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That writes one file:compositions/bar-chart-race.html.
Add it to your video
It runs for 12 seconds at 1920×1080. Paste this into your composition:index.html
<div
data-composition-id="bar-chart-race"
data-composition-src="compositions/bar-chart-race.html"
data-start="0"
data-duration="12"
data-track-index="1"
data-width="1920"
data-height="1080"
></div>
data-start. Put it on a different timeline row with
data-track-index. See data attributes for the rest.
Change how it looks
Set these CSS variables on the block:title— Title. Defaults toStreaming Subscribers by Service.subtitle— Subtitle. Defaults toRanked by reported subscribers.periods— Period labels (comma separated). Defaults to2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.series— Series (one per line: Name: v1, v2, …). Defaults toNorthwind: 42, 58, 71, 96, 118, 131 Cobalt: 30, 46, 68, 92, 126, 168 Ferry: 55, 62, 66, 70, 74, 79 Marlow: 18, 33, 52, 61, 88, 104 Aster: 25, 28, 44, 58, 63, 72 Pell: 12, 20, 39, 47, 55, 90 Quill: 8, 11, 15, 24, 40, 66 Dunmore: 35, 37, 38, 40, 42, 44.barCount— Bars shown. Defaults to6.periodDuration— Seconds per period. Defaults to2.valuePrefix— Value prefix. Defaults to$.valueSuffix— Value suffix. Defaults toM.valueDecimals— Value decimals. Defaults to0.accent— Leader accent. Defaults to#c8452d.
Variables
Every one of these has a default, so the piece works untouched. Set the ones you want to change on the element:| Variable | Default | Accepts | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
title | Streaming Subscribers by Service | string | |
subtitle | Ranked by reported subscribers | string | |
periods | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | string | |
series | `Northwind: 42, 58, 71, 96, 118, 131 | ||
| Cobalt: 30, 46, 68, 92, 126, 168 | |||
| Ferry: 55, 62, 66, 70, 74, 79 | |||
| Marlow: 18, 33, 52, 61, 88, 104 | |||
| Aster: 25, 28, 44, 58, 63, 72 | |||
| Pell: 12, 20, 39, 47, 55, 90 | |||
| Quill: 8, 11, 15, 24, 40, 66 | |||
| Dunmore: 35, 37, 38, 40, 42, 44` | string | ||
barCount | 6 | 3 to 12, step 1 | |
periodDuration | 2 | 0.4 to 6, step 0.1 | |
valuePrefix | $ | string | |
valueSuffix | M | string | |
valueDecimals | 0 | 0 to 3, step 1 | |
accent | #c8452d | color |
data-variable-values on the element that mounts it. These are the
defaults, so this behaves exactly like the preview above until you change one:
<div
data-composition-id="bar-chart-race"
data-composition-src="compositions/bar-chart-race.html"
data-variable-values='{"title":"Streaming Subscribers by Service","subtitle":"Ranked by reported subscribers","periods":"2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024","series":"Northwind: 42, 58, 71, 96, 118, 131\nCobalt: 30, 46, 68, 92, 126, 168\nFerry: 55, 62, 66, 70, 74, 79\nMarlow: 18, 33, 52, 61, 88, 104\nAster: 25, 28, 44, 58, 63, 72\nPell: 12, 20, 39, 47, 55, 90\nQuill: 8, 11, 15, 24, 40, 66\nDunmore: 35, 37, 38, 40, 42, 44","barCount":6,"periodDuration":2,"valuePrefix":"$","valueSuffix":"M","valueDecimals":0,"accent":"#c8452d"}'
></div>
Source
bar-chart-race.html
bar-chart-race.html
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=1920, height=1080" />
<title>Bar Chart Race</title>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gsap@3.14.2/dist/gsap.min.js"></script>
<style>
*,
*::before,
*::after {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
html,
body {
width: 1920px;
height: 1080px;
overflow: hidden;
background-color: #f5f3ef;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div
id="bcr-root"
data-composition-id="bar-chart-race"
data-width="1920"
data-height="1080"
data-start="0"
data-duration="12"
data-composition-variables='[
{"id":"title","type":"string","label":"Title","default":"Streaming Subscribers by Service"},
{"id":"subtitle","type":"string","label":"Subtitle","default":"Ranked by reported subscribers"},
{"id":"periods","type":"string","label":"Period labels (comma separated)","default":"2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024"},
{"id":"series","type":"string","label":"Series (one per line: Name: v1, v2, ...)","default":"Northwind: 42, 58, 71, 96, 118, 131\nCobalt: 30, 46, 68, 92, 126, 168\nFerry: 55, 62, 66, 70, 74, 79\nMarlow: 18, 33, 52, 61, 88, 104\nAster: 25, 28, 44, 58, 63, 72\nPell: 12, 20, 39, 47, 55, 90\nQuill: 8, 11, 15, 24, 40, 66\nDunmore: 35, 37, 38, 40, 42, 44"},
{"id":"barCount","type":"number","label":"Bars shown","default":6,"min":3,"max":12,"step":1},
{"id":"periodDuration","type":"number","label":"Seconds per period","default":2,"min":0.4,"max":6,"step":0.1},
{"id":"valuePrefix","type":"string","label":"Value prefix","default":"$"},
{"id":"valueSuffix","type":"string","label":"Value suffix","default":"M"},
{"id":"valueDecimals","type":"number","label":"Value decimals","default":0,"min":0,"max":3,"step":1},
{"id":"accent","type":"color","label":"Leader accent","default":"#c8452d"}
]'
>
<div id="bcr-stage" class="clip" data-start="0" data-duration="12" data-track-index="0">
<div id="bcr-bg"></div>
<div id="bcr-head">
<div id="bcr-head-left">
<h1 id="bcr-title">Streaming Subscribers by Service</h1>
<p id="bcr-subtitle">Ranked by reported subscribers</p>
</div>
<div id="bcr-head-right">
<span id="bcr-period-caption">Period</span>
<span id="bcr-period">2019</span>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Rows live here, one per series, positioned by rank. -->
<div id="bcr-plot"></div>
<!-- Axis is painted above the rows: the tick labels sliding left is the
visible evidence that the scale is rescaling as values climb. -->
<div id="bcr-axis"></div>
<p id="bcr-source">Placeholder data</p>
</div>
<style>
#bcr-root {
position: relative;
width: 1920px;
height: 1080px;
overflow: hidden;
font-family: Inter, sans-serif;
color: #1f1d1b;
}
#bcr-stage {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
}
/* Scene fill goes on a full-bleed child, never the composition root. */
#bcr-bg {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
background-color: #f5f3ef;
}
#bcr-head {
position: absolute;
top: 58px;
left: 96px;
width: 1728px;
display: flex;
align-items: flex-start;
justify-content: space-between;
}
#bcr-title {
font-size: 46px;
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: -0.015em;
line-height: 1.1;
}
#bcr-subtitle {
margin-top: 10px;
font-size: 19px;
font-weight: 400;
color: #6b6560;
}
#bcr-head-right {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: flex-end;
}
#bcr-period-caption {
font-size: 15px;
font-weight: 600;
letter-spacing: 0.18em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: #6b6560;
}
#bcr-period {
margin-top: 4px;
font-size: 72px;
font-weight: 700;
line-height: 1;
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
#bcr-plot {
position: absolute;
left: 0;
top: 236px;
width: 1920px;
height: 760px;
overflow: hidden;
}
.bcr-row {
position: absolute;
left: 0;
top: 0;
width: 1920px;
}
/* Rows are transparent so both bars of an overtake stay visible sliding
past each other; only the two TEXT blocks carry an opaque backing, so
the front row's label covers the one it crosses instead of tangling
with it. */
.bcr-name {
position: absolute;
left: 96px;
width: 272px;
top: 50%;
transform: translateY(-50%);
text-align: right;
font-size: 26px;
font-weight: 600;
line-height: 1.7;
white-space: nowrap;
overflow: hidden;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
background-color: #f5f3ef;
}
.bcr-bar {
position: absolute;
left: 400px;
top: 50%;
transform: translateY(-50%);
border-radius: 3px;
background-color: #1f1d1b;
}
.bcr-value {
position: absolute;
left: 404px;
top: 50%;
padding: 0 12px;
font-size: 26px;
font-weight: 600;
line-height: 1.7;
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
white-space: nowrap;
background-color: #f5f3ef;
}
#bcr-axis {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
z-index: 5000;
}
.bcr-tick-line {
position: absolute;
top: 232px;
left: 0;
width: 1px;
height: 768px;
background-color: rgba(31, 29, 27, 0.11);
}
.bcr-tick-line.bcr-tick-zero {
background-color: rgba(31, 29, 27, 0.5);
}
.bcr-tick-label {
position: absolute;
top: 198px;
left: 0;
font-size: 17px;
font-weight: 500;
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
color: #6b6560;
white-space: nowrap;
}
#bcr-source {
position: absolute;
left: 96px;
top: 1014px;
font-size: 16px;
color: #6b6560;
}
</style>
<script>
(function () {
"use strict";
// ---- variables -------------------------------------------------
// The declaration attribute is the single source of truth: when the
// runtime is absent (raw file open) we parse the same attribute.
function readVars() {
// Read the declaration off THIS block's own root, never
// document.documentElement: mounted as a sub-composition the block's
// <html> is discarded and documentElement is the HOST's, so a
// documentElement read returns the wrong element (or null) and the
// block renders with no series at all. Runtime / host / --variables
// values are layered on top as overrides, so the block does not
// depend on the runtime being injected before this script runs.
var out = {};
var root = document.getElementById("bcr-root");
try {
JSON.parse(root.getAttribute("data-composition-variables")).forEach(function (d) {
out[d.id] = d.default;
});
} catch (err) {
// Declaration unreadable; the per-variable literal fallbacks below
// still produce a renderable composition.
}
var hf = window.__hyperframes;
var overrides =
hf && typeof hf.getVariables === "function"
? hf.getVariables()
: window.__hfVariables;
if (overrides && typeof overrides === "object") {
for (var key in overrides) {
if (overrides[key] !== undefined) out[key] = overrides[key];
}
}
return out;
}
function num(value, fallback, lo, hi) {
var n = typeof value === "number" ? value : Number.parseFloat(value);
if (!Number.isFinite(n)) n = fallback;
return Math.min(hi, Math.max(lo, n));
}
function str(value, fallback) {
return typeof value === "string" && value.length > 0 ? value : fallback;
}
var V = readVars();
var ACCENT = str(V.accent, "#c8452d");
var BAR_COLOR = "#1f1d1b";
var BAR_COUNT = Math.round(num(V.barCount, 6, 1, 24));
var PERIOD_DURATION = num(V.periodDuration, 2, 0.1, 30);
var DECIMALS = Math.round(num(V.valueDecimals, 0, 0, 6));
var PREFIX = typeof V.valuePrefix === "string" ? V.valuePrefix : "";
var SUFFIX = typeof V.valueSuffix === "string" ? V.valueSuffix : "";
// ---- data format ------------------------------------------------
// Wide table, one series per line: "Name: v1, v2, v3".
// `;` is accepted as a line separator so the whole table survives a
// single-line text input. Short rows hold their last value.
function parsePeriods(text) {
return String(text)
.split(",")
.map(function (s) {
return s.trim();
})
.filter(function (s) {
return s.length > 0;
});
}
function parseSeries(text, periodCount) {
var out = [];
var lines = String(text).split(/[\n;]+/);
for (var i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
var line = lines[i].trim();
if (!line) continue;
var split = line.indexOf(":");
if (split < 0) continue;
var label = line.slice(0, split).trim();
if (!label) continue;
var values = line
.slice(split + 1)
.split(",")
.map(function (s) {
return Number.parseFloat(s.trim());
})
.filter(function (n) {
return Number.isFinite(n);
});
if (values.length === 0) continue;
while (values.length < periodCount) values.push(values[values.length - 1]);
out.push({ label: label, values: values.slice(0, periodCount) });
}
return out;
}
var PERIODS = parsePeriods(str(V.periods, "2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024"));
if (PERIODS.length === 0) PERIODS = ["1"];
var SERIES = parseSeries(str(V.series, ""), PERIODS.length);
var T = PERIODS.length;
var N = SERIES.length;
// ---- closed-form state ------------------------------------------
// k = 10 interpolated keyframes per period (Bostock's number). Rank is
// computed at each keyframe from the interpolated value and baked once;
// a bar's on-screen row is then solved FROM rank, so two bars can never
// cross without swapping. Everything below is a pure function of t.
var K = 10;
var KF_DURATION = PERIOD_DURATION / K;
var KF_COUNT = T > 1 ? (T - 1) * K + 1 : 1;
var RACE_SECONDS = T > 1 ? (T - 1) * PERIOD_DURATION : 0;
function clamp(v, lo, hi) {
return v < lo ? lo : v > hi ? hi : v;
}
function valueAt(t, series) {
if (T < 2) return series.values[0];
var u = t / PERIOD_DURATION;
var i = clamp(Math.floor(u), 0, T - 2);
var f = clamp(u - i, 0, 1);
return series.values[i] + (series.values[i + 1] - series.values[i]) * f;
}
// ranks[m][j] = integer rank of series j at keyframe m (0 = leader).
var RANKS = [];
for (var m = 0; m < KF_COUNT; m++) {
var tm = m * KF_DURATION;
var order = SERIES.map(function (s, j) {
return { j: j, v: valueAt(tm, s) };
});
// Descending by value; index breaks ties so the sort is total and
// therefore identical on every evaluation.
order.sort(function (a, b) {
return b.v - a.v || a.j - b.j;
});
var row = new Array(N);
for (var r = 0; r < order.length; r++) row[order[r].j] = r;
RANKS.push(row);
}
function smoothstep(x) {
return x * x * (3 - 2 * x);
}
// Continuous row position solved from the baked ranks. A rank change
// between two adjacent keyframes IS the swap, and it plays out over one
// keyframe interval (PERIOD_DURATION / 10) instead of snapping.
function rankPosAt(t, j) {
if (KF_COUNT < 2) return RANKS[0][j];
var m = t / KF_DURATION;
var m0 = clamp(Math.floor(m), 0, KF_COUNT - 2);
var e = smoothstep(clamp(m - m0, 0, 1));
var a = RANKS[m0][j];
var b = RANKS[m0 + 1][j];
return a + (b - a) * e;
}
// ---- formatting --------------------------------------------------
function formatValue(v) {
return (
PREFIX +
v.toLocaleString("en-US", {
minimumFractionDigits: DECIMALS,
maximumFractionDigits: DECIMALS,
}) +
SUFFIX
);
}
function hexToRgb(hex) {
var h = String(hex).trim().replace("#", "");
if (h.length === 3) h = h[0] + h[0] + h[1] + h[1] + h[2] + h[2];
var n = Number.parseInt(h, 16);
if (!Number.isFinite(n)) return [31, 29, 27];
return [(n >> 16) & 255, (n >> 8) & 255, n & 255];
}
// Accent is the only colour in the piece and it carries exactly one
// meaning: this bar currently leads. It is binary, not blended — a
// half-accent bar would assert "half leading", which is not a fact.
// It hands over at the instant the two values cross, which is also the
// instant the two bars are the same length, so the handover lands on
// the overtake instead of drifting near it. Flat fill, never a
// gradient: a gradient inside a bar makes the longest bar the palest
// exactly where the eye is comparing lengths.
function hexToCss(hex) {
var rgb = hexToRgb(hex);
return "rgb(" + rgb[0] + ", " + rgb[1] + ", " + rgb[2] + ")";
}
var BAR_FILL = hexToCss(BAR_COLOR);
var ACCENT_FILL = hexToCss(ACCENT);
function niceStep(x) {
var e = Math.pow(10, Math.floor(Math.log10(x)));
var f = x / e;
return e * (f <= 1 ? 1 : f <= 2 ? 2 : f <= 5 ? 5 : 10);
}
// ---- geometry ----------------------------------------------------
var TRACK_X = 400;
var TRACK_W = 1180;
var PLOT_H = 760;
var PITCH = PLOT_H / BAR_COUNT;
var BAR_H = Math.max(12, PITCH * 0.62);
var TICK_POOL = 12;
// ---- DOM ---------------------------------------------------------
var plot = document.getElementById("bcr-plot");
var axis = document.getElementById("bcr-axis");
var periodEl = document.getElementById("bcr-period");
document.getElementById("bcr-title").textContent = str(
V.title,
"Streaming Subscribers by Service",
);
document.getElementById("bcr-subtitle").textContent = str(
V.subtitle,
"Ranked by reported subscribers",
);
var rows = SERIES.map(function (s) {
var row = document.createElement("div");
row.className = "bcr-row";
row.style.height = PITCH + "px";
// Declared, not silenced: two rows mid-overtake genuinely occupy the
// same band for ~200ms. Readability is handled by the opaque chip on
// each label, so the front one is always legible.
var name = document.createElement("div");
name.className = "bcr-name";
name.setAttribute("data-layout-allow-overlap", "");
name.textContent = s.label;
var bar = document.createElement("div");
bar.className = "bcr-bar";
bar.style.height = BAR_H + "px";
var value = document.createElement("div");
value.className = "bcr-value";
value.setAttribute("data-layout-allow-overlap", "");
row.appendChild(name);
row.appendChild(bar);
row.appendChild(value);
plot.appendChild(row);
return { row: row, bar: bar, value: value };
});
var ticks = [];
for (var k = 0; k < TICK_POOL; k++) {
var line = document.createElement("div");
line.className = "bcr-tick-line" + (k === 0 ? " bcr-tick-zero" : "");
var label = document.createElement("div");
label.className = "bcr-tick-label";
axis.appendChild(line);
axis.appendChild(label);
ticks.push({ line: line, label: label });
}
// ---- render ------------------------------------------------------
function render(t) {
if (N === 0) return;
var values = SERIES.map(function (s) {
return valueAt(t, s);
});
// Paint order follows the CURRENT value, not the row position: the
// bar that has just edged ahead comes forward, so at the instant two
// bars are superimposed the frame shows the one that is overtaking
// (its bar and its label together) rather than the one it passed.
var byValue = values
.map(function (v, i) {
return i;
})
.sort(function (a, b) {
return values[b] - values[a] || a - b;
});
var zRank = new Array(values.length);
for (var q = 0; q < byValue.length; q++) zRank[byValue[q]] = q;
var leader = byValue[0];
var maxValue = values[leader];
// Headroom keeps the leader off the frame edge; the domain is a
// continuous function of t, so the axis glides instead of stepping.
var scaleMax = Math.max(maxValue * 1.06, 1e-6);
var step = niceStep(scaleMax / 4);
for (var i = 0; i < TICK_POOL; i++) {
var tv = i * step;
var visible = tv <= scaleMax;
var tx = TRACK_X + (tv / scaleMax) * TRACK_W;
ticks[i].line.style.transform = "translateX(" + tx.toFixed(2) + "px)";
ticks[i].line.style.opacity = visible ? "1" : "0";
ticks[i].label.style.transform =
"translateX(" + tx.toFixed(2) + "px) translateX(-50%)";
ticks[i].label.style.opacity = visible ? "1" : "0";
ticks[i].label.textContent = visible ? formatValue(tv) : "";
}
for (var j = 0; j < rows.length; j++) {
var rankPos = rankPosAt(t, j);
var barW = (values[j] / scaleMax) * TRACK_W;
var el = rows[j];
el.row.style.transform = "translateY(" + (rankPos * PITCH).toFixed(2) + "px)";
// Fades out only as it slides past the last visible slot.
el.row.style.opacity = clamp(BAR_COUNT - rankPos, 0, 1).toFixed(3);
el.row.style.zIndex = String(1000 - zRank[j]);
el.bar.style.width = barW.toFixed(2) + "px";
el.bar.style.backgroundColor = j === leader ? ACCENT_FILL : BAR_FILL;
el.value.style.transform = "translate(" + barW.toFixed(2) + "px, -50%)";
el.value.textContent = formatValue(values[j]);
}
var pIndex = clamp(Math.floor(t / PERIOD_DURATION), 0, T - 1);
periodEl.textContent = PERIODS[pIndex];
}
// ---- timeline ----------------------------------------------------
// A property SETTER drives the per-frame work: tl.eventCallback("onUpdate")
// does not fire on tl.seek(), a tweened accessor does.
var driver = { _t: 0 };
Object.defineProperty(driver, "t", {
get: function () {
return this._t;
},
set: function (value) {
this._t = value;
render(value);
},
});
var tl = gsap.timeline({ paused: true });
if (RACE_SECONDS > 0) {
tl.to(driver, { t: RACE_SECONDS, duration: RACE_SECONDS, ease: "none" }, 0);
}
render(0);
window.__timelines = window.__timelines || {};
window.__timelines["bar-chart-race"] = tl;
})();
</script>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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