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Scene rendered as ASCII art, sharpening over time v1.0.0

Use this resource to turn a scene into an ASCII render

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install live-ascii-art-render

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent adds a component rendered as video to your HyperFrames project that draws the scene with characters. You choose the content to transform and the character set. You get a retro, terminal-style texture effect.

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Updated November 2, 2026

Details

Works in
Install guides
Generates with
HyperFrames
Uses
  • HyperFrames (npx hyperframes)
  • Node.js
Licence
Apache-2.0

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What you get

  • README.md: usage guide
  • ascii-render-pass.html: the author's original file
  • demo.html: the author's original file
  • README.md: the author's original file
  • registry-item.json: the author's original file

Good fit for

  • Reveal a logo or image in terminal style
  • Create a retro-tech effect
  • Dress up a video about code or data

Not for

  • A classic video edit without HyperFrames or Node.js
  • An animation that must run as is on a web page

Tags

  • ascii
  • texture
  • experiment
  • retro
  • quantize

About

You say

"Turn my title scene into an ASCII render that sharpens over three seconds."

Scene turned into ASCII characters whose resolution goes from coarse to fine.

Composition published by HeyGen (HyperFrames) under the Apache-2.0 license, resource page and guide written by PalateKit.

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Prerequisites

You bring
Your texts and colors and A HyperFrames project (or the agent creates one)
Dependencies
HyperFrames (npx hyperframes) and Node.js

How to use it

  1. Install it in your HyperFrames project with npx hyperframes add ascii-render-pass, or copy the provided files.
  2. Ask the agent to change the texts, colors and duration in the HTML file.
  3. Run the HyperFrames preview, then the render, to get the video.

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Files

  • ascii-render-pass.html21.4 KB
  • demo.html3.2 KB
  • LICENSE10.5 KB
  • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.4 KB
  • README.md0.9 KB
  • registry-item.json2.9 KB

Origin and licence

Modified by PalateKit

Author
HeyGen (HyperFrames)
Source
github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/tree/2c3d1e07fe63d4a2d67d63a3e29d4ad73e291d8e/registry/components/ascii-render-pass
Licence
Apache-2.0

Notice

Version modifiée de « ASCII Render Pass » (HeyGen (HyperFrames), Apache-2.0) : traduction française et fiche par PalateKit.

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Frequently asked questions

Do I need HyperFrames?

Yes: the composition renders to video with HyperFrames (Node.js). The agent can install it and run the render.

Can I change the texts and colors?

Yes, they live in the HTML file. Give the agent your texts and palette.