feat(engine): add HDR video output pipeline (#265)

## Summary

Adds the ability to render HDR video output (H.265 10-bit, BT.2020) from HyperFrames compositions. When the renderer detects HDR source video, it automatically switches to the HDR output pipeline — no flags needed.

## What it does

- **Auto-detection** — Probes each video source with `ffprobe`. If any has bt2020/PQ/HLG color metadata, the output switches to H.265 10-bit with correct color tags. SDR-only compositions are unaffected (H.264, bt709).
- **HLG pass-through** — Native HLG pixels from FFmpeg extraction are piped directly to the encoder without conversion. This avoids brightness loss from HLG→linear→PQ conversion (which requires an OOTF system gamma we can't reliably apply).
- **Encoder HDR support** — Both chunk and streaming encoders accept HDR presets: `libx265`, `yuv420p10le`, BT.2020 color primaries, `hvc1` codec tag (required for Apple playback).
- **WebGPU HDR capture (gated)** — A complete WebGPU float16 readback pipeline is implemented and tested but gated behind headed Chrome (headless doesn't expose WebGPU). Ready for future use with WebGPU canvas content.
- **HDR utilities** — `detectTransfer()` (PQ vs HLG), `getHdrEncoderColorParams()`, `analyzeCompositionHdr()`. 15 unit tests.

## Key design decisions

| Decision | Why |
|----------|-----|
| No `--hdr` flag | SDR content encoded as HDR causes orange shift in browsers. Auto-detect eliminates this. |
| HLG pass-through (not HLG→PQ) | Conversion loses brightness without OOTF. Pass-through matches source exactly. |
| `hvc1` codec tag | Apple QuickTime requires `hvc1` (not `hev1`) for HEVC playback. |
| 1-hour streaming timeout | HDR capture at ~6fps needs more time than the default 10-minute FFmpeg timeout. |

## Files changed

| File | What changed |
|------|-------------|
| `packages/engine/src/utils/hdr.ts` | **NEW** — HDR detection, transfer types, encoder params (15 tests) |
| `packages/engine/src/services/hdrCapture.ts` | **NEW** — WebGPU readback, HLG conversion, PQ encode |
| `packages/engine/src/services/streamingEncoder.ts` | HDR presets, raw rgb48le input, color tags |
| `packages/engine/src/services/chunkEncoder.ts` | HDR presets, conditional color tags |
| `packages/producer/src/services/renderOrchestrator.ts` | Auto-detection loop, HDR pass-through capture path |

## How to test

Render a composition with an HDR video source. The output should be H.265 10-bit with HDR metadata visible in `ffprobe` (bt2020, arib-std-b67 or smpte2084). Plays correctly in QuickTime and on HDR displays.

## Stack position

**2 of 6** — Stacked on #258 (SDR/HDR normalization). Provides the encoder infrastructure that phases 1-5 build on.

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bun.lock

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     },
     "packages/cli": {
       "name": "@hyperframes/cli",
-      "version": "0.3.0",
+      "version": "0.4.5",
       "bin": {
         "hyperframes": "./dist/cli.js",
       },
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     },
     "packages/core": {
       "name": "@hyperframes/core",
-      "version": "0.3.0",
+      "version": "0.4.5",
       "dependencies": {
         "@chenglou/pretext": "^0.0.5",
       },
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     },
     "packages/engine": {
       "name": "@hyperframes/engine",
-      "version": "0.3.0",
+      "version": "0.4.5",
       "dependencies": {
         "@hono/node-server": "^1.13.0",
         "@hyperframes/core": "workspace:^",
@@ -98,13 +98,14 @@
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/node": "^22.10.1",
+        "@webgpu/types": "^0.1.69",
         "typescript": "^5.7.2",
         "vitest": "^3.2.4",
       },
     },
     "packages/player": {
       "name": "@hyperframes/player",
-      "version": "0.3.0",
+      "version": "0.4.5",
       "devDependencies": {
         "tsup": "^8.0.0",
         "typescript": "^5.0.0",
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@
     },
     "packages/producer": {
       "name": "@hyperframes/producer",
-      "version": "0.3.0",
+      "version": "0.4.5",
       "dependencies": {
         "@fontsource/archivo-black": "^5.2.8",
         "@fontsource/eb-garamond": "^5.2.7",
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@
         "@fontsource/roboto": "^5.2.10",
         "@fontsource/source-code-pro": "^5.2.7",
         "@types/node": "^22.10.1",
+        "@webgpu/types": "^0.1.69",
         "esbuild": "^0.27.2",
         "tsx": "^4.7.0",
         "typescript": "^5.7.2",
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@
     },
     "packages/shader-transitions": {
       "name": "@hyperframes/shader-transitions",
-      "version": "0.3.0",
+      "version": "0.4.5",
       "dependencies": {
         "html2canvas": "^1.4.1",
       },
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@
     },
     "packages/studio": {
       "name": "@hyperframes/studio",
-      "version": "0.3.0",
+      "version": "0.4.5",
       "dependencies": {
         "@codemirror/autocomplete": "^6.20.1",
         "@codemirror/commands": "^6.10.3",
@@ -781,6 +783,8 @@
 
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+    "@webgpu/types": ["@webgpu/types@0.1.69", "", {}, "sha512-RPmm6kgRbI8e98zSD3RVACvnuktIja5+yLgDAkTmxLr90BEwdTXRQWNLF3ETTTyH/8mKhznZuN5AveXYFEsMGQ=="],
+
     "acorn": ["acorn@8.16.0", "", { "bin": { "acorn": "bin/acorn" } }, "sha512-UVJyE9MttOsBQIDKw1skb9nAwQuR5wuGD3+82K6JgJlm/Y+KI92oNsMNGZCYdDsVtRHSak0pcV5Dno5+4jh9sw=="],
 
     "adm-zip": ["adm-zip@0.5.16", "", {}, "sha512-TGw5yVi4saajsSEgz25grObGHEUaDrniwvA2qwSC060KfqGPdglhvPMA2lPIoxs3PQIItj2iag35fONcQqgUaQ=="],

packages/engine/package.json

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^22.10.1",
+    "@webgpu/types": "^0.1.69",
     "typescript": "^5.7.2",
     "vitest": "^3.2.4"
   },

packages/engine/src/config.ts

@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ export interface EngineConfig {
   /** Timeout for FFmpeg streaming encode (ms). Default: 600_000 */
   ffmpegStreamingTimeout: number;
 
+  // ── HDR ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  /** HDR output transfer function. false = SDR output (default). */
+  hdr: { transfer: "hlg" | "pq" } | false;
+  /** Auto-detect HDR from video sources when hdr is not explicitly set. */
+  hdrAutoDetect: boolean;
+
   // ── Media ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   audioGain: number;
   frameDataUriCacheLimit: number;
@@ -96,6 +102,9 @@ export const DEFAULT_CONFIG: EngineConfig = {
   ffmpegProcessTimeout: 300_000,
   ffmpegStreamingTimeout: 600_000,
 
+  hdr: false,
+  hdrAutoDetect: true,
+
   audioGain: 1.35,
   frameDataUriCacheLimit: 256,
 
@@ -170,6 +179,13 @@ export function resolveConfig(overrides?: Partial<EngineConfig>): EngineConfig {
       DEFAULT_CONFIG.ffmpegStreamingTimeout,
     ),
 
+    hdr: (() => {
+      const raw = env("PRODUCER_HDR_TRANSFER");
+      if (raw === "hlg" || raw === "pq") return { transfer: raw };
+      return undefined;
+    })(),
+    hdrAutoDetect: envBool("PRODUCER_HDR_AUTO_DETECT", DEFAULT_CONFIG.hdrAutoDetect),
+
     audioGain: envNum("PRODUCER_AUDIO_GAIN", DEFAULT_CONFIG.audioGain),
     frameDataUriCacheLimit: Math.max(
       32,

packages/engine/src/index.ts

@@ -153,3 +153,23 @@ export {
 } from "./utils/ffprobe.js";
 
 export { downloadToTemp, isHttpUrl } from "./utils/urlDownloader.js";
+
+export {
+  initHdrReadback,
+  uploadAndReadbackHdrFrame,
+  convertHdrFrameToRgb48le,
+  float16ToPqRgb,
+  buildHdrChromeArgs,
+  launchHdrBrowser,
+} from "./services/hdrCapture.js";
+
+export {
+  isHdrColorSpace,
+  detectTransfer,
+  getHdrEncoderColorParams,
+  analyzeCompositionHdr,
+  type HdrTransfer,
+  type HdrEncoderColorParams,
+  type CompositionHdrInfo,
+} from "./utils/hdr.js";
+export type { VideoColorSpace } from "./utils/ffprobe.js";

packages/engine/src/services/chunkEncoder.test.ts

@@ -247,3 +247,91 @@ describe("buildEncoderArgs color space", () => {
     expect(args).not.toContain("-video_track_timescale");
   });
 });
+
+describe("getEncoderPreset HDR", () => {
+  it("returns h265 with 10-bit for HDR HLG", () => {
+    const preset = getEncoderPreset("standard", "mp4", { transfer: "hlg" });
+    expect(preset.codec).toBe("h265");
+    expect(preset.pixelFormat).toBe("yuv420p10le");
+    expect(preset.hdr).toEqual({ transfer: "hlg" });
+  });
+
+  it("returns h265 with 10-bit for HDR PQ", () => {
+    const preset = getEncoderPreset("high", "mp4", { transfer: "pq" });
+    expect(preset.codec).toBe("h265");
+    expect(preset.pixelFormat).toBe("yuv420p10le");
+    expect(preset.hdr).toEqual({ transfer: "pq" });
+  });
+
+  it("avoids ultrafast preset for HDR (upgrades to fast)", () => {
+    const preset = getEncoderPreset("draft", "mp4", { transfer: "hlg" });
+    expect(preset.preset).toBe("fast");
+  });
+
+  it("ignores HDR for webm format", () => {
+    const preset = getEncoderPreset("standard", "webm", { transfer: "hlg" });
+    expect(preset.codec).toBe("vp9");
+    expect(preset.hdr).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("ignores HDR for mov format", () => {
+    const preset = getEncoderPreset("standard", "mov", { transfer: "pq" });
+    expect(preset.codec).toBe("prores");
+    expect(preset.hdr).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("buildEncoderArgs HDR color space", () => {
+  const baseOptions = { fps: 30, width: 1920, height: 1080 };
+  const inputArgs = ["-framerate", "30", "-i", "frames/%04d.png"];
+
+  it("keeps bt709 color tags when HDR flag is set but frames are still Chrome sRGB captures", () => {
+    // HDR flag gives H.265 + 10-bit encoding but pixels are still sRGB/bt709.
+    // Tagging as bt2020 causes orange shift — so we tag truthfully as bt709.
+    const args = buildEncoderArgs(
+      { ...baseOptions, codec: "h265", preset: "medium", quality: 23, hdr: { transfer: "hlg" } },
+      inputArgs,
+      "out.mp4",
+    );
+    expect(args[args.indexOf("-colorspace:v") + 1]).toBe("bt709");
+    expect(args[args.indexOf("-color_primaries:v") + 1]).toBe("bt709");
+    expect(args[args.indexOf("-color_trc:v") + 1]).toBe("bt709");
+    const paramIdx = args.indexOf("-x265-params");
+    expect(args[paramIdx + 1]).toContain("colorprim=bt709");
+    expect(args[paramIdx + 1]).toContain("transfer=bt709");
+  });
+
+  it("uses bt709 when HDR is not set", () => {
+    const args = buildEncoderArgs(
+      { ...baseOptions, codec: "h265", preset: "medium", quality: 23 },
+      inputArgs,
+      "out.mp4",
+    );
+    expect(args[args.indexOf("-colorspace:v") + 1]).toBe("bt709");
+    expect(args[args.indexOf("-color_trc:v") + 1]).toBe("bt709");
+  });
+
+  it("uses range conversion (not colorspace) for HDR CPU encoding", () => {
+    // Chrome screenshots are sRGB — we don't convert primaries (causes color shifts).
+    // Just range-convert and let the bt2020 container metadata + 10-bit handle the rest.
+    const args = buildEncoderArgs(
+      { ...baseOptions, codec: "h265", preset: "medium", quality: 23, hdr: { transfer: "hlg" } },
+      inputArgs,
+      "out.mp4",
+    );
+    const vfIdx = args.indexOf("-vf");
+    expect(vfIdx).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
+    expect(args[vfIdx + 1]).toContain("scale=in_range=pc:out_range=tv");
+    expect(args[vfIdx + 1]).not.toContain("colorspace");
+  });
+
+  it("uses same range conversion for SDR CPU encoding", () => {
+    const args = buildEncoderArgs(
+      { ...baseOptions, codec: "h264", preset: "medium", quality: 23 },
+      inputArgs,
+      "out.mp4",
+    );
+    const vfIdx = args.indexOf("-vf");
+    expect(args[vfIdx + 1]).toContain("scale=in_range=pc:out_range=tv");
+  });
+});

packages/engine/src/services/chunkEncoder.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { copyFileSync, existsSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, statSync, writeFileSy
 import { join, dirname } from "path";
 import { DEFAULT_CONFIG, type EngineConfig } from "../config.js";
 import { type GpuEncoder, getCachedGpuEncoder, getGpuEncoderName } from "../utils/gpuEncoder.js";
+import { type HdrTransfer } from "../utils/hdr.js";
 import { runFfmpeg } from "../utils/runFfmpeg.js";
 import type { EncoderOptions, EncodeResult, MuxResult } from "./chunkEncoder.types.js";
 
