# Universe — component for backgrounds & gradients (react)

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Violet and coral currents flowing out of black, like a slow-moving nebula

- **Install:** `npm i @shadergradient/react @react-three/fiber three three-stdlib camera-controls`
- **Registry:** shadergradient · **Framework:** react · **License:** MIT
- **Docs and preview:** https://shadergradient.co/customize
- **Source:** https://github.com/ruucm/shadergradient/blob/main/packages/shadergradient/src/presets.ts#L276
- **Example:** https://skills.varg.ai/previews/lib-shadergradient-universe.mp4?v=37211 (Rendered by varg from the library’s own code (ShaderGradient · rendered by varg))
- **Time:** Drive from the frame. Runs on its own clock (requestAnimationFrame, timers, springs or CSS). Drive it from frame / fps before rendering, or the render drifts.
- **Runs:** local render, free
- **Aspect:** any

## Prompt that renders it frame-exact

Use the ShaderGradient "Universe" preset (preset 06 on https://shadergradient.co/customize, MIT; exported as presets.universe from @shadergradient/react, source github.com/ruucm/shadergradient/blob/main/packages/shadergradient/src/presets.ts) as a dark full-frame background for space, AI or night-sky themes with light text on top. Install @shadergradient/react with @react-three/fiber and three, then render <ShaderGradientCanvas style={{position:'absolute',inset:0}} lazyLoad={false} pixelDensity={1}> with <ShaderGradient {...presets.universe.props} /> inside. To make it frame-exact, override animate="off" and pass uTime={seconds} (the shader multiplies it by uSpeed 0.1), set enableTransition={false} so the camera starts in place, and let R3F draw once before each frame is captured. Keep color3 black for depth, swap violet and coral for brand accents, raise uStrength for more turbulence, and bump uSpeed to 0.15–0.2 for clips under five seconds.

## Used in

- [Year in review / Wrapped](https://skills.varg.ai/video/wrapped.md)
- [Lyric video](https://skills.varg.ai/video/lyric-video.md)
- [Karaoke video](https://skills.varg.ai/video/karaoke.md)
- [Logo sting](https://skills.varg.ai/video/logo-sting.md)
- [Title sequence](https://skills.varg.ai/video/title-sequence.md)
- [Brand guidelines film](https://skills.varg.ai/video/brand-guidelines.md)
- [Stream overlay package](https://skills.varg.ai/video/stream-overlay.md)
- [Shader loop](https://skills.varg.ai/video/shader-loop.md)

## More backgrounds & gradients

- [Aurora](https://skills.varg.ai/component/hf.aurora.md) — `npx hyperframes add aurora`
- [Aurora Drift](https://skills.varg.ai/component/hf.aurora-drift.md) — `npx hyperframes add aurora-drift`
- [Flowing Gradient](https://skills.varg.ai/component/hf.flowing-gradient.md) — `npx hyperframes add flowing-gradient`
- [Mesh Gradient](https://skills.varg.ai/component/hf.mesh-gradient.md) — `npx hyperframes add mesh-gradient`
- [Mesh Gradient Background](https://skills.varg.ai/component/hf.mesh-gradient-bg.md) — `npx hyperframes add mesh-gradient-bg`
- [Minimal Gradient Background](https://skills.varg.ai/component/hf.mk-background.md) — `npx hyperframes add mk-background`