AVE 1.0.10

AVE 1.0.10 Release Notes

Status: Released on July 4, 2026 Bangkok time. The macOS app and DMG were signed, notarized, stapled, validated, and published to GitHub Releases.

Base: changes after e635c8c (Mark AVE 1.0.9 released) through 0de55a2 (Fix caption regeneration and asset reuse messaging), released as v1.0.10.

Highlights

• Added source-result contracts so footage search results can stay as usable clip cards with thumbnails and action buttons instead of disappearing into prose.
• Improved "find moments" behavior so transcript, visual, and best-moment searches route toward a single footage-result UI.
• Added evidence-first best-moment ranking that prefers concrete analyzed assets and keeps follow-up explanations conversational.
• Added karaoke caption generation and a toolbar caption-style menu for switching between Standard and Karaoke before adding captions.
• Made caption regeneration replace AVE-generated captions instead of stacking duplicate caption layers.
• Added a camera preset toolbar control for quick visible framing changes.
• Fixed onboarding persistence so completed setup does not reappear on each restart.
• Improved Project Home asset reuse messaging when an asset cannot be added to another project.

Footage Search And Best Moments

• Source result sets now preserve selected clips and ranges for follow-up actions.
• Chat cards use the same clip-result surface for visual searches, transcript-backed matches, and best-moment results.
• Best-moment responses avoid pretending to be an oracle: when evidence is weak, AVE can present nearby usable candidates instead of overclaiming.
• Follow-up questions such as asking why a result was selected can use the prior result context for a plain explanation.

Captions

• The captions toolbar keeps the current caption mode visible and opens a menu for Standard or Karaoke captions.
• The existing transcript-side caption flow remains available.
• Re-running generated captions removes previous AVE-generated caption clips across graphics tracks before adding the new set.
• Karaoke captions keep already-spoken text highlighted while the active word advances.

Project And Setup UX

• Onboarding completion is persisted so existing users go back to the app after restart.
• Project Home now explains unavailable asset reuse actions, such as missing media, unsaved destination projects, or assets already present in all saved projects.
• Camera presets are available from the toolbar for faster visual framing changes.

Verification

Release validation:

• npm run build
• npm --prefix render-worker run build
• node --check electron/main.cjs
• node --check electron/preload.cjs
• node --check scripts/assert-notarization-env.cjs
• node --check scripts/audit-desktop-package.cjs
• npm run ai:prompt-smoke
• npm run ai:prompt-regression
• npm run test:run
• git --no-pager diff --check
• npm audit --json
• npm --prefix render-worker audit --json
• env APPLE_KEYCHAIN_PROFILE=notarytool npm run desktop:dist
• npm run desktop:audit-package

Release packaging checks:

• The app bundle is Developer ID signed, notarized, stapled, and accepted by Gatekeeper.
• The DMG is signed, notarized, stapled, and accepted by Gatekeeper.
• latest-mac.yml, updater ZIP, blockmaps, and app bundle app-update.yml were generated and verified.
• The updater ZIP contains AVE.app/Contents/Resources/app-update.yml.
• npm run desktop:audit-package passed with 7845 app.asar entries checked.
• Public latest-mac.yml resolves to version: 1.0.10.

Commits Included

• c3ca264 Expand AVE 1.0.9 release notes
• 38b5fdf Refresh AVE README
• 21d3c47 Add content cutdown contracts
• b01f47b Add tutorial content cutdown contract
• da72290 Add meeting webinar cutdown contract
• 5246d0a Show content cutdown rationale in plan cards
• 86833d8 Checkpoint AVE source result workflow
• e3774f2 Add camera preset toolbar control
• d32b34d Checkpoint AVE release polish
• 0de55a2 Fix caption regeneration and asset reuse messaging