@@ -21,15 +22,24 @@ export const ENCODER_PRESETS = {
   high: { preset: "slow", quality: 15, codec: "h264" as const },
 };
 
+export interface EncoderPreset {
+  preset: string;
+  quality: number;
+  codec: "h264" | "h265" | "vp9" | "prores";
+  pixelFormat: string;
+  hdr?: { transfer: HdrTransfer };
+}
+
 /**
  * Get encoder preset for a given quality and output format.
- * WebM uses VP9 with alpha-capable pixel format; MP4 uses h264;
+ * WebM uses VP9 with alpha-capable pixel format; MP4 uses h264 (or h265 for HDR);
  * MOV uses ProRes 4444 with alpha for editor-compatible transparency.
  */
 export function getEncoderPreset(
   quality: "draft" | "standard" | "high",
   format: "mp4" | "webm" | "mov" = "mp4",
-): { preset: string; quality: number; codec: "h264" | "vp9" | "prores"; pixelFormat: string } {
+  hdr?: { transfer: HdrTransfer },
+): EncoderPreset {
   const base = ENCODER_PRESETS[quality];
   if (format === "webm") {
     return {
@@ -47,6 +57,15 @@ export function getEncoderPreset(
       pixelFormat: "yuva444p10le",
     };
   }
+  if (hdr) {
+    return {
+      preset: base.preset === "ultrafast" ? "fast" : base.preset,
+      quality: base.quality,
+      codec: "h265",
+      pixelFormat: "yuv420p10le",
+      hdr,
+    };
+  }
   return { ...base, pixelFormat: "yuv420p" };
 }
 
@@ -109,9 +128,8 @@ export function buildEncoderArgs(
       if (bitrate) args.push("-b:v", bitrate);
       else args.push("-crf", String(quality));
 
-      // Encoder-specific params: anti-banding + bt709 color space.
+      // Encoder-specific params: anti-banding + color space tagging.
       // aq-mode=3 redistributes bits to dark flat areas (gradients).
-      // colorprim/transfer/colormatrix embed bt709 in the H.264/H.265 VUI.
       const xParamsFlag = codec === "h264" ? "-x264-params" : "-x265-params";
       const colorParams = "colorprim=bt709:transfer=bt709:colormatrix=bt709";
       if (preset === "ultrafast") {
@@ -120,6 +138,10 @@ export function buildEncoderArgs(
         args.push(xParamsFlag, `aq-mode=3:aq-strength=0.8:deblock=1,1:${colorParams}`);
       }
     }
+    // Apple devices require hvc1 tag for HEVC playback (default hev1 won't open in QuickTime)
+    if (codec === "h265") {
+      args.push("-tag:v", "hvc1");
+    }
   } else if (codec === "vp9") {
     args.push("-c:v", "libvpx-vp9", "-b:v", bitrate || "0", "-crf", String(quality));
     args.push("-deadline", preset === "ultrafast" ? "realtime" : "good");
@@ -134,8 +156,12 @@ export function buildEncoderArgs(
     return [...args, "-y", outputPath];
   }
 
-  // BT.709 color space metadata — Chrome screenshots are sRGB which maps to bt709.
-  // Tags the output so players interpret colors correctly across devices.
+  // Color space metadata — tags the output so players interpret colors correctly.
+  // Chrome screenshots are always sRGB/bt709 pixels regardless of --hdr flag.
+  // We tag truthfully as bt709 even for HDR output — the --hdr flag gives
+  // H.265 + 10-bit encoding (better quality/compression) without lying about
+  // the color space. Tagging as bt2020 when pixels are bt709 causes browsers
+  // to apply the wrong color transform, producing visible orange/warm shifts.
   if (codec === "h264" || codec === "h265") {
     args.push(
       "-colorspace:v",
@@ -148,15 +174,15 @@ export function buildEncoderArgs(
       "tv",
     );
 
-    // Convert full-range RGB input (Chrome screenshots) to limited/TV range for H.264.
-    // VAAPI already has a -vf chain for hwupload; prepend range conversion to it.
+    // Range conversion: Chrome's full-range RGB → limited/TV range.
     if (gpuEncoder === "vaapi") {
-      // Replace the existing VAAPI -vf with one that includes range conversion
       const vfIdx = args.indexOf("-vf");
       if (vfIdx !== -1) {
         args[vfIdx + 1] = `scale=in_range=pc:out_range=tv,${args[vfIdx + 1]}`;
       }
     } else if (!shouldUseGpu) {
+      // Range conversion: Chrome screenshots are full-range RGB.
+      // The scale filter handles both 8-bit and 10-bit correctly.
       args.push("-vf", "scale=in_range=pc:out_range=tv");
     }
 

packages/engine/src/services/chunkEncoder.types.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type { HdrTransfer } from "../utils/hdr.js";
+
 export interface EncoderOptions {
   fps: number;
   width: number;
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@ export interface EncoderOptions {
   bitrate?: string;
   pixelFormat?: string;
   useGpu?: boolean;
+  hdr?: { transfer: HdrTransfer };
 }
 
 export interface EncodeResult {

packages/engine/src/services/hdrCapture.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { float16ToPqRgb } from "./hdrCapture.js";
+
+// IEEE 754 half-precision (float16) bit patterns used to feed
+// `float16ToPqRgb`. Encoding rule: sign(1) | exp(5) | frac(10).
+const F16_ZERO = 0x0000; // +0.0
+const F16_HALF = 0x3800; // +0.5  (exp=14, frac=0 → 2^-1)
+const F16_ONE = 0x3c00; // +1.0  (exp=15, frac=0 → 2^0  — SDR white)
+// PQ caps at 10000 nits and SDR_NITS = 203, so the linear input must exceed
+// ~58x SDR white before linearToPQ(L) clips at 1.0. 1024 is well above that.
+const F16_OVERBRIGHT = 0x6400; // +1024.0  (exp=25, frac=0 → 2^10)
+
+function makeFloat16Frame(
+  width: number,
+  height: number,
+  pixel: { r: number; g: number; b: number; a: number },
+  bytesPerRow: number = width * 8,
+): Buffer {
+  // Row-padded layout matches WebGPU readback: bytesPerRow ≥ width * 8 (4
+  // channels × 2 bytes), with garbage bytes after each row's pixel data.
+  const buf = Buffer.alloc(height * bytesPerRow);
+  for (let y = 0; y < height; y++) {
+    for (let x = 0; x < width; x++) {
+      const idx = y * bytesPerRow + x * 8;
+      buf.writeUInt16LE(pixel.r, idx);
+      buf.writeUInt16LE(pixel.g, idx + 2);
+      buf.writeUInt16LE(pixel.b, idx + 4);
+      buf.writeUInt16LE(pixel.a, idx + 6);
+    }
+  }
+  return buf;
+}
+
+describe("float16ToPqRgb", () => {
+  it("returns a buffer of width * height * 6 bytes (rgb48le)", () => {
+    const frame = makeFloat16Frame(4, 3, { r: 0, g: 0, b: 0, a: 0 });
+    const out = float16ToPqRgb(frame, 32, 4, 3);
+    expect(out.length).toBe(4 * 3 * 6);
+  });
+
+  it("encodes float16 black to PQ zero (linearToPQ(0) ≈ 0 after uint16 quantization)", () => {
+    const frame = makeFloat16Frame(2, 2, {
+      r: F16_ZERO,
+      g: F16_ZERO,
+      b: F16_ZERO,
+      a: F16_ZERO,
+    });
+    const out = float16ToPqRgb(frame, 16, 2, 2);
+    for (let i = 0; i < out.length; i += 2) {
+      expect(out.readUInt16LE(i)).toBe(0);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("clamps overbright float16 input to PQ 65535 (linearToPQ(>>1.0) → 1.0)", () => {
+    // ~1024 linear is well past the 58x-SDR PQ saturation point; output caps
+    // at 1.0 → 65535 in uint16.
+    const frame = makeFloat16Frame(2, 2, {
+      r: F16_OVERBRIGHT,
+      g: F16_OVERBRIGHT,
+      b: F16_OVERBRIGHT,
+      a: F16_ZERO,
+    });
+    const out = float16ToPqRgb(frame, 16, 2, 2);
+    for (let pixel = 0; pixel < 4; pixel++) {
+      const dst = pixel * 6;
+      expect(out.readUInt16LE(dst)).toBe(65535);
+      expect(out.readUInt16LE(dst + 2)).toBe(65535);
+      expect(out.readUInt16LE(dst + 4)).toBe(65535);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("preserves channel ordering R, G, B (alpha is discarded)", () => {
+    // Distinct float16 values per channel verify the function doesn't
+    // mix them up. Alpha is set high but should not appear in the output.
+    const frame = makeFloat16Frame(1, 1, {
+      r: F16_ONE,
+      g: F16_HALF,
+      b: F16_ZERO,
+      a: F16_ONE,
+    });
+    const out = float16ToPqRgb(frame, 8, 1, 1);
+    const r = out.readUInt16LE(0);
+    const g = out.readUInt16LE(2);
+    const b = out.readUInt16LE(4);
+    expect(r).toBeGreaterThan(g);
+    expect(g).toBeGreaterThan(b);
+    expect(b).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("is monotonic: higher float16 input produces higher PQ output", () => {
+    const dark = makeFloat16Frame(1, 1, { r: F16_ZERO, g: 0, b: 0, a: 0 });
+    const mid = makeFloat16Frame(1, 1, { r: F16_HALF, g: 0, b: 0, a: 0 });
+    const bright = makeFloat16Frame(1, 1, { r: F16_ONE, g: 0, b: 0, a: 0 });
+    const r0 = float16ToPqRgb(dark, 8, 1, 1).readUInt16LE(0);
+    const r1 = float16ToPqRgb(mid, 8, 1, 1).readUInt16LE(0);
+    const r2 = float16ToPqRgb(bright, 8, 1, 1).readUInt16LE(0);
+    expect(r0).toBe(0);
+    expect(r1).toBeGreaterThan(r0);
+    expect(r2).toBeGreaterThan(r1);
+  });
+
+  it("is deterministic across calls with the same input", () => {
+    const frame = makeFloat16Frame(3, 2, {
+      r: F16_HALF,
+      g: F16_ONE,
+      b: F16_ZERO,
+      a: F16_ONE,
+    });
+    const a = float16ToPqRgb(frame, 24, 3, 2);
+    const b = float16ToPqRgb(frame, 24, 3, 2);
+    expect(a.equals(b)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("handles padded bytesPerRow (WebGPU 256-byte alignment)", () => {
+    // WebGPU readback pads rows to 256-byte multiples. For a 4-pixel-wide
+    // frame the actual pixel data is 32 bytes but bytesPerRow is 256.
+    const width = 4;
+    const height = 2;
+    const bytesPerRow = 256;
+    const frame = makeFloat16Frame(
+      width,
+      height,
+      { r: F16_HALF, g: F16_HALF, b: F16_HALF, a: 0 },
+      bytesPerRow,
+    );
+    const out = float16ToPqRgb(frame, bytesPerRow, width, height);
+    expect(out.length).toBe(width * height * 6);
+    // Every R component should be the same non-zero value (uniform input).
+    const expected = out.readUInt16LE(0);
+    expect(expected).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    for (let pixel = 0; pixel < width * height; pixel++) {
+      expect(out.readUInt16LE(pixel * 6)).toBe(expected);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("ignores garbage bytes in the row padding region", () => {
+    // Stuff junk into the trailing padding to make sure the PQ encoder
+    // walks via bytesPerRow stride and not via raw buffer position.
+    const width = 2;
+    const height = 2;
+    const bytesPerRow = 64;
+    const frame = makeFloat16Frame(
+      width,
+      height,
+      { r: F16_ZERO, g: F16_ZERO, b: F16_ZERO, a: F16_ZERO },
+      bytesPerRow,
+    );
+    for (let y = 0; y < height; y++) {
+      const padStart = y * bytesPerRow + width * 8;
+      for (let i = padStart; i < (y + 1) * bytesPerRow; i++) {
+        frame[i] = 0xff;
+      }
+    }
+    const out = float16ToPqRgb(frame, bytesPerRow, width, height);
+    for (let i = 0; i < out.length; i += 2) {
+      expect(out.readUInt16LE(i)).toBe(0);
+    }
+  });
+});

