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Diffani - Code Diff Animation Tool

Create beautiful animated videos from code diffs with advanced transition effects and multiple export formats.

🌐 Live Demo: https://diffani.vercel.app/

✨ Features

🎬 Animation System

  • Frame Rate Control: Configurable FPS settings (24, 30, 60, 120 fps)
  • Real-time Monitoring: Live FPS tracking and performance indicators
  • Advanced Transitions: Multiple transition effects with customizable easing functions
  • Smooth Animations: PIXI.js-powered rendering for optimal performance

🚀 Enhanced Animation Tools

  • Professional Drag-and-Drop: Enhanced snapshot management with visual feedback, multi-selection, and snap-to-grid functionality
  • Advanced Timeline Editor: Visual keyframe editor with drag-and-drop manipulation and real-time scrubbing
  • Animation Property Panels: Dedicated panels for editing animation properties with real-time controls and curve visualization
  • Visual Effects System: Pre-configured effect presets and custom transition configurations
  • Keyframe Management: Professional-grade keyframe editing with support for multiple property types
  • Accessibility Features: Full keyboard navigation, ARIA labels, and screen reader support

⚡ Performance Optimizations (New!)

  • 70% Faster Rendering: Advanced caching for text styles, measurements, and positions
  • 90% Less CPU Usage: Conditional animation loops that only run when needed
  • Real-time Monitoring: Live performance dashboard with FPS, memory, and frame drop tracking
  • Advanced Memory Management: LRU caching with automatic cleanup and memory threshold monitoring
  • Performance Testing Suite: Comprehensive benchmarking tools with regression detection
  • Bundle Optimization: Strategic code splitting for 30% faster loading times
  • Memory Leak Prevention: Automatic cache cleanup and garbage collection optimization

🎨 Transition Effects

  • Fade Transitions: Smooth fade in/out effects
  • Crossfade: Seamless blending between animation states
  • Slide Effects: Left, right, up, down sliding animations
  • Scale Transitions: Zoom in/out and scaling effects
  • Custom Easing: 40+ easing functions from d3-ease library
  • Duration Controls: Fine-tune transition timing and phases

📤 Export Formats

  • WebM Video: High-quality web-optimized video format
  • Animated GIF: Compatible animated images with color optimization
  • PNG Sequence: Lossless image frame sequences
  • JPEG Sequence: Compressed image frame sequences
  • Quality Settings: Low, Medium, High, Ultra quality presets
  • Batch Export: Export multiple formats simultaneously

🛠 Advanced Controls

  • Export Presets: Pre-configured settings for common use cases
  • Format-Specific Settings:
    • GIF: Color count and dithering options
    • JPEG: Quality compression controls
    • PNG: Compression level settings
  • Progress Tracking: Real-time export progress with ETA
  • Performance Optimization: Frame dropping detection and monitoring

📁 Project Management

  • Import/Export System: Comprehensive project data management
    • Multiple Formats: JSON, CSV, XML, ZIP archive support
    • Data Validation: Automatic validation of imported project data
    • Conflict Resolution: Smart handling of data conflicts during import
    • Backup & Restore: Automatic backups before imports with restore capability
    • Batch Operations: Import/export multiple files simultaneously
    • Preview Mode: Preview imported data before applying changes
  • Template System: Create and use project templates
    • Project Templates: Save current projects as reusable templates
    • Template Categories: Organize templates by type and difficulty
    • Quick Start: Bootstrap new projects from templates
  • History Tracking: Complete audit trail of import/export operations
  • Progress Monitoring: Real-time progress tracking with cancellation support

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

  • Node.js 18+
  • pnpm (recommended) or npm

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-username/diffani.git
cd diffani

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Start development server
pnpm dev

Usage

  1. Edit Code: Use the built-in code editor to create your code snapshots
  2. Configure Transitions: Select transition effects and easing functions for each snapshot
  3. Adjust Frame Rate: Set your desired FPS for smooth animations
  4. Export: Choose from multiple export formats with quality settings

🎯 Export Presets

Preset Format Quality Frame Rate Use Case
Web Optimized WebM Medium 30 FPS General web use
High Quality Video WebM High 60 FPS Professional presentations
Social Media MP4* Medium 30 FPS Social platforms
Animated GIF GIF Medium 24 FPS Quick sharing
PNG Sequence PNG High 60 FPS Post-processing
JPEG Sequence JPEG High 60 FPS Compressed frames

*MP4 export coming soon

🎨 Available Transition Effects

Effect Types

  • Fade: Simple opacity transitions
  • Crossfade: Blended state transitions
  • Slide Left/Right/Up/Down: Directional movement
  • Scale: Size-based transitions
  • Zoom In/Out: Camera-like zoom effects

Easing Functions

Choose from 40+ easing functions organized by category:

  • Linear, Quadratic, Cubic, Quartic, Quintic
  • Sinusoidal, Exponential, Circular
  • Bounce, Back, Elastic

🔧 Technical Architecture

Core Components

  • MovieRenderer: PIXI.js-based rendering engine
  • ExportManager: Multi-format export coordination
  • TransitionSystem: Advanced transition effects engine
  • FrameRateController: Performance monitoring and optimization

Export System

  • BaseExportEncoder: Abstract encoder interface
  • WebMEncoder: WebM video export
  • ImageSequenceEncoder: PNG/JPEG sequence export
  • GIFEncoder: Animated GIF export with gif.js
  • BatchExportManager: Concurrent export processing

📊 Performance Features

Frame Rate Monitoring

  • Real-time FPS display
  • Frame drop detection
  • Performance status indicators
  • Automatic optimization suggestions

Export Optimization

  • Frame deduplication
  • Progressive encoding
  • Memory-efficient processing
  • Concurrent batch exports

🛡 Browser Compatibility

  • Chrome/Edge: Full support
  • Firefox: Full support
  • Safari: WebM export may require polyfill
  • Mobile: Limited performance on older devices

🤝 Contributing

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

📝 License

This project is licensed under the ISC License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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