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Skill 18 · Hyperframes Animation
Subchapter 18.106
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Hard rules, scene template, and routing to implementation code. Read the reference file for the transition type you need — don’t load all of them.
These cause real bugs if violated.
Scene visibility: Scene 1 visible by default (no opacity: 0). Scenes 2+ have opacity: 0 on the CONTAINER div. GSAP reveals them. No visibility shim (timedEls).
Fonts: Just write the font-family you want — the compiler embeds supported fonts automatically via @font-face with inline data URIs. No need for <link> tags or @import. Works in all contexts including sandboxed iframes.
Element structure: No class="clip" on scene divs in standalone compositions. Only the root div gets data-composition-id/data-start/data-duration.
Overlay elements: Staggered blocks = full-screen 1920x1080, NOT thin strips. Glitch RGB overlays = normal blending at 35% opacity, NOT mix-blend-mode: multiply (invisible on dark backgrounds). Light leak overlays = larger than the frame (2400px+), never a visible shape. Overexposure = use filter: brightness() on the scene, not just a white overlay.
VHS tape: Clone actual scene content with cloneNode(true), NOT colored bars. Each strip: wider than frame (2020px at left:-50px). Red+blue chromatic copies at z-index above main strip. Seeded PRNG for deterministic random offsets.
Z-index: Gravity drop, zoom out, diagonal split need outgoing scene ON TOP (zIndex: 10) so it exits while revealing the new scene behind (zIndex: 1).
Page burn: Content burns with the page — no falling debris. Hide scene1 via tl.set at burn end, NEVER onComplete (not reversible). onUpdate must restore clipPath: "none" when wp <= 0 for rewind support. Incoming scene fades from black at 90% through burn.
Clock wipe: 9-point polygon with intermediate edge positions. Step through 4 quadrants with separate tweens.
Grid dissolve: Cycle 5 palette colors per cell, not monochrome.
Blinds count by energy: Calm: 4h/6v. Medium: 6-8h/8v. High: 12-16h/16v.
Don’t use: Star iris (polygon interpolation broken), tilt-shift (no selective CSS blur), lens flare (visible shape, not optical), hinge/door (distorts too fast).
Shader setup, WebGL init, capture, and fragment shaders are handled by @hyperframes/shader-transitions (packages/shader-transitions/). Read the package source for API details. Compositions using shaders must follow the shader-compatible CSS rules in overview.md (this directory).
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gsap@3.14.2/dist/gsap.min.js"></script>
<style>
body {
margin: 0;
width: 1920px;
height: 1080px;
overflow: hidden;
background: #000;
font-family: "YOUR FONT", sans-serif; /* compiler embeds supported fonts automatically */
}
.scene {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 1920px;
height: 1080px;
overflow: hidden;
}
#scene1 {
z-index: 1;
background: #color;
}
#scene2 {
z-index: 2;
background: #color;
opacity: 0;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div
id="root"
data-composition-id="main"
data-width="1920"
data-height="1080"
data-start="0"
data-duration="TOTAL"
>
<div id="scene1" class="scene"><!-- visible --></div>
<div id="scene2" class="scene"><!-- hidden --></div>
</div>
<script>
window.__timelines = window.__timelines || {};
var tl = gsap.timeline({ paused: true });
// Transition code here
window.__timelines["main"] = tl;
</script>
</body>
</html>Every transition follows: position new scene → animate outgoing → swap → animate incoming → clean up overlays.
All code examples use old for the outgoing scene-inner selector and new for the incoming, with T as the transition start time. Read the reference file for the type you need.
| Type | Transitions | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Push | Push slide, vertical push, elastic push, squeeze | transitions/css-push.md |
| Radial / Shape | Circle iris, diamond iris, diagonal split | transitions/css-radial.md |
| 3D | 3D card flip | transitions/css-3d.md |
| Scale / Zoom | Zoom through, zoom out | transitions/css-scale.md |
| Dissolve | Crossfade, blur crossfade, focus pull, color dip | transitions/css-dissolve.md |
| Cover | Staggered blocks, horizontal blinds, vertical blinds | transitions/css-cover.md |
| Light | Light leak, overexposure burn, film burn | transitions/css-light.md |
| Distortion | Glitch, chromatic aberration, ripple, VHS tape | transitions/css-distortion.md |
| Mechanical | Shutter, clock wipe | transitions/css-mechanical.md |
| Grid | Grid dissolve | transitions/css-grid.md |
| Other | Gravity drop, morph circle | transitions/css-other.md |
| Blur | Blur through, directional blur | transitions/css-blur.md |
| Destruction | Page burn | transitions/css-destruction.md |
WebGL shader transitions are provided by @hyperframes/shader-transitions (packages/shader-transitions/). The package handles setup, capture, WebGL init, render loop, and GSAP integration. Read the package source for available shaders and API — do not copy raw GLSL manually.
The built-ins are not a ceiling. For an effect no built-in covers, you can write custom GLSL from scratch, adapt shader code found online (ShaderToy, GLSL Sandbox, GitHub), or build a custom CSS transition that fits no existing category — combine clip-path, transforms, and filters in new ways. If the storyboard calls for an effect that doesn’t exist yet, build it; the framework renders anything a browser can run.