v0.8.9

heygen-com/hyperframesv0.8.9Aug 22, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

Fixes for the newly released audio features and comprehensive documentation for the audio effects system. Render self-check updated for FFmpeg compatibility.

Key Highlights

Render self-check updated to handle FFmpeg builds without PSNR filter.
Audio effects system fully documented with new pages.
UI fixes for effects preset list and popover layering.
Voiceover carve command now runs in the user's own project.

New Features

Engine: Renders no longer finish with the drawElement self-check silently switched off

Full Release Notes

# HyperFrames v0.8.9

Released on 2026-08-22.

The last release turned the audio effects rack on for everyone. This one fixes
what people hit first when they used it, and documents the whole system.

## Features

- **Engine:** Renders no longer finish with the drawElement self-check silently
  switched off. That check compares frames with ffmpeg's `psnr` filter, and an
  ffmpeg built without it made every comparison fail quietly. HyperFrames now
  tests for the filter once at startup and captures by screenshot instead when it
  is missing ([073b098e2](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/073b098e21aa006571b60c446711c6dff57a2eac), [#3418](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/3418)).

## Fixes

- **Studio:** The effects preset list on a timeline track no longer runs off the
  top or bottom of the window. It fits the space it opens into and scrolls, so
  every preset and both footer buttons stay reachable ([277fe0fa2](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/277fe0fa221756480928605d71590ead55cbfb64), [#3413](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/3413)).
- **Studio:** The timeline's popovers and menus can no longer be painted behind
  other parts of the app. Every panel that floats above the timeline now sits on
  the same layer as the rest of the studio's popovers ([8612cfd40](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/8612cfd40fcfd2d4dae6bff6b9b9ac940c7e7bbd), [#3414](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/3414)).
- **Studio:** The expand arrow on an audio group row is back to the size and
  shape the properties panel uses, instead of a smaller rotated one ([c59402389](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/c59402389555ef2fca455e504fa40c5773354cf3), [#3415](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/3415)).
- **Skills:** The voiceover carve command now runs in your own project. It could
  not load HyperFrames from a published install at all, and the error it printed
  suggested reinstalling, which never helped. It also records the voice group
  rather than a list of clip ids, so a narration clip added later is covered
  without editing the carve ([f0cc9b1a3](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/f0cc9b1a3441522797cfe06dc3892ac2065c7bf2), [#3416](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/3416)).
- **Producer, CLI:** A render that cannot find its manifest now lists every path
  it looked in, instead of naming one ([718bf5ef3](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/718bf5ef32d4e521f686ea6ebe64545a6a2647ed), [#3387](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/3387)).

## Docs & Examples

- **Audio:** The audio effects system is documented. There are new pages for
  mixing and presets, the voiceover carve, groups and mute and solo, and
  automation lanes, plus a full reference covering every effect, parameter range,
  preset, and attribute ([0eca7b1e0](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/commit/0eca7b1e0aef831bbab1265395f942378468afc0), [#3420](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/pull/3420)).

## Full changelog

https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/compare/v0.8.8...v0.8.9