# Aurora Behind the Title — effect skill for backdrops

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Blurred light streaks drift sideways across a dark frame behind a centered title.

- **Type:** [Effect](https://varg.ai/how-to/effects.md) · [Backdrops](https://varg.ai/how-to/browse/skills/backdrops.md)
- **Slug:** `aurora-behind-title`
- **Status:** live
- **Publisher:** Aceternity UI (community)
- **License:** Aceternity License (free components)
- **Source:** https://ui.aceternity.com/components/aurora-background
- **Works in:** Claude Code, Claude.ai, Codex, Cursor, OpenClaw, Gemini CLI, Any MCP client, varg Studio
- **Requires:** HyperFrames (npx hyperframes), Remotion, CapCut (by hand)
- **Cost:** Free — the take renders locally; generated footage, if any, bills by the model

## What it does

Built on [Aurora Background](https://ui.aceternity.com/components/aurora-background) by aceternity, Aceternity License (free components). The write-up and recipes below are varg's.

Dark base with blue/violet/amber light bands moving slowly; the title sits in the calmest area.

**When:** Open titles and end cards for AI and dev tools — the Linear-era dark aesthetic.

**Watch out:** Do not use it on every scene; it is a title device, not a UI background.

**Timing:** Cycle shortened to 8–12 s so motion reads in a 4–6 s shot.

**Also called:** aurora background, northern lights, light streaks

### In HyperFrames

```bash
npx hyperframes add aurora-drift
```
Loop-exact ambient drift; or `aurora` (WebGPU shader) for curtains.

### In Remotion

```tsx
// npx shadcn@latest add @aceternity/aurora-background
// make the CSS keyframe seek-safe: animationPlayState:'paused', animationDelay:`-${frame/fps}s`
```

### In CapCut

Media → Library: search "aurora"/"light streaks" stock; reduce brightness 20% so titles pop.

### Ready-made components

- [Aurora Background](https://skills.varg.ai/component/aceternity.aurora-background/) (aceternity): npx shadcn@latest add @aceternity/aurora-background
- [Aurora Drift](https://skills.varg.ai/component/hf.aurora-drift/) (hyperframes): npx hyperframes add aurora-drift
- [Aurora](https://skills.varg.ai/component/reactbits.aurora/) (react-bits): npx shadcn@latest add @react-bits/Aurora-JS-CSS

### Where this comes from

- [UX Design Bootcamp: the rise of Linear style design](https://bootcamp.uxdesign.cc/the-rise-of-linear-style-design-origins-trends-and-techniques-4fd96aab7646)
- [Anthony Hobday: a critique of the Linear website](https://anthonyhobday.com/blog/20230119.html)

## Use when

- Open titles and end cards for AI and dev tools — the Linear-era dark aesthetic.

## Not for

- Do not use it on every scene; it is a title device, not a UI background.

## Install

- Claude Code: `claude plugin marketplace add vargHQ/skills && claude plugin install varg@varg`
- Codex: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-video-edit-library -a codex -y`
- Cursor: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-video-edit-library -a cursor -y`

## Example output

https://s3.varg.ai/how-to/previews/ba650f55f055/lib-aceternity-aurora-background.mp4 — Preview of the Aurora Background component that builds this take (credit: Rendered by varg from the library’s own code (Aceternity UI), https://ui.aceternity.com/components/aurora-background)

## More backdrops skills

- [Slow Mesh Gradient](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/slow-mesh-gradient.md): Soft brand-colored fields blend and drift slowly behind titles and UI.
- [Faint Grid or Dot Field](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/faint-grid-field.md): A very faint line grid or dot field gives structure behind UI and code, with a soft radial fade.
- [Spotlight From Above](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/spotlight-from-above.md): Soft light cones fall from the top of a dark frame onto the product or title.
- [Film Grain Over Gradient](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/film-grain-over-gradient.md): A fine animated grain sits over the gradient so it feels printed, removes banding and looks less digital.
- [Blurred Product Behind Text](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/blurred-product-behind.md): The product UI itself, heavily blurred and dimmed, becomes the backdrop for a title or quote.
- [Perspective Grid Tunnel](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/perspective-grid-tunnel.md): A card or title floats in a perspective tunnel or floor grid while light streaks race along the lines.

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- Claude Code: `claude plugin marketplace add vargHQ/skills && claude plugin install varg@varg` (skill + hosted MCP)
- Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenClaw: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-ai -a <agent> -y`
- Grok and any agent that reads SKILL.md: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-ai`, or point it at the skill's SKILL.md
- Claude.ai, ChatGPT, any MCP client: connect `https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp`
- API key: https://varg.ai/dashboard/api · Model specs: https://varg.ai/models/llms.txt