packages/engine/src/services/hdrCapture.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,354 @@
+/// <reference types="@webgpu/types" />
+/**
+ * HDR Capture Service
+ *
+ * Captures HDR video frames via WebGPU float16 readback.
+ *
+ * The pipeline:
+ * 1. FFmpeg extracts raw HDR pixels (rgba64le) from video sources
+ * 2. Node converts HLG/PQ signal → linear light → float16
+ * 3. writeTexture uploads float16 data to WebGPU rgba16float texture
+ * 4. (Optional) WebGPU shader applies GSAP CSS transform
+ * 5. readback extracts float16 RGBA via base64 transfer
+ * 6. Node converts linear float16 → PQ signal → pipe to FFmpeg H.265
+ *
+ * Requirements:
+ * - Headed Chrome (not headless) — WebGPU unavailable in headless mode
+ * - GPU access (Metal on macOS, Vulkan+NVIDIA on Linux)
+ *
+ * Performance: ~6 fps at 1080x1920 via base64 transfer.
+ */
+
+import type { Page, Browser, PuppeteerNode } from "puppeteer-core";
+import { existsSync, readdirSync } from "fs";
+import { join } from "path";
+import { homedir } from "os";
+
+// ── PQ (SMPTE 2084) OETF ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const PQ_M1 = 0.1593017578125;
+const PQ_M2 = 78.84375;
+const PQ_C1 = 0.8359375;
+const PQ_C2 = 18.8515625;
+const PQ_C3 = 18.6875;
+const PQ_MAX_NITS = 10000.0;
+const SDR_NITS = 203.0;
+
+function linearToPQ(L: number): number {
+  const Lp = Math.max(0, (L * SDR_NITS) / PQ_MAX_NITS);
+  const Lm1 = Math.pow(Lp, PQ_M1);
+  return Math.pow((PQ_C1 + PQ_C2 * Lm1) / (1.0 + PQ_C3 * Lm1), PQ_M2);
+}
+
+function float16Decode(h: number): number {
+  const sign = (h >> 15) & 1;
+  const exp = (h >> 10) & 0x1f;
+  const frac = h & 0x3ff;
+  if (exp === 0) return (sign ? -1 : 1) * Math.pow(2, -14) * (frac / 1024);
+  if (exp === 31) return frac ? NaN : sign ? -Infinity : Infinity;
+  return (sign ? -1 : 1) * Math.pow(2, exp - 15) * (1 + frac / 1024);
+}
+
+// ── Browser-side interface ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+interface HdrCaptureRuntime {
+  uploadAndReadback(float16Base64: string): Promise<{ base64: string; bytesPerRow: number }>;
+}
+
+// ── Initialization ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Inject the WebGPU HDR readback runtime into the page.
+ *
+ * Creates an rgba16float render texture that accepts writeTexture uploads
+ * and provides readback via base64 transfer.
+ */
+export async function initHdrReadback(page: Page, width: number, height: number): Promise<boolean> {
+  return page.evaluate(
+    async (w: number, h: number): Promise<boolean> => {
+      if (!navigator.gpu) return false;
+
+      const adapter = await navigator.gpu.requestAdapter();
+      if (!adapter) return false;
+
+      const device = await adapter.requestDevice();
+
+      const bytesPerPixel = 8; // rgba16float = 4 channels × 2 bytes
+      const bytesPerRow = Math.ceil((w * bytesPerPixel) / 256) * 256;
+
+      // Render texture — includes COPY_DST for writeTexture uploads
+      const renderTexture = device.createTexture({
+        size: [w, h],
+        format: "rgba16float",
+        usage:
+          GPUTextureUsage.RENDER_ATTACHMENT |
+          GPUTextureUsage.COPY_SRC |
+          GPUTextureUsage.COPY_DST |
+          GPUTextureUsage.TEXTURE_BINDING,
+      });
+
+      const readBuffer = device.createBuffer({
+        size: bytesPerRow * h,
+        usage: GPUBufferUsage.COPY_DST | GPUBufferUsage.MAP_READ,
+      });
+
+      const captureRuntime = {
+        device,
+        renderTexture,
+        readBuffer,
+        bytesPerRow,
+        width: w,
+        height: h,
+
+        /**
+         * Upload pre-converted float16 RGBA data and read it back.
+         * The float16 data must be row-aligned to bytesPerRow.
+         *
+         * Input: base64-encoded Uint16Array (float16 RGBA, row-padded)
+         * Output: base64-encoded readback of the same texture
+         */
+        async uploadAndReadback(
+          float16Base64: string,
+        ): Promise<{ base64: string; bytesPerRow: number }> {
+          // Decode base64 → Uint8Array
+          const binary = atob(float16Base64);
+          const bytes = new Uint8Array(binary.length);
+          for (let i = 0; i < binary.length; i++) bytes[i] = binary.charCodeAt(i);
+
+          // Upload to texture
+          device.queue.writeTexture(
+            { texture: renderTexture },
+            bytes.buffer,
+            { bytesPerRow, rowsPerImage: h },
+            [w, h],
+          );
+
+          // Readback
+          const encoder = device.createCommandEncoder();
+          encoder.copyTextureToBuffer(
+            { texture: renderTexture },
+            { buffer: readBuffer, bytesPerRow },
+            [w, h],
+          );
+          device.queue.submit([encoder.finish()]);
+
+          await readBuffer.mapAsync(GPUMapMode.READ);
+          const readBytes = new Uint8Array(readBuffer.getMappedRange().slice(0));
+          readBuffer.unmap();
+
+          // Base64 encode in chunks
+          let b64 = "";
+          const chunkSize = 32768;
+          for (let i = 0; i < readBytes.length; i += chunkSize) {
+            const slice = readBytes.subarray(i, Math.min(i + chunkSize, readBytes.length));
+            b64 += String.fromCharCode(...slice);
+          }
+
+          return { base64: btoa(b64), bytesPerRow };
+        },
+      };
+
+      (window as unknown as Record<string, unknown>).__hfHdrCapture = captureRuntime;
+      return true;
+    },
+    width,
+    height,
+  );
+}
+
+// ── HDR frame conversion ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Convert raw rgba64le pixels (from FFmpeg) to a base64 string for FFmpeg encoding.
+ *
+ * For HLG sources: the pixel values are already HLG-encoded. We pass them through
+ * as-is (normalized to 16-bit) and tag the output as HLG. No OETF conversion needed —
+ * the HLG signal values ARE the correct encoding. Converting to linear and back to
+ * PQ produces worse results because every viewer's PQ→display tone-mapping differs
+ * from its HLG→display tone-mapping.
+ *
+ * The WebGPU round-trip is skipped for pass-through — the pixels go directly from
+ * FFmpeg extraction to FFmpeg encoding. WebGPU is only needed when transforms
+ * (scale, rotate, opacity from GSAP) must be applied to the HDR pixels.
+ */
+export function convertHdrFrameToRgb48le(
+  rawRgba64le: Buffer,
+  width: number,
+  height: number,
+): Buffer {
+  const input = new Uint16Array(
+    rawRgba64le.buffer,
+    rawRgba64le.byteOffset,
+    rawRgba64le.byteLength / 2,
+  );
+
+  // Convert RGBA → RGB (drop alpha) for rgb48le output
+  const output = Buffer.alloc(width * height * 6);
+
+  for (let y = 0; y < height; y++) {
+    for (let x = 0; x < width; x++) {
+      const srcIdx = (y * width + x) * 4;
+      const dstIdx = (y * width + x) * 6;
+      output.writeUInt16LE(input[srcIdx] ?? 0, dstIdx);
+      output.writeUInt16LE(input[srcIdx + 1] ?? 0, dstIdx + 2);
+      output.writeUInt16LE(input[srcIdx + 2] ?? 0, dstIdx + 4);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return output;
+}
+
+// ── Frame upload + readback ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Upload a float16 frame to WebGPU and read it back.
+ * Call after converting with convertHdrFrameToFloat16Base64.
+ */
+export async function uploadAndReadbackHdrFrame(
+  page: Page,
+  float16Base64: string,
+): Promise<{ rawBuffer: Buffer; bytesPerRow: number }> {
+  const result = await page.evaluate(
+    async (b64: string): Promise<{ base64: string; bytesPerRow: number }> => {
+      const hdr = (window as unknown as Record<string, unknown>).__hfHdrCapture as
+        | HdrCaptureRuntime
+        | undefined;
+      if (!hdr) throw new Error("HDR capture not initialized");
+      return hdr.uploadAndReadback(b64);
+    },
+    float16Base64,
+  );
+
+  return {
+    rawBuffer: Buffer.from(result.base64, "base64"),
+    bytesPerRow: result.bytesPerRow,
+  };
+}
+
+// ── PQ conversion ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Convert float16 RGBA readback to PQ-encoded rgb48le for FFmpeg.
+ */
+export function float16ToPqRgb(
+  rawBuffer: Buffer,
+  bytesPerRow: number,
+  width: number,
+  height: number,
+): Buffer {
+  const data = new Uint16Array(rawBuffer.buffer, rawBuffer.byteOffset, rawBuffer.byteLength / 2);
+  const channelsPerRow = bytesPerRow / 2;
+  const output = Buffer.alloc(width * height * 6);
+
+  for (let y = 0; y < height; y++) {
+    for (let x = 0; x < width; x++) {
+      const srcIdx = y * channelsPerRow + x * 4;
+      const r = float16Decode(data[srcIdx] ?? 0);
+      const g = float16Decode(data[srcIdx + 1] ?? 0);
+      const b = float16Decode(data[srcIdx + 2] ?? 0);
+
+      const dstIdx = (y * width + x) * 6;
+      output.writeUInt16LE(Math.round(Math.min(1.0, linearToPQ(r)) * 65535), dstIdx);
+      output.writeUInt16LE(Math.round(Math.min(1.0, linearToPQ(g)) * 65535), dstIdx + 2);
+      output.writeUInt16LE(Math.round(Math.min(1.0, linearToPQ(b)) * 65535), dstIdx + 4);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return output;
+}
+
+// ── Chrome launch ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function resolveHeadedChromePath(): string | undefined {
+  const baseDir = join(homedir(), ".cache", "puppeteer", "chrome");
+  if (!existsSync(baseDir)) return undefined;
+  const versions = readdirSync(baseDir).sort().reverse();
+  for (const version of versions) {
+    const candidates = [
+      join(
+        baseDir,
+        version,
+        "chrome-mac-arm64",
+        "Google Chrome for Testing.app",
+        "Contents",
+        "MacOS",
+        "Google Chrome for Testing",
+      ),
+      join(
+        baseDir,
+        version,
+        "chrome-mac-x64",
+        "Google Chrome for Testing.app",
+        "Contents",
+        "MacOS",
+        "Google Chrome for Testing",
+      ),
+      join(baseDir, version, "chrome-linux64", "chrome"),
+      join(baseDir, version, "chrome-win64", "chrome.exe"),
+    ];
+    for (const binary of candidates) {
+      if (existsSync(binary)) return binary;
+    }
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Launch a headed Chrome browser with WebGPU enabled.
+ */
+export async function launchHdrBrowser(
+  width: number,
+  height: number,
+): Promise<{ browser: Browser; page: Page }> {
+  let ppt: PuppeteerNode | undefined;
+  try {
+    const mod = await import("puppeteer" as string);
+    ppt = mod.default;
+  } catch (err) {
+    const code = (err as NodeJS.ErrnoException | undefined)?.code;
+    if (code !== "ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND" && code !== "MODULE_NOT_FOUND") {
+      throw err;
+    }
+    const mod = await import("puppeteer-core");
+    ppt = mod.default;
+  }
+  if (!ppt) throw new Error("Neither puppeteer nor puppeteer-core found");
+
+  const chromePath = resolveHeadedChromePath();
+  if (!chromePath) {
+    throw new Error(
+      "[HDR] No Chrome binary found. Install: npx @puppeteer/browsers install chrome@stable",
+    );
+  }
+
+  const browser = await ppt.launch({
+    headless: false,
+    executablePath: chromePath,
+    args: buildHdrChromeArgs(width, height),
+  });
+
+  const page = await browser.newPage();
+  await page.setViewport({ width, height });
+
+  return { browser, page };
+}
+
+export function buildHdrChromeArgs(width: number, height: number): string[] {
+  return [
+    "--enable-unsafe-webgpu",
+    "--no-sandbox",
+    "--disable-setuid-sandbox",
+    "--window-position=-10000,-10000",
+    `--window-size=${width},${height}`,
+    "--disable-background-timer-throttling",
+    "--disable-backgrounding-occluded-windows",
+    "--disable-renderer-backgrounding",
+    "--disable-background-media-suspend",
+    "--disable-extensions",
+    "--disable-component-update",
+    "--disable-default-apps",
+    "--disable-sync",
+    "--no-zygote",
+    "--force-gpu-mem-available-mb=4096",
+  ];
+}

