pixel-point/aval
A new open-source format for interactive video on the web, with a built-in state machine, frame-accurate transitions, and packed-alpha transparency. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
56/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 3
Flags: no_releases young
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 51
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 29
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1376 stars · 80 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
AVAL is an open-source format and runtime for interactive, prerendered video on the web, bundling multiple codec renditions (AV1, VP9, H.265, H.264) with an embedded state machine for frame-accurate transitions. It decodes via WebCodecs and renders with WebGL2, supporting packed-alpha transparency and seekless looping.
Use cases
- embed interactive prerendered animations on a website
- add transparent looping motion graphics to web pages
- build state-driven video transitions in the browser
- serve codec-appropriate video with automatic fallback ladder
- replace Lottie/GIF animations with frame-accurate video
- composite alpha-channel video without a WASM runtime
When to choose
- you need frame-accurate, state-machine-driven interactive video in the browser
- you want packed-alpha transparency with prerendered motion
- you want deterministic codec selection across AV1/VP9/H.265/H.264
- you prefer WebCodecs/WebGL2 over WASM-based players
When to avoid
- you need broad legacy browser support without WebCodecs
- you want the format to auto-manage fallback content - AVAL requires the app to own error handling
- you need live/streaming video rather than short prerendered loops
- you need a mature, widely adopted format - this is a technical preview
Facets
library · maturity experimental
video-processing animation graphics state-management web-framework web-development frontend graphics media browser interactive-video webcodecs webgl2 motion-graphics codec-bundle alpha-transparency state-machine prerendered-animation video web-server nodejs typescript
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/pixel-point/aval · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6701e32dbcd9
- homepage: https://pixelpoint.io/aval · fetched 2026-08-29 · 235eaf370df4
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| pixel-point/aval | main | 56 |
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