Plugin installs: Before setup or freshness commands, follow plugin execution rules when this skill is inside a HyperFrames plugin. Standalone installs keep the update instructions below.

First, keep this skill fresh — confirm with the user before running: npx hyperframes skills update embedded-captions. A fast no-op when everything is current; otherwise it refreshes this skill plus the core domain skills it depends on before you rely on them.

Embedded Captions

One catalog, picked up front (CATALOG.md — 35 identities; the engines behind it are backend detail). Standard (default) builds a clean verbatim rail (lower-third subtitle carrying most text) + an embed climax composited into the scene behind the subject at the peak. Cinematic is pure embed — no rail, every caption composited behind the subject (hero typography, accumulation, occlusion as the effect). Theme is a complete themed constitution — body paradigm × hero setpiece × front fx × plate reaction, composed from registries (themes/README.md): ordnance terminal neonsign stardust stomp. Most explainer / voiceover is Standard; embed is the scarce, earned peak — embedding every word is the common mistake; Theme is for VFX-grade asks ("炸", "特效", "像 AE 做的").

Runtime prerequisites

Plugin installs use the bundled, manifest-pinned CLI for matting, transcription, and rendering; no source checkout is required. The local preview and caption measurement helpers also need Sharp, Puppeteer (with its Chromium browser), and GSAP. Install these in the caption project, not inside the read-only plugin: