HyperFrames CLI

Environment Check (Run First)

Before any task, verify the environment is ready:

python3 /var/minis/skills/hyperframes-cli/scripts/check-env.py

This checks:

• minis-browser-use — built-in Minis tool for browser control (required for rendering and preview)
• ffmpeg — video encoding
• hyperframes skill — composition authoring
• hyperframes-cli skill — this skill itself (hf-render.py)

If anything is missing, run with --fix to auto-install:

python3 /var/minis/skills/hyperframes-cli/scripts/check-env.py --fix

Or install a specific skill manually:

# From heygen-com/hyperframes (HyperFrames skills)
python3 /var/minis/skills/hyperframes-cli/scripts/install-skill.py \
  hyperframes --repo heygen-com/hyperframes --subdir skills

# From OpenMinis/MinisSkills (community skills)
python3 /var/minis/skills/hyperframes-cli/scripts/install-skill.py notion-hub

If minis-browser-use is missing: it is a Minis built-in tool. Update Minis App to the latest version — it ships with the app and cannot be installed separately.

After installing missing skills, restart the conversation for them to take effect.

Everything runs through npx hyperframes. Requires Node.js >= 22 and FFmpeg.

Workflow

1. Scaffold — npx hyperframes init my-video
2. Write — author HTML composition (see the hyperframes skill)
3. Lint — npx hyperframes lint
4. Preview — npx hyperframes preview
5. Render — npx hyperframes render

Lint before preview — catches missing data-composition-id, overlapping tracks, unregistered timelines.

Scaffolding

npx hyperframes init my-video                        # interactive wizard
npx hyperframes init my-video --example warm-grain   # pick an example
npx hyperframes init my-video --video clip.mp4        # with video file
npx hyperframes init my-video --audio track.mp3       # with audio file
npx hyperframes init my-video --non-interactive       # skip prompts (CI/agents)

Templates: blank, warm-grain, play-mode, swiss-grid, vignelli, decision-tree, kinetic-type, product-promo, nyt-graph.

init creates the right file structure, copies media, transcribes audio with Whisper, and installs AI coding skills. Use it instead of creating files by hand.

Linting

npx hyperframes lint                  # current directory
npx hyperframes lint ./my-project     # specific project
npx hyperframes lint --verbose        # info-level findings
npx hyperframes lint --json           # machine-readable

Lints index.html and all files in compositions/. Reports errors (must fix), warnings (should fix), and info (with --verbose).

Previewing

npx hyperframes preview                   # serve current directory
npx hyperframes preview --port 4567       # custom port (default 3002)

Hot-reloads on file changes. Opens the studio in your browser automatically.

🍎 Minis (iOS) Alternative — Preview & Snapshot

Set viewport to composition size first, then navigate. This gives accurate preview at the correct resolution.

# Preview at correct resolution
minis-browser-use set_viewport --width 960 --height 540
minis-browser-use navigate --url minis://workspace/<project>/index.html

# Snapshot at specific timestamps
minis-browser-use execute_js --script 'window.__hf.seek(2.5)'
minis-browser-use screenshot   # saves to /var/minis/browser/

Always set_viewport before navigating — otherwise the browser uses the phone's default viewport and the composition renders at the wrong scale.

Rendering

npx hyperframes render                                # standard MP4
npx hyperframes render --output final.mp4             # named output
npx hyperframes render --quality draft                # fast iteration
npx hyperframes render --fps 60 --quality high        # final delivery
npx hyperframes render --format webm                  # transparent WebM
npx hyperframes render --docker                       # byte-identical

Quality guidance: draft while iterating, standard for review, high for final delivery.

🍎 Minis (iOS) — hf-render.py

npx hyperframes render requires Puppeteer + Chrome (unavailable on iOS). Use the Minis-native renderer instead — it uses minis-browser-use set_viewport to lock the browser to the exact composition size, captures frames at Retina resolution, and encodes with FFmpeg.

One-line render:

python3 /var/minis/skills/hyperframes-cli/hf-render.py <project_dir>

Full options:

python3 /var/minis/skills/hyperframes-cli/hf-render.py <project_dir> \
  --fps 24 \
  --quality high \
  --output /var/minis/workspace/<project>/renders/output.mp4

How it works:

1. set_viewport W H — locks browser CSS viewport to composition size
2. Navigate to minis://workspace/<rel-path>/index.html (supports subdirectories)
3. Wait for window.__hf ({ duration, seek }) — works with GSAP and pure CSS animations
4. For each frame: execute_js __hf.seek(t) → screenshot --with-base64 → save JPEG
5. Frames captured at Retina resolution (e.g. 2880×1620 for 960×540 @ DPR=3)
6. ffmpeg lanczos-downscale → MP4 (h264_videotoolbox, fallback libx264)
7. set_viewport --reset always runs — even on error or Ctrl-C

Performance: ~10fps capture (~12s for a 5s@24fps video on iPhone).

