.eikon artifact.
Open it with Alt+5 and the Studio sub-tab, or type /studio.
Layout
Studio has three panes.Preview
Shows the selected state as terminal art. Mouse drag, scroll, and keyboard controls adjust the view when supported.
Settings
Contains the eikon selector, source attachment, rasterizer picker, contrast, inversion, flip controls, and rasterizer-specific knobs.
States
Shows the six standard avatar states and lets you select which state to tune.
Create your first eikon
1
Attach source media
Select the source control and choose an image or video. Media decoding uses
ffmpeg.2
Choose a rasterizer
Pick
chafa for chafa output or native for Herm’s built-in renderer. The native renderer still needs ffmpeg for source decoding.3
Tune the preview
Adjust contrast, invert, flip, pan, zoom, and rasterizer knobs until the state reads clearly in the terminal.
4
Render and save
Press
Ctrl+S to save the .eikon artifact and studio.json draft state.5
Use the saved eikon
Press
Ctrl+U when you want to save and activate the eikon as your current avatar.Standard states
You can tune each state independently. State-specific source or knob overrides let one source file drive most states while special states use separate media.
Studio actions
Source and runtime files
Studio writes the runtime.eikon file and local studio.json settings under the active Hermes home. Source media is local authoring data. Other users only need the packaged .eikon artifact unless you intentionally publish source media.