Worse than

Serif question typed on word by word over a giant outlined question mark. Stages: “Is there anything worse than a laptop dying at 1%?” The video answers a question the viewer would plausibly have. Fits lines like “Is there anything worse than a wobbly table?”.

Open my video with this hook: "Worse than" from the 24fps video editor library.
Preset JSON: https://24fps.dev/video-editor/hooks/worse-than/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: Is there anything worse than [relatable annoyance]?
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
Is there anything worse than [relatable annoyance]?
Example lines
Is there anything worse than a laptop dying at 1%? · Is there anything worse than a wobbly table? · Is there anything worse than a tight middle seat? · Is there anything worse than a bland meal-prep lunch?
Beats
0.0s Giant outlined '?' scales in behind the text. → 0.1s Question 'Is there anything worse than a laptop dying at 1%?' rises word by word. → 1.0s Caps tag 'no.' fades in below. → 1.4s Close-up of the annoyance mid-moment; a sad trombone-free beat of silence, then the answer.
Technique
Question hook: A specific question starts the viewer answering in their head.
Footage
Man talking and gesturing, Pexels

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