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Summary

  • request macOS camera and microphone permissions only when those features are used, removing the blocking first-run prompt sequence
  • split HUD, editor, picker, countdown, and update UI bundles so startup does not preload Pixi/WebGPU/export code
  • defer update checks, custom fonts, wallpaper thumbnails, project-browser UI, and exporter implementations until needed
  • run independent native startup services concurrently and cache fingerprinted renderer assets
  • remove duplicate wallpaper packaging while resolving previews and exports from the packaged asset directory
  • remove unused Whisper tools from packaged builds
  • add HUD launch timing diagnostics

Results

  • packaged fresh-profile smoke: HUD did-finish-load in 139 ms; renderer-ready in 166 ms
  • startup JS reduced from about 731 KB gzip to about 107 KB gzip
  • packaged macOS app reduced from about 435 MB to 397 MB

Validation

  • npx tsc --noEmit
  • npm test (120 files, 1,079 tests)
  • packaged HTTP wallpaper-path regression coverage
  • production Vite/Electron build
  • packaged arm64 macOS cold-profile launch smoke
  • deep code-signature and DMG checksum verification

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added animated marquee text for long source names.
    • Added improved HUD and editor window experiences, including notifications and shortcut controls.
    • Added more reliable asset handling across packaged and web versions.
  • Performance

    • Window content and project dialogs now load on demand for faster startup.
    • Static production assets are cached more efficiently.
    • Application startup tasks now run concurrently.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved wallpaper behavior when switching editor effect sections.
    • Prevented cancelled or outdated exports from overwriting newer results.
    • Improved asset URL fallback and error handling across runtime environments.

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The PR updates Electron packaging and startup, adds hashed-asset caching, delays update checks, lazy-loads window components, separates marquee rendering, adjusts editor wallpaper loading, prevents stale export updates, and changes Electron asset-path fallback behavior.

Changes

Application packaging and startup

Layer / File(s) Summary
Packaged assets and startup services
electron-builder.json5, electron/main.ts, electron/rendererServer.ts, package.json
Packaging targets selected native binaries, excludes selected files, starts services concurrently, removes macOS startup permission prompts, applies conditional caching to renderer assets, and updates the application version.
Update and HUD startup timing
electron/updater.ts, electron/windows.ts
The first update check runs after 15 seconds. Shutdown clears its timer. HUD load milestones emit performance logs.

Frontend loading and editor behavior

Layer / File(s) Summary
Window-specific lazy loading
src/App.tsx, src/components/launch/HudWindow.tsx, src/components/launch/popovers/ProjectPopover.tsx, src/components/video-editor/EditorWindow.tsx, src/components/ui/sonner.tsx
Window components and the project browser dialog use lazy loading and Suspense. HUD and editor-specific providers move into dedicated components. Toaster accepts custom classes.
Launch components and editor state
src/components/launch/*, src/components/video-editor/SettingsPanel.tsx
MarqueeText moves to its own module. Wallpaper loading now depends on the active effect section and panel mode.

Build and asset resolution

Layer / File(s) Summary
Exporter cancellation and bundle imports
src/components/video-editor/export/*, src/components/video-editor/VideoEditor.tsx, src/components/video-editor/project/*, vite.config.ts
Export runs use identifiers to ignore stale asynchronous work. Exporter imports use specific modules, and the dedicated Pixi chunk is removed.
Electron asset resolution
electron/ipc/register/assets.ts, src/lib/assetPath.ts, src/lib/assetPath.test.ts
Unpackaged Electron runs return no asset base path. Web contexts use root-relative fallback URLs, while other unresolved contexts throw an error. Tests cover both paths.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to adc7d

Export cancellation now invalidates the active run and clears its exporter reference, preventing stale export cleanup from updating the editor. No current merge-blocking risk remains.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant App
  participant LazyWindowChunk
  participant WindowComponent
  App->>LazyWindowChunk: load selected window component
  LazyWindowChunk->>WindowComponent: resolve component module
  App->>WindowComponent: render inside Suspense
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In `@src/components/launch/HudWindow.tsx`:
- Line 8: Preserve the default “toaster group” classes when rendering Toaster in
HudWindow, either by including them alongside pointer-events-auto or by updating
Toaster’s class merging so caller classes do not replace its defaults. Keep the
existing toast styling behavior intact.

In `@src/components/video-editor/export/useExportRunner.ts`:
- Line 114: Update the export flow around handleCancelExport and the GIF/MP4
dynamic imports to track cancellation independently of exporterRef. Preserve
cancellation requested while a chunk is loading, cancel the exporter immediately
after assignment when needed, and skip export() if cancellation already
occurred.

In `@src/components/video-editor/SettingsPanel.tsx`:
- Line 1171: Update the guard in the SettingsPanel effect so wallpaper loading
is not skipped when activeEffectSection is "frame" or "crop"; allow those
sections to continue into the loading logic because they render
sceneSectionContent and backgroundSettingsContent, while preserving the existing
early return for unrelated sections.

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  • src/components/launch/HudWindow.tsx
  • src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx
  • src/components/launch/MarqueeText.tsx
  • src/components/launch/SourceSelector.tsx
  • src/components/launch/popovers/ProjectPopover.tsx
  • src/components/video-editor/EditorWindow.tsx
  • src/components/video-editor/SettingsPanel.tsx
  • src/components/video-editor/export/useExportRunner.ts
  • src/components/video-editor/project/useProjectLibraryController.ts
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In `@src/components/video-editor/export/useExportRunner.ts`:
- Line 150: Update the export flow around each save await, including
saveExportBlob and finalizeExportedVideo, to call exportWasCancelled()
immediately afterward; when cancellation is detected, discard the temporary
output and return before updating pending-save state, showing toasts, or
recording the saved file.
- Around line 499-504: Update the cancellation cleanup in the export runner’s
finally path to restore the captured video playback state when an export paused
a playing video. Apply this only for explicit cancellation, and guard it so a
superseded run cannot alter the newer export session; preserve the existing
cleanup for non-cancelled runs.

In `@src/components/video-editor/SettingsPanel.tsx`:
- Around line 1171-1179: Update the guard in the wallpaper-loading effect to
allow activeEffectSection values beginning with “ext:” alongside “scene”,
“frame”, and “crop”. Preserve the existing early return for unrelated sections
so getAvailableWallpapers() runs whenever the rendered backgroundSettingsContent
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Please re-review the latest commit adc7df9 after the export-cancellation and wallpaper-loading follow-up fixes.

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@webadderall I will review the latest commit adc7df9, with focus on the export-cancellation and wallpaper-loading fixes.

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