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Vance Ingalls 92bccfdf78 feat(producer): add pngDecodeBlitWorkerPool (hf#732 PR 2/5) (#757)
## Summary

PR 2 of 5 in the hf#732 decomposition stack. Adds a `worker_threads`-based pool that offloads PNG decode + alpha-blit onto a fixed-size pool. **No production wiring yet** — the pool stands alone and ships behind a later PR in the stack.

### New files

- `packages/producer/src/services/pngDecodeBlitWorker.ts` — worker entry. Imports from `@hyperframes/engine/alpha-blit` (zero-import TS source, survives the `new Worker(<path>)` loader boundary).
- `packages/producer/src/services/pngDecodeBlitWorkerPool.ts` — fixed-size pool with `run()` API. Uses `transferList` for buffer ownership transfer (no 16bpc HDR buffer copies).
- `packages/producer/src/services/pngDecodeBlitWorkerPool.test.ts` — 6 vitest tests pinning byte-equivalence with inline path, transferList correctness, concurrent dispatch, termination semantics. All pass.

### Build wiring

- `packages/cli/tsup.config.ts`: second tsup entry emits `dist/pngDecodeBlitWorker.js` next to `dist/cli.js`. Without this entry the pool's `new Worker(<path>)` would fail at runtime in the shipped CLI.
- `packages/producer/build.mjs`: third esbuild entry mirrors the wiring for direct producer consumers.
- `packages/engine/package.json`: adds `./alpha-blit` subpath export pointing at `src/utils/alphaBlit.ts`.

## Stack

Stacked on top of #756 (PR 1: worker-count cap). No behavior change in any render.

## Test plan

- [x] 6 pool tests pass
- [x] Producer + engine typecheck clean
- [x] oxlint clean

— Vai
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@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,
  releaseBrowser,
  createCaptureSession,
  initializeSession,
  captureFrame,
  closeCaptureSession,
} from "@hyperframes/engine";

// 1. Launch browser
const browser = await acquireBrowser({ captureMode: "beginFrame" });

// 2. Open a capture session
const session = createCaptureSession({
  browser: browser.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 releaseBrowser(browser);

Most users should use @hyperframes/producer or the hyperframes CLI instead of calling the engine directly.

Documentation

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