docs(testing): log the macOS RC e2e passes from v1.10.0-rc.3 to v2.0.0-rc.13

[EtienneLescot]

Brings the results log up to date with every macOS release-candidate pass run from Claude sessions on the Mac mini M1. Seven rows, each placed at its date.

Row	Build	Verdict	Why it was missing
2026-08-22	v1.10.0-rc.3, notarized DMG	Partial, no defect (caption anchoring measured on exported frames)	Written in #486, dropped by a merge of main into that branch; #486 was then closed as "already logged", which was true only of the 2026-08-23 window-capture slice
2026-09-05	v1.11.0-rc.1, notarized CI DMG	Partial: 1 blocker (#616, fixed by #618), 4 minor	Written on claude/e2e-results-v1-11-0-rc1, never opened as a PR
2026-09-07 (x2)	v1.11.0-rc.1 local retest with #618, and its correction	STT works; a system-audio defect retracted	Same branch
2026-10-01	v2.0.0-rc.8, notarized DMG	Partial: 1 should-fix (#965), 4 minor (#966 to #969), all fixed since	Only the Windows rc.8 row was logged
2026-10-02	v2.0.0-rc.12, notarized DMG	Partial: 1 minor regression, not filed	Never logged
2026-10-03	v2.0.0-rc.13, notarized DMG	Partial, no defect	This session

Worth a look: the rc.12 pass found the preview lagging 1.8 to 3.2 s of source inside a 4x speed region (0.6 to 1.8 s on rc.8, same project), suspected e358d771 / b519f236. No issue was filed, and the rc.13 pass did not re-measure it.

Left out on purpose: a v2.0.0-rc.1 macOS pass whose report says it was driven by another tool (ZCode), not a Claude session, and a 2026-08-21 pass on a dev build of main (not a release candidate).

All rows come from the session transcripts and the reports written at the time; text written for this PR uses no em dashes.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Added manual E2E test records covering macOS caption placement and window capture, Windows validation after v1.10.0, AV1 clip switching, and subsequent release-candidate runs.
  • Added v2.0.0 results for macOS release candidates 8, 12, and 13, and updated the Windows rc.13 results with revised defect and pass details.
  • Corrected the results log to retract an earlier report of a synthetic-tone system-audio defect.

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Walkthrough

The manual E2E checklist adds and updates results for macOS and Windows builds, AV1 playback, and system-audio testing. It records observed defects, fixes, regressions, corrections, and unrun checks.

Changes

Manual E2E results

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Update manual E2E release records technical-documentation/testing/manual-e2e-checklist.md	The results log adds and revises macOS and Windows test records, AV1 playback findings, and release-candidate results. It expands caption-placement measurements and retracts a reported synthetic-tone system-audio defect after a browser and YouTube capture passed.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~3 minutes

Change: Other

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to b0ba3

The PR adds scoped manual test results and records unrun checks; no demonstrated release-process or product issue remains to block merging.

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• observed — technical-documentation (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

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• observed — Modified behavior in technical-documentation/testing/manual-e2e-checklist.md: Adds a macOS rc.13 results row describing the scoped checks and outcomes, including HUD exclusion across an editor round trip, camera-off handling without a camera, editor shutdown, localized UI, caption restoration, playback, unreadable-media reporting, and export. It also notes limitations and observations outside the tested scope.

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