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Persona Frames

A Kompozy render path that wraps a HeyGen avatar inside a HyperFrames composition template for branded scene shorts.

Last verified · 2026-10-23 · by Moe Ameen

Published 2026-04-24 · Updated

Short answer

Persona Frames is a Kompozy video format that places a HeyGen avatar inside one of Kompozy's eight HyperFrames templates, so the avatar talks inside your branded scene instead of on HeyGen's default background. The engine picks the template for each render from your persona settings and the topic angle. It needs a new-schema persona; older personas stay on Persona Shorts.

Key takeaways

  • Persona Frames puts a HeyGen avatar inside a branded HyperFrames template.
  • Kompozy has eight HyperFrames templates, and the engine picks one per render.
  • It needs a new-schema persona; older personas keep rendering Persona Shorts.
  • Avatar video runs on your own HeyGen key.

What are Persona Frames in Kompozy?

Persona Frames composites a HeyGen avatar as a movable layer inside one of the 8 HyperFrames templates. The result is a branded scene short — the avatar speaks inside your layout, not on HeyGen’s default background. The engine picks a template per render based on persona bindings and the topic-pool angle.

Persona Frames renders via ffmpeg filter graphs (not the Puppeteer screenshot path). It requires a new-schema persona — existing v1 personas do not auto-upgrade.

What does this look like in Kompozy?

A real avatar video rendered in the Kompozy workspace. It shows the kind of branded avatar output Kompozy produces; it is not a Persona Frames render made for this page.

Real output · Kompozy VFX avatar video format · from the Kompozy workspace

Who is this for, and who should skip it?

Best for:

  • Brands that want avatar video to look like their own scene, not a stock background
  • Creators already using a HeyGen avatar who want more polished shorts

Not ideal for:

  • Anyone without a HeyGen account, since avatar formats run on your own HeyGen key
  • Straight talking-head clips, where Persona Shorts is the simpler path

Frequently asked questions

What are Persona Frames in Kompozy?

Persona Frames is a Kompozy render path that composites a HeyGen avatar as a movable layer inside one of the 8 HyperFrames templates. The result is a branded scene short where the avatar speaks inside your layout rather than on HeyGen's default background.

How does Kompozy choose which template a Persona Frame uses?

The engine picks a template per render based on persona bindings and the topic-pool angle. It selects from the eight HyperFrames templates.

How does Persona Frames render the video?

Persona Frames renders via ffmpeg filter graphs, not the Puppeteer screenshot path. This is what lets it composite a video layer inside the template.

Does every persona support Persona Frames?

No. Persona Frames requires a new-schema persona, and existing v1 personas do not auto-upgrade. Only personas on the new schema can render Persona Frames.

What is the difference between Persona Frames and Persona Shorts?

Persona Frames wraps the HeyGen avatar inside a HyperFrames composition template for a branded scene, while Persona Shorts puts the avatar on HeyGen's default background with auto-captions and no template.

How do we know this?

We checked every figure and product claim on this page against the sources listed below on 2026-10-23, and removed or rewrote anything we could not confirm. Template count, template selection and the persona requirement come from Kompozy's changelog and templates page. The HeyGen key requirement comes from kompozy.io/pricing.

Sources

  1. Kompozy — Changelog (read 2026-10-23)
  2. Kompozy — HyperFrames template gallery (read 2026-10-23)
  3. Kompozy — Pricing (read 2026-10-23)

Related terms

  • Persona Shorts — Kompozy’s default avatar-video path: HeyGen avatar plus auto-captions plus optional B-roll, without a HyperFrames template.
  • HyperFrames — Kompozy’s self-hosted HTML→MP4 template renderer that burns in branded captions and overlays pixel-exact to your style.
  • Avatar video — AI-generated talking-head video where a digital avatar speaks a written script using voice cloning or synthetic voice.
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