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That writes one file:compositions/yt-comment-card.html.
Add it to your video
It runs for 8 seconds at 1920×1080. Paste this into your composition:index.html
<div
data-composition-id="yt-comment-card"
data-composition-src="compositions/yt-comment-card.html"
data-start="0"
data-duration="8"
data-track-index="1"
data-width="1920"
data-height="1080"
></div>
data-start. Put it on a different timeline row with
data-track-index. See data attributes for the rest.
Source
yt-comment-card.html
yt-comment-card.html
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gsap@3.14.2/dist/gsap.min.js"></script>
<style>
*,
*::before,
*::after {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
body {
background: transparent;
overflow: hidden;
}
#yt-cc-root {
/* ---- yt tokens: override in the host to re-skin the family ---- */
--yt-font: "Inter", -apple-system, sans-serif;
--yt-ink: #1d1d1f;
--yt-ink-dim: #5a5a5f;
/* overlay-scheme text over footage — distinct from the --yt-ink board tokens */
--yt-text: #ffffff;
--yt-text-dim: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
--yt-red: #e62e2e;
--yt-cyan: #35c8d9;
--yt-scanline-alpha: 0.04;
--yt-scanline-gap: 3px;
position: relative;
width: 1920px;
height: 1080px;
overflow: hidden;
background: transparent; /* overlays footage or a yt-lcd board */
font-family: var(--yt-font);
}
/* optional full-frame LCD pass while comments are up */
#yt-cc-scan {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
display: none;
background: repeating-linear-gradient(
0deg,
rgba(0, 0, 0, var(--yt-scanline-alpha)) 0 1px,
transparent 1px var(--yt-scanline-gap)
);
}
#yt-cc-col {
position: absolute;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 40px;
}
.yt-cc-card {
display: flex;
gap: 22px;
align-items: flex-start;
}
.yt-cc-avatar {
flex: none;
width: 64px;
height: 64px;
border-radius: 50%;
overflow: hidden;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
font-weight: 700;
font-size: 26px;
color: #ffffff;
box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}
.yt-cc-avatar img {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
object-fit: cover;
}
.yt-cc-meta {
display: flex;
align-items: baseline;
gap: 14px;
}
.yt-cc-user {
font-weight: 700;
font-size: 27px;
}
.yt-cc-time {
font-weight: 400;
font-size: 23px;
}
.yt-cc-text {
margin-top: 8px;
font-weight: 500;
font-size: 34px;
line-height: 1.35;
letter-spacing: -0.01em;
max-width: 860px;
}
.yt-cc-text .ch {
opacity: 0;
}
.yt-cc-row {
margin-top: 12px;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 10px;
font-weight: 600;
font-size: 22px;
opacity: 0;
}
.yt-cc-row svg {
width: 24px;
stroke-width: 2.4;
stroke-linecap: round;
stroke-linejoin: round;
fill: none;
}
.yt-cc-reply {
margin-left: 18px;
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}
/* scheme: overlay (white over footage, w/ shadow) vs light (ink on boards) */
.yt-overlay .yt-cc-user,
.yt-overlay .yt-cc-text {
color: var(--yt-text);
text-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}
.yt-overlay .yt-cc-time,
.yt-overlay .yt-cc-row {
color: var(--yt-text-dim);
text-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
.yt-overlay .yt-cc-row svg {
stroke: var(--yt-text-dim);
}
.yt-light .yt-cc-user,
.yt-light .yt-cc-text {
color: var(--yt-ink);
}
.yt-light .yt-cc-time,
.yt-light .yt-cc-row {
color: var(--yt-ink-dim);
}
.yt-light .yt-cc-row svg {
stroke: var(--yt-ink-dim);
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div
id="yt-cc-root"
data-composition-id="yt-comment-card"
data-start="0"
data-duration="8"
data-width="1920"
data-height="1080"
>
<div id="yt-cc-scan"></div>
<div id="yt-cc-col"></div>
<div
id="yt-cc-drv"
class="clip"
data-start="0"
data-duration="8"
data-track-index="0"
style="position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none"
></div>
</div>
<script>
(function () {
window.__timelines = window.__timelines || {};
/* ---- published parameters (inspector-style CONFIG) ----
Social comments typing on over footage — creator-style
comment cards. avatar: image path, or null -> initials chip. */
var CONFIG = {
