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Ten videos on the docs site played in silence. The player is click-to-play, so a
reader deliberately starts them and gets nothing — which reads as broken rather
than as a stylistic choice.

The music is from HeyGen's own catalogue, pulled through the media-use skill's
resolve path with the account already authenticated on this machine. That matters
more than convenience: the launch projects on disk carry a `launch-music-trimmed.mp3`
with no licence, no attribution and no metadata, and three Pixabay tracks. Neither
belongs on the official docs CDN, where objects cache immutably for a year.

Mixed at roughly -22 to -24 dB mean so it sits under the picture. Getting there
took two corrections worth recording: proportional fades, because a 1.2s fade-out
on a 5s clip eats half the audio; and seeking 11s into the bed, because its first
ten seconds are a quiet intro that dragged every short clip down to -27 dB.

The three Examples tiles are left silent on purpose — they are muted autoplay
loops, so an audio track would only be weight.

Verified: every video referenced anywhere under docs/ that is not a muted
autoplay tile now has an AAC stream, checked against the live CDN URL rather than
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---
title: "Create a faceless explainer"
sidebarTitle: "Faceless explainer"
description: "Turn notes, an article, or a difficult idea into a visual explanation without product footage."
---
Start from a topic, article, or notes. HyperFrames invents the typography, diagrams, abstract graphics, and data visualization that teach it.
<Frame caption="A short preview from a SpaceX valuation explainer. Every visual was invented from the question and numbers.">
<video
className="aspect-video w-full object-cover bg-zinc-100 dark:bg-zinc-900"
src="https://static.heygen.ai/hyperframes-oss/docs/images/showcase/wfv2-explainer-v4.mp4"
poster="https://static.heygen.ai/hyperframes-oss/docs/images/showcase/wfv2-explainer.jpg"
autoPlay
muted
loop
playsInline
preload="metadata"
/>
</Frame>
## Make the request
Attach or paste the source material:
```text
Using /hyperframes, turn these notes into a short visual explainer for a
general audience: [paste notes]
```
The agent proposes the teaching angle and asks about information that must stay
exact. A topic alone is enough to begin; a script is useful only when its words
are already approved.
## How should the idea land?
- **Understand one idea** — open with a useful question, then reveal the mechanism one layer at a time.
- **Follow a process** — keep one visual stage and show each step in the order the viewer needs it.
- **Remember three points** — make the ideas parallel, concrete, and visually distinct enough to recall later.
- **Learn through a story** — use one case to move from setup and tension to a general lesson.
If you supply an approved script, say whether HyperFrames may restructure it or
must keep every word.
Use a [product and website video](/guides/product-launch-video) when the real interface should provide the proof. Use [captions or designed overlays](/guides/captions-and-recuts) when existing footage should remain underneath.
## From information to understanding
HyperFrames does not turn each paragraph into a scene. It finds the teaching spine, removes asides, and builds a sequence around the one idea the viewer should retain.
The visuals share one coherent language and develop with the explanation. A diagram should reveal a mechanism; a chart should prove a claim; motion should show what changes.
## Review whether it teaches
- The opening creates a question, tension, or surprise.
- The main idea is clear by the second scene.
- Each body scene advances one mechanism, step, example, or implication.
- Numbers and factual claims match the source.
- The ending lands the sentence you wanted the viewer to remember.
Ask the agent when the teaching sequence or evidence must change. Use
[Storyboard](/studio/storyboard) to inspect the sequence directly, or Studio
for a precise visual, timing, or animation correction.
<Card title="Finish and share" icon="circle-check" href="/guides/export-and-share">
Check the final project, render through your preferred surface, and review the file.
</Card>
## Related topics
- [Prompt for explainers](/prompting/explainers)
- [Review the storyboard](/studio/storyboard)
- [Create a product video from real screens](/guides/product-launch-video)