Cut Valet 1.0.0

Changelog

1.0.0 — 2026-07-20

The first public release.

Setup, radically simplified

• One question configures the whole AI stack — Files only / Everyday /
  Power. Your choice pre-selects the models, description tier, transcription
  size and analysis defaults; everything stays adjustable underneath.
• New optional backup location step completes the first cycle
  (organize → store → back up), and an optional API key row adds cloud-
  refined metadata for pennies — the local AI runs either way.
• Setup opens instantly (a model check used to freeze it for ~10 seconds).

Clip descriptions up to 3× faster

• The Fast tier runs a lighter model at a smarter resolution — measured
  ~13 s/clip on a 256-clip shoot that previously took ~40 s/clip.
• Pick any model size per tier (2B → 32B) from the new per-tier download
  rows with size accordions, live download progress, and Activity Log
  milestones. Downloads no longer wait behind running analysis.
• Fixed a deadlock that could silently freeze ALL AI analysis behind one
  clip after switching description models.

Ingest you can trust at a glance

• Three clear progress bars — copying, backing up (only when a backup
  drive is set), and placing in Resolve — each with real counts and a
  green "safe to close" state.
• Placing clips in Resolve no longer slows down as big cards fill the
  bin (an O(N²) per-clip rescan is gone).
• Honest numbers everywhere: clips vs files (sidecars counted separately)
  in the project and backup cards, and backup coverage that isn't inflated
  by thumbnails or camera proxies.

Find a song: describe the vibe

• New "Describe the vibe (AI)" search — write what the scene feels
  like; the AI turns it into mood/genre/tempo searches (plus "sounds like"
  a real song) and blends the results. Works fully locally.

Windows

• Signed installer (per-user, clean uninstall) — the new first-install
  download alongside the zip.

Since beta.6, also

• YouTube upload polish (progress, scheduling calendar, draft round-trip),
  scene-grouping fixes, music-bed gain setting removed (set levels in
  Resolve), Artlist integration removed (enterprise-only API).