* feat(render): auto-detect HDR from media probes, add --sdr flag
Replace the --hdr opt-in model with automatic detection. When no flags
are passed, the renderer probes all video/image sources and enables HDR
output if any HDR color space is detected. Existing --hdr flag becomes
a force override. New --sdr flag forces SDR output.
Behavior matrix:
(no flags) + HDR content → HDR output
(no flags) + SDR content → SDR output
--hdr → force HDR (defaults to HLG if no HDR sources)
--sdr → force SDR (skips probing)
--hdr --sdr → error
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix: align HDR auto-detect docs and tests
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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
## Summary
This PR ended up covering the full HDR Docker/docs follow-through plus the producer/engine work needed to make HDR still images render and regress correctly in CI.
The branch now does four things:
- forwards `--hdr` through the Docker render path in the CLI
- adds and expands HDR documentation across the docs site
- adds first-class HDR still-image support to the engine/producer pipeline
- adds targeted HDR regression coverage, including a CI-safe fallback for PNG HDR metadata detection when `ffprobe` does not expose PNG color tags
## What changed
### CLI and docs
- `hyperframes render --docker --hdr` now preserves `--hdr` when invoking the in-container CLI
- added a dedicated HDR guide and linked it from CLI, producer, engine, rendering, and common-mistakes docs
- documented HDR constraints and verification flow: HDR source requirements, MP4/H.265 Main10 output, PQ/HLG handling, Docker usage, and common SDR fallback causes
### Engine and producer HDR image support
- added `ImageElement` support to the engine composition model and parsing path
- threaded image elements through producer compilation and orchestration
- probed image sources for HDR color spaces so image-only compositions can trigger HDR output without requiring an HDR video source
- included HDR image start times in stacking queries so the layered compositor can place images correctly in z-order
- integrated HDR image compositing into the layered HDR render loop alongside native HDR video layers and SDR DOM overlays
- forced screenshot mode for HDR layered compositing where required to keep DOM/HDR layer composition deterministic
- skipped readiness waiting for natively extracted HDR videos in the engine path where it was unnecessary and could block layered HDR flows
### HDR metadata robustness
- added a fallback in `extractVideoMetadata()` to read PNG `cICP` metadata directly when `ffprobe` omits color-space fields for PNGs
- this specifically fixes CI/Docker detection for the `hdr-image-only` fixture, where the render was falling back to SDR because the PNG was not being recognized as BT.2020 PQ
### Regression coverage and fixture cleanup
- added `hdr-image-only`, a regression fixture that validates HDR still-image rendering end to end
- added `hdr-pq`, a focused HDR PQ regression fixture for the video path
- updated regression CI to run an `hdr` shard with `--sequential hdr-pq hdr-image-only`
- removed the older larger `hdr-regression/*` fixture set in favor of the smaller targeted regressions used by CI
- added the necessary fixture generation/readme material and checked-in golden outputs for the new HDR tests
## Why
The original PR description only covered the CLI flag forwarding and docs work. Since then, the branch also picked up the missing runtime support needed for HDR still images and the regression coverage to keep that path from breaking.
The practical issue this closes is:
- local host runs could pass while CI failed `hdr-image-only`
- the failure was a full-frame visual mismatch caused by SDR fallback, not unstable rendering
- root cause was PNG HDR metadata not being surfaced by `ffprobe` in the CI Docker environment
- parsing the PNG `cICP` chunk directly makes HDR detection deterministic across environments
## Test plan
### Local targeted checks
```bash
bunx oxlint packages/engine/src/utils/ffprobe.ts packages/engine/src/utils/ffprobe.test.ts
bunx oxfmt packages/engine/src/utils/ffprobe.ts packages/engine/src/utils/ffprobe.test.ts
bun --cwd packages/engine test src/utils/ffprobe.test.ts src/utils/hdr.test.ts
```
### Producer regression runs on host
```bash
bun run --cwd packages/core build:hyperframes-runtime:modular
bun --cwd packages/producer test -- --sequential --exclude-tags slow,render-compat,hdr
bun --cwd packages/producer test -- --sequential hdr-pq hdr-image-only
```
Observed result:
- `fast` shard: 7 passed, 0 failed
- `hdr` shard: 2 passed, 0 failed
### CI-equivalent Docker verification
```bash
docker build -f Dockerfile.test -t hyperframes-producer:test .
docker run --rm \
--security-opt seccomp=unconfined \
--shm-size=4g \
-v "$PWD/packages/producer/tests:/app/packages/producer/tests" \
hyperframes-producer:test \
--sequential hdr-pq hdr-image-only
```
Observed result:
- `hdr-image-only`: passed
- `hdr-pq`: passed
- shard summary: 2 passed, 0 failed
### Specific regression fixed
Before the PNG `cICP` fallback, the Docker/CI run failed `hdr-image-only` with:
- missing `"[Render] HDR source detected — output: PQ ..."` log line
- full-frame visual mismatch across all 100 checkpoints
- PSNR ~17 on every frame, indicating a consistent SDR-vs-HDR pipeline mismatch
After the fallback, the same Docker path recognizes the PNG as HDR and the shard passes.
Raise default encoding quality to visually lossless at 1080p (CRF 18)
and expose fine-grained encoding controls for power users.
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add a FIFO semaphore to limit concurrent renders in the producer server,
preventing Chrome CPU contention that causes beginFrame failures.
