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Vance Ingalls 6c788b8706 perf(producer): hybrid layered/parallel path for SDR shader-transition renders
hf#732 PR 4 of 5. Delivers the bulk of the 2.22x shader-transition
speedup by spreading per-frame DOM capture work across N DOM worker
sessions and offloading the per-pixel shader-blend onto a
`worker_threads` pool (the pool added in PR 3).

The hybrid path is gated by `shouldUseHybridLayeredPath`:
* SDR content only (HDR raw-frame sources are fd-bound to one worker;
  per-worker `dup(fd)` is out of scope here).
* workerCount >= 2.
* Not every frame inside a transition window (parallel workers buy
  nothing for all-transition compositions).

When the gate trips, the hybrid loop spawns `workerCount - 1` extra
DOM sessions in addition to the existing `domSession`, allocates per-
worker scratch buffers, and partitions the frame range into contiguous
slices via `distributeLayeredHybridFrameRanges`. Each worker walks its
slice; the shader-blend at the tail of each transition frame is
dispatched to the worker pool (with inline fallback when the pool
spawn fails). `createFrameReorderBuffer` fences the encoder so out-of-
order worker completions hit the muxer in ascending frame-index order.

Pool teardown is guaranteed via try/finally on both the success and
error paths. The DOM worker sessions and the shader-blend pool both
close even when the inner loop throws.

Structural change (necessary for the perf change):

`captureHdrStage.ts` was 921 lines on main, the inner per-frame loop
was 250+ lines, and the file already exceeded the project's 500-line
ceiling. Adding the hybrid path on top would push it past 1100 lines
and the local pre-commit hook refuses to stage files past 500.
Splitting `captureHdrStage.ts` into:

* `captureHdrStage.ts` (orchestrator + cleanup invariants)
* `captureHdrResources.ts` (HDR video extraction + image decode + dim probing)
* `captureHdrFrameShared.ts` (gating predicates, partitioning,
  per-scene capture primitives shared by both loops)
* `captureHdrSequentialLoop.ts` (legacy single-session loop)
* `captureHdrHybridLoop.ts` (new multi-worker SDR path)

is the simplest way to land the perf change while honoring the
project's file-size rule. No behavior change in any pre-existing code
path: the sequential loop is byte-equivalent to the previous inline
implementation (both consume `captureSceneIntoBuffer` from the shared
module, so behavior parity is enforced structurally).

`renderOrchestrator.ts` is unchanged. The stage computes its own
worker budget via `calculateOptimalWorkers` rather than receiving it
through the call signature.

Tests:

* `captureHdrFrameShared.test.ts` -- 14 vitest tests pinning the hybrid
  gating predicate (SDR/HDR, all-transition edge, worker budget) and
  the contiguous-chunking partitioner. All pass.
* Producer typecheck clean; oxlint clean.

PR 4 of 5 in the hf#732 decomposition stack; stacked on top of PR 3
(shaderTransitionWorkerPool).

-- Vai

Co-Authored-By: Vai <vai@heygen.com>
2026-05-13 20:24:36 +00:00
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2026-05-13 00:49:09 -07:00

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 running at http://localhost:3002

npx hyperframes preview --port 4567

render

Render a composition to MP4:

npx hyperframes render ./my-composition.html -o output.mp4

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