Best and not close

Gradient-filled giant words slamming in one by one. Stages: “This is the best budget camera and it's not even close.” You can show the proof within the first beat or two. Fits lines like “This is the best protein bar and it's not even close.”.

Open my video with this hook: "Best and not close" from the 24fps video editor library.
Preset JSON: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/hooks/best-and-not-close/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: "text", preset, media }) and call fx.render(seconds) every frame. The preset runs 4s from t = 0; offset t to place it later. 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). Check it on my footage: if text is hidden behind the subject or doesn't read against my colours, nudge the layer positions or colours.
Replace the demo text with mine: set preset.layers[n].text (use \n for line breaks); if none given, write lines that fit my footage and tell me.
Hook formula: This is the best [thing] and it's not even close.
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
Formula
This is the best [thing] and it's not even close.
Example lines
This is the best budget camera and it's not even close. · This is the best protein bar and it's not even close. · This is the best hike in Europe and it's not even close. · This is the best free editor and it's not even close.
Beats
0.0s 'the best budget camera' slams in word by word, gradient fill. → 0.6s Sub-line 'and it's not close' rises. → 1.4s Hero shot of the product in a spotlight; a smash-cut to the lineup of losers at 1.8 s.
Technique
Bold claim + proof hook: Lead with a specific, slightly provocative result and promise to show it.
Footage
Man talking and gesturing, Pexels

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