## What `keyframes --shot --layout strip`'s help text, its type's inline doc comment, and the CLI reference docs all described `strip` as an unqualified "filmstrip by time." The tool doesn't actually do that for the overwhelmingly common case. ## Why A real per-time pixel filmstrip is only produced when the sampled selector is an SVG element (gated by an internal shape check — `typeof element.getBBox === "function" && typeof element.getScreenCTM === "function"`). Any other selector — including every nested sub-composition host, which is always a `<div data-composition-src>` — silently falls back to one live screenshot plus vector position markers instead. This isn't a capture bug: for a non-SVG selector, real per-time pixel compositing was never implemented, only 3D bbox/marker sampling. But the documented behavior over-promised what the tool does, so a user following the docs on the common case (a DOM/sub-composition selector) sees root captions and empty image boxes where they expected the nested composition's actual content to move across frames — the diagnostic strip is misleading, even though the real render is correct. ## How Reworded all three descriptions (CLI help text, `ShotOptions.layout` TSDoc, and the reference docs table) to state the SVG-only condition and the DOM/sub-composition fallback explicitly. No behavior changed — this is a documentation-accuracy fix, per the ticket's own framing that a doc-only fix fully resolves the reported symptom (a silent, misleading omission) for a P3. ## Testing Added a test asserting the CLI help text no longer makes the unqualified "filmstrip by time" claim and does disclose the SVG-only condition — guards against a future regression back to the misleading wording. Verified RED (fails against the pre-fix string) and GREEN (passes after the fix) via a local before/after comparison. - `bunx vitest run src/commands/keyframes.test.ts src/commands/motionShotLayout.test.ts` — 46/46 passing - `bunx tsc --noEmit` in `packages/cli` — clean - `bunx oxlint` / `bunx oxfmt --write` on changed files — clean - Full CLI suite (excluding known-broken-in-sandbox browser-launch tests, unrelated to this change): 217 test files / 3025 tests passing 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)
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
publish
Upload a project directory and get a hosted URL that keeps working after the CLI exits. Published projects are private by default:
npx hyperframes publish
npx hyperframes publish ./my-video
npx hyperframes publish --public
npx hyperframes publish --yes
Signed-out publishing returns an authentication-required claim URL; opening it
lets someone sign in and claim the project. Sign in first with
npx hyperframes auth login to publish an owned project you can update. Use
--public to make the claimed project visible to anyone. --yes only skips the
confirmation prompt and does not change visibility.
Signed-in publishers can use --update <url-or-id> to target an existing project
or --space <space-id> to publish into a shared team space. If the requested
project is missing or inaccessible, publishing can create a new project instead;
check the printed URL and status.
See the publish reference for all options, including video proxy settings.
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
Related packages
@hyperframes/core— types, parsers, frame adapters@hyperframes/engine— rendering engine@hyperframes/producer— render pipeline@hyperframes/studio— composition editor UI