- New Semaphore utility class (packages/producer/src/utils/semaphore.ts)
- Both blocking render and SSE renderStream handlers acquire/release the semaphore
- SSE stream sends a "queued" event when request must wait
- New GET /render/queue endpoint exposes active/queued render counts
- Configurable via HandlerOptions.maxConcurrentRenders or PRODUCER_MAX_CONCURRENT_RENDERS env var (default: 2)
- New --max-concurrent-renders CLI flag (1-10)
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## Summary
- Adds `--format mov` to the render CLI for ProRes 4444 transparent video output
- ProRes 4444 with alpha is the industry standard for transparent video overlays, supported by CapCut, Final Cut, Premiere, DaVinci, and After Effects
- WebM VP9 alpha technically works but is ignored by all major video editors — only browsers decode it
- Adds MOV to the studio export dropdown alongside MP4 and WebM
## Transparency format comparison
| Format | Codec | Alpha | Video editors | Browsers | File size |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **MOV** | ProRes 4444 | Yes | CapCut, Final Cut, Premiere, DaVinci, After Effects | No (won't play in browser) | Large (~5-40 MB) |
| **WebM** | VP9 | Yes | None (shows black) | Chrome, Firefox | Small (~200 KB) |
| **MP4** | H.264 | No | All | All | Small |
> **Note:** ProRes MOV files do not play in Chromium browsers — they are an intermediate/editing format, not a delivery format. Use [rotato.app/tools/transparent-video](https://rotato.app/tools/transparent-video) to verify transparency works correctly.
## Changes
- **CLI**: Add `mov` to `--format` validation, examples, and output path logic
- **Engine**: `getEncoderPreset()` returns ProRes 4444 (`yuva444p10le`) for `mov` format; handle `.mov` in `applyFaststart` and `muxVideoWithAudio`; add `pix_fmt` to streaming encoder ProRes path
- **Producer**: Treat `mov` like `webm` for alpha capture (PNG frames, screenshot mode, `forceScreenshot`)
- **Studio**: Add MOV option to export format dropdown and render queue hook
- **Core**: Add `mov` to studio API types, render route, and mime helpers
- **Tests**: Add encoder preset tests for mov format (42 total, all passing)
## Usage
```bash
hyperframes render --format mov --output overlay.mov
```
## Test plan
- [x] `pnpm build` passes
- [x] `pnpm --filter @hyperframes/engine test` — 42 tests pass (2 new for MOV)
- [x] `oxlint` and `oxfmt` clean on all 12 changed files
- [x] End-to-end local render produces ProRes 4444 (`yuva444p12le`) with working alpha
- [x] Docker render with `--format mov` — ProRes 4444 confirmed via ffprobe
- [x] Studio dropdown shows MOV option in built JS
- [x] Transparency verified with [rotato.app/tools/transparent-video](https://rotato.app/tools/transparent-video)
* feat(skills): add hyperframes-cli skill for CLI workflow guidance
Adds a new skill that teaches AI agents how to use the HyperFrames CLI
(init, lint, dev, render, doctor). Previously, agents had no way to
discover the CLI — the compose-video skill only covered HTML authoring.
This led to agents searching for binaries, finding the monorepo, and
running bun run studio manually instead of using npx hyperframes dev.
Also registers the skill in init.ts so new projects get it bundled
alongside hyperframes-compose and hyperframes-captions.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* refactor(cli): rename dev command to preview
The command starts a preview server — "preview" describes what users
are doing more accurately than "dev". Updates the command name, file
name, all CLI references, docs, skills, and template CLAUDE.md.
22 files updated across CLI source, docs, skills, and templates.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(skills): replace stale dev reference with preview in CLI skill
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(docs): catch remaining dev references missed in rename
- testing-local-changes.mdx: two inline command examples
- troubleshooting.mdx: anchor link #dev → #preview, "dev server" → "preview server"
- cli.mdx: "dev server" → "preview server"
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Replace the hardcoded default of 4 workers with a CPU-aware heuristic:
half of available CPU cores, capped at 4. Each worker spawns a separate
Chrome browser process (~256MB RAM each), so the previous default of 4
caused resource contention on smaller machines.
The new defaults:
2-core laptop → 1 worker
4-core laptop → 2 workers
8-core desktop → 4 workers
16-core server → 4 workers (capped)
Also adds --workers auto flag support, improves help text to explain
what workers do, and adds a Workers section to the rendering docs with
guidance on when to increase or decrease parallelism.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Major improvements across all 18 pages:
- Use Mintlify components: <Steps> for tutorials, <Tabs> for alternatives,
<CodeGroup> for multi-platform commands, <Tree> for directory structures,
<AccordionGroup> for FAQ/scannable content, <Mermaid> for diagrams
- Add filename annotations to all code blocks (e.g., ```html index.html)
- Add numbered comments inside multi-step code examples
- Show expected terminal output after CLI commands
- Add "When to use" / "When NOT to use" sections to all package pages
- Add "Next Steps" CardGroup to every page (no dead-end pages)
- Cross-link between pages at point of curiosity (not just "see also" dumps)
- Expand thin pages (engine, studio) with architecture details and examples
- Add decision guides (rendering modes, template selection)
- Use <Warning> and <Note> sparingly (max 2-3 per page)
Also adds DOCS_GUIDELINES.md at repo root with writing standards.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