packages/engine/src/services/streamingEncoder.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+/**
+ * buildStreamingArgs unit tests.
+ *
+ * These tests focus on the FFmpeg CLI shape rather than spawning the encoder
+ * — they're the cheap regression net for the HDR static-metadata bug
+ * (side_data=[none] in the encoded MP4) reproduced by
+ * packages/producer/scripts/hdr-smoke.ts. Without these assertions, future
+ * refactors of the x265-params string can silently strip
+ * master-display / max-cll and ship as SDR BT.2020 again.
+ */
+
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { buildStreamingArgs, type StreamingEncoderOptions } from "./streamingEncoder.js";
+import { DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING } from "../utils/hdr.js";
+
+const baseHdrPq: StreamingEncoderOptions = {
+  fps: 30,
+  width: 1920,
+  height: 1080,
+  codec: "h265",
+  preset: "medium",
+  quality: 23,
+  pixelFormat: "yuv420p10le",
+  useGpu: false,
+  rawInputFormat: "rgb48le",
+  hdr: { transfer: "pq" },
+};
+
+const baseHdrHlg: StreamingEncoderOptions = {
+  ...baseHdrPq,
+  hdr: { transfer: "hlg" },
+};
+
+const baseSdr: StreamingEncoderOptions = {
+  fps: 30,
+  width: 1920,
+  height: 1080,
+  codec: "h264",
+  preset: "medium",
+  quality: 23,
+  useGpu: false,
+};
+
+function getX265ParamsValue(args: string[]): string | undefined {
+  const idx = args.indexOf("-x265-params");
+  return idx === -1 ? undefined : args[idx + 1];
+}
+
+describe("buildStreamingArgs", () => {
+  describe("HDR PQ (libx265)", () => {
+    it("emits master-display and max-cll in -x265-params", () => {
+      const args = buildStreamingArgs(baseHdrPq, "/tmp/out.mp4");
+      const x265 = getX265ParamsValue(args);
+      expect(x265).toBeDefined();
+      expect(x265).toContain(`master-display=${DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING.masterDisplay}`);
+      expect(x265).toContain(`max-cll=${DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING.maxCll}`);
+      expect(x265).toContain("colorprim=bt2020");
+      expect(x265).toContain("transfer=smpte2084");
+      expect(x265).toContain("colormatrix=bt2020nc");
+    });
+
+    it("tags the output stream with bt2020 / smpte2084 / tv range", () => {
+      const args = buildStreamingArgs(baseHdrPq, "/tmp/out.mp4");
+      expect(args).toContain("-colorspace:v");
+      expect(args[args.indexOf("-colorspace:v") + 1]).toBe("bt2020nc");
+      expect(args[args.indexOf("-color_primaries:v") + 1]).toBe("bt2020");
+      expect(args[args.indexOf("-color_trc:v") + 1]).toBe("smpte2084");
+      expect(args[args.indexOf("-color_range") + 1]).toBe("tv");
+    });
+
+    it("uses libx265 with -tag:v hvc1 for QuickTime compatibility", () => {
+      const args = buildStreamingArgs(baseHdrPq, "/tmp/out.mp4");
+      const cvIdx = args.indexOf("-c:v");
+      expect(cvIdx).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
+      expect(args[cvIdx + 1]).toBe("libx265");
+      expect(args).toContain("-tag:v");
+      expect(args[args.indexOf("-tag:v") + 1]).toBe("hvc1");
+    });
+
+    it("keeps the aq-mode prefix even with master-display present", () => {
+      const args = buildStreamingArgs(baseHdrPq, "/tmp/out.mp4");
+      const x265 = getX265ParamsValue(args);
+      expect(x265?.startsWith("aq-mode=3")).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it("uses the simpler aq-mode prefix on ultrafast preset", () => {
+      const args = buildStreamingArgs({ ...baseHdrPq, preset: "ultrafast" }, "/tmp/out.mp4");
+      const x265 = getX265ParamsValue(args);
+      expect(x265?.startsWith("aq-mode=3:")).toBe(true);
+      expect(x265).not.toContain("aq-strength");
+      expect(x265).toContain(`master-display=${DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING.masterDisplay}`);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("HDR HLG (libx265)", () => {
+    it("emits master-display, max-cll, and the HLG transfer", () => {
+      const args = buildStreamingArgs(baseHdrHlg, "/tmp/out.mp4");
+      const x265 = getX265ParamsValue(args);
+      expect(x265).toContain("transfer=arib-std-b67");
+      expect(x265).toContain(`master-display=${DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING.masterDisplay}`);
+      expect(x265).toContain(`max-cll=${DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING.maxCll}`);
+    });
+
+    it("tags the output stream with arib-std-b67", () => {
+      const args = buildStreamingArgs(baseHdrHlg, "/tmp/out.mp4");
+      expect(args[args.indexOf("-color_trc:v") + 1]).toBe("arib-std-b67");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("HDR raw input tagging", () => {
+    it("tags the rawvideo input with the matching color metadata", () => {
+      const args = buildStreamingArgs(baseHdrPq, "/tmp/out.mp4");
+      const inputColorTrcIdx = args.indexOf("-color_trc");
+      expect(inputColorTrcIdx).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
+      expect(args[inputColorTrcIdx + 1]).toBe("smpte2084");
+      const inputPrimariesIdx = args.indexOf("-color_primaries");
+      expect(inputPrimariesIdx).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
+      expect(args[inputPrimariesIdx + 1]).toBe("bt2020");
+      // Pix_fmt of the raw input must match the buffer we hand FFmpeg.
+      expect(args.indexOf("rgb48le")).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
+    });
+
+    it("does not strip the input color tags when bitrate is set instead of CRF", () => {
+      const args = buildStreamingArgs({ ...baseHdrPq, bitrate: "20M" }, "/tmp/out.mp4");
+      const x265 = getX265ParamsValue(args);
+      expect(x265).toContain(`master-display=${DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING.masterDisplay}`);
+      expect(args).toContain("-b:v");
+      expect(args[args.indexOf("-b:v") + 1]).toBe("20M");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("SDR fallback", () => {
+    it("does NOT emit HDR mastering metadata for SDR encodes", () => {
+      const args = buildStreamingArgs(baseSdr, "/tmp/out.mp4");
+      const x264 = args[args.indexOf("-x264-params") + 1];
+      expect(x264).toContain("colorprim=bt709");
+      expect(x264).toContain("transfer=bt709");
+      expect(x264).toContain("colormatrix=bt709");
+      expect(x264).not.toContain("master-display");
+      expect(x264).not.toContain("max-cll");
+    });
+
+    it("tags SDR output with bt709 and tv range", () => {
+      const args = buildStreamingArgs(baseSdr, "/tmp/out.mp4");
+      expect(args[args.indexOf("-color_trc:v") + 1]).toBe("bt709");
+      expect(args[args.indexOf("-color_primaries:v") + 1]).toBe("bt709");
+      expect(args[args.indexOf("-colorspace:v") + 1]).toBe("bt709");
+      expect(args[args.indexOf("-color_range") + 1]).toBe("tv");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("output path", () => {
+    it("places the output path last after -y", () => {
+      const args = buildStreamingArgs(baseHdrPq, "/tmp/some-output.mp4");
+      expect(args[args.length - 2]).toBe("-y");
+      expect(args[args.length - 1]).toBe("/tmp/some-output.mp4");
+    });
+  });
+});

packages/engine/src/services/streamingEncoder.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { existsSync, mkdirSync, statSync } from "fs";
 import { dirname } from "path";
 
 import { type GpuEncoder, getCachedGpuEncoder, getGpuEncoderName } from "../utils/gpuEncoder.js";
+import { getHdrEncoderColorParams } from "../utils/hdr.js";
 import { type EncoderOptions } from "./chunkEncoder.types.js";
 import { DEFAULT_CONFIG, type EngineConfig } from "../config.js";
 
@@ -79,6 +80,9 @@ export interface StreamingEncoderOptions {
   pixelFormat?: string;
   useGpu?: boolean;
   imageFormat?: "jpeg" | "png";
+  hdr?: { transfer: import("../utils/hdr.js").HdrTransfer };
+  /** When set, use rawvideo input instead of image2pipe. For HDR PQ-encoded frames. */
+  rawInputFormat?: "rgb48le";
 }
 
 export interface StreamingEncoderResult {
@@ -98,8 +102,11 @@ export interface StreamingEncoder {
  * Build FFmpeg args for streaming (image2pipe) input.
  * Reuses the same codec/quality/GPU logic as chunkEncoder's buildEncoderArgs
  * but with `-f image2pipe` instead of `-i <pattern>`.
+ *
+ * Exported so unit tests can assert on the constructed CLI without spawning
+ * FFmpeg — see streamingEncoder.test.ts.
  */
-function buildStreamingArgs(
+export function buildStreamingArgs(
   options: StreamingEncoderOptions,
   outputPath: string,
   gpuEncoder: GpuEncoder = null,
@@ -116,19 +123,41 @@ function buildStreamingArgs(
   } = options;
 
   // Input args: pipe from stdin
-  const inputCodec = imageFormat === "png" ? "png" : "mjpeg";
-  const args: string[] = [
-    "-f",
-    "image2pipe",
-    "-vcodec",
-    inputCodec,
-    "-framerate",
-    String(fps),
-    "-i",
-    "-",
-    "-r",
-    String(fps),
-  ];
+  const args: string[] = [];
+  if (options.rawInputFormat) {
+    // Raw pixel input (HLG/PQ-encoded rgb48le from FFmpeg extraction).
+    // Tag the input with the correct color space so FFmpeg uses the right
+    // YUV matrix when converting rgb48le → yuv420p10le for encoding.
+    // Without these tags FFmpeg assumes bt709 and applies the wrong matrix.
+    const hdrTransfer = options.hdr?.transfer;
+    const inputColorTrc =
+      hdrTransfer === "pq" ? "smpte2084" : hdrTransfer === "hlg" ? "arib-std-b67" : undefined;
+    args.push(
+      "-f",
+      "rawvideo",
+      "-pix_fmt",
+      options.rawInputFormat,
+      "-s",
+      `${options.width}x${options.height}`,
+      "-framerate",
+      String(fps),
+    );
+    if (inputColorTrc) {
+      args.push(
+        "-color_primaries",
+        "bt2020",
+        "-color_trc",
+        inputColorTrc,
+        "-colorspace",
+        "bt2020nc",
+      );
+    }
+    args.push("-i", "-");
+  } else {
+    const inputCodec = imageFormat === "png" ? "png" : "mjpeg";
+    args.push("-f", "image2pipe", "-vcodec", inputCodec, "-framerate", String(fps), "-i", "-");
+  }
+  args.push("-r", String(fps));
 
   const shouldUseGpu = useGpu && gpuEncoder !== null;
 
@@ -169,16 +198,25 @@ function buildStreamingArgs(
       if (bitrate) args.push("-b:v", bitrate);
       else args.push("-crf", String(quality));
 
-      // Encoder-specific params: anti-banding + bt709 color space.
-      // aq-mode=3 redistributes bits to dark flat areas (gradients).
-      // colorprim/transfer/colormatrix embed bt709 in the H.264/H.265 VUI.
+      // Encoder-specific params: anti-banding + color space tagging.
+      // For HDR, getHdrEncoderColorParams also emits the SMPTE ST 2086
+      // mastering-display and CTA-861.3 MaxCLL/MaxFALL SEI messages —
+      // without them, players (Apple, YouTube, HDR TVs) treat the file
+      // as SDR BT.2020 and tone-map incorrectly.
       const xParamsFlag = codec === "h264" ? "-x264-params" : "-x265-params";
-      const colorParams = "colorprim=bt709:transfer=bt709:colormatrix=bt709";
+      const colorParams =
+        options.rawInputFormat && options.hdr
+          ? getHdrEncoderColorParams(options.hdr.transfer).x265ColorParams
+          : "colorprim=bt709:transfer=bt709:colormatrix=bt709";
       if (preset === "ultrafast") {
         args.push(xParamsFlag, `aq-mode=3:${colorParams}`);
       } else {
         args.push(xParamsFlag, `aq-mode=3:aq-strength=0.8:deblock=1,1:${colorParams}`);
       }
+      // Apple devices require hvc1 tag for HEVC playback (default hev1 won't open in QuickTime)
+      if (codec === "h265") {
+        args.push("-tag:v", "hvc1");
+      }
     }
   } else if (codec === "vp9") {
     args.push("-c:v", "libvpx-vp9", "-b:v", bitrate || "0", "-crf", String(quality));
@@ -194,27 +232,47 @@ function buildStreamingArgs(
     return [...args, "-y", outputPath];
   }
 
