remotion-dev/remotion · error · Error
The config format has changed. Change `Config.Puppeteer.*()`
Error message
The config format has changed. Change `Config.Puppeteer.*()` calls to `Config.*()` in your config file.
What it means
`Config.Puppeteer` was the pre-flat-config namespace for Chromium/Puppeteer-related setters (e.g. `Config.Puppeteer.setChromiumOpenGlRenderer`). The flat `Config` object throws on access to push users onto the renamed flat setters (`Config.setChromiumOpenGlRenderer`, etc.).
Source
Thrown at packages/cli/src/config/index.ts:755
);
},
get Output() {
throw new Error(
'The config format has changed. Change `Config.Output.*()` calls to `Config.*()` in your config file.',
);
},
get Log() {
throw new Error(
'The config format has changed. Change `Config.Log.*()` calls to `Config.*()` in your config file.',
);
},
get Preview() {
throw new Error(
'The config format has changed. Change `Config.Preview.*()` calls to `Config.*()` in your config file.',
);
},
get Puppeteer() {
throw new Error(
'The config format has changed. Change `Config.Puppeteer.*()` calls to `Config.*()` in your config file.',
);
},
setMaxTimelineTracks: StudioServerInternals.setMaxTimelineTracks,
setKeyboardShortcutsEnabled: keyboardShortcutsOption.setConfig,
setInteractivityEnabled: interactivityOption.setConfig,
setAllowHtmlInCanvasEnabled,
setRspack: rspackOption.setConfig,
setExperimentalRspackEnabled: rspackOption.setConfig,
setNumberOfSharedAudioTags: numberOfSharedAudioTagsOption.setConfig,
setExperimentalKeepAudioContextAlive:
experimentalKeepAudioContextAliveOption.setConfig,
setWebpackPollingInMilliseconds: webpackPollOption.setConfig,
setShouldOpenBrowser: noOpenOption.setConfig,
setBufferStateDelayInMilliseconds,
overrideBundlerConfig,
overrideRspackConfig,
overrideWebpackConfig,View on GitHub (pinned to 78fe4bb3fd)
Solutions
- Replace `Config.Puppeteer.setChromiumOpenGlRenderer(...)` with `Config.setChromiumOpenGlRenderer(...)` (and equivalents for other Chromium setters).
- Run through the v3→v4 migration guide to map every `Puppeteer.*` setter to its new flat name.
Example fix
// before
Config.Puppeteer.setChromiumOpenGlRenderer('angle');
// after
Config.setChromiumOpenGlRenderer('angle'); Defensive patterns
Strategy: validation
Validate before calling
const src = readFileSync('remotion.config.ts', 'utf8');
if (/Config\.Puppeteer\./.test(src)) {
throw new Error('Remove Config.Puppeteer.* calls; use Config.setChromium* setters.');
} Prevention
- Replace the whole `Puppeteer` namespace block in one edit on upgrade.
- Cross-check each renamed setter against the v4 changelog.
When it happens
Trigger: A remotion config file calling any `Config.Puppeteer.*` method, loaded under Remotion 4.x+/5.x.
Common situations: Stale config after a major upgrade; sample repo cloned from a pre-flat-config tutorial; copy-pasted Stack Overflow snippet.
Related errors
- The config format has changed. Change `Config.Bundling.*()`
- The config format has changed. Change `Config.Rendering.*()`
- The config format has changed. Change `Config.Output.*()` ca
- The config format has changed. Change `Config.Log.*()` calls
- The config format has changed. Change `Config.Preview.*()` c
AI-assisted analysis of remotion-dev/remotion@78fe4bb3fd (2026-08-12).
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