feat: rename 'reference image path' to 'start frame path'

Updates DEFAULTS, standard_keys, UI label, timeline known_keys.
Migration auto-renames old key on load.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

tab_batch_ng.py

@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ def render_batch_processor(state: AppState):
         'seed', 'cfg', 'camera', 'flf', KEY_SEQUENCE_NUMBER,
         'frame_to_skip', 'end_frame', 'transition', 'vace_length',
         'input_a_frames', 'input_b_frames', 'reference switch', 'vace schedule',
-        'middle frame path', 