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* perf(cli): commands run without esbuild, puppeteer-core or sharp until they need them A host that bundles the CLI can now leave these packages out: each command loads them only where it uses them, and sharp installs once on first use when it is missing. The build check fails on any static import of them again. * fix(cli): use a host's sharp from NODE_PATH and let hosts turn first-use installs off * fix(cli): capture fails when sharp is missing, and one install serves every caller A missing sharp now stops the asset download up front instead of counting every image as unavailable. Concurrent first uses share one install, a failed install is not retried in the same run, and preview thumbnails report why. Hosts can turn off installs for a list of packages, e.g. HYPERFRAMES_NO_OPTIONAL_INSTALL=sharp. * fix(cli): snapshot --describe still works without sharp, resizing only when it is installed * style(cli): format the sharp loader and its tests * build(cli): sharp is an optional dependency, so a host can ship the CLI without it * build(studio-server): keep sharp out of the bundle now that it is optional
@hyperframes/engine
Seekable web-page-to-video rendering engine built on Puppeteer and FFmpeg.
Framework-agnostic: works with GSAP, Lottie, Three.js, CSS animations, or any web content that implements the window.__hf seek protocol.
Install
npm install @hyperframes/engine
Requirements: Node.js >= 22, Chrome/Chromium (auto-downloaded by Puppeteer), FFmpeg
What it does
The engine opens your HTML composition in a headless Chrome instance, seeks frame-by-frame using Chrome's HeadlessExperimental.beginFrame API, captures screenshots, and encodes them into video with FFmpeg.
Key services
| Service | Description |
|---|---|
| browserManager | Launches and pools headless Chrome instances (chrome-headless-shell) |
| frameCapture | Manages capture sessions — seek, screenshot, buffer lifecycle |
| screenshotService | BeginFrame-based capture with CDP (Chrome DevTools Protocol) |
| chunkEncoder | FFmpeg encoding with chunked concat, GPU detection, faststart |
| streamingEncoder | Pipe frames to FFmpeg in real time (no intermediate PNGs on disk) |
| audioMixer | Parse <audio> elements and mix audio tracks via FFmpeg |
| videoFrameExtractor | Extract frames from <video> elements for compositing |
| parallelCoordinator | Split frame ranges across worker processes |
| fileServer | Serve local HTML files to the browser via Hono |
Usage
import {
acquireBrowser,
createCaptureSession,
initializeSession,
captureFrame,
closeCaptureSession,
} from "@hyperframes/engine";
// 1. Launch browser
const browserLease = await acquireBrowser({ captureMode: "beginFrame" });
// 2. Open a capture session
const session = createCaptureSession({
browser: browserLease.browser,
url: "http://localhost:3000/my-composition.html",
width: 1920,
height: 1080,
fps: 30,
});
await initializeSession(session);
// 3. Capture frames
for (let i = 0; i < totalFrames; i++) {
await captureFrame(session, i, `/tmp/frames/frame-${i}.png`);
}
// 4. Clean up
await closeCaptureSession(session);
await browserLease.release();
Most users should use @hyperframes/producer or the hyperframes CLI instead of calling the engine directly.
Documentation
Full documentation: hyperframes.heygen.com/packages/engine
Related packages
@hyperframes/core— types, parsers, frame adapters@hyperframes/producer— high-level render pipeline built on this enginehyperframes— CLI