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That writes one file:compositions/yt-lcd-background.html.
Add it to your video
It runs for 10 seconds at 1920×1080. Paste this into your composition:index.html
<div
data-composition-id="yt-lcd-background"
data-composition-src="compositions/yt-lcd-background.html"
data-start="0"
data-duration="10"
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-lcd-background.html
yt-lcd-background.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-lcd-root {
/* ---- yt tokens: override in the host to re-skin the family ---- */
--yt-font: "Inter", -apple-system, sans-serif;
--yt-paper: #e9e9e6;
--yt-paper-dark: #1c1c1e;
--yt-ink: #1d1d1f;
--yt-ink-dark: #e8e8e4;
--yt-cyan: #35c8d9;
--yt-prism-r: #ff2a4d;
--yt-prism-b: #2a7fff;
--yt-scanline-alpha: 0.05;
--yt-scanline-gap: 3px;
--yt-grid-size: 28px;
--yt-grid-alpha: 0.06;
--yt-grain-alpha: 0.08;
position: relative;
width: 1920px;
height: 1080px;
overflow: hidden;
background: var(--yt-paper);
font-family: var(--yt-font);
}
#yt-lcd-root.yt-dark {
background: var(--yt-paper-dark);
}
/* the LCD surface: scanlines + optional pixel grid + static grain */
#yt-lcd-scan {
position: absolute;
inset: -20px;
background: repeating-linear-gradient(
0deg,
rgba(0, 0, 0, var(--yt-scanline-alpha)) 0 1px,
transparent 1px var(--yt-scanline-gap)
);
}
.yt-dark #yt-lcd-scan {
background: repeating-linear-gradient(
0deg,
rgba(255, 255, 255, calc(var(--yt-scanline-alpha) * 1.4)) 0 1px,
transparent 1px var(--yt-scanline-gap)
);
}
#yt-lcd-grid {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
background:
repeating-linear-gradient(
0deg,
rgba(0, 0, 0, var(--yt-grid-alpha)) 0 1px,
transparent 1px var(--yt-grid-size)
),
repeating-linear-gradient(
90deg,
rgba(0, 0, 0, var(--yt-grid-alpha)) 0 1px,
transparent 1px var(--yt-grid-size)
);
}
.yt-dark #yt-lcd-grid {
background:
repeating-linear-gradient(
0deg,
rgba(255, 255, 255, var(--yt-grid-alpha)) 0 1px,
transparent 1px var(--yt-grid-size)
),
repeating-linear-gradient(
90deg,
rgba(255, 255, 255, var(--yt-grid-alpha)) 0 1px,
transparent 1px var(--yt-grid-size)
);
}
#yt-lcd-grain {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
opacity: var(--yt-grain-alpha);
background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='160' height='160'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='2' seed='7' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='160' height='160' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.6'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
/* the display text: prism copies behind the main fill, optional bow */
#yt-lcd-bow {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: 26px;
}
.yt-lcd-line {
position: relative;
font-weight: 700;
line-height: 1;
letter-spacing: -0.02em;
white-space: nowrap;
}
.yt-lcd-copy {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
}
.yt-lcd-copy.r {
color: var(--yt-prism-r);
}
.yt-lcd-copy.b {
color: var(--yt-prism-b);
}
.yt-lcd-main {
position: relative;
}
#yt-lcd-sub {
font-weight: 500;
letter-spacing: 0.14em;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div
id="yt-lcd-root"
data-composition-id="yt-lcd-background"
data-start="0"
data-duration="10"
data-width="1920"
data-height="1080"
>
<div id="yt-lcd-scan" data-layout-allow-overflow></div>
<div id="yt-lcd-grid"></div>
<div id="yt-lcd-grain"></div>
<div id="yt-lcd-bow"></div>
<div
id="yt-lcd-drv"
class="clip"
data-start="0"
data-duration="10"
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) ---- */
var CONFIG = {
scheme: "light", // "light" | "dark" (light/dark toggle)
title: "yt-lcd",
subtitle: "background 01",
fontSize: 230,
subSize: 34,
color: null, // null = scheme ink (AA). Cyan "#35c8d9" is dark-scheme only: 1.66:1 on light paper fails AA
blur: 2.2, // resting text blur px (blur amount)
