diff --git a/demo/smoke_live_pan_coverage.mjs b/demo/smoke_live_pan_coverage.mjs
index b3683a32..dd914b1c 100644
--- a/demo/smoke_live_pan_coverage.mjs
+++ b/demo/smoke_live_pan_coverage.mjs
@@ -52,12 +52,19 @@ const liveState = () => page.evaluate(() => {
     view: structuredClone(card._view),
     transformed: scenes.filter((node) => node.style.transform).length,
     sceneCount: scenes.length,
+    // #689: an exposed scene opens only within its bound; the filtered
+    // day-cycle outline (marked clip) is projected but never opened.
     allSceneOverflowOpen: scenes.length > 0
-      && scenes.every((node) => node.style.overflow === 'visible'),
+      && scenes.every((node) => (node.getAttribute('data-hp-live-overflow') === 'clip'
+        ? !node.style.overflow && !node.style.clipPath
+        : node.style.overflow === 'visible' && node.style.clipPath === 'inset(-25%)')),
     allScenePromoted: scenes.length > 0 && scenes.every((node) => node.style.transform
       && node.style.transformOrigin && node.style.willChange === 'transform'
-      && node.style.overflow === 'visible'),
+      && (node.getAttribute('data-hp-live-overflow') === 'clip'
+        ? !node.style.overflow && !node.style.clipPath
+        : node.style.overflow === 'visible' && node.style.clipPath === 'inset(-25%)')),
     allTemporaryStylesCleared: scenes.every((node) => !node.style.overflow
+      && !node.style.clipPath
       && !node.style.transform && !node.style.transformOrigin && !node.style.willChange),
     marker: centre(root.querySelector('[data-hp="device"]')),
     room: centre(root.querySelector('[data-hp="room"]')),
diff --git a/test/paper-scene-contract.test.mjs b/test/paper-scene-contract.test.mjs
index 729670a8..f5e5c09d 100644
--- a/test/paper-scene-contract.test.mjs
+++ b/test/paper-scene-contract.test.mjs
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ test('#582 safe camera scene uses explicit bounded plan and outline layers', ()
   assert.match(card, /<svg class="plan-svg"/);
   assert.match(styles, /\.plan-svg \{ z-index: 1; \}/);
   assert.match(styles, /\.hp-paper-outline-svg \{[\s\S]*?z-index: 0;/);
-  assert.match(styles, /\.stage\.daycycle\.hp-safe-daycycle-outline \.plan-svg \{[\s\S]*?will-change:\s*transform;/);
+  // #689: explicit through the opacity hint; a transform hint froze the raster.
+  assert.match(styles, /\.stage\.daycycle\.hp-safe-daycycle-outline \.plan-svg \{[\s\S]*?will-change:\s*opacity;/);
   assert.match(staticCard, /\.hp-static-stage > \.hp-paper-outline-svg \{[\s\S]*?z-index:\s*0;/);
   assert.match(styles, /\.hp-static-stage\.daycycle \.hp-paper-outline-svg/);
   assert.match(styles, /\.hp-static-stage\.daycycle \.hp-paperg \{[\s\S]*?filter:\s*none;[\s\S]*?will-change:\s*auto;/);