reframe-video 0.6.10 → 0.6.12

package/dist/bin.js

@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ function compileScene(ir) {
     initialValues.set(key("camera", "y"), cam.y ?? ir.size.height / 2);
     initialValues.set(key("camera", "zoom"), cam.zoom ?? 1);
     initialValues.set(key("camera", "rotation"), cam.rotation ?? 0);
+    if (cam.perspective !== void 0) initialValues.set(key("camera", "perspective"), cam.perspective);
   }
   const segments = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
   const motionPaths = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
@@ -322,6 +323,7 @@ function compileScene(ir) {
   for (const list of segments.values()) list.sort((a, b) => a.t0 - b.t0);
   for (const list of motionPaths.values()) list.sort((a, b) => a.t0 - b.t0);
   const hasCamera = !cameraIsNode && (ir.camera !== void 0 || motionPaths.has("camera") || [...segments.keys()].some((k) => k.startsWith("camera.")));
+  const hasPerspective = !cameraIsNode && (ir.camera?.perspective !== void 0 || segments.has("camera.perspective"));
   return {
     ir,
     duration: ir.duration ?? inferredEnd,
@@ -332,7 +334,8 @@ function compileScene(ir) {
     nodeOrder,
     labelTimes,
     beatTimes,
-    hasCamera
+    hasCamera,
+    hasPerspective
   };
 }
 var key;
@@ -542,6 +545,8 @@ function validateScene(ir) {
         problems.push(`camera: "${key2}" is not a camera prop \u2014 valid props: ${CAMERA_PROPS.join(", ")}`);
       } else if (typeof value !== "number") {
         problems.push(`camera.${key2} must be a number`);
+      } else if (key2 === "perspective" && value <= 0) {
+        problems.push(`camera.perspective must be > 0 (focal distance in px) \u2014 drop it to disable perspective`);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -622,13 +627,13 @@ var init_validate = __esm({
       "difference"
     ]);
     IMAGE_FITS = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set(["fill", "cover"]);
-    COMMON_PROPS = ["x", "y", "opacity", "rotation", "scale", "scaleX", "scaleY", "skewX", "skewY", "anchor", "fixed", ...FX_PROPS];
-    CAMERA_PROPS = ["x", "y", "zoom", "rotation"];
+    COMMON_PROPS = ["x", "y", "opacity", "rotation", "scale", "scaleX", "scaleY", "skewX", "skewY", "z", "rotateX", "rotateY", "anchor", "fixed", ...FX_PROPS];
+    CAMERA_PROPS = ["x", "y", "zoom", "rotation", "perspective"];
     PROPS_BY_TYPE = {
       rect: [...COMMON_PROPS, "width", "height", "fill", "stroke", "strokeWidth", "radius"],
       ellipse: [...COMMON_PROPS, "width", "height", "fill", "stroke", "strokeWidth"],
       line: ["x1", "y1", "x2", "y2", "stroke", "strokeWidth", "opacity", "progress", ...FX_PROPS],
-      text: [...COMMON_PROPS, "content", "contentDecimals", "contentThousands", "fontFamily", "fontSize", "fontWeight", "fill", "letterSpacing"],
+      text: [...COMMON_PROPS, "content", "contentDecimals", "contentThousands", "prefix", "suffix", "fontFamily", "fontSize", "fontWeight", "fill", "letterSpacing"],
       image: [...COMMON_PROPS, "src", "width", "height", "fit"],
       video: [...COMMON_PROPS, "src", "width", "height", "fit", "start", "rate", "clipStart", "volume"],
       path: [...COMMON_PROPS, "d", "fill", "stroke", "strokeWidth", "progress", "originX", "originY"],
@@ -963,6 +968,13 @@ var init_effects = __esm({
   }
 });
 
+// ../core/src/layout.ts
+var init_layout = __esm({
+  "../core/src/layout.ts"() {
+    "use strict";
+  }
+});
+
 // ../core/src/montage.ts
 var init_montage = __esm({
   "../core/src/montage.ts"() {
@@ -1384,6 +1396,7 @@ var init_interpolate = __esm({
 });
 
 // ../core/src/evaluate.ts
+var DEG;
 var init_evaluate = __esm({
   "../core/src/evaluate.ts"() {
     "use strict";
@@ -1392,6 +1405,7 @@ var init_evaluate = __esm({
     init_gradient();
     init_interpolate();
     init_path();
+    DEG = Math.PI / 180;
   }
 });
 
@@ -1460,6 +1474,7 @@ var init_src = __esm({
     init_camera();
     init_gradient();
     init_effects();
+    init_layout();
     init_montage();
     init_presets();
     init_devicePreset();
@@ -2460,9 +2475,9 @@ __export(batch_exports, {
 import { mkdir as mkdir3, mkdtemp as mkdtemp4, readFile as readFile5, rm as rm4, writeFile as writeFile4 } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { tmpdir as tmpdir5 } from "node:os";
 import { join as join8, dirname as dirname5 } from "node:path";
-function overlayFromFlat(row, name) {
+function overlayFromFlat(row2, name) {
   const doc = { reframeOverlay: 1, name };
-  for (const [key2, raw] of Object.entries(row)) {
+  for (const [key2, raw] of Object.entries(row2)) {
     if (key2.startsWith("_")) continue;
     if (raw === null || raw === void 0 || raw === "") continue;
     const value = raw;
@@ -2523,13 +2538,13 @@ function parseCsv(text2) {
   const headers = split(lines[0]).map((h) => h.trim());
   return lines.slice(1).map((line) => {
     const cells = split(line);
-    const row = {};
+    const row2 = {};
     headers.forEach((h, i) => {
       const cell = (cells[i] ?? "").trim();
       const asNumber = Number(cell);
-      row[h] = cell !== "" && !Number.isNaN(asNumber) ? asNumber : cell;
+      row2[h] = cell !== "" && !Number.isNaN(asNumber) ? asNumber : cell;
     });
-    return row;
+    return row2;
   });
 }
 async function loadRows(path2) {
@@ -2547,11 +2562,11 @@ async function runBatch(scene2, rows, opts) {
     for (; ; ) {
       const index = next++;
       if (index >= rows.length) return;
-      const row = rows[index];
-      const name = sanitize(String(row._name ?? `row-${index}`));
+      const row2 = rows[index];
+      const name = sanitize(String(row2._name ?? `row-${index}`));
       let result;
       try {
-        const rowOverlay = overlayFromFlat(row, name);
+        const rowOverlay = overlayFromFlat(row2, name);
         const { ir, report } = composeScene(scene2, ...opts.baseOverlays, rowOverlay);
         const framesDir = await mkdtemp4(join8(tmpdir5(), `reframe-batch-${index}-`));
         const output = join8(opts.outDir, `${name}.mp4`);

package/dist/browserEntry.js

@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
       initialValues.set(key("camera", "y"), cam.y ?? ir.size.height / 2);
       initialValues.set(key("camera", "zoom"), cam.zoom ?? 1);
       initialValues.set(key("camera", "rotation"), cam.rotation ?? 0);
+      if (cam.perspective !== void 0) initialValues.set(key("camera", "perspective"), cam.perspective);
     }
     const segments = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
     const motionPaths = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@
     for (const list of segments.values()) list.sort((a, b) => a.t0 - b.t0);
     for (const list of motionPaths.values()) list.sort((a, b) => a.t0 - b.t0);
     const hasCamera = !cameraIsNode && (ir.camera !== void 0 || motionPaths.has("camera") || [...segments.keys()].some((k) => k.startsWith("camera.")));
+    const hasPerspective = !cameraIsNode && (ir.camera?.perspective !== void 0 || segments.has("camera.perspective"));
     return {
       ir,
       duration: ir.duration ?? inferredEnd,
@@ -329,18 +331,19 @@
       nodeOrder,
       labelTimes,
       beatTimes,
-      hasCamera
+      hasCamera,
+      hasPerspective
     };
   }
 
