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miga-heygen bafc7b4e00 fix(cli): stop promising a universal per-time filmstrip for --layout strip (#3867)
## 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

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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

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