Requirements for index.html:

The composition MUST expose window.__hf at the end of its <script> block:

// Required: __hf render protocol
const DURATION = 5.0; // seconds — must match your actual animation length
window.__hf = {
  get duration() { return DURATION; },
  seek(t) { tl.pause(); tl.seek(Math.max(0, Math.min(t, DURATION)), false); }
};
window.__playerReady = true;
window.__renderReady = true;

DURATION must equal the GSAP timeline's actual duration. If ambient animations use repeat, calculate carefully:

// WRONG — glow-gold ends at 0.4 + 2.0*(2+1) = 6.4s, timeline extends past 5s → black frames
tl.to("#glow", { duration: 2.0, repeat: 2, yoyo: true }, 0.4);

// CORRECT — calculate max repeats that fit within DURATION
const DURATION = 5.0;
tl.to("#glow", {
  duration: 2.0,
  repeat: Math.floor((DURATION - 0.4) / 2.0) - 1,  // = 1 repeat, ends at 4.4s
  yoyo: true
}, 0.4);

HTML template rules (required for correct rendering):

• Fixed width/height on html, body, and #stage — match data-width/data-height
• No <meta name="viewport"> — the renderer sets viewport externally via set_viewport
• No scale wrappers, no transform: scale() on the stage — these break pixel accuracy
• Project must be under /var/minis/workspace/ — the renderer converts the path to a minis:// URL
• Multi-scene layout: use position:absolute; inset:0 per scene — see note below

⚠️ Minis layout difference from standard HyperFrames: The standard skill says .scene-content should use width:100%; height:100%. In Minis/iOS WebKit, set_viewport sets the CSS viewport width but iOS Safari's height is influenced by system UI, so height:100% on a flex container can exceed the stage height. Content then centers relative to that oversized container and lands outside the screenshot crop.

Fix: for compositions with multiple sequential scenes, give each scene its own position:absolute; inset:0 container (see the hyperframes skill → "Multi-scene compositions" section). For single-scene compositions, width:100%; height:100% is fine.

<!-- Correct HTML structure -->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<!-- NO viewport meta -->
<style>
  html, body { margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 960px; height: 540px; overflow: hidden; }
  #stage { width: 960px; height: 540px; position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="stage" data-composition-id="my-comp" data-width="960" data-height="540">
  <!-- content -->
</div>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gsap@3.14.2/dist/gsap.min.js"></script>
<script>
  window.__timelines = window.__timelines || {};
  const DURATION = 5.0;
  const tl = gsap.timeline({ paused: true });
  // ... tweens ...
  window.__timelines["my-comp"] = tl;

  window.__hf = {
    get duration() { return DURATION; },
    seek(t) { tl.pause(); tl.seek(Math.max(0, Math.min(t, DURATION)), false); }
  };
  window.__playerReady = true;
  window.__renderReady = true;
</script>
</body>
</html>

Transcription

npx hyperframes transcribe audio.mp3
npx hyperframes transcribe video.mp4 --model medium.en --language en
npx hyperframes transcribe subtitles.srt   # import existing
npx hyperframes transcribe subtitles.vtt
npx hyperframes transcribe openai-response.json

Text-to-Speech

npx hyperframes tts "Text here" --voice af_nova --output narration.wav
npx hyperframes tts script.txt --voice bf_emma
npx hyperframes tts --list  # show all voices

Troubleshooting

npx hyperframes doctor       # check environment (Chrome, FFmpeg, Node, memory)
npx hyperframes browser      # manage bundled Chrome
npx hyperframes info         # version and environment details
npx hyperframes upgrade      # check for updates

Run doctor first if rendering fails. Common issues: missing FFmpeg, missing Chrome, low memory.

Other

npx hyperframes compositions   # list compositions in project
npx hyperframes docs           # open documentation
npx hyperframes benchmark .    # benchmark render performance

Website → Video Workflow

Turn any URL into a video in 7 steps. Read each step's reference file before executing it.

Visual techniques (SVG drawing, Canvas 2D, 3D, typing, MotionPath, Lottie): references/website-to-video/techniques.md

Quick formats

Landscape: 1920×1080 · Portrait: 1080×1920 · Square: 1080×1080