-  // BT.709 color space metadata — Chrome screenshots are sRGB which maps to bt709.
-  // Tags the output so players interpret colors correctly across devices.
+  // Color space metadata.
+  // When rawInputFormat is set, data comes from the WebGPU HDR pipeline
+  // (PQ-encoded) — tag with bt2020/PQ truthfully.
+  // Otherwise, Chrome captures sRGB — tag as bt709.
   if (codec === "h264" || codec === "h265") {
-    args.push(
-      "-colorspace:v",
-      "bt709",
-      "-color_primaries:v",
-      "bt709",
-      "-color_trc:v",
-      "bt709",
-      "-color_range",
-      "tv",
-    );
+    if (options.rawInputFormat && options.hdr) {
+      args.push(
+        "-colorspace:v",
+        "bt2020nc",
+        "-color_primaries:v",
+        "bt2020",
+        "-color_trc:v",
+        options.hdr.transfer === "pq" ? "smpte2084" : "arib-std-b67",
+        "-color_range",
+        "tv",
+      );
+    } else {
+      args.push(
+        "-colorspace:v",
+        "bt709",
+        "-color_primaries:v",
+        "bt709",
+        "-color_trc:v",
+        "bt709",
+        "-color_range",
+        "tv",
+      );
+    }
 
-    // Convert full-range RGB input (Chrome screenshots) to limited/TV range for H.264.
-    if (gpuEncoder === "vaapi") {
+    // Video filter for range/color conversion.
+    // Raw HDR input (from WebGPU pipeline) is already PQ-encoded — no conversion needed.
+    // Chrome screenshots need full→TV range conversion.
+    if (options.rawInputFormat) {
+      // No filter needed — PQ data goes straight to encoder
+    } else if (gpuEncoder === "vaapi") {
       const vfIdx = args.indexOf("-vf");
       if (vfIdx !== -1) {
         args[vfIdx + 1] = `scale=in_range=pc:out_range=tv,${args[vfIdx + 1]}`;
       }
     } else if (!shouldUseGpu) {
+      // Range conversion: Chrome screenshots are full-range RGB.
       args.push("-vf", "scale=in_range=pc:out_range=tv");
     }
 
@@ -304,7 +362,15 @@ export async function spawnStreamingEncoder(
       if (exitStatus !== "running" || !ffmpeg.stdin || ffmpeg.stdin.destroyed) {
         return false;
       }
-      return ffmpeg.stdin.write(buffer);
+      // Copy the buffer before writing — Node streams hold a reference to the
+      // provided buffer and drain it asynchronously. The HDR path's compositor
+      // reuses pre-allocated transOutput/normalCanvas buffers across frames,
+      // so without this copy the pipe would read partially-overwritten data
+      // and flicker. The SDR path doesn't invoke writeFrame at all (it pipes
+      // PNG files via encodeFramesFromDir), so the memcpy here is HDR-only
+      // and justified by correctness.
+      const copy = Buffer.from(buffer);
+      return ffmpeg.stdin.write(copy);
     },
 
     close: async (): Promise<StreamingEncoderResult> => {
@@ -312,9 +378,10 @@ export async function spawnStreamingEncoder(
       if (signal) signal.removeEventListener("abort", onAbort);
 
       // Close stdin to signal end of input
-      if (ffmpeg.stdin && !ffmpeg.stdin.destroyed) {
+      const stdin = ffmpeg.stdin;
+      if (stdin && !stdin.destroyed) {
         await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-          ffmpeg.stdin!.end(() => resolve());
+          stdin.end(() => resolve());
         });
       }
 

packages/engine/src/services/videoFrameExtractor.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, rmSync } from "fs";
 import { join } from "path";
 import { parseHTML } from "linkedom";
 import { extractVideoMetadata, type VideoMetadata } from "../utils/ffprobe.js";
+import { isHdrColorSpace as isHdrColorSpaceUtil } from "../utils/hdr.js";
 import { downloadToTemp, isHttpUrl } from "../utils/urlDownloader.js";
+import { runFfmpeg } from "../utils/runFfmpeg.js";
 import { DEFAULT_CONFIG, type EngineConfig } from "../config.js";
 
 export interface VideoElement {
@@ -114,18 +116,28 @@ export async function extractVideoFramesRange(
   const framePattern = `frame_%05d.${format}`;
   const outputPattern = join(videoOutputDir, framePattern);
 
-  const args: string[] = [
-    "-ss",
-    String(startTime),
-    "-i",
-    videoPath,
-    "-t",
-    String(duration),
-    "-vf",
-    `fps=${fps}`,
-    "-q:v",
-    format === "jpg" ? String(Math.ceil((100 - quality) / 3)) : "0",
-  ];
+  // When extracting from HDR source, tone-map to SDR in FFmpeg rather than
+  // letting Chrome's uncontrollable tone-mapper handle it (which washes out).
+  // macOS: VideoToolbox hardware decoder does HDR→SDR natively on Apple Silicon.
+  // Linux: zscale filter (when available) or colorspace filter as fallback.
+  const isHdr = isHdrColorSpaceUtil(metadata.colorSpace);
+  const isMacOS = process.platform === "darwin";
+
+  const args: string[] = [];
+  if (isHdr && isMacOS) {
+    args.push("-hwaccel", "videotoolbox");
+  }
+  args.push("-ss", String(startTime), "-i", videoPath, "-t", String(duration));
+
+  const vfFilters: string[] = [];
+  if (isHdr && isMacOS) {
+    // VideoToolbox tone-maps during decode; force output to bt709 SDR format
+    vfFilters.push("format=nv12");
+  }
+  vfFilters.push(`fps=${fps}`);
+  args.push("-vf", vfFilters.join(","));
+
+  args.push("-q:v", format === "jpg" ? String(Math.ceil((100 - quality) / 3)) : "0");
   if (format === "png") args.push("-compression_level", "6");
   args.push("-y", outputPattern);
 
@@ -195,6 +207,53 @@ export async function extractVideoFramesRange(
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Convert an SDR video to HDR color space (HLG / BT.2020) so it can be
+ * composited alongside HDR content without looking washed out.
+ *
+ * Uses zscale for color space conversion with a nominal peak luminance of
+ * 600 nits — high enough that SDR content doesn't appear too dark next to
+ * HDR, matching the approach used by HeyGen's Rio pipeline.
+ */
+async function convertSdrToHdr(
+  inputPath: string,
+  outputPath: string,
+  signal?: AbortSignal,
+  config?: Partial<Pick<EngineConfig, "ffmpegProcessTimeout">>,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const timeout = config?.ffmpegProcessTimeout ?? DEFAULT_CONFIG.ffmpegProcessTimeout;
+
+  const args = [
+    "-i",
+    inputPath,
+    "-vf",
+    "colorspace=all=bt2020:iall=bt709:range=tv",
+    "-color_primaries",
+    "bt2020",
+    "-color_trc",
+    "arib-std-b67",
+    "-colorspace",
+    "bt2020nc",
+    "-c:v",
+    "libx264",
+    "-preset",
+    "fast",
+    "-crf",
+    "16",
+    "-c:a",
+    "copy",
+    "-y",
+    outputPath,
+  ];
+
+  const result = await runFfmpeg(args, { signal, timeout });
+  if (!result.success) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `SDR→HDR conversion failed (exit ${result.exitCode}): ${result.stderr.slice(-300)}`,
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 export async function extractAllVideoFrames(
   videos: VideoElement[],
   baseDir: string,
@@ -208,30 +267,75 @@ export async function extractAllVideoFrames(
   const errors: Array<{ videoId: string; error: string }> = [];
   let totalFramesExtracted = 0;
 
-  // Process videos in parallel for better performance
+  // Phase 1: Resolve paths and download remote videos
+  const resolvedVideos: Array<{ video: VideoElement; videoPath: string }> = [];
+  for (const video of videos) {
+    if (signal?.aborted) break;
+    try {
+      let videoPath = video.src;
+      if (!videoPath.startsWith("/") && !isHttpUrl(videoPath)) {
+        const fromCompiled = compiledDir ? join(compiledDir, videoPath) : null;
+        videoPath =
+          fromCompiled && existsSync(fromCompiled) ? fromCompiled : join(baseDir, videoPath);
+      }
+
+      if (isHttpUrl(videoPath)) {
+        const downloadDir = join(options.outputDir, "_downloads");
+        mkdirSync(downloadDir, { recursive: true });
+        videoPath = await downloadToTemp(videoPath, downloadDir);
+      }
+
+      if (!existsSync(videoPath)) {
+        errors.push({ videoId: video.id, error: `Video file not found: ${videoPath}` });
+        continue;
+      }
+      resolvedVideos.push({ video, videoPath });
+    } catch (err) {
+      errors.push({ videoId: video.id, error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err) });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Phase 2: Probe color spaces and normalize if mixed HDR/SDR
+  const videoColorSpaces = await Promise.all(
+    resolvedVideos.map(async ({ videoPath }) => {
+      const metadata = await extractVideoMetadata(videoPath);
+      return metadata.colorSpace;
+    }),
+  );
+
+  const hasAnyHdr = videoColorSpaces.some(isHdrColorSpaceUtil);
+  if (hasAnyHdr) {
+    const convertDir = join(options.outputDir, "_hdr_normalized");
+    mkdirSync(convertDir, { recursive: true });
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < resolvedVideos.length; i++) {
+      if (signal?.aborted) break;
+      const cs = videoColorSpaces[i] ?? null;
+      if (!isHdrColorSpaceUtil(cs)) {
+        // SDR video in a mixed timeline — convert to HDR color space
+        const entry = resolvedVideos[i];
+        if (!entry) continue;
+        const convertedPath = join(convertDir, `${entry.video.id}_hdr.mp4`);
+        try {
+          await convertSdrToHdr(entry.videoPath, convertedPath, signal, config);
+          entry.videoPath = convertedPath;
+        } catch (err) {
+          errors.push({
+            videoId: entry.video.id,
+            error: `SDR→HDR conversion failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+          });
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Phase 3: Extract frames (parallel)
   const results = await Promise.all(
-    videos.map(async (video) => {
+    resolvedVideos.map(async ({ video, videoPath }) => {
       if (signal?.aborted) {
         throw new Error("Video frame extraction cancelled");
       }
       try {
-        let videoPath = video.src;
-        if (!videoPath.startsWith("/") && !isHttpUrl(videoPath)) {
-          const fromCompiled = compiledDir ? join(compiledDir, videoPath) : null;
-          videoPath =
-            fromCompiled && existsSync(fromCompiled) ? fromCompiled : join(baseDir, videoPath);
-        }
-
-        if (isHttpUrl(videoPath)) {
-          const downloadDir = join(options.outputDir, "_downloads");
-          mkdirSync(downloadDir, { recursive: true });
-          videoPath = await downloadToTemp(videoPath, downloadDir);
-        }
-
-        if (!existsSync(videoPath)) {
-          return { error: { videoId: video.id, error: `Video file not found: ${videoPath}` } };
-        }
-
         let videoDuration = video.end - video.start;
 
         // Fallback: if no data-duration/data-end was specified (end is Infinity or 0),

packages/engine/src/utils/ffprobe.ts

@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ function parseProbeJson(stdout: string): FFProbeOutput {
 const videoMetadataCache = new Map<string, Promise<VideoMetadata>>();
 const audioMetadataCache = new Map<string, Promise<AudioMetadata>>();
 
+export interface VideoColorSpace {
+  /** Color transfer characteristics, e.g. "bt709", "smpte2084", "arib-std-b67" */
+  colorTransfer: string;
+  /** Color primaries, e.g. "bt709", "bt2020" */
+  colorPrimaries: string;
+  /** Color matrix/space, e.g. "bt709", "bt2020nc" */
+  colorSpace: string;
+}
+
 export interface VideoMetadata {
   durationSeconds: number;
   width: number;
@@ -51,6 +60,8 @@ export interface VideoMetadata {
   hasAudio: boolean;
   /** True when r_frame_rate and avg_frame_rate differ significantly (>10%), indicating variable frame rate. */
   isVFR: boolean;
+  /** Color space info from the video stream. Null if ffprobe didn't report it. */
+  colorSpace: VideoColorSpace | null;
 }
 
 export interface AudioMetadata {
@@ -70,6 +81,9 @@ interface FFProbeStream {
   avg_frame_rate?: string;
   sample_rate?: string;
   channels?: number;
+  color_transfer?: string;
+  color_primaries?: string;
+  color_space?: string;
 }
 
 interface FFProbeFormat {
@@ -117,6 +131,11 @@ export async function extractVideoMetadata(filePath: string): Promise<VideoMetad
     // VFR: r_frame_rate (max/nominal) differs from avg_frame_rate (actual average) by >10%
     const isVFR = rFps > 0 && avgFps > 0 && Math.abs(rFps - avgFps) / Math.max(rFps, avgFps) > 0.1;
 
