v1.3.0

Release 1.3.0

This release collects the completed features and improvements since v1.2.0. It also includes the manual media-tool setup and host-generated video fixes previously delivered in v1.2.1.

Reference generation

• Ref2VA now executes linked image, video and audio references from the sidebar and bundled
  Reference graphs. The Reference Registry accepts the individual numbered inputs created by
  these graphs while preserving callers that provide grouped reference values.
• Select up to 9 images, 3 videos and 3 standalone audio references. The combined limit is
  12 files and 3 audio tracks, including soundtracks taken from videos. At least one image or
  video is required in the sidebar. Video soundtracks are included for all selected videos or
  excluded for all; a selection that exceeds the combined limits is refused before execution.
• Reorder or remove individual references with keyboard-accessible controls. Source chips and
  final labels show their order before graph application, and each new loader occupies its own
  row. Paired soundtracks keep their video identity; standalone audio numbering stays independent.
• Ref2VA duration hints are guidance for preparing inputs. Selecting canvas nodes does not read
  their media files or verify their duration.

Sequence assembly

• New assemblies default to Original size (24 fps): the segments' common original size,
  24 fps video and 32 kHz stereo audio, with one aggregate video encode. Segments with mismatched
  sizes are refused. The previous 512 × 512 (30 fps) format with 48 kHz stereo sound remains
  selectable before assembly.
• View a per-cut report after assembly. smooth, visible change and not measured are
  bounded measurements of the segment boundary, not guarantees of visual/audio continuity.
  Assembly still joins independently generated segments and does not create new transition frames.
• A sequence that finishes before the media runtime activates now offers assembly after the
  runtime becomes available and Production is read again. Runtime checks remain non-blocking.
• English assembly inputs show segment and cut counts without fixed plural nouns. Both Chinese
  translations keep their existing meaning.

Media tools and compatibility since v1.2.0

The following improvements were introduced in v1.2.1 and remain included.

Manual media tools setup

• The extension no longer downloads, extracts or installs FFmpeg. Settings → Media tools
  replaces in-panel installation with a manual setup guide: Open download page opens the
  exact release page in your browser, and the card shows the archive name and its SHA-256 with a
  copy button.
• Enter the extracted bin folder and choose Use folder. Both programs are verified against
  their fixed digests before the selection is saved. A supported pair in your Python environment
  or on PATH is still found automatically; choose Check again after changing PATH.
• A ? button beside Media tools explains download, checksum verification (with Windows
  commands), extraction, folder selection and why other builds are refused. It is available in
  English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.
• After you select the tools, retry the original media action yourself; it is not resumed
  automatically.
• Clean up known earlier setup leftovers only when requested, preserving unknown files and any
  parked runtime without a verified replacement.

Host-generated video compatibility

• Sequences built from your own ComfyUI video generations now assemble. Earlier versions
  refused these segments: first because of the color tag ComfyUI writes into its video files,
  and then, for 5-second and 15-second segments, because the file states its length rounded to
  the millisecond.
• Segments with that color tag are converted to the standard video color space while they are
  prepared for assembly. Segments that are already standard are prepared as before.

Developer diagnostics

• Browser test failure evidence includes bounded, sanitized presentation timings for the current
  interaction phase. Reports omit prompt, media, path, URL and credential content. This improves
  diagnosis; no presentation-time budget or performance guarantee changes.
• Frontend unit tests use a bounded worker pool so evidence collection keeps its original deadline.
• Sequence browser fixtures use the current assembly profile contract and cover unavailable,
  ready, running and completed states. Executable admission comments now state the integrity
  threat model and the limits of the Windows read pin; the mechanism is unchanged.
• Workspace maintenance tools bind removal to a reviewed manifest, reverify quarantined entries
  before resumed removal, and handle WSL links explicitly while refusing unproven reparse tags.

Upgrade and limits

Replace the complete package, restart ComfyUI and refresh the browser. Save editable projects and
preserve media separately before updating. Project format version 1 and its existing title
decoration compatibility remain unchanged. Assembly receipts use the new version 2 profile/cut
report contract; older software that understands only version 1 refuses the new receipts.

Use the current bundled reference examples. For an older saved API prompt, connect each reference
to its own numbered Registry input instead of placing multiple links inside one input value.

The editor's final render remains 1920 × 1080 at 24 fps and is separate from sequence assembly.
The supported FFmpeg build, native Windows media/recovery requirements, manual tool setup and
local-only perception setup are unchanged. Longer-video sequence generation remains limited to
text-to-video plans; this release does not enable continuous-sequence generation or qualify new
hosts or models.

Full changelog: v1.2.0...v1.3.0