homepage-video-assets

Homepage Video Assets

Use this workflow for homepage creator strip assets such as:

• homepage-assets-master
• editing-vp9-chrome / editing-safari
• what-is-remotion

Workflow

1. Render a fresh transparent ProRes 4444 master from packages/brand.

cd packages/brand
bunx remotion render <composition-id> /tmp/<asset>-master.mov \
  --codec=prores \
  --prores-profile=4444 \
  --pixel-format=yuva444p10le \
  --image-format=png \
  --timeout=120000 \
  --overwrite

2. Convert from the ProRes master, not from a previous WebM/MOV.

Chrome WebM:

ffmpeg -y -i /tmp/<asset>-master.mov \
  -vf scale=540:540 \
  -c:v libvpx \
  -pix_fmt yuva420p \
  -auto-alt-ref 0 \
  -an /tmp/<chrome-name>.webm

Safari MP4:

ffmpeg -y -i /tmp/<asset>-master.mov \
  -vf scale=540:540 \
  -c:v prores_ks \
  -profile:v 4 \
  -pix_fmt yuva444p10le \
  -an /tmp/<asset>-540-prores.mov

avconvert \
  --source /tmp/<asset>-540-prores.mov \
  --preset PresetHEVCHighestQualityWithAlpha \
  --output /tmp/<safari-name>.mp4 \
  --replace

3. Use the offload-r2 skill to upload both outputs under homepage/ with new versioned keys, verify their public SHA-256 hashes, and update the URLs in the relevant homepage consumers. Keep the rendered binaries out of Git.

Verification

Verify the ProRes master has real alpha before converting, and inspect the Safari MP4:

ffmpeg -i /tmp/<asset>-master.mov
ffmpeg -i /tmp/<safari-name>.mp4
ffmpeg -y -i /tmp/<asset>-master.mov \
  -vf alphaextract -frames:v 1 /tmp/<asset>-alpha.png

The master should report prores (4444) and a yuva... pixel format. alphaextract should succeed, and the alpha image should not be fully opaque. A common failure mode is alphaextract succeeding but every sampled pixel is opaque; in that case, the master was rendered with a black/opaque background or a stale opaque master was reused.

Verify the Chrome WebM and Safari MP4 are exactly 540x540:

for f in \
  /tmp/<chrome-name>.webm \
  /tmp/<safari-name>.mp4; do
  ffmpeg -i "$f"
done

The Safari MP4 should look like the known-good file shape: major_brand: mp42, compatible_brands: isommp41mp42, Video: hevc (Main) (hvc1), 540x540, and handler_name: Core Media Video. If it reports h264 (avc1) or dimensions such as 960x540, it is the wrong file and will render differently in Safari.

Do not add ProRes .mov files to the homepage PR; they are too large. Safari should use the small .mp4 fallback. Chrome should use the transparent .webm.