Direct flash snapshot

Harsh on-camera flash look: bright flat exposure, hot highlights, quick dark falloff at the edges. Night-out or candid footage that should look flash-lit.

Apply this to my video: "Direct flash snapshot" from the 24fps video editor library.
Preset JSON: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/effects/ccd-flash-direct-cc/preset.json (pass its "preset" to the engine).
Engine (MIT, no dependencies, ES module): https://24fps.dev/editor/engine.js. Download the engine next to your page (curl -O) rather than importing cross-origin, then import { mount } from "./engine.js" in a <script type="module"> served over http.
Wiring: root = a position:relative box at the video's size. media = { main }: main is a wrapper holding my video, filling the root. Then const fx = mount(root, { kind: "effect", preset, media }) and call fx.render(seconds) every frame. It is seek-safe: drive it from the GSAP timeline in HyperFrames or call render(frame / fps) in Remotion. Before capturing frames, await (fx.ready ?? document.fonts.ready).
Field reference: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/llms.txt. Keep sizes as fractions of the frame height so it works at any resolution. Credit: 24fps.dev/video-editor

Same idea: Also called: Flash CCD, Y2k Glitch, Date Flash, Gray Flash, Camera Flash, CCD Flash, Ashy Flash, Hottie Flash, Baddie Flash, Flash Grain, Smoky Flash, Flash Blur, Cold Thriller, Digicam Flash, Pink Flash, Sunny Glow, Canon Flash, Humble Action, Retro Flash, Vintage Flash, Deep Radiant, Pure Flash, Low-res Flash, Sunset Flash, Vivid Flash, Twilight Flash, Coast Flash
Technique: Common colour-grade look reflected in video-editor filter catalogs (general technique).
Footage: Man talking and gesturing, Pexels

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