   // ../core/src/validate.ts
   var FX_PROPS = ["blur", "shadowColor", "shadowBlur", "shadowX", "shadowY", "blend"];
-  var COMMON_PROPS = ["x", "y", "opacity", "rotation", "scale", "scaleX", "scaleY", "skewX", "skewY", "anchor", "fixed", ...FX_PROPS];
+  var COMMON_PROPS = ["x", "y", "opacity", "rotation", "scale", "scaleX", "scaleY", "skewX", "skewY", "z", "rotateX", "rotateY", "anchor", "fixed", ...FX_PROPS];
   var PROPS_BY_TYPE = {
     rect: [...COMMON_PROPS, "width", "height", "fill", "stroke", "strokeWidth", "radius"],
     ellipse: [...COMMON_PROPS, "width", "height", "fill", "stroke", "strokeWidth"],
     line: ["x1", "y1", "x2", "y2", "stroke", "strokeWidth", "opacity", "progress", ...FX_PROPS],
-    text: [...COMMON_PROPS, "content", "contentDecimals", "contentThousands", "fontFamily", "fontSize", "fontWeight", "fill", "letterSpacing"],
+    text: [...COMMON_PROPS, "content", "contentDecimals", "contentThousands", "prefix", "suffix", "fontFamily", "fontSize", "fontWeight", "fill", "letterSpacing"],
     image: [...COMMON_PROPS, "src", "width", "height", "fit"],
     video: [...COMMON_PROPS, "src", "width", "height", "fit", "start", "rate", "clipStart", "volume"],
     path: [...COMMON_PROPS, "d", "fill", "stroke", "strokeWidth", "progress", "originX", "originY"],
@@ -570,6 +573,26 @@
       m[1] * n[4] + m[3] * n[5] + m[5]
     ];
   }
+  var DEG = Math.PI / 180;
+  var z0 = (x) => x === 0 ? 0 : x;
+  function projectDepth(m, z, vx, vy, d) {
+    if (z === 0) return m;
+    const p = d + z > 0 ? d / (d + z) : 1e-6;
+    return [
+      z0(m[0] * p),
+      z0(m[1] * p),
+      z0(m[2] * p),
+      z0(m[3] * p),
+      z0(vx + (m[4] - vx) * p),
+      z0(vy + (m[5] - vy) * p)
+    ];
+  }
+  function tiltSkew(m, rotXdeg, rotYdeg, hw, hh, d) {
+    const ky = Math.sin(rotYdeg * DEG) * hw / d;
+    const kx = Math.sin(rotXdeg * DEG) * hh / d;
+    if (ky === 0 && kx === 0) return m;
+    return multiply(m, [1, kx, ky, 1, 0, 0]);
+  }
   function localMatrix(x, y, rotationDeg, scale, scaleX = 1, scaleY = 1, skewXDeg = 0, skewYDeg = 0) {
     const r = rotationDeg * Math.PI / 180;
     if (scaleX === 1 && scaleY === 1 && skewXDeg === 0 && skewYDeg === 0) {
@@ -693,7 +716,11 @@
       if (p.blend !== void 0 && p.blend !== "normal") fx.blend = p.blend;
       return fx;
     };
-    const walk = (node, parent, parentOpacity, clips) => {
+    const persp = compiled2.hasPerspective;
+    const dPersp = persp ? num("camera", "perspective", 0) : 0;
+    const vx = persp ? compiled2.ir.size.width / 2 : 0;
+    const vy = persp ? compiled2.ir.size.height / 2 : 0;
+    const walk = (node, parent, parentOpacity, clips, zAcc, project) => {
       const id = node.id;
       const clipSpread = clips.length > 0 ? { clips } : void 0;
       const fx = effectFx(id, node.props);
@@ -706,7 +733,8 @@
         ops.push({
           type: "line",
           id,
-          transform: parent,
+          // a line carries no z/rotate of its own — it just inherits the subtree's depth
+          transform: project ? projectDepth(parent, zAcc, vx, vy, dPersp) : parent,
           opacity: opacity2,
           x1,
           y1,
@@ -721,6 +749,18 @@
       }
       const opacity = parentOpacity * num(id, "opacity", node.props.opacity ?? 1);
       if (opacity <= 0) return;
+      let effScaleX = num(id, "scaleX", node.props.scaleX ?? 1);
+      let effScaleY = num(id, "scaleY", node.props.scaleY ?? 1);
+      let depth = zAcc;
+      let rotX = 0;
+      let rotY = 0;
+      if (project) {
+        rotX = num(id, "rotateX", node.props.rotateX ?? 0);
+        rotY = num(id, "rotateY", node.props.rotateY ?? 0);
+        depth = zAcc + num(id, "z", node.props.z ?? 0);
+        if (rotY !== 0) effScaleX *= Math.abs(Math.cos(rotY * DEG));
+        if (rotX !== 0) effScaleY *= Math.abs(Math.cos(rotX * DEG));
+      }
       const matrix = multiply(
         parent,
         localMatrix(
@@ -728,25 +768,31 @@
           num(id, "y", node.props.y),
           num(id, "rotation", node.props.rotation ?? 0),
           num(id, "scale", node.props.scale ?? 1),
-          num(id, "scaleX", node.props.scaleX ?? 1),
-          num(id, "scaleY", node.props.scaleY ?? 1),
+          effScaleX,
+          effScaleY,
           num(id, "skewX", node.props.skewX ?? 0),
           num(id, "skewY", node.props.skewY ?? 0)
         )
       );
+      const projDraw = (m, hw, hh) => {
+        if (!project) return m;
+        const tilted = rotX !== 0 || rotY !== 0 ? tiltSkew(m, rotX, rotY, hw, hh, dPersp) : m;
+        return projectDepth(tilted, depth, vx, vy, dPersp);
+      };
       switch (node.type) {
         case "group": {
-          const childClips = node.props.clip ? [...clips, { transform: matrix, shape: node.props.clip }] : clips;
+          const clipTf = projDraw(matrix, 0, 0);
+          const childClips = node.props.clip ? [...clips, { transform: clipTf, shape: node.props.clip }] : clips;
           const hasFx = fx.blur !== void 0 || fx.shadowColor !== void 0 || fx.blend !== void 0;
           if (hasFx) ops.push({ type: "group-fx-push", id, transform: matrix, opacity, ...fx, ...clipSpread });
           if (node.props.matte && node.children.length >= 2) {
             ops.push({ type: "matte-push", id, transform: matrix, opacity, mode: node.props.matte, ...clipSpread });
-            walk(node.children[0], matrix, opacity, childClips);
+            walk(node.children[0], matrix, opacity, childClips, depth, project);
             ops.push({ type: "matte-sep", id, transform: matrix, opacity });
-            for (let i = 1; i < node.children.length; i++) walk(node.children[i], matrix, opacity, childClips);
+            for (let i = 1; i < node.children.length; i++) walk(node.children[i], matrix, opacity, childClips, depth, project);
             ops.push({ type: "matte-pop", id, transform: matrix, opacity });
           } else {
-            for (const child of node.children) walk(child, matrix, opacity, childClips);
+            for (const child of node.children) walk(child, matrix, opacity, childClips, depth, project);
           }
           if (hasFx) ops.push({ type: "group-fx-pop", id, transform: matrix, opacity });
           return;
@@ -764,7 +810,7 @@
           ops.push({
             type: node.type,
             id,
-            transform: matrix,
+            transform: projDraw(matrix, width / 2, height / 2),
             opacity,
             width,
             height,
@@ -785,7 +831,7 @@
           ops.push({
             type: "image",
             id,
-            transform: matrix,
+            transform: projDraw(matrix, width / 2, height / 2),
             opacity,
             src: str(id, "src", node.props.src),
             width,
@@ -811,7 +857,7 @@
           ops.push({
             type: "video",
             id,
-            transform: matrix,
+            transform: projDraw(matrix, width / 2, height / 2),
             opacity,
             src: str(id, "src", node.props.src),
             width,
@@ -837,7 +883,8 @@
           ops.push({
             type: "path",
             id,
-            transform: ox === 0 && oy === 0 ? matrix : multiply(matrix, [1, 0, 0, 1, -ox, -oy]),
+            // origin-shift in local space, then project (no per-op extent → cos + VP only)
+            transform: projDraw(ox === 0 && oy === 0 ? matrix : multiply(matrix, [1, 0, 0, 1, -ox, -oy]), 0, 0),
             opacity,
             d: dStr,
             progress: Math.max(0, Math.min(1, num(id, "progress", node.props.progress ?? 1))),
@@ -856,12 +903,14 @@
             0,
             Math.round(num(id, "contentDecimals", node.props.contentDecimals ?? 0))
           );
+          const body = typeof raw === "number" ? formatNumber(raw, decimals, node.props.contentThousands === true) : raw;
           ops.push({
             type: "text",
             id,
-            transform: matrix,
+            transform: projDraw(matrix, 0, 0),
             opacity,
-            content: typeof raw === "number" ? formatNumber(raw, decimals, node.props.contentThousands === true) : raw,
+            // static affixes wrap the (possibly counting-up) body; absent ⇒ body unchanged
+            content: (node.props.prefix ?? "") + body + (node.props.suffix ?? ""),
             fontFamily: str(id, "fontFamily", node.props.fontFamily),
             fontSize: num(id, "fontSize", node.props.fontSize),
             fontWeight: num(id, "fontWeight", node.props.fontWeight ?? 400),
@@ -887,7 +936,8 @@
     ) : IDENTITY;
     for (const node of compiled2.ir.nodes) {
       const root = compiled2.hasCamera && node.props.fixed ? IDENTITY : cameraRoot;
-      walk(node, root, 1, []);
+      const project = persp && !(node.props.fixed && compiled2.hasCamera);
+      walk(node, root, 1, [], 0, project);
     }
     return ops;
   }