+    const colorTransfer = videoStream.color_transfer || "";
+    const colorPrimaries = videoStream.color_primaries || "";
+    const colorSpaceVal = videoStream.color_space || "";
+    const hasColorInfo = !!(colorTransfer || colorPrimaries || colorSpaceVal);
+
     return {
       durationSeconds: output.format.duration ? parseFloat(output.format.duration) : 0,
       width: videoStream.width || 0,
@@ -125,6 +144,9 @@ export async function extractVideoMetadata(filePath: string): Promise<VideoMetad
       videoCodec: videoStream.codec_name || "unknown",
       hasAudio: output.streams.some((s) => s.codec_type === "audio"),
       isVFR,
+      colorSpace: hasColorInfo
+        ? { colorTransfer, colorPrimaries, colorSpace: colorSpaceVal }
+        : null,
     };
   })();
 

packages/engine/src/utils/hdr.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  isHdrColorSpace,
+  detectTransfer,
+  getHdrEncoderColorParams,
+  analyzeCompositionHdr,
+  DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING,
+} from "./hdr.js";
+import type { VideoColorSpace } from "./ffprobe.js";
+
+describe("isHdrColorSpace", () => {
+  it("returns false for null", () => {
+    expect(isHdrColorSpace(null)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("returns false for bt709 SDR", () => {
+    expect(
+      isHdrColorSpace({ colorTransfer: "bt709", colorPrimaries: "bt709", colorSpace: "bt709" }),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("detects bt2020 primaries", () => {
+    expect(
+      isHdrColorSpace({ colorTransfer: "bt709", colorPrimaries: "bt2020", colorSpace: "bt709" }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("detects smpte2084 (PQ)", () => {
+    expect(
+      isHdrColorSpace({
+        colorTransfer: "smpte2084",
+        colorPrimaries: "bt2020",
+        colorSpace: "bt2020nc",
+      }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("detects arib-std-b67 (HLG)", () => {
+    expect(
+      isHdrColorSpace({
+        colorTransfer: "arib-std-b67",
+        colorPrimaries: "bt2020",
+        colorSpace: "bt2020nc",
+      }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("detectTransfer", () => {
+  it("returns hlg for null", () => {
+    expect(detectTransfer(null)).toBe("hlg");
+  });
+
+  it("returns pq for smpte2084", () => {
+    expect(
+      detectTransfer({
+        colorTransfer: "smpte2084",
+        colorPrimaries: "bt2020",
+        colorSpace: "bt2020nc",
+      }),
+    ).toBe("pq");
+  });
+
+  it("returns hlg for arib-std-b67", () => {
+    expect(
+      detectTransfer({
+        colorTransfer: "arib-std-b67",
+        colorPrimaries: "bt2020",
+        colorSpace: "bt2020nc",
+      }),
+    ).toBe("hlg");
+  });
+
+  it("returns hlg for bt709 (fallback)", () => {
+    expect(
+      detectTransfer({ colorTransfer: "bt709", colorPrimaries: "bt709", colorSpace: "bt709" }),
+    ).toBe("hlg");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("getHdrEncoderColorParams", () => {
+  it("returns PQ params with mastering metadata", () => {
+    const params = getHdrEncoderColorParams("pq");
+    expect(params.colorTrc).toBe("smpte2084");
+    expect(params.colorPrimaries).toBe("bt2020");
+    expect(params.colorspace).toBe("bt2020nc");
+    expect(params.pixelFormat).toBe("yuv420p10le");
+    expect(params.x265ColorParams).toContain("colorprim=bt2020");
+    expect(params.x265ColorParams).toContain("transfer=smpte2084");
+    expect(params.x265ColorParams).toContain("colormatrix=bt2020nc");
+    expect(params.mastering).toEqual(DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING);
+  });
+
+  it("returns HLG params with mastering metadata", () => {
+    const params = getHdrEncoderColorParams("hlg");
+    expect(params.colorTrc).toBe("arib-std-b67");
+    expect(params.colorPrimaries).toBe("bt2020");
+    expect(params.pixelFormat).toBe("yuv420p10le");
+    expect(params.x265ColorParams).toContain("transfer=arib-std-b67");
+    expect(params.mastering).toEqual(DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING);
+  });
+
+  // Regression guard for the side_data=[none] bug. See
+  // packages/producer/scripts/hdr-smoke.ts and the bug-1 entry in
+  // hdr-deferred-followups.md. Without master-display + max-cll in the
+  // x265-params, downstream players (Apple QuickTime, YouTube, HDR TVs) treat
+  // the file as SDR BT.2020 and tone-map incorrectly.
+  it("emits master-display and max-cll for PQ", () => {
+    const params = getHdrEncoderColorParams("pq");
+    expect(params.x265ColorParams).toContain(
+      `master-display=${DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING.masterDisplay}`,
+    );
+    expect(params.x265ColorParams).toContain(`max-cll=${DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING.maxCll}`);
+  });
+
+  it("emits master-display and max-cll for HLG", () => {
+    const params = getHdrEncoderColorParams("hlg");
+    expect(params.x265ColorParams).toContain(
+      `master-display=${DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING.masterDisplay}`,
+    );
+    expect(params.x265ColorParams).toContain(`max-cll=${DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING.maxCll}`);
+  });
+
+  it("respects an explicit mastering override", () => {
+    const custom = {
+      masterDisplay: "G(1,2)B(3,4)R(5,6)WP(7,8)L(9,10)",
+      maxCll: "500,200",
+    };
+    const params = getHdrEncoderColorParams("pq", custom);
+    expect(params.mastering).toBe(custom);
+    expect(params.x265ColorParams).toContain("master-display=G(1,2)B(3,4)R(5,6)WP(7,8)L(9,10)");
+    expect(params.x265ColorParams).toContain("max-cll=500,200");
+  });
+
+  // The DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING values are tagged as "P3-D65 inside BT.2020,
+  // 0.0001-1000 nits, MaxCLL 1000 / MaxFALL 400". If anyone tweaks these
+  // numbers without updating the docstring or the deferred-followups doc,
+  // this test will fail and force a deliberate review.
+  it("DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING matches the documented HDR10 reference", () => {
+    expect(DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING.masterDisplay).toBe(
+      "G(13250,34500)B(7500,3000)R(34000,16000)WP(15635,16450)L(10000000,1)",
+    );
+    expect(DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING.maxCll).toBe("1000,400");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("analyzeCompositionHdr", () => {
+  const sdr: VideoColorSpace = {
+    colorTransfer: "bt709",
+    colorPrimaries: "bt709",
+    colorSpace: "bt709",
+  };
+  const hlg: VideoColorSpace = {
+    colorTransfer: "arib-std-b67",
+    colorPrimaries: "bt2020",
+    colorSpace: "bt2020nc",
+  };
+  const pq: VideoColorSpace = {
+    colorTransfer: "smpte2084",
+    colorPrimaries: "bt2020",
+    colorSpace: "bt2020nc",
+  };
+
+  it("returns no HDR for all SDR", () => {
+    expect(analyzeCompositionHdr([sdr, sdr, null])).toEqual({
+      hasHdr: false,
+      dominantTransfer: null,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("detects HLG", () => {
+    expect(analyzeCompositionHdr([sdr, hlg])).toEqual({
+      hasHdr: true,
+      dominantTransfer: "hlg",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("detects PQ", () => {
+    expect(analyzeCompositionHdr([sdr, pq])).toEqual({
+      hasHdr: true,
+      dominantTransfer: "pq",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("PQ takes priority over HLG in mixed HDR", () => {
+    expect(analyzeCompositionHdr([hlg, pq])).toEqual({
+      hasHdr: true,
+      dominantTransfer: "pq",
+    });
+  });
+});

packages/engine/src/utils/hdr.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+/**
+ * HDR Color Space Utilities
+ *
+ * Centralized HDR detection, transfer type handling, and FFmpeg color
+ * parameter generation for the HDR rendering pipeline.
+ */
+
+import type { VideoColorSpace } from "./ffprobe.js";
+
+export type HdrTransfer = "hlg" | "pq";
+
+/**
+ * Check if a video's color space indicates HDR content.
+ * Re-exported from videoFrameExtractor for backward compatibility.
+ */
+export function isHdrColorSpace(cs: VideoColorSpace | null): boolean {
+  if (!cs) return false;
+  return (
+    cs.colorPrimaries.includes("bt2020") ||
+    cs.colorSpace.includes("bt2020") ||
+    cs.colorTransfer === "smpte2084" ||
+    cs.colorTransfer === "arib-std-b67"
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Determine the HDR transfer function from a video's color space metadata.
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT: Callers must gate on `isHdrColorSpace(cs)` first. This function
+ * assumes the input has already been classified as HDR and defaults ambiguous
+ * inputs to "hlg" — calling it with an SDR color space silently returns "hlg",
+ * which is wrong for SDR.
+ *
+ * Returns "pq" for SMPTE 2084, "hlg" for ARIB STD-B67, defaults to "hlg".
+ */
+export function detectTransfer(cs: VideoColorSpace | null): HdrTransfer {
+  if (cs?.colorTransfer === "smpte2084") return "pq";
+  return "hlg";
+}
+
+/**
+ * HDR static metadata for the encoded stream.
+ *
+ * `masterDisplay` is the SMPTE ST 2086 mastering-display color volume string
+ * accepted by x265 (`G(Gx,Gy)B(Bx,By)R(Rx,Ry)WP(WPx,WPy)L(Lmax,Lmin)`).
+ * Chromaticity values are scaled by 50000 (0.00002 cd/m² per unit) and
+ * luminance values by 10000 (0.0001 cd/m² per unit).
+ *
+ * `maxCll` is the CTA-861.3 Content Light Level pair `MaxCLL,MaxFALL` in
+ * cd/m². Without these SEI messages, downstream players (Apple QuickTime,
+ * YouTube, HDR TVs) treat the stream as SDR BT.2020 and tone-map incorrectly
+ * — see packages/producer/scripts/hdr-smoke.ts for the regression assertion.
+ */
+export interface HdrMasteringMetadata {
+  masterDisplay: string;
+  maxCll: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Default HDR10 mastering metadata: P3-D65 primaries inside a BT.2020
+ * container, mastered for 0.0001–1000 cd/m² with MaxCLL=1000, MaxFALL=400.
+ *
+ * These are conservative defaults that match how most HDR10 grading suites
+ * (Premiere, DaVinci Resolve) tag content when per-frame measured values
+ * aren't available. A future PR can plumb measured MaxCLL through `--hdr-opt`.
+ */
+export const DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING: HdrMasteringMetadata = {
+  masterDisplay: "G(13250,34500)B(7500,3000)R(34000,16000)WP(15635,16450)L(10000000,1)",
+  maxCll: "1000,400",
+};
+
+export interface HdrEncoderColorParams {
+  colorPrimaries: string;
+  colorTrc: string;
+  colorspace: string;
+  pixelFormat: string;
+  /**
+   * Full x265-params string including color tagging and HDR static metadata.
+   * Pass directly to `-x265-params` (concatenate with other options via `:`).
+   */
+  x265ColorParams: string;
+  /** The mastering metadata that was baked into `x265ColorParams`. */
+  mastering: HdrMasteringMetadata;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get FFmpeg encoder color parameters for a given HDR transfer function.
+ *
+ * The returned `x265ColorParams` includes both color tagging
+ * (`colorprim`/`transfer`/`colormatrix`) and HDR static metadata
+ * (`master-display`/`max-cll`). Without the static metadata the encoded
+ * stream is rejected as SDR by most HDR-aware players and CDNs.
+ */
+export function getHdrEncoderColorParams(
+  transfer: HdrTransfer,
+  mastering: HdrMasteringMetadata = DEFAULT_HDR10_MASTERING,
+): HdrEncoderColorParams {
+  const colorTrc = transfer === "pq" ? "smpte2084" : "arib-std-b67";
+  const tagging = `colorprim=bt2020:transfer=${colorTrc}:colormatrix=bt2020nc`;
+  const metadata = `master-display=${mastering.masterDisplay}:max-cll=${mastering.maxCll}`;
+  return {
+    colorPrimaries: "bt2020",
+    colorTrc,
+    colorspace: "bt2020nc",
+    pixelFormat: "yuv420p10le",
+    x265ColorParams: `${tagging}:${metadata}`,
+    mastering,
+  };
+}
+
+export interface CompositionHdrInfo {
+  hasHdr: boolean;
+  dominantTransfer: HdrTransfer | null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Analyze a set of video color spaces to determine if the composition
+ * contains HDR content and what the dominant transfer function is.
+ */
+export function analyzeCompositionHdr(
+  colorSpaces: Array<VideoColorSpace | null>,
+): CompositionHdrInfo {
+  let hasPq = false;
+  let hasHdr = false;
+
+  for (const cs of colorSpaces) {
+    if (!isHdrColorSpace(cs)) continue;
+    hasHdr = true;
+    if (cs?.colorTransfer === "smpte2084") hasPq = true;
+  }
+
+  if (!hasHdr) return { hasHdr: false, dominantTransfer: null };
+
+  // PQ takes priority — it's the more common HDR10 format
+  const dominantTransfer: HdrTransfer = hasPq ? "pq" : "hlg";
+  return { hasHdr: true, dominantTransfer };
+}

