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v0.8.1Release notes

More reliable edits. A clearer review.

Audio and font fixes, smaller review copies, and an explicit record of what has actually been checked. Built from real editing feedback.

  • 01

    Audio & font fixes

  • 02

    Smaller review copies

  • 03

    Explicit review evidence

The details that make an edit work

  • Delayed external audio stays at its intended position instead of bunching up at the beginning.
  • Readable macOS system fonts register without copying protected filesystem metadata. Scalable outlines fix bitmap-strike rendering failures, including Geneva at caption sizes.
  • Final encoded true peaks are checked independently of integrated loudness. An overshoot is reported; this release does not automatically limit peaks.

Review copies that travel light

  • The review profile fits landscape video inside 1280 × 720 and portrait video inside 720 × 1280, without upscaling. Captions and composition keep their original layout before resizing.
  • An optional byte limit allows up to two compression retries while preserving resolution and final audio. The final file is measured. If it still exceeds the limit, the command reports failure and keeps a complete output so you can request a shorter clip or larger budget.
moviestar export --review --max-bytes 20000000 --out review.mp4

Know what has actually been reviewed

  • Opt-in review reports keep technical checks, source alignment, visual inspection, motion, and listening separate. Each starts unreviewed. Record the reviewer, method, coverage, and limitations against the exact artifact.
  • A sampled still cannot establish full playback or listening review. Changed project state makes evidence stale, and active rejections remain visible until explicitly superseded. Moviestar does not automatically approve the edit or authenticate a reviewer's judgment.
  • Caption timing audits surface short flashes, gaps, overlaps, and optional proof frames. Connector-word checks require an explicit language or word list; findings remain advisory.
moviestar export --review --review-report --out review.mp4
moviestar review show --report REPORT.json

An easier handoff

  • Discover and download accepted shared videos from the CLI, request a browser sign-in email, and inspect hosted plan capacity.
  • Where enabled by the service, replace the finished cut behind existing links while keeping the original available until a valid replacement commits.
  • Personal Cloud project metadata commands work with the lightweight installation. Account access and service enablement still apply; creating project metadata does not upload media or perform remote editing.

Get v0.8.1

The base package no longer installs the local speech-recognition stack. Use the transcription extra below for editing with speech recognition. For account and Cloud metadata, supplied captions, or --no-transcribe, the base package is enough. Existing environments retain dependencies they already have. Local media editing still requires FFmpeg and ffprobe.

python -m pip install --upgrade 'moviestar[transcribe]==0.8.1'
moviestar doctor
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