package/dist/cli.js

@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ function compileScene(ir) {
     initialValues.set(key("camera", "y"), cam.y ?? ir.size.height / 2);
     initialValues.set(key("camera", "zoom"), cam.zoom ?? 1);
     initialValues.set(key("camera", "rotation"), cam.rotation ?? 0);
+    if (cam.perspective !== void 0) initialValues.set(key("camera", "perspective"), cam.perspective);
   }
   const segments = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
   const motionPaths = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
@@ -309,6 +310,7 @@ function compileScene(ir) {
   for (const list of segments.values()) list.sort((a, b) => a.t0 - b.t0);
   for (const list of motionPaths.values()) list.sort((a, b) => a.t0 - b.t0);
   const hasCamera = !cameraIsNode && (ir.camera !== void 0 || motionPaths.has("camera") || [...segments.keys()].some((k) => k.startsWith("camera.")));
+  const hasPerspective = !cameraIsNode && (ir.camera?.perspective !== void 0 || segments.has("camera.perspective"));
   return {
     ir,
     duration: ir.duration ?? inferredEnd,
@@ -319,7 +321,8 @@ function compileScene(ir) {
     nodeOrder,
     labelTimes,
     beatTimes,
-    hasCamera
+    hasCamera,
+    hasPerspective
   };
 }
 
@@ -339,13 +342,13 @@ var BLEND_MODES = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set([
   "difference"
 ]);
 var IMAGE_FITS = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set(["fill", "cover"]);
-var COMMON_PROPS = ["x", "y", "opacity", "rotation", "scale", "scaleX", "scaleY", "skewX", "skewY", "anchor", "fixed", ...FX_PROPS];
-var CAMERA_PROPS = ["x", "y", "zoom", "rotation"];
+var COMMON_PROPS = ["x", "y", "opacity", "rotation", "scale", "scaleX", "scaleY", "skewX", "skewY", "z", "rotateX", "rotateY", "anchor", "fixed", ...FX_PROPS];
+var CAMERA_PROPS = ["x", "y", "zoom", "rotation", "perspective"];
 var PROPS_BY_TYPE = {
   rect: [...COMMON_PROPS, "width", "height", "fill", "stroke", "strokeWidth", "radius"],
   ellipse: [...COMMON_PROPS, "width", "height", "fill", "stroke", "strokeWidth"],
   line: ["x1", "y1", "x2", "y2", "stroke", "strokeWidth", "opacity", "progress", ...FX_PROPS],
-  text: [...COMMON_PROPS, "content", "contentDecimals", "contentThousands", "fontFamily", "fontSize", "fontWeight", "fill", "letterSpacing"],
+  text: [...COMMON_PROPS, "content", "contentDecimals", "contentThousands", "prefix", "suffix", "fontFamily", "fontSize", "fontWeight", "fill", "letterSpacing"],
   image: [...COMMON_PROPS, "src", "width", "height", "fit"],
   video: [...COMMON_PROPS, "src", "width", "height", "fit", "start", "rate", "clipStart", "volume"],
   path: [...COMMON_PROPS, "d", "fill", "stroke", "strokeWidth", "progress", "originX", "originY"],
@@ -556,6 +559,8 @@ function validateScene(ir) {
         problems.push(`camera: "${key2}" is not a camera prop \u2014 valid props: ${CAMERA_PROPS.join(", ")}`);
       } else if (typeof value !== "number") {
         problems.push(`camera.${key2} must be a number`);
+      } else if (key2 === "perspective" && value <= 0) {
+        problems.push(`camera.perspective must be > 0 (focal distance in px) \u2014 drop it to disable perspective`);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -1083,6 +1088,9 @@ var EASE_TABLE = {
 };
 var EASE_NAMES = Object.keys(EASE_TABLE);
 