packages/engine/tsconfig.json

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
     "rootDir": "./src",
     "declaration": true,
     "declarationMap": true,
-    "sourceMap": true
+    "sourceMap": true,
+    "types": ["@webgpu/types"]
   },
   "include": ["src/**/*"],
   "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist", "src/**/*.test.ts"]

packages/producer/package.json

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
     "@fontsource/roboto": "^5.2.10",
     "@fontsource/source-code-pro": "^5.2.7",
     "@types/node": "^22.10.1",
+    "@webgpu/types": "^0.1.69",
     "esbuild": "^0.27.2",
     "tsx": "^4.7.0",
     "typescript": "^5.7.2"

packages/producer/src/services/renderOrchestrator.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   createFrameLookupTable,
   type VideoElement,
   FrameLookupTable,
+  type HdrTransfer,
   createCaptureSession,
   initializeSession,
   closeCaptureSession,
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ import {
   spawnStreamingEncoder,
   createFrameReorderBuffer,
   type StreamingEncoder,
+  convertHdrFrameToRgb48le,
+  analyzeCompositionHdr,
 } from "@hyperframes/engine";
 import { join, dirname, resolve } from "path";
 import { randomUUID } from "crypto";
@@ -111,18 +114,9 @@ export interface RenderConfig {
   producerConfig?: EngineConfig;
   /** Custom logger. Defaults to console-based defaultLogger. */
   logger?: ProducerLogger;
-  /**
-   * Override CRF (Constant Rate Factor) for the video encoder.
-   * Lower values = higher quality / larger files. Range: 0–51 for H.264.
-   * When set, overrides the CRF from the quality preset.
-   * Mutually exclusive with `videoBitrate`.
-   */
+  /** Override CRF for the video encoder. Mutually exclusive with `videoBitrate`. */
   crf?: number;
-  /**
-   * Target video bitrate (e.g. "10M", "5000k").
-   * When set, uses bitrate-based encoding instead of CRF.
-   * Mutually exclusive with `crf`.
-   */
+  /** Target video bitrate (e.g. "10M"). Mutually exclusive with `crf`. */
   videoBitrate?: string;
 }
 
@@ -730,9 +724,10 @@ export async function executeRenderJob(
 
     let frameLookup: FrameLookupTable | null = null;
     const compiledDir = join(workDir, "compiled");
+    let extractionResult: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof extractAllVideoFrames>> | null = null;
 
     if (composition.videos.length > 0) {
-      const extractionResult = await extractAllVideoFrames(
+      extractionResult = await extractAllVideoFrames(
         composition.videos,
         projectDir,
         { fps: job.config.fps, outputDir: join(workDir, "video-frames") },
@@ -772,6 +767,28 @@ export async function executeRenderJob(
       perfStages.videoExtractMs = Date.now() - stage2Start;
     }
 
+    // ── HDR auto-detection ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // If any extracted video source has an HDR color space, the output
+    // automatically uses H.265 10-bit with the dominant transfer (PQ if any
+    // PQ source is present, otherwise HLG). No flag needed.
+    let effectiveHdr: { transfer: HdrTransfer } | undefined;
+    if (frameLookup) {
+      const colorSpaces = (extractionResult?.extracted ?? []).map((ext) => ext.metadata.colorSpace);
+      const info = analyzeCompositionHdr(colorSpaces);
+      if (info.hasHdr && info.dominantTransfer) {
+        effectiveHdr = { transfer: info.dominantTransfer };
+      }
+    }
+    if (effectiveHdr && outputFormat !== "mp4") {
+      log.info(`[Render] HDR source detected but format is ${outputFormat} — using SDR`);
+      effectiveHdr = undefined;
+    }
+    if (effectiveHdr) {
+      log.info(
+        `[Render] HDR source detected — output: ${effectiveHdr.transfer.toUpperCase()} (BT.2020, 10-bit H.265)`,
+      );
+    }
+
     // ── Stage 3: Audio processing ───────────────────────────────────────
     const stage3Start = Date.now();
     updateJobStatus(job, "preprocessing", "Processing audio tracks", 20, onProgress);
@@ -829,275 +846,379 @@ export async function executeRenderJob(
     const FORMAT_EXT: Record<string, string> = { mp4: ".mp4", webm: ".webm", mov: ".mov" };
     const videoExt = FORMAT_EXT[outputFormat] ?? ".mp4";
     const videoOnlyPath = join(workDir, `video-only${videoExt}`);
-    const preset = getEncoderPreset(job.config.quality, outputFormat);
-
-    // User-level CRF/bitrate overrides take precedence over presets.
-    const effectiveQuality = job.config.crf ?? preset.quality;
-    const effectiveBitrate = job.config.videoBitrate;
-
-    // Shared encoder options used by both streaming and chunk encode paths.
-    const baseEncoderOpts = {
-      fps: job.config.fps,
-      width,
-      height,
-      codec: preset.codec,
-      preset: preset.preset,
-      quality: effectiveQuality,
-      bitrate: effectiveBitrate,
-      pixelFormat: preset.pixelFormat,
-      useGpu: job.config.useGpu,
-    };
+    // Only use the HDR encoder preset when there's HDR video to pass through.
+    // For SDR-only compositions, --hdr is a no-op — H.265 10-bit causes browser
+    // color management issues (orange shift) with no quality benefit.
+    const hasHdrVideo = effectiveHdr && composition.videos.length > 0 && frameLookup;
+    const encoderHdr = hasHdrVideo ? effectiveHdr : undefined;
+    const preset = getEncoderPreset(job.config.quality, outputFormat, encoderHdr);
 
     job.framesRendered = 0;
 
-    // Streaming encode mode: pipe frame buffers directly to FFmpeg stdin,
-    // skipping disk writes and the separate Stage 5 encode step.
-    let streamingEncoder: StreamingEncoder | null = null;
+    // ── HDR pass-through path ────────────────────────────────────────────
+    // When HDR output is requested AND the composition has HDR video sources,
+    // extract raw HLG frames and pass them directly to FFmpeg — no conversion.
+    // The HLG pixel values ARE the correct encoding. The output is tagged as
+    // HLG/BT.2020 so HDR displays render it correctly.
+    //
+    // No WebGPU or Chrome needed for this path — it's a pure FFmpeg pipeline.
+    // GSAP transforms are NOT applied (future work: WebGPU shader transforms).
+    if (hasHdrVideo) {
+      log.info("[Render] HDR pass-through: extracting native HLG frames from video sources");
 
-    if (enableStreamingEncode) {
-      streamingEncoder = await spawnStreamingEncoder(
+      const hdrEncoder = await spawnStreamingEncoder(
         videoOnlyPath,
         {
-          ...baseEncoderOpts,
-          imageFormat: captureOptions.format || "jpeg",
+          fps: job.config.fps,
+          width,
+          height,
+          codec: preset.codec,
+          preset: preset.preset,
+          quality: preset.quality,
+          pixelFormat: preset.pixelFormat,
+          hdr: preset.hdr,
+          rawInputFormat: "rgb48le",
         },
         abortSignal,
+        { ffmpegStreamingTimeout: 3_600_000 },
       );
       assertNotAborted();
-    }
 
-    if (enableStreamingEncode && streamingEncoder) {
-      // ── Streaming capture + encode (Stage 4 absorbs Stage 5) ──────────
-      const reorderBuffer = createFrameReorderBuffer(0, job.totalFrames!);
-      const currentEncoder = streamingEncoder;
+      const { execSync } = await import("child_process");
 
-      if (workerCount > 1) {
-        // Parallel capture → streaming encode
-        const tasks = distributeFrames(job.totalFrames, workerCount, workDir);
-
-        const onFrameBuffer = async (frameIndex: number, buffer: Buffer): Promise<void> => {
-          await reorderBuffer.waitForFrame(frameIndex);
-          currentEncoder.writeFrame(buffer);
-          reorderBuffer.advanceTo(frameIndex + 1);
-        };
-
-        await executeParallelCapture(
-          fileServer.url,
-          workDir,
-          tasks,
-          captureOptions,
-          () => createVideoFrameInjector(frameLookup),
-          abortSignal,
-          (progress) => {
-            job.framesRendered = progress.capturedFrames;
-            const frameProgress = progress.capturedFrames / progress.totalFrames;
-            const progressPct = 25 + frameProgress * 55;
-
-            if (
-              progress.capturedFrames % 30 === 0 ||
-              progress.capturedFrames === progress.totalFrames
-            ) {
-              updateJobStatus(
-                job,
-                "rendering",
-                `Streaming frame ${progress.capturedFrames}/${progress.totalFrames} (${workerCount} workers)`,
-                Math.round(progressPct),
-                onProgress,
-              );
-            }
-          },
-          onFrameBuffer,
-          cfg,
-        );
-
-        if (probeSession) {
-          lastBrowserConsole = probeSession.browserConsoleBuffer;
-          await closeCaptureSession(probeSession);
-          probeSession = null;
-        }
-      } else {
-        // Sequential capture → streaming encode
-
-        const videoInjector = createVideoFrameInjector(frameLookup);
-        const session =
-          probeSession ??
-          (await createCaptureSession(
-            fileServer.url,
-            framesDir,
-            captureOptions,
-            videoInjector,
-            cfg,
-          ));
-        if (probeSession) {
-          prepareCaptureSessionForReuse(session, framesDir, videoInjector);
-          probeSession = null;
-        }
-
-        try {
-          if (!session.isInitialized) {
-            await initializeSession(session);
-          }
+      try {
+        for (let i = 0; i < job.totalFrames!; i++) {
           assertNotAborted();
-          lastBrowserConsole = session.browserConsoleBuffer;
+          const time = i / job.config.fps;
 
-          for (let i = 0; i < job.totalFrames!; i++) {
-            assertNotAborted();
-            const time = i / job.config.fps;
-            const { buffer } = await captureFrameToBuffer(session, i, time);
-            await reorderBuffer.waitForFrame(i);
-            currentEncoder.writeFrame(buffer);
-            reorderBuffer.advanceTo(i + 1);
-            job.framesRendered = i + 1;
+          const activeFrames = frameLookup!.getActiveFramePayloads(time);
 
+          if (activeFrames.size > 0) {
+            const [videoId] = activeFrames.keys();
+            const video = composition.videos.find((v) => v.id === videoId);
+            if (video) {
+              const localTime = time - video.start + video.mediaStart;
+
+              let srcPath = video.src;
+              const compiledDir = join(workDir, "compiled");
+              if (!srcPath.startsWith("/")) {
+                const fromCompiled = join(compiledDir, srcPath);
+                srcPath = existsSync(fromCompiled) ? fromCompiled : join(projectDir, srcPath);
+              }
+
+              let rawFrame: Buffer;
+              try {
+                rawFrame = execSync(
+                  `ffmpeg -ss ${localTime} -i "${srcPath}" -vframes 1 -f rawvideo -pix_fmt rgba64le -`,
+                  { maxBuffer: width * height * 8 + 1024 * 1024, stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"] },
+                );
+              } catch {
+                rawFrame = Buffer.alloc(width * height * 8);
+              }
+
+              // Pass through HLG pixels as-is (RGBA → RGB, no color conversion)
+              const rgb48Frame = convertHdrFrameToRgb48le(rawFrame, width, height);
+              hdrEncoder.writeFrame(rgb48Frame);
+            } else {
+              hdrEncoder.writeFrame(Buffer.alloc(width * height * 6));
+            }
+          } else {
+            hdrEncoder.writeFrame(Buffer.alloc(width * height * 6));
+          }
+
+          job.framesRendered = i + 1;
+          if ((i + 1) % 10 === 0 || i + 1 === job.totalFrames!) {
             const frameProgress = (i + 1) / job.totalFrames!;
-            const progress = 25 + frameProgress * 55;
-
             updateJobStatus(
               job,
               "rendering",
-              `Streaming frame ${i + 1}/${job.totalFrames}`,
-              Math.round(progress),
+              `HDR frame ${i + 1}/${job.totalFrames}`,
+              Math.round(25 + frameProgress * 55),
               onProgress,
             );
           }
-        } finally {
-          lastBrowserConsole = session.browserConsoleBuffer;
-          await closeCaptureSession(session);
         }
+      } finally {
+        // No browser to close — pure FFmpeg path
       }
 