prism: { enabled: true, offset: 3 }, // chromatic fringe (chromatic fringe)
bow: { enabled: true, deg: 7 }, // perspective bow (safe CRT-bow variant)
grid: { enabled: true }, // pixel grid (pixel grid)
scanDrift: true, // slow scanline scroll for life
animationIn: true,
animationOut: true,
};
var DUR = 10;
/* the yt- family improvement: in/out durations auto-scale to block
length (animations adjust to the layer length) */
function clamp(v, lo, hi) {
return Math.min(hi, Math.max(lo, v));
}
var IN = clamp(DUR * 0.08, 0.3, 0.8);
var OUT = clamp(DUR * 0.06, 0.25, 0.6);
var root = document.getElementById("yt-lcd-root");
var bow = document.getElementById("yt-lcd-bow");
var grid = document.getElementById("yt-lcd-grid");
var scan = document.getElementById("yt-lcd-scan");
if (CONFIG.scheme === "dark") root.classList.add("yt-dark");
if (!CONFIG.grid.enabled) grid.style.display = "none";
var mainColor =
CONFIG.color || (CONFIG.scheme === "dark" ? "var(--yt-ink-dark)" : "var(--yt-ink)");
/* build a line: prism copies behind + main fill */
function buildLine(text, size, idBase, prismOn) {
var line = document.createElement("div");
line.className = "yt-lcd-line";
line.style.fontSize = size + "px";
["r", "b"].forEach(function (ch) {
if (!CONFIG.prism.enabled || !prismOn) return;
var c = document.createElement("div");
c.className = "yt-lcd-copy " + ch;
c.id = idBase + "-" + ch;
c.textContent = text;
line.appendChild(c);
});
var main = document.createElement("div");
main.className = "yt-lcd-main";
main.id = idBase + "-main";
main.textContent = text;
main.style.color = mainColor;
line.appendChild(main);
return line;
}
var titleLine = buildLine(CONFIG.title, CONFIG.fontSize, "yt-lcd-t", true);
bow.appendChild(titleLine);
if (CONFIG.subtitle) {
var sub = buildLine(
CONFIG.subtitle,
CONFIG.subSize,
"yt-lcd-s",
false,
); /* fringe is title-only */
sub.id = "yt-lcd-sub";
bow.appendChild(sub);
}
if (CONFIG.bow.enabled) {
bow.style.transform = "perspective(950px) rotateX(" + CONFIG.bow.deg + "deg)";
}
var O = CONFIG.prism.offset;
var tl = gsap.timeline({ paused: true });
/* entrance: board fades, text focuses in from heavy blur while the
prism fringe settles from wide to resting offset */
if (CONFIG.animationIn) {
tl.from(root, { opacity: 0, duration: IN, ease: "power2.out" }, 0);
gsap.set(bow, { opacity: 0, filter: "blur(16px)" });
tl.to(bow, { opacity: 1, duration: IN * 1.4, ease: "power2.out" }, IN * 0.4);
tl.to(
bow,
{ filter: "blur(" + CONFIG.blur + "px)", duration: IN * 2.2, ease: "power2.out" },
IN * 0.4,
);
if (CONFIG.prism.enabled) {
gsap.set(".yt-lcd-copy.r", { x: -O * 4, opacity: 0.5 });
gsap.set(".yt-lcd-copy.b", { x: O * 4, opacity: 0.5 });
tl.to(
".yt-lcd-copy.r",
{ x: -O, opacity: 0.85, duration: IN * 2.2, ease: "power2.out" },
IN * 0.4,
);
tl.to(
".yt-lcd-copy.b",
{ x: O, opacity: 0.85, duration: IN * 2.2, ease: "power2.out" },
IN * 0.4,
);
}
} else {
gsap.set(bow, { filter: "blur(" + CONFIG.blur + "px)" });
if (CONFIG.prism.enabled) {
gsap.set(".yt-lcd-copy.r", { x: -O, opacity: 0.85 });
gsap.set(".yt-lcd-copy.b", { x: O, opacity: 0.85 });
}
}
/* ambient: slow scanline drift + a breath of prism wobble */
if (CONFIG.scanDrift) {
tl.to(
scan,
{
y: 14,
duration: 3.1,
ease: "sine.inOut",
yoyo: true,
repeat: Math.max(1, Math.floor((DUR - 1) / 3.1) - 0),
},
0.5,
);
}
if (CONFIG.prism.enabled) {
tl.to(
".yt-lcd-copy.r",
{ x: -O - 1.2, duration: 2.4, ease: "sine.inOut", yoyo: true, repeat: 2 },
2.0,
);
tl.to(
".yt-lcd-copy.b",
{ x: O + 1.2, duration: 2.4, ease: "sine.inOut", yoyo: true, repeat: 2 },
2.0,
);
}
/* exit + hard kill */
if (CONFIG.animationOut) {
tl.to(root, { opacity: 0, duration: OUT, ease: "power2.in" }, DUR - OUT - 0.05);
}
tl.set(root, { visibility: "hidden" }, DUR - 0.02);
window.__timelines["yt-lcd-background"] = tl;
})();
</script>
</body>
</html>
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