0% in the first transform and 100% in the second. This works if you’re using the SlideUp effect.