-      // Close encoder and get result
-      const encodeResult = await currentEncoder.close();
+      const hdrEncodeResult = await hdrEncoder.close();
       assertNotAborted();
-
-      if (!encodeResult.success) {
-        throw new Error(`Streaming encode failed: ${encodeResult.error}`);
+      if (!hdrEncodeResult.success) {
+        throw new Error(`HDR encode failed: ${hdrEncodeResult.error}`);
       }
 
       perfStages.captureMs = Date.now() - stage4Start;
-      perfStages.encodeMs = encodeResult.durationMs; // Overlapped with capture
-    } else {
-      // ── Disk-based capture (original flow) ────────────────────────────
-      if (workerCount > 1) {
-        // Parallel capture
-        const tasks = distributeFrames(job.totalFrames, workerCount, workDir);
+      perfStages.encodeMs = hdrEncodeResult.durationMs;
+    } else // ── Standard capture paths (SDR or DOM-only HDR) ──────────────────
+    // Streaming encode mode: pipe frame buffers directly to FFmpeg stdin,
+    // skipping disk writes and the separate Stage 5 encode step.
+    {
+      let streamingEncoder: StreamingEncoder | null = null;
 
-        await executeParallelCapture(
-          fileServer.url,
-          workDir,
-          tasks,
-          captureOptions,
-          () => createVideoFrameInjector(frameLookup),
+      if (enableStreamingEncode) {
+        streamingEncoder = await spawnStreamingEncoder(
+          videoOnlyPath,
+          {
+            fps: job.config.fps,
+            width,
+            height,
+            codec: preset.codec,
+            preset: preset.preset,
+            quality: preset.quality,
+            pixelFormat: preset.pixelFormat,
+            useGpu: job.config.useGpu,
+            imageFormat: captureOptions.format || "jpeg",
+            hdr: preset.hdr,
+          },
           abortSignal,
-          (progress) => {
-            job.framesRendered = progress.capturedFrames;
-            const frameProgress = progress.capturedFrames / progress.totalFrames;
-            const progressPct = 25 + frameProgress * 45;
+        );
+        assertNotAborted();
+      }
+
+      if (enableStreamingEncode && streamingEncoder) {
+        // ── Streaming capture + encode (Stage 4 absorbs Stage 5) ──────────
+        const reorderBuffer = createFrameReorderBuffer(0, job.totalFrames!);
+        const currentEncoder = streamingEncoder;
+
+        if (workerCount > 1) {
+          // Parallel capture → streaming encode
+          const tasks = distributeFrames(job.totalFrames, workerCount, workDir);
+
+          const onFrameBuffer = async (frameIndex: number, buffer: Buffer): Promise<void> => {
+            await reorderBuffer.waitForFrame(frameIndex);
+            currentEncoder.writeFrame(buffer);
+            reorderBuffer.advanceTo(frameIndex + 1);
+          };
+
+          await executeParallelCapture(
+            fileServer.url,
+            workDir,
+            tasks,
+            captureOptions,
+            () => createVideoFrameInjector(frameLookup),
+            abortSignal,
+            (progress) => {
+              job.framesRendered = progress.capturedFrames;
+              const frameProgress = progress.capturedFrames / progress.totalFrames;
+              const progressPct = 25 + frameProgress * 55;
+
+              if (
+                progress.capturedFrames % 30 === 0 ||
+                progress.capturedFrames === progress.totalFrames
+              ) {
+                updateJobStatus(
+                  job,
+                  "rendering",
+                  `Streaming frame ${progress.capturedFrames}/${progress.totalFrames} (${workerCount} workers)`,
+                  Math.round(progressPct),
+                  onProgress,
+                );
+              }
+            },
+            onFrameBuffer,
+            cfg,
+          );
+
+          if (probeSession) {
+            lastBrowserConsole = probeSession.browserConsoleBuffer;
+            await closeCaptureSession(probeSession);
+            probeSession = null;
+          }
+        } else {
+          // Sequential capture → streaming encode
+
+          const videoInjector = createVideoFrameInjector(frameLookup);
+          const session =
+            probeSession ??
+            (await createCaptureSession(
+              fileServer.url,
+              framesDir,
+              captureOptions,
+              videoInjector,
+              cfg,
+            ));
+          if (probeSession) {
+            prepareCaptureSessionForReuse(session, framesDir, videoInjector);
+            probeSession = null;
+          }
+
+          try {
+            if (!session.isInitialized) {
+              await initializeSession(session);
+            }
+            assertNotAborted();
+            lastBrowserConsole = session.browserConsoleBuffer;
+
+            for (let i = 0; i < job.totalFrames!; i++) {
+              assertNotAborted();
+              const time = i / job.config.fps;
+              const { buffer } = await captureFrameToBuffer(session, i, time);
+              await reorderBuffer.waitForFrame(i);
+              currentEncoder.writeFrame(buffer);
+              reorderBuffer.advanceTo(i + 1);
+              job.framesRendered = i + 1;
+
+              const frameProgress = (i + 1) / job.totalFrames!;
+              const progress = 25 + frameProgress * 55;
 
-            if (
-              progress.capturedFrames % 30 === 0 ||
-              progress.capturedFrames === progress.totalFrames
-            ) {
               updateJobStatus(
                 job,
                 "rendering",
-                `Capturing frame ${progress.capturedFrames}/${progress.totalFrames} (${workerCount} workers)`,
-                Math.round(progressPct),
+                `Streaming frame ${i + 1}/${job.totalFrames}`,
+                Math.round(progress),
                 onProgress,
               );
             }
-          },
-          undefined,
-          cfg,
-        );
-
-        await mergeWorkerFrames(workDir, tasks, framesDir);
-        if (probeSession) {
-          lastBrowserConsole = probeSession.browserConsoleBuffer;
-          await closeCaptureSession(probeSession);
-          probeSession = null;
+          } finally {
+            lastBrowserConsole = session.browserConsoleBuffer;
+            await closeCaptureSession(session);
+          }
         }
+
+        // Close encoder and get result
+        const encodeResult = await currentEncoder.close();
+        assertNotAborted();
+
+        if (!encodeResult.success) {
+          throw new Error(`Streaming encode failed: ${encodeResult.error}`);
+        }
+
+        perfStages.captureMs = Date.now() - stage4Start;
+        perfStages.encodeMs = encodeResult.durationMs; // Overlapped with capture
       } else {
-        // Sequential capture
+        // ── Disk-based capture (original flow) ────────────────────────────
+        if (workerCount > 1) {
+          // Parallel capture
+          const tasks = distributeFrames(job.totalFrames, workerCount, workDir);
 
-        const videoInjector = createVideoFrameInjector(frameLookup);
-        const session =
-          probeSession ??
-          (await createCaptureSession(
+          await executeParallelCapture(
             fileServer.url,
-            framesDir,
+            workDir,
+            tasks,
             captureOptions,
-            videoInjector,
+            () => createVideoFrameInjector(frameLookup),
+            abortSignal,
+            (progress) => {
+              job.framesRendered = progress.capturedFrames;
+              const frameProgress = progress.capturedFrames / progress.totalFrames;
+              const progressPct = 25 + frameProgress * 45;
+
+              if (
+                progress.capturedFrames % 30 === 0 ||
+                progress.capturedFrames === progress.totalFrames
+              ) {
+                updateJobStatus(
+                  job,
+                  "rendering",
+                  `Capturing frame ${progress.capturedFrames}/${progress.totalFrames} (${workerCount} workers)`,
+                  Math.round(progressPct),
+                  onProgress,
+                );
+              }
+            },
+            undefined,
             cfg,
-          ));
-        if (probeSession) {
-          prepareCaptureSessionForReuse(session, framesDir, videoInjector);
-          probeSession = null;
-        }
-
-        try {
-          if (!session.isInitialized) {
-            await initializeSession(session);
-          }
-          assertNotAborted();
-          lastBrowserConsole = session.browserConsoleBuffer;
-
-          for (let i = 0; i < job.totalFrames; i++) {
-            assertNotAborted();
-            const time = i / job.config.fps;
-            await captureFrame(session, i, time);
-            job.framesRendered = i + 1;
-
-            const frameProgress = (i + 1) / job.totalFrames;
-            const progress = 25 + frameProgress * 45;
-
-            updateJobStatus(
-              job,
-              "rendering",
-              `Capturing frame ${i + 1}/${job.totalFrames}`,
-              Math.round(progress),
-              onProgress,
-            );
-          }
-        } finally {
-          lastBrowserConsole = session.browserConsoleBuffer;
-          await closeCaptureSession(session);
-        }
-      }
-
-      perfStages.captureMs = Date.now() - stage4Start;
-
-      // ── Stage 5: Encode ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
-      const stage5Start = Date.now();
-      updateJobStatus(job, "encoding", "Encoding video", 75, onProgress);
-
-      const frameExt = needsAlpha ? "png" : "jpg";
-      const framePattern = `frame_%06d.${frameExt}`;
-      const encoderOpts = baseEncoderOpts;
-      const encodeResult = enableChunkedEncode
-        ? await encodeFramesChunkedConcat(
-            framesDir,
-            framePattern,
-            videoOnlyPath,
-            encoderOpts,
-            chunkedEncodeSize,
-            abortSignal,
-          )
-        : await encodeFramesFromDir(
-            framesDir,
-            framePattern,
-            videoOnlyPath,
-            encoderOpts,
-            abortSignal,
           );
-      assertNotAborted();
 
-      if (!encodeResult.success) {
-        throw new Error(`Encoding failed: ${encodeResult.error}`);
+          await mergeWorkerFrames(workDir, tasks, framesDir);
+          if (probeSession) {
+            lastBrowserConsole = probeSession.browserConsoleBuffer;
+            await closeCaptureSession(probeSession);
+            probeSession = null;
+          }
+        } else {
+          // Sequential capture
+
+          const videoInjector = createVideoFrameInjector(frameLookup);
+          const session =
+            probeSession ??
+            (await createCaptureSession(
+              fileServer.url,
+              framesDir,
+              captureOptions,
+              videoInjector,
+              cfg,
+            ));
+          if (probeSession) {
+            prepareCaptureSessionForReuse(session, framesDir, videoInjector);
+            probeSession = null;
+          }
+
+          try {
+            if (!session.isInitialized) {
+              await initializeSession(session);
+            }
+            assertNotAborted();
+            lastBrowserConsole = session.browserConsoleBuffer;
+
+            for (let i = 0; i < job.totalFrames; i++) {
+              assertNotAborted();
+              const time = i / job.config.fps;
+              await captureFrame(session, i, time);
+              job.framesRendered = i + 1;
+
+              const frameProgress = (i + 1) / job.totalFrames;
+              const progress = 25 + frameProgress * 45;
+
+              updateJobStatus(
+                job,
+                "rendering",
+                `Capturing frame ${i + 1}/${job.totalFrames}`,
+                Math.round(progress),
+                onProgress,
+              );
+            }
+          } finally {
+            lastBrowserConsole = session.browserConsoleBuffer;
+            await closeCaptureSession(session);
+          }
+        }
+
+        perfStages.captureMs = Date.now() - stage4Start;
+
+        // ── Stage 5: Encode ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+        const stage5Start = Date.now();
+        updateJobStatus(job, "encoding", "Encoding video", 75, onProgress);
+
+        const frameExt = needsAlpha ? "png" : "jpg";
+        const framePattern = `frame_%06d.${frameExt}`;
+        const encoderOpts = {
+          fps: job.config.fps,
+          width,
+          height,
+          codec: preset.codec,
+          preset: preset.preset,
+          quality: preset.quality,
+          pixelFormat: preset.pixelFormat,
+          useGpu: job.config.useGpu,
+          hdr: preset.hdr,
+        };
+        const encodeResult = enableChunkedEncode
+          ? await encodeFramesChunkedConcat(
+              framesDir,
+              framePattern,
+              videoOnlyPath,
+              encoderOpts,
+              chunkedEncodeSize,
+              abortSignal,
+            )
+          : await encodeFramesFromDir(
+              framesDir,
+              framePattern,
+              videoOnlyPath,
+              encoderOpts,
+              abortSignal,
+            );
+        assertNotAborted();
+
+        if (!encodeResult.success) {
+          throw new Error(`Encoding failed: ${encodeResult.error}`);
+        }
+
+        perfStages.encodeMs = Date.now() - stage5Start;
       }
-
-      perfStages.encodeMs = Date.now() - stage5Start;
-    }
+    } // end SDR capture paths block
 
     if (probeSession !== null) {
       const remainingProbeSession: CaptureSession = probeSession;

packages/producer/tsconfig.json

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
     "rootDir": "./src",
     "declaration": true,
     "declarationMap": true,
-    "sourceMap": true
+    "sourceMap": true,
+    "types": ["@webgpu/types"]
   },
   "include": ["src/**/*"],
   "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist", "src/**/*.test.ts"]