# Portrait matting, local video workflows, and Desktop reliability Source: [Portrait matting, local video workflows, and Desktop reliability]() Documentation index: [llms.txt]() [Back to changelog](https://pr-444-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/changelog) August 31, 2026 (2026-08-31) Process portrait cutouts faster, use local video in translation and transcription more reliably, and recover from media, update, and preview failures. Web August 30, 2026 No update required Desktop 0.2.40 Minimum version Agent Plugin 0.2.25 Minimum version ## Feature updates ### Effects #### Faster portrait cutout processing Desktop uses an optimized portrait-matting path for supported footage and reports progress more consistently during long clips. Version requirement: Desktop 0.2.34 or later Related docs: [AI Effects](https://pr-444-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/ai-effects) ## Fixes ### AI video #### Local Desktop videos work in translation and transcription Desktop uploads the required local source when a cloud translation or transcription needs it, instead of leaving the request waiting without a usable asset. Version requirement: Desktop 0.2.34 or later Related docs: [AI Video Translation](https://pr-444-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/video-translation) [ChatCut Desktop](https://pr-444-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/desktop-app) ### Media library #### Large WebKit video imports avoid silent corruption Large video uploads now detect incomplete or corrupted browser transfers instead of accepting an unusable asset as complete. Related docs: [My Assets](https://pr-444-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/my-assets) ### Desktop #### Media relinking, updates, and preview failures are recoverable Desktop improves relinking moved files, repairs incomplete updater installs, and falls back when GPU presentation cannot display the project. Related docs: [ChatCut Desktop](https://pr-444-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/desktop-app) [My Assets](https://pr-444-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/my-assets) ### Agents #### The Agent Plugin installs ChatCut Desktop more reliably on macOS Plugin guidance and installation checks better recognize the macOS application and recover from common install-path mismatches. Related docs: [ChatCut Desktop](https://pr-444-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/desktop-app)