diff --git a/packages/cli/src/browser/ffmpeg.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/browser/ffmpeg.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1088d22adf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/browser/ffmpeg.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+vi.mock("node:child_process", () => ({ execSync: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock("node:fs", () => ({ existsSync: vi.fn() }));
+
+const mockExec = vi.mocked(execSync);
+const mockExists = vi.mocked(existsSync);
+
+// The common-dir fallback list is platform-gated (empty on win32), so pin the
+// platform to a POSIX value to keep the test deterministic on Windows CI.
+const originalPlatform = process.platform;
+beforeEach(() => {
+  Object.defineProperty(process, "platform", { value: "linux", configurable: true });
+  vi.resetModules();
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  Object.defineProperty(process, "platform", { value: originalPlatform, configurable: true });
+  vi.clearAllMocks();
+  delete process.env.HYPERFRAMES_FFMPEG_PATH;
+});
+
+describe("findFFmpeg", () => {
+  it("falls back to a common install dir when `which` fails (GUI-launched PATH)", async () => {
+    // Simulate a process whose PATH lacks /opt/homebrew/bin: `which ffmpeg` throws.
+    mockExec.mockImplementation(() => {
+      throw new Error("which: no ffmpeg in PATH");
+    });
+    mockExists.mockImplementation((p) => p === "/opt/homebrew/bin/ffmpeg");
+
+    const { findFFmpeg } = await import("./ffmpeg.js");
+    expect(findFFmpeg()).toBe("/opt/homebrew/bin/ffmpeg");
+  });
+
+  it("returns undefined when ffmpeg is on neither PATH nor a common dir", async () => {
+    mockExec.mockImplementation(() => {
+      throw new Error("not found");
+    });
+    mockExists.mockReturnValue(false);
+
+    const { findFFmpeg } = await import("./ffmpeg.js");
+    expect(findFFmpeg()).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/browser/ffmpeg.ts b/packages/cli/src/browser/ffmpeg.ts
index 30eaced3d5..6db32e3d87 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/browser/ffmpeg.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/browser/ffmpeg.ts
@@ -24,13 +24,30 @@ function findOnPath(name: "ffmpeg" | "ffprobe"): string | undefined {
   }
 }
 
+// GUI/Dock/launchd-spawned processes on macOS don't inherit the shell PATH, so
+// `which ffmpeg` fails even when ffmpeg is installed via Homebrew. Probe the
+// well-known install dirs as a fallback. (No-op on Windows, where `where` and
+// installer-added PATH entries cover it.)
+const COMMON_BIN_DIRS =
+  process.platform === "win32"
+    ? []
+    : ["/opt/homebrew/bin", "/usr/local/bin", "/usr/bin", "/bin", "/snap/bin"];
+
+function findInCommonDirs(name: "ffmpeg" | "ffprobe"): string | undefined {
+  for (const dir of COMMON_BIN_DIRS) {
+    const candidate = `${dir}/${name}`;
+    if (existsSync(candidate)) return candidate;
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
 function findConfiguredBinary(
   envName: string,
   binaryName: "ffmpeg" | "ffprobe",
 ): string | undefined {
   const configured = process.env[envName]?.trim();
   if (configured) return existsSync(configured) ? resolve(configured) : undefined;
-  return findOnPath(binaryName);
+  return findOnPath(binaryName) ?? findInCommonDirs(binaryName);
 }
 
 export function findFFmpeg(): string | undefined {
diff --git a/packages/player/src/runtime-message-handler.test.ts b/packages/player/src/runtime-message-handler.test.ts
index 9539c6511f..76b71e3bec 100644
--- a/packages/player/src/runtime-message-handler.test.ts
+++ b/packages/player/src/runtime-message-handler.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const makeCallbacks = (): MessageHandlerCallbacks => ({
   updateControlsTime: vi.fn(),
   updateControlsPlaying: vi.fn(),
   dispatchEvent: vi.fn(),
+  onRuntimeReady: vi.fn(),
   seek: vi.fn(),
   play: vi.fn(),
   getLoop: vi.fn(() => false),
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/hooks/useGsapTweenCache.ts b/packages/studio/src/hooks/useGsapTweenCache.ts
index cb872b6cfc..246f53526c 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/hooks/useGsapTweenCache.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/hooks/useGsapTweenCache.ts
@@ -366,13 +366,6 @@ export function usePopulateKeyframeCacheForFile(
       const { setKeyframeCache } = usePlayerStore.getState();
       clearKeyframeCacheForFile(sf);
       const { elements } = usePlayerStore.getState();
-      console.log(
-        "[kf:static] elements in store:",
-        elements
-          .map((e) => e.domId)
-          .filter(Boolean)
-          .join(", "),
-      );
       const mergedByElement = new Map<string, GsapKeyframesData>();
       for (const anim of parsed.animations) {
         const id = extractIdFromSelector(anim.targetSelector);
@@ -415,12 +408,6 @@ export function usePopulateKeyframeCacheForFile(
           mergedByElement.set(id, { ...kfData, keyframes: clipKeyframes });
         }
       }
-      console.log(
-        "[kf:static] merged elements:",
-        [...mergedByElement.keys()].join(", "),
-        "kf counts:",
-        [...mergedByElement.entries()].map(([k, v]) => `${k}:${v.keyframes.length}`).join(", "),
-      );
       for (const [id, kfData] of mergedByElement) {
         setKeyframeCache(`${sf}#${id}`, kfData);
         setKeyframeCache(id, kfData);
@@ -454,12 +441,6 @@ export function usePopulateKeyframeCacheForFile(
         if (el.domId) clipById.set(el.domId, { start: el.start, duration: el.duration });
       }
       const scanned = scanAllRuntimeKeyframes(iframe, clipById);
-      console.log(
-        "[kf:runtime] scanned",
-        scanned.size,
-        "elements:",
-        [...scanned.keys()].join(", "),
-      );
       if (scanned.size === 0) return false;
       const { setKeyframeCache, keyframeCache } = usePlayerStore.getState();
       for (const [id, data] of scanned) {
@@ -470,14 +451,6 @@ export function usePopulateKeyframeCacheForFile(
         if (alreadyCached) {
           continue;
         }
-        console.log(
-          "[kf:runtime] adding runtime entry:",
-          id,
-          "kfs:",
-          data.keyframes.length,
-          "arc:",
-          !!data.arcPath,
-        );
         const entry = {
           format: "percentage" as const,
           keyframes: data.keyframes,