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Miguel Ángel 19a512c05a fix(cli): count font axes as motion in the sweep fingerprint (#3107)
The layout audit fingerprints each element by rect and opacity, plus an
8x8 pixel hash for canvas and video. A composition whose only change over
the timeline is font-variation-settings touches none of those, so all six
samples hash identically and the audit reports sweep_static on a timeline
that is visibly animating.

Duplexed variable fonts make it unavoidable rather than unlikely. Recursive
holds one advance width across its whole weight axis by design, so even the
element rect stays fixed while the letterforms change.

Fold the computed font-variation-settings into the per-element fingerprint.
It reads normal on every element that does not use the property, so no
existing composition's fingerprint changes.

This is the third instance of this failure class in the same function,
after the canvas-repaint and opacity-reveal cases whose regression tests
already sit alongside these. Two more join them: a scene where only the
axes move must change the fingerprint, and a scene where nothing moves
must hash identically twice. The second is the load-bearing one, since a
fingerprint that varies on its own would make sweep_static unfireable and
every green layout verdict meaningless.
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hyperframes

CLI for creating, previewing, and rendering HTML video compositions.

Install

npm install -g hyperframes

Or use directly with npx:

npx hyperframes <command>

Requirements: Node.js >= 22, FFmpeg

Commands

init

Scaffold a new Hyperframes project from a template:

npx hyperframes init my-video
cd my-video

preview

Start the live preview studio in your browser:

npx hyperframes preview
# Studio: http://localhost:3002/#project/my-video
# Server: http://localhost:3002

npx hyperframes preview --port 4567

In an interactive terminal, the preview stays attached until you press Ctrl+C. In a non-interactive shell such as a coding-agent session, the same command starts a managed preview that survives after the command returns. Use --background or --foreground to choose explicitly, and manage persistent previews with --status, --stop, --list, and --kill-all. Add --json to managed lifecycle commands for machine-readable output. --foreground --json prints the ready-session envelope once, then remains attached until stopped.

normalize-audio

Measure two local authored audio clips with integrated LUFS and match the target to the unchanged reference. The command is a dry run unless --write is passed:

npx hyperframes normalize-audio --reference target-audio --target user-audio
npx hyperframes normalize-audio --reference target-audio --target user-audio --write

It updates only the target element's data-volume and refuses unsafe boosts that exceed Studio's +12 dB ceiling or would clip.

render

Render a composition to MP4. Run from the project directory; the positional argument is the project directory (not a file), so render the project's index.html directly, or point at a specific composition file with -c:

npx hyperframes render -o output.mp4
npx hyperframes render -c ./my-composition.html -o output.mp4

lint

Validate your Hyperframes HTML:

npx hyperframes lint ./my-composition
npx hyperframes lint ./my-composition --json      # JSON output for CI/tooling
npx hyperframes lint ./my-composition --verbose   # Include info-level findings

By default only errors and warnings are shown. Use --verbose to also display informational findings (e.g., external script dependency notices). Use --json for machine-readable output with errorCount, warningCount, infoCount, and a findings array.

compositions

List compositions found in the current project:

npx hyperframes compositions

benchmark

Run rendering benchmarks:

npx hyperframes benchmark ./my-composition.html

doctor

Check your environment for required dependencies (Chrome, FFmpeg, Node.js):

npx hyperframes doctor

browser

Manage the bundled Chrome/Chromium installation:

npx hyperframes browser

info

Print version and environment info:

npx hyperframes info

docs

Open the documentation in your browser:

npx hyperframes docs

upgrade

Check for updates and show upgrade instructions:

npx hyperframes upgrade
npx hyperframes upgrade --check --json  # machine-readable for agents

Documentation

Full documentation: hyperframes.heygen.com/packages/cli