ASCII Render Pass — primitive for generative & ascii (hyperframes)

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A slotted scene renders as live ASCII: a canvas samples the source's luminance grid (rasterized once at mount) and draws glyphs from a density ramp charset; resolution steps coarse to fine as the piece resolves…

• Install: npx hyperframes add ascii-render-pass
• Registry: hyperframes · Framework: hyperframes · License: Apache-2.0
• Docs and preview: https://hyperframes.heygen.com/catalog/components/ascii-render-pass
• Source: https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/tree/main/registry/components/ascii-render-pass
• Runs: local render, free
• Aspect: any

Slots (what you fill in)

• charset (string) — Charset
• grid (enum) — Grid
• resolve_at (number) — Resolve at
• accent (enum) — Accent
• exit (enum) — Exit

Used in

• Math animation
• Whiteboard & hand-drawn
• Live-coded music video
• Shader loop
• Generative art loop
• ASCII & retro looks

More generative & ascii

• ASCII Trail Reveal — npx hyperframes add ascii-trail-reveal
• Fractal Noise — npx hyperframes add fractal-noise
• Gabor Noise — npx hyperframes add gabor-noise
• Worley Noise — npx hyperframes add worley-noise
• ASCII Render — npx shadcn@latest add @remocn/ascii-render
• Flow Field — npx shadcn@latest add @remocn/flow-field