19th February 2026

Author: latenitefilms

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+Following on from yesterday's post, **macOS Tahoe 26.4 Beta** also [breaks Karabiner-Elements](https://x.com/tekezo/status/2024132161717330388).
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+Given Apple seems to have made some MAJOR under-the-hood changes to **macOS Tahoe 26.4 Beta**, I would avoid upgrading for the time being.
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+[Iain Anderson](https://iain-anderson.com) and myself (Chris Hocking) will be on **Final Cut TV LIVE!** tonight!
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+We'll be chatting about our upcoming [ScriptStar](https://scriptstar.fcp.cafe) application release.
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+You can watch on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/live/5RIfXrnd3ZM):
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+[![](/static/fcp-live-podcast.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/live/5RIfXrnd3ZM)
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+---
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+**Dylan Higginbotham** has posted a new blog post titled, **The Easiest Way to Add Captions in Final Cut Pro (Just 3 Steps)**.
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+You can read about it on the [Stupid Raisins blog](https://stupidraisins.com/the-easiest-way-to-add-captions-in-final-cut-pro-just-3-steps/).
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+---
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+Introducing **Agentic Editing** in **Jumper**! 🥳
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+![](/static/jumper-in-claude-code.png)
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+Jumper now integrates with Claude Desktop and OpenAI Codex Desktop, allowing AI agents to operate directly inside Jumper.
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+This is pretty crazy stuff.
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+These integrations let agents query Jumper’s backend and orchestrate multi-step workflows across your analysed media.
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+With these new integrations, the agent can operate Jumper just like a human.
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+- Search visually across analyzed footage
+- Search across transcriptions
+- Retrieve clip segments
+- Find similar clips
+- Find clips by face recognition
+- Trigger workflow actions (e.g. export a sequence to Premiere, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Avid Media Composer)
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+But it can also do things that you can’t do with the normal Jumper interface.
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+For example:
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+- Export scenes as individual files to a folder
+- Export a set of clips as a sequence for your editing software
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+Since the agent is acting as the orchestrator of the workflow, you can give it a complex task and it will break it down into smaller steps and execute them in the correct order. For example:
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+- “use Jumper to find all shots of Anna smiling, export as individual files and also export a sequence to premiere”
+- “use Jumper to cut a sizzle reel from the event footage in /day1_footage/ and the voiceover is sizzle_reel_audio.wav”
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+This has the potential to speed up time consuming tasks that are a part of the routine media production process. Finding B-roll that matches a script, pulling every clip of a certain person, creating sequences of selects and probably a host of other tasks that we haven’t thought of yet.
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+Since you can run multiple agents in parallel, you can fire off multiple tasks at the same time and focus on other tasks while the agents are working.
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+![](/static/example-jumper-claude.jpg)
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+At the moment, Jumper is compatible with Claude Desktop (Chat, Cowork and Code) and OpenAI Codex Desktop. The team are working on adding support for other agents in the future.
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+If you're interested in testing out MCP support in Jumper, make sure you sign up for a [free trial](https://getjumper.io/?ref=fcpcafe) and join the Discord.
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+---
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+**Pipeline Neo v2.3.1** has been released!
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+For those unfamiliar, Pipeline Neo is an experimental FCPXML library built with the assistance of LLM tools.
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+It currently supports reading, creating, and modifying FCPXML documents and bundles, with parsing and validation against bundled DTDs spanning versions `v1.5` through `v1.14`.
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+Typed models cover resources, clips, adjustments, filters, transitions, multi-cam, captions, smart collections and many more.
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+Pipeline Neo provides a strong foundation and the essential building blocks for expanding FCPXML parsing and reading capabilities and adding features.
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+You can learn more on [GitHub](https://github.com/TheAcharya/pipeline-neo).

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 You can read our current recommendations below:
 
-**Last Updated:** 7th February 2026
+**Last Updated:** 19th February 2026
 
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 ## Summary
 
+!!!danger macOS Tahoe 26.4 Beta
+There are multiple reports of issues in macOS Tahoe 26.4 Beta with HFS drives, Karabiner-Elements, etc. I would definitely avoid installing this beta on any production machines, and be wary about updating once it gets out of beta.
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 At the timing of writing (7th Feb 2026), I've been using **Final Cut Pro 12.0 (lifetime/perpetual)** every day for 7 days on some very big and complex Final Cut Pro libraries.
 
 My current library has 40 events and 194 hours and 18 minutes of footage inside.