Composition

A Composition object manages the entire state of a video project and serves as the foundation for any video editing tasks in Diffusion Studio. This guide will walk you through setting up and manipulating a Composition object.

Setting Up a Composition

To begin, import the Composition class from @diffusionstudio/core and create a new instance:

import * as core from '@diffusionstudio/core';
 
const composition = new core.Composition();

When constructing a Composition, you can pass various options. Here are the default values:

{
  height: 1080,
  width: 1920,
  background: '#000000'
}

The specified height and width define the canvas size, but these do not dictate the final video resolution, which can be configured with the Encoder.

You can always change the width and height of the Composition after its creation using the resize method.

Visualizing the Composition

To display the Composition within your application, you can attach it to a DOM element. The example below shows how to center the player inside a container and scale it according to the available space:

const container = document.getElementById('player-container') as HTMLDivElement;
const player = document.getElementById('player') as HTMLDivElement;
 
composition.mount(player);
 
const scale = Math.min(
  container.clientWidth / composition.width,
  container.clientHeight / composition.height,
);
 
player.style.width = `${composition.width}px`;
player.style.height = `${composition.height}px`;
player.style.transform = `scale(${scale})`;
player.style.transformOrigin = 'center';

<div id="player-container">
  <div id="player"></div>
</div>

#player-container {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}

This setup ensures that the player is centered and scales to fit within the player-container while maintaining the aspect ratio of the Composition. For production environments, consider using a ResizeObserver  to handle dynamic resizing based on your specific needs.

Note: Since the canvas cannot be added as a child of two different elements, you must remove it from the player before attaching it to another element:

composition.unmount();

Changing the Composition State

Here are some common state manipulations you might perform on a Composition:

Setting the Composition Duration

By default, a Composition’s duration is determined by the last visible clip. However, you can assign a fixed duration using the duration setter:

composition.duration = 300; // Sets the duration to 300 frames or 10 seconds

Adding Tracks

For efficient usage, manually manipulate the Tracks in your Composition:

const track = composition.createTrack('video');
// equivalent to
const track = composition.insertTrack(VideoTrack);

Alternatively, you can create a Track instance beforehand and then prepend it:

const track = new VideoTrack();
// add clips beforehand
composition.insertTrack(track);

You can remove the track again by calling composition.removeTrack(track)

Adding Clips

The Composition offers a convenient method to create a Track and append a Clip to it:

const clip = new VideoClip();
await composition.add(clip);

add is always an asynchronous action because it waits until the Clip can be visualized.

Finding Tracks and Clips

If you need to search for specific tracks or clips and no direct reference is available, use the following methods:

const tracks = composition.findTracks(track => track.id == 'some_uuid'); 
const clips = composition.findClips(clip => clip.name == 'some_name');
// Use .at(0) to get the first occurrence

There are also shorthand notations for finding specific types of tracks and clips:

const tracks = composition.findTracks(TextTrack);
const clips = composition.findClips(TextClip);

Taking Screenshots

To capture a screenshot of the current frame:

composition.frame = 30;
const dataUrl = await composition.screenshot();

Playback Controls

The most essential playback features are easily accessible through the Composition:

await composition.play();
await composition.pause();
await composition.seek(30);

Hint: Use the composition.time() function to conveniently display the current time of the Composition.