+// ../core/src/evaluate.ts
+var DEG = Math.PI / 180;
+
 // ../core/src/assets.ts
 function collectSrcs(ir, type) {
   const srcs = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set();

package/dist/index.js

@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ function compileScene(ir) {
     initialValues.set(key("camera", "y"), cam.y ?? ir.size.height / 2);
     initialValues.set(key("camera", "zoom"), cam.zoom ?? 1);
     initialValues.set(key("camera", "rotation"), cam.rotation ?? 0);
+    if (cam.perspective !== void 0) initialValues.set(key("camera", "perspective"), cam.perspective);
   }
   const segments = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
   const motionPaths = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ function compileScene(ir) {
   for (const list of segments.values()) list.sort((a, b) => a.t0 - b.t0);
   for (const list of motionPaths.values()) list.sort((a, b) => a.t0 - b.t0);
   const hasCamera = !cameraIsNode && (ir.camera !== void 0 || motionPaths.has("camera") || [...segments.keys()].some((k) => k.startsWith("camera.")));
+  const hasPerspective = !cameraIsNode && (ir.camera?.perspective !== void 0 || segments.has("camera.perspective"));
   return {
     ir,
     duration: ir.duration ?? inferredEnd,
@@ -329,7 +331,8 @@ function compileScene(ir) {
     nodeOrder,
     labelTimes,
     beatTimes,
-    hasCamera
+    hasCamera,
+    hasPerspective
   };
 }
 
@@ -349,13 +352,13 @@ var BLEND_MODES = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set([
   "difference"
 ]);
 var IMAGE_FITS = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set(["fill", "cover"]);
-var COMMON_PROPS = ["x", "y", "opacity", "rotation", "scale", "scaleX", "scaleY", "skewX", "skewY", "anchor", "fixed", ...FX_PROPS];
-var CAMERA_PROPS = ["x", "y", "zoom", "rotation"];
+var COMMON_PROPS = ["x", "y", "opacity", "rotation", "scale", "scaleX", "scaleY", "skewX", "skewY", "z", "rotateX", "rotateY", "anchor", "fixed", ...FX_PROPS];
+var CAMERA_PROPS = ["x", "y", "zoom", "rotation", "perspective"];
 var PROPS_BY_TYPE = {
   rect: [...COMMON_PROPS, "width", "height", "fill", "stroke", "strokeWidth", "radius"],
   ellipse: [...COMMON_PROPS, "width", "height", "fill", "stroke", "strokeWidth"],
   line: ["x1", "y1", "x2", "y2", "stroke", "strokeWidth", "opacity", "progress", ...FX_PROPS],
-  text: [...COMMON_PROPS, "content", "contentDecimals", "contentThousands", "fontFamily", "fontSize", "fontWeight", "fill", "letterSpacing"],
+  text: [...COMMON_PROPS, "content", "contentDecimals", "contentThousands", "prefix", "suffix", "fontFamily", "fontSize", "fontWeight", "fill", "letterSpacing"],
   image: [...COMMON_PROPS, "src", "width", "height", "fit"],
   video: [...COMMON_PROPS, "src", "width", "height", "fit", "start", "rate", "clipStart", "volume"],
   path: [...COMMON_PROPS, "d", "fill", "stroke", "strokeWidth", "progress", "originX", "originY"],
@@ -566,6 +569,8 @@ function validateScene(ir) {
         problems.push(`camera: "${key2}" is not a camera prop \u2014 valid props: ${CAMERA_PROPS.join(", ")}`);
       } else if (typeof value !== "number") {
         problems.push(`camera.${key2} must be a number`);
+      } else if (key2 === "perspective" && value <= 0) {
+        problems.push(`camera.perspective must be > 0 (focal distance in px) \u2014 drop it to disable perspective`);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -969,7 +974,7 @@ function formatComposeReport(report) {
 
 // ../core/src/camera.ts
 var CAMERA_ID = "camera";
-var CAMERA_PROPS2 = ["x", "y", "zoom", "rotation"];
+var CAMERA_PROPS2 = ["x", "y", "zoom", "rotation", "perspective"];
 function cameraMatrix(cam, size) {
   const W = size.width;
   const H = size.height;
@@ -1027,6 +1032,38 @@ function dropShadow(color, blur = 24, x = 0, y = 12) {
   return { shadowColor: color, shadowBlur: blur, shadowX: x, shadowY: y };
 }
 
+// ../core/src/layout.ts
+function row(count, opts = {}) {
+  if (count <= 0) return [];
+  const center = opts.center ?? 0;
+  if (count === 1) return [center];
+  if (opts.span !== void 0) {
+    const start2 = center - opts.span / 2;
+    const pitch2 = opts.span / (count - 1);
+    return Array.from({ length: count }, (_, i) => start2 + i * pitch2);
+  }
+  const iw = opts.itemWidth ?? 0;
+  const gap = opts.gap ?? 0;
+  const pitch = iw + gap;
+  const total = count * iw + (count - 1) * gap;
+  const start = center - total / 2 + iw / 2;
+  return Array.from({ length: count }, (_, i) => start + i * pitch);
+}
+var column = row;
+function grid(rows, cols, opts = {}) {
+  const axis = (center, gap, item, span) => ({
+    center,
+    ...gap !== void 0 ? { gap } : {},
+    ...item !== void 0 ? { itemWidth: item } : {},
+    ...span !== void 0 ? { span } : {}
+  });
+  const xs = row(cols, axis(opts.center?.x ?? 0, opts.gapX, opts.cellW, opts.spanX));
+  const ys = row(rows, axis(opts.center?.y ?? 0, opts.gapY, opts.cellH, opts.spanY));
+  const out = [];
+  for (let r = 0; r < rows; r++) for (let c = 0; c < cols; c++) out.push({ x: xs[c], y: ys[r] });
+  return out;
+}
+
 // ../core/src/montage.ts
 var VIDEO_EXT = /\.(mp4|mov|webm|m4v|mkv)$/i;
 var isVideoSrc = (src) => VIDEO_EXT.test(src);
@@ -2978,6 +3015,26 @@ function multiply(m, n3) {
     m[1] * n3[4] + m[3] * n3[5] + m[5]
   ];
 }
+var DEG = Math.PI / 180;
+var z0 = (x) => x === 0 ? 0 : x;
+function projectDepth(m, z, vx, vy, d) {
+  if (z === 0) return m;
+  const p = d + z > 0 ? d / (d + z) : 1e-6;
+  return [
+    z0(m[0] * p),
+    z0(m[1] * p),
+    z0(m[2] * p),
+    z0(m[3] * p),
+    z0(vx + (m[4] - vx) * p),
+    z0(vy + (m[5] - vy) * p)
+  ];
+}
+function tiltSkew(m, rotXdeg, rotYdeg, hw, hh, d) {
+  const ky = Math.sin(rotYdeg * DEG) * hw / d;
+  const kx = Math.sin(rotXdeg * DEG) * hh / d;
+  if (ky === 0 && kx === 0) return m;
+  return multiply(m, [1, kx, ky, 1, 0, 0]);
+}
 function localMatrix(x, y, rotationDeg, scale, scaleX = 1, scaleY = 1, skewXDeg = 0, skewYDeg = 0) {
   const r = rotationDeg * Math.PI / 180;
   if (scaleX === 1 && scaleY === 1 && skewXDeg === 0 && skewYDeg === 0) {
@@ -3133,7 +3190,11 @@ function evaluate(compiled, t) {
     if (p.blend !== void 0 && p.blend !== "normal") fx.blend = p.blend;
     return fx;
   };
-  const walk = (node, parent, parentOpacity, clips) => {
+  const persp = compiled.hasPerspective;
+  const dPersp = persp ? num("camera", "perspective", 0) : 0;
+  const vx = persp ? compiled.ir.size.width / 2 : 0;
+  const vy = persp ? compiled.ir.size.height / 2 : 0;
+  const walk = (node, parent, parentOpacity, clips, zAcc, project) => {
     const id = node.id;
     const clipSpread = clips.length > 0 ? { clips } : void 0;
     const fx = effectFx(id, node.props);
@@ -3146,7 +3207,8 @@ function evaluate(compiled, t) {
       ops.push({
         type: "line",
         id,
-        transform: parent,
+        // a line carries no z/rotate of its own — it just inherits the subtree's depth
+        transform: project ? projectDepth(parent, zAcc, vx, vy, dPersp) : parent,
         opacity: opacity2,
         x1,
         y1,
@@ -3161,6 +3223,18 @@ function evaluate(compiled, t) {
     }
     const opacity = parentOpacity * num(id, "opacity", node.props.opacity ?? 1);
     if (opacity <= 0) return;
+    let effScaleX = num(id, "scaleX", node.props.scaleX ?? 1);
+    let effScaleY = num(id, "scaleY", node.props.scaleY ?? 1);
+    let depth = zAcc;
+    let rotX = 0;
+    let rotY = 0;
+    if (project) {
+      rotX = num(id, "rotateX", node.props.rotateX ?? 0);
+      rotY = num(id, "rotateY", node.props.rotateY ?? 0);
+      depth = zAcc + num(id, "z", node.props.z ?? 0);
+      if (rotY !== 0) effScaleX *= Math.abs(Math.cos(rotY * DEG));
+      if (rotX !== 0) effScaleY *= Math.abs(Math.cos(rotX * DEG));
+    }
     const matrix = multiply(
       parent,
       localMatrix(
@@ -3168,25 +3242,31 @@ function evaluate(compiled, t) {
         num(id, "y", node.props.y),
         num(id, "rotation", node.props.rotation ?? 0),
         num(id, "scale", node.props.scale ?? 1),
-        num(id, "scaleX", node.props.scaleX ?? 1),
-        num(id, "scaleY", node.props.scaleY ?? 1),
+        effScaleX,
+        effScaleY,
         num(id, "skewX", node.props.skewX ?? 0),
         num(id, "skewY", node.props.skewY ?? 0)
       )
     );
+    const projDraw = (m, hw, hh) => {
+      if (!project) return m;
+      const tilted = rotX !== 0 || rotY !== 0 ? tiltSkew(m, rotX, rotY, hw, hh, dPersp) : m;
+      return projectDepth(tilted, depth, vx, vy, dPersp);
+    };
     switch (node.type) {
       case "group": {
-        const childClips = node.props.clip ? [...clips, { transform: matrix, shape: node.props.clip }] : clips;
+        const clipTf = projDraw(matrix, 0, 0);
+        const childClips = node.props.clip ? [...clips, { transform: clipTf, shape: node.props.clip }] : clips;
         const hasFx = fx.blur !== void 0 || fx.shadowColor !== void 0 || fx.blend !== void 0;
         if (hasFx) ops.push({ type: "group-fx-push", id, transform: matrix, opacity, ...fx, ...clipSpread });
         if (node.props.matte && node.children.length >= 2) {
           ops.push({ type: "matte-push", id, transform: matrix, opacity, mode: node.props.matte, ...clipSpread });
-          walk(node.children[0], matrix, opacity, childClips);
+          walk(node.children[0], matrix, opacity, childClips, depth, project);
           ops.push({ type: "matte-sep", id, transform: matrix, opacity });
-          for (let i = 1; i < node.children.length; i++) walk(node.children[i], matrix, opacity, childClips);
+          for (let i = 1; i < node.children.length; i++) walk(node.children[i], matrix, opacity, childClips, depth, project);
           ops.push({ type: "matte-pop", id, transform: matrix, opacity });
         } else {
-          for (const child of node.children) walk(child, matrix, opacity, childClips);
+          for (const child of node.children) walk(child, matrix, opacity, childClips, depth, project);
         }
         if (hasFx) ops.push({ type: "group-fx-pop", id, transform: matrix, opacity });
         return;
@@ -3204,7 +3284,7 @@ function evaluate(compiled, t) {
         ops.push({
           type: node.type,
           id,
-          transform: matrix,
+          transform: projDraw(matrix, width / 2, height / 2),
           opacity,
           width,
           height,
@@ -3225,7 +3305,7 @@ function evaluate(compiled, t) {
         ops.push({
           type: "image",
           id,
-          transform: matrix,
+          transform: projDraw(matrix, width / 2, height / 2),
           opacity,
           src: str(id, "src", node.props.src),
           width,
@@ -3251,7 +3331,7 @@ function evaluate(compiled, t) {
         ops.push({
           type: "video",
           id,
-          transform: matrix,
+          transform: projDraw(matrix, width / 2, height / 2),
           opacity,
           src: str(id, "src", node.props.src),
           width,
@@ -3277,7 +3357,8 @@ function evaluate(compiled, t) {
         ops.push({
           type: "path",
           id,
-          transform: ox === 0 && oy === 0 ? matrix : multiply(matrix, [1, 0, 0, 1, -ox, -oy]),
+          // origin-shift in local space, then project (no per-op extent → cos + VP only)
+          transform: projDraw(ox === 0 && oy === 0 ? matrix : multiply(matrix, [1, 0, 0, 1, -ox, -oy]), 0, 0),
           opacity,
           d: dStr,
           progress: Math.max(0, Math.min(1, num(id, "progress", node.props.progress ?? 1))),
@@ -3296,12 +3377,14 @@ function evaluate(compiled, t) {
           0,
           Math.round(num(id, "contentDecimals", node.props.contentDecimals ?? 0))
         );
+        const body = typeof raw === "number" ? formatNumber(raw, decimals, node.props.contentThousands === true) : raw;
         ops.push({
           type: "text",
           id,
-          transform: matrix,
+          transform: projDraw(matrix, 0, 0),
           opacity,
-          content: typeof raw === "number" ? formatNumber(raw, decimals, node.props.contentThousands === true) : raw,
+          // static affixes wrap the (possibly counting-up) body; absent ⇒ body unchanged
+          content: (node.props.prefix ?? "") + body + (node.props.suffix ?? ""),
           fontFamily: str(id, "fontFamily", node.props.fontFamily),
           fontSize: num(id, "fontSize", node.props.fontSize),
           fontWeight: num(id, "fontWeight", node.props.fontWeight ?? 400),
@@ -3327,7 +3410,8 @@ function evaluate(compiled, t) {
   ) : IDENTITY;
   for (const node of compiled.ir.nodes) {
     const root = compiled.hasCamera && node.props.fixed ? IDENTITY : cameraRoot;
-    walk(node, root, 1, []);
+    const project = persp && !(node.props.fixed && compiled.hasCamera);
+    walk(node, root, 1, [], 0, project);
   }
   return ops;
 }
@@ -3436,6 +3520,7 @@ export {
   characterPreset,
   collectImageSrcs,
   collectVideoSrcs,
+  column,
   compileComposition,
   compileScene,
   composeScene,
@@ -3457,6 +3542,7 @@ export {
   figure,
   formatComposeReport,
   glow,
+  grid,
   group,
   humanoid,
   ikReach,
@@ -3486,6 +3572,7 @@ export {
   resolveEase,
   rig,
   rigPose,
+  row,
   sampleBehavior,
   sampleProp,
   scene,

package/dist/labels.js

@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ function compileScene(ir) {
     initialValues.set(key("camera", "y"), cam.y ?? ir.size.height / 2);
     initialValues.set(key("camera", "zoom"), cam.zoom ?? 1);
     initialValues.set(key("camera", "rotation"), cam.rotation ?? 0);
+    if (cam.perspective !== void 0) initialValues.set(key("camera", "perspective"), cam.perspective);
   }
   const segments = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
   const motionPaths = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@ function compileScene(ir) {
   for (const list of segments.values()) list.sort((a, b) => a.t0 - b.t0);
   for (const list of motionPaths.values()) list.sort((a, b) => a.t0 - b.t0);
   const hasCamera = !cameraIsNode && (ir.camera !== void 0 || motionPaths.has("camera") || [...segments.keys()].some((k) => k.startsWith("camera.")));
+  const hasPerspective = !cameraIsNode && (ir.camera?.perspective !== void 0 || segments.has("camera.perspective"));
   return {
     ir,
     duration: ir.duration ?? inferredEnd,
@@ -313,7 +315,8 @@ function compileScene(ir) {
     nodeOrder,
     labelTimes,
     beatTimes,
-    hasCamera
+    hasCamera,
+    hasPerspective
   };
 }
 
@@ -333,13 +336,13 @@ var BLEND_MODES = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set([
   "difference"
 ]);
 var IMAGE_FITS = /* @__PURE__ */ new Set(["fill", "cover"]);
-var COMMON_PROPS = ["x", "y", "opacity", "rotation", "scale", "scaleX", "scaleY", "skewX", "skewY", "anchor", "fixed", ...FX_PROPS];
-var CAMERA_PROPS = ["x", "y", "zoom", "rotation"];
+var COMMON_PROPS = ["x", "y", "opacity", "rotation", "scale", "scaleX", "scaleY", "skewX", "skewY", "z", "rotateX", "rotateY", "anchor", "fixed", ...FX_PROPS];
+var CAMERA_PROPS = ["x", "y", "zoom", "rotation", "perspective"];
 var PROPS_BY_TYPE = {
   rect: [...COMMON_PROPS, "width", "height", "fill", "stroke", "strokeWidth", "radius"],
   ellipse: [...COMMON_PROPS, "width", "height", "fill", "stroke", "strokeWidth"],
   line: ["x1", "y1", "x2", "y2", "stroke", "strokeWidth", "opacity", "progress", ...FX_PROPS],
-  text: [...COMMON_PROPS, "content", "contentDecimals", "contentThousands", "fontFamily", "fontSize", "fontWeight", "fill", "letterSpacing"],
+  text: [...COMMON_PROPS, "content", "contentDecimals", "contentThousands", "prefix", "suffix", "fontFamily", "fontSize", "fontWeight", "fill", "letterSpacing"],
   image: [...COMMON_PROPS, "src", "width", "height", "fit"],
   video: [...COMMON_PROPS, "src", "width", "height", "fit", "start", "rate", "clipStart", "volume"],
   path: [...COMMON_PROPS, "d", "fill", "stroke", "strokeWidth", "progress", "originX", "originY"],
@@ -550,6 +553,8 @@ function validateScene(ir) {
         problems.push(`camera: "${key2}" is not a camera prop \u2014 valid props: ${CAMERA_PROPS.join(", ")}`);
       } else if (typeof value !== "number") {
         problems.push(`camera.${key2} must be a number`);
+      } else if (key2 === "perspective" && value <= 0) {
+        problems.push(`camera.perspective must be > 0 (focal distance in px) \u2014 drop it to disable perspective`);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -630,6 +635,9 @@ var EASE_TABLE = {
 };
 var EASE_NAMES = Object.keys(EASE_TABLE);
 
+// ../core/src/evaluate.ts
+var DEG = Math.PI / 180;
+
 // ../render-cli/src/loadScene.ts
 import { build } from "esbuild";
 import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";

package/dist/trace-cli.js

@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 
 // ../core/src/validate.ts
 var FX_PROPS = ["blur", "shadowColor", "shadowBlur", "shadowX", "shadowY", "blend"];
-var COMMON_PROPS = ["x", "y", "opacity", "rotation", "scale", "scaleX", "scaleY", "skewX", "skewY", "anchor", "fixed", ...FX_PROPS];
+var COMMON_PROPS = ["x", "y", "opacity", "rotation", "scale", "scaleX", "scaleY", "skewX", "skewY", "z", "rotateX", "rotateY", "anchor", "fixed", ...FX_PROPS];
 var PROPS_BY_TYPE = {
   rect: [...COMMON_PROPS, "width", "height", "fill", "stroke", "strokeWidth", "radius"],
   ellipse: [...COMMON_PROPS, "width", "height", "fill", "stroke", "strokeWidth"],
   line: ["x1", "y1", "x2", "y2", "stroke", "strokeWidth", "opacity", "progress", ...FX_PROPS],
-  text: [...COMMON_PROPS, "content", "contentDecimals", "contentThousands", "fontFamily", "fontSize", "fontWeight", "fill", "letterSpacing"],
+  text: [...COMMON_PROPS, "content", "contentDecimals", "contentThousands", "prefix", "suffix", "fontFamily", "fontSize", "fontWeight", "fill", "letterSpacing"],
   image: [...COMMON_PROPS, "src", "width", "height", "fit"],
   video: [...COMMON_PROPS, "src", "width", "height", "fit", "start", "rate", "clipStart", "volume"],
   path: [...COMMON_PROPS, "d", "fill", "stroke", "strokeWidth", "progress", "originX", "originY"],
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ var EASE_TABLE = {
 };
 var EASE_NAMES = Object.keys(EASE_TABLE);
 
+// ../core/src/evaluate.ts
+var DEG = Math.PI / 180;
+
 // ../core/src/motion.ts
 var EASE_BY_CLASS = {
   accelerating: "easeInCubic",
@@ -522,7 +525,7 @@ var INPLACE_RATIO = 0.3;
 var mean2 = (xs) => xs.length ? xs.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / xs.length : 0;
 function backgroundLevel(diff) {
   const flat = [];
-  for (const row of diff) for (const v of row) flat.push(v);
+  for (const row2 of diff) for (const v of row2) flat.push(v);
   if (flat.length === 0) return 0;
   flat.sort((a, b) => a - b);
   return flat[Math.floor(flat.length / 2)];

package/dist/types/camera.d.ts

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import type { CameraIR, Ease, Size, TimelineIR } from "./ir.js";
 import type { Mat2D } from "./evaluate.js";
 /** Reserved timeline/behavior target id for the camera. */
 export declare const CAMERA_ID = "camera";
-/** The animatable camera props (look-at point + zoom + rotation). */
-export declare const CAMERA_PROPS: readonly ["x", "y", "zoom", "rotation"];
+/** The animatable camera props (look-at point + zoom + rotation + perspective). */
+export declare const CAMERA_PROPS: readonly ["x", "y", "zoom", "rotation", "perspective"];
 /**
  * The camera's affine matrix: `T(W/2,H/2) · R(rotation) · S(zoom) · T(-x,-y)`,
  * i.e. center the focal point, then zoom/rotate about the frame centre. Defaults

package/dist/types/compile.d.ts

@@ -51,5 +51,7 @@ export interface CompiledScene {
     beatTimes: Map<string, LabelSpan>;
     /** True iff the scene declares or animates a `camera` (gates the camera matrix). */
     hasCamera: boolean;
+    /** True iff the scene sets/animates `camera.perspective` (gates depth projection). */
+    hasPerspective: boolean;
 }
 export declare function compileScene(ir: SceneIR): CompiledScene;

package/dist/types/index.d.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export { pathPoint, pathTangentAngle, type Pt } from "./path.js";
 export { cameraTo, cameraMatrix, CAMERA_ID, CAMERA_PROPS } from "./camera.js";
 export { linearGradient, radialGradient, conicGradient, isGradient } from "./gradient.js";
 export { glow, dropShadow } from "./effects.js";
+export { row, column, grid, type RowOpts, type GridOpts } from "./layout.js";
 export { photoMontage, videoMontage, type MontageImage, type MontageOpts, type MontageResult, type KenBurns } from "./montage.js";
 export { motionPreset, PRESET_NAMES, type PresetName, type PresetRig, type PresetOpts } from "./presets.js";
 export { devicePreset, deviceScreen, deviceScreenCenter, deviceBounds, deviceScreenPoint, DEVICE_PRESET_NAMES, type DevicePresetName, type DevicePresetOpts } from "./devicePreset.js";

package/dist/types/ir.d.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,20 @@ export interface BaseProps {
     /** Shear angles in degrees (default 0) — a 2.5D lean. No true perspective. */
     skewX?: number;
     skewY?: number;
+    /**
+     * Projected depth + 3D tilt. ONLY take effect when the scene sets
+     * `camera.perspective` (the activation switch); otherwise inert (absent ⇒
+     * byte-identical). `z` places the node in front of (`-z`) or behind (`+z`) the
+     * focal plane — the renderer scales it about the vanishing point (parallax,
+     * dolly, depth convergence; exact in 2D affine). `rotateX`/`rotateY` (degrees)
+     * tilt the node about its horizontal/vertical axis for card-flips and leaning
+     * planes — an affine APPROXIMATION (cos foreshorten + keystone skew), not a
+     * pixel-true trapezoid (a single rotated quad under perspective is non-affine,
+     * which Canvas 2D can't draw; that needs WebGL). See `camera.perspective`.
+     */
+    z?: number;
+    rotateX?: number;
+    rotateY?: number;
     anchor?: Anchor;
     /**
      * Pin a TOP-LEVEL node to the screen so the scene `camera` does not move it —
@@ -125,6 +139,11 @@ export interface TextProps extends BaseProps {
     contentDecimals?: number;
     /** Group the integer part with thousands separators (e.g. 35,786). */
     contentThousands?: boolean;
+    /** Static affixes wrapped around the rendered content — so a count-up can read
+     *  "$2.4M" or "+32%" from ONE node (prefix `"$"`, suffix `"M"`) instead of three
+     *  hand-positioned ones. Absent ⇒ no change. */
+    prefix?: string;
+    suffix?: string;
     fontFamily: string;
     fontSize: number;
     fontWeight?: number;
@@ -419,6 +438,15 @@ export interface CameraIR {
     y?: number;
     zoom?: number;
     rotation?: number;
+    /**
+     * Focal distance in px — the perspective activation switch. Absent ⇒ no
+     * projection (nodes' `z`/`rotateX`/`rotateY` are inert, scene byte-identical).
+     * When set, nodes project about the vanishing point (the camera look-at, or
+     * screen centre): depth factor `p = perspective / (perspective + z)`. Smaller =
+     * stronger perspective; larger = flatter. Keyframable (animate it for a dolly /
+     * focal pull). A node BEHIND the camera (`perspective + z <= 0`) is culled.
+     */
+    perspective?: number;
 }
 export interface SceneIR {
     version: 1;

package/dist/types/layout.d.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/**
+ * Layout helpers — pure coordinate math for the common "evenly space N things"
+ * jobs (a row of cards, a grid of tiles) so authors don't hand-roll a `cx(i)`
+ * every time. They return coordinates you spread into node `x`/`y`; no nodes,
+ * no renderer involvement — authoring sugar only. Deterministic.
+ *
+ *   const xs = row(3, { center: 960, gap: 60, itemWidth: 440 });
+ *   xs.map((x, i) => rect({ id: `card-${i}`, x, y: 540, ... }));
+ */
+export interface RowOpts {
+    /** Centre of the row/column (default 0). */
+    center?: number;
+    /** Gap between adjacent items, paired with `itemWidth` (packed layout). */
+    gap?: number;
+    /** Item extent along the axis, paired with `gap` (packed layout). */
+    itemWidth?: number;
+    /** Alternative to gap+itemWidth: spread the item CENTRES evenly across this span. */
+    span?: number;
+}
+/** N evenly-spaced positions along one axis, centred on `center`. Give either
+ *  `span` (spread centres across it) or `gap`+`itemWidth` (pack fixed-width items). */
+export declare function row(count: number, opts?: RowOpts): number[];
+/** N evenly-spaced positions along the vertical axis — `row` for the y axis. */
+export declare const column: typeof row;
+export interface GridOpts {
+    center?: {
+        x: number;
+        y: number;
+    };
+    gapX?: number;
+    gapY?: number;
+    cellW?: number;
+    cellH?: number;
+    /** Alternatives to gap+cell: spread cell centres across these spans. */
+    spanX?: number;
+    spanY?: number;
+}
+/** `rows × cols` cell centres in row-major order, centred on `center`. */
+export declare function grid(rows: number, cols: number, opts?: GridOpts): {
+    x: number;
+    y: number;
+}[];

package/guides/edsl-guide.md

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ You write a motion-graphics scene as **declarative data** using the reframe
 TypeScript eDSL. Your output is a single `.ts` file that default-exports a
 `scene({...})` call. Everything imports from `@reframe/core`.
 
+> `See examples/scenes/…` pointers below refer to the GitHub repo
+> (github.com/kiyeonjeon21/reframe), not the installed npm package — this guide is
+> self-contained; you don't need them to write a scene.
+
 ```ts
 import { scene, group, rect, ellipse, line, text,
          seq, par, stagger, to, tween, wait,
@@ -30,10 +34,13 @@ Factories return plain data. Every node needs a unique `id`.
 - `ellipse({ id, x, y, width, height, fill?, stroke?, strokeWidth?, ... })`
 - `line({ id, x1, y1, x2, y2, stroke, strokeWidth?, opacity?, progress? })` —
   `progress` 0..1 draws the line on (1 = full line).
-- `text({ id, x, y, content, contentDecimals?, fontFamily, fontSize, fontWeight?, fill?, letterSpacing?, ... })` —
+- `text({ id, x, y, content, contentDecimals?, contentThousands?, prefix?, suffix?, fontFamily, fontSize, fontWeight?, fill?, letterSpacing?, ... })` —
   `content` may be a number; numeric content interpolates (count-up) and renders
   via `toFixed(contentDecimals ?? 0)`. For a "8.2"-style label, set
-  `contentDecimals: 1`.
+  `contentDecimals: 1`; `contentThousands: true` groups the integer (35,786).
+  **`prefix`/`suffix`** wrap the value so a count-up reads `$2.4M` or `+32%` from
+  ONE node (`{ content: 2.4, contentDecimals: 1, prefix: "$", suffix: "M" }`) —
+  don't hand-position separate `$`/`%` nodes.
 - `path({ id, d, x, y, fill?, stroke?, strokeWidth?, progress?, originX?, originY?, opacity?, rotation?, scale?, anchor? })` —
   a true vector shape from an SVG path `d` string (crisp at any zoom; recolour by
   animating `fill`/`stroke`). `progress` 0..1 draws the stroke OUTLINE on (animate
@@ -63,6 +70,23 @@ Factories return plain data. Every node needs a unique `id`.
 Example: a bar that grows upward = `anchor: "bottom-left"` + animate `height`.
 Font: use `fontFamily: "Inter"` (weights 400/700/800 are available).
 
+### Layout helpers (evenly spacing things)
+
+Positions are absolute pixels. For a row of cards or a grid of tiles, use the
+layout helpers instead of hand-rolling the column math — they return coordinates
+you spread into `x`/`y`:
+
+```ts
+import { row, grid } from "@reframe/core";
+// 3 cards, 440px wide, 60px apart, centred on the frame:
+row(3, { center: 960, gap: 60, itemWidth: 440 }).map((x, i) =>
+  rect({ id: `card-${i}`, x, y: 540, width: 440, height: 300, anchor: "center", fill: "#1A1F2E" }));
+// or spread centres across a span: row(3, { center: 960, span: 900 })
+// grid(rows, cols, { center: {x,y}, gapX, gapY, cellW, cellH }) → { x, y }[] (row-major)
+```
+
+`column` is `row` for the y axis.
+
 ## States: declare looks, not motion
 
 Base props on nodes describe the **finished design**. A state is a sparse
@@ -98,7 +122,8 @@ them with normal TS (`Object.fromEntries`, `.map`) for data-driven scenes.
   later `tween` can chain from there. Use it for swoops/arcs/orbits — straight
   `tween`s on x and y can't curve. `closed: true` loops the waypoints (orbit).
   `curviness` shapes the path: `1` smooth (default), `0` sharp corners, `>1` loopier.
-- `wait(seconds)` — hold.
+- `wait(seconds, label?)` — hold; the optional `label` names the hold so audio
+  cues and overlay retiming can address it.
 
 Eases: `linear`, `easeIn/Out/InOutQuad`, `easeIn/Out/InOutCubic`,
 `easeIn/Out/InOutQuart`, `easeIn/Out/InOutExpo`, or `{ cubicBezier: [x1,y1,x2,y2] }`.
@@ -152,6 +177,44 @@ scene({
 
 See `examples/scenes/camera-demo.ts`.
 
+## Depth & perspective (projected 2.5D)
+
+Add `camera.perspective` (a focal distance in px) to switch on depth. Then any node's
+`z` (depth) and `rotateX`/`rotateY` (3D tilt) take effect: nodes project about the frame
+centre by `p = perspective / (perspective + z)` — further back = smaller and pulled toward
+the optical centre. It's a pure step in `evaluate()` projected onto the normal 2D matrix, so
+renders stay deterministic and the Canvas renderer is unchanged.
+
+```ts
+scene({
+  camera: { x: W/2, y: H/2, perspective: 900 },   // focal distance — the switch (absent = no depth)
+  nodes: [
+    rect({ id: "near", x: 700, y: 540, width: 220, height: 300, anchor: "center", fill: "#6EA8FF", z: 0 }),
+    rect({ id: "far",  x: 960, y: 540, width: 220, height: 300, anchor: "center", fill: "#8C7BFF", z: 500 }), // smaller, nearer centre
+    rect({ id: "hero", x: 960, y: 800, width: 300, height: 200, anchor: "center", fill: "#FF5C7A", rotateY: 0 }),
+  ],
+  timeline: seq(
+    cameraTo({ x: W/2 + 200 }, { duration: 2, ease: "easeInOutCubic" }),   // PAN → parallax (near slides more than far)
+    tween("hero", { rotateY: 360 }, { duration: 1.4, ease: "easeInOutCubic" }), // CARD FLIP (rotateY)
+    cameraTo({ perspective: 2400 }, { duration: 1.6 }),                    // DOLLY (animate the focal length)
+  ),
+})
+```
+
+- **Parallax** falls out for free — pan the camera and near (`z` small) layers shift more
+  than far ones. **Dolly** = keyframe `camera.perspective`. **Perspective text** = give each
+  `splitText` glyph an increasing `z` so the word recedes.
+- A node needs a base value to tween (`rotateY: 0` on the card before tweening it to 360).
+- A tilted **group** foreshortens its whole subtree (cos folds into children). Clips project
+  by the group's depth. A `fixed` HUD ignores depth (perspective is part of the camera).
+- **Limits (honest):** `rotateX`/`rotateY` are an affine approximation (cos-foreshorten +
+  keystone skew) — a single rotated quad is really a trapezoid Canvas 2D can't draw, so it
+  reads as a flip/tilt, not a pixel-true 3D face (that needs WebGL). Depth positioning
+  (parallax, convergence, dolly) IS exact. `z` does NOT reorder drawing — paint stays array
+  order, so order your nodes back-to-front yourself. No GPU 3D, no z-buffer.
+
+See `examples/scenes/perspective-cards.ts`.
+
 ## Gradients (fill / stroke)
 
 `fill` and `stroke` on **rect / ellipse / path** accept a gradient as well as a

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "reframe-video",
-  "version": "0.6.10",
+  "version": "0.6.12",
   "description": "Declarative motion graphics that AI can write and humans can tweak — human edits survive AI regeneration. Deterministic mp4 renders from a plain-data scene format.",
   "keywords": [
     "motion-graphics",