scheme: "overlay", // "overlay" (white over footage) | "light" (ink on boards)
comments: [
{
avatar: null,
initials: "PW",
avatarHue: 210, // initials-chip hue when no image
username: "@pixelwaves",
time: "2 days ago",
text: "Your videos are the best!",
likes: 47,
},
{
avatar: null,
initials: "FR",
avatarHue: 340,
username: "@framerate",
time: "1 day ago",
text: "That camera move at 0:12 though 🔥",
likes: 12,
},
],
x: 140,
y: null, // null = vertically centered
typeCharDelay: 0.024, // s per character (capped so a comment types <= 2.2s)
scanlines: false, // full-frame LCD pass while comments are up
animationIn: true,
animationOut: true,
};
var DUR = 8;
function clamp(v, lo, hi) {
return Math.min(hi, Math.max(lo, v));
}
var OUT = clamp(DUR * 0.06, 0.25, 0.6);
var root = document.getElementById("yt-cc-root");
var col = document.getElementById("yt-cc-col");
root.classList.add(CONFIG.scheme === "light" ? "yt-light" : "yt-overlay");
if (CONFIG.scanlines) document.getElementById("yt-cc-scan").style.display = "block";
var THUMB =
'<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M7 11v9M7 11l3.2-6.4a2 2 0 0 1 3.6 1.2V9h4.6a2 2 0 0 1 2 2.4l-1.2 6a2 2 0 0 1-2 1.6H7M7 11H4a1 1 0 0 0-1 1v7a1 1 0 0 0 1 1h3"/></svg>';
/* build cards */
CONFIG.comments.forEach(function (c, i) {
var card = document.createElement("div");
card.className = "yt-cc-card";
card.id = "yt-cc-card-" + i;
var av = document.createElement("div");
av.className = "yt-cc-avatar";
av.id = "yt-cc-av-" + i;
if (c.avatar) {
var img = document.createElement("img");
img.src = c.avatar;
av.appendChild(img);
} else {
av.textContent = c.initials || "?";
av.style.background =
"linear-gradient(135deg, hsl(" +
(c.avatarHue || 210) +
", 62%, 52%), hsl(" +
((c.avatarHue || 210) + 40) +
", 62%, 42%))";
}
card.appendChild(av);
var body = document.createElement("div");
var meta = document.createElement("div");
meta.className = "yt-cc-meta";
meta.id = "yt-cc-meta-" + i;
var user = document.createElement("span");
user.className = "yt-cc-user";
user.textContent = c.username;
var time = document.createElement("span");
time.className = "yt-cc-time";
time.textContent = c.time || "";
meta.appendChild(user);
meta.appendChild(time);
body.appendChild(meta);
var text = document.createElement("div");
text.className = "yt-cc-text";
text.id = "yt-cc-text-" + i;
Array.from(c.text).forEach(function (ch) {
var span = document.createElement("span");
span.className = "ch";
span.textContent = ch;
text.appendChild(span);
});
body.appendChild(text);
var row = document.createElement("div");
row.className = "yt-cc-row";
row.id = "yt-cc-row-" + i;
row.innerHTML =
THUMB + "<span>" + (c.likes || 0) + '</span><span class="yt-cc-reply">REPLY</span>';
body.appendChild(row);
card.appendChild(body);
col.appendChild(card);
});
/* position (measure after building) */
col.style.left = CONFIG.x + "px";
var rect = col.getBoundingClientRect();
col.style.top =
(CONFIG.y === null ? Math.round((1080 - rect.height) / 2) : CONFIG.y) + "px";
var tl = gsap.timeline({ paused: true });
/* comments enter sequentially: avatar pops, meta fades, text types, row fades */
var t = CONFIG.animationIn ? 0.3 : 0;
CONFIG.comments.forEach(function (c, i) {
var av = "#yt-cc-av-" + i,
meta = "#yt-cc-meta-" + i,
row = "#yt-cc-row-" + i;
var chars = document.querySelectorAll("#yt-cc-text-" + i + " .ch");
var delay = Math.min(CONFIG.typeCharDelay, 2.2 / Math.max(1, chars.length));
gsap.set(av, { opacity: 0, scale: 0.5 });
gsap.set(meta, { opacity: 0, y: 10 });
tl.to(av, { opacity: 1, scale: 1, duration: 0.45, ease: "back.out(1.6)" }, t);
tl.to(meta, { opacity: 1, y: 0, duration: 0.4, ease: "power2.out" }, t + 0.12);
t += 0.4;
tl.to(chars, { opacity: 1, duration: 0.02, stagger: delay, ease: "none" }, t);
t += chars.length * delay + 0.15;
tl.to(row, { opacity: 1, duration: 0.35, ease: "power2.out" }, t);
t += 0.5;
});
/* exit + hard kill (auto-scaled out) */
if (CONFIG.animationOut) {
tl.to(col, { opacity: 0, y: -18, duration: OUT, ease: "power2.in" }, DUR - OUT - 0.05);
}
tl.set(root, { visibility: "hidden" }, DUR - 0.02);
window.__timelines["yt-comment-card"] = tl;
})();
</script>
</body>
</html>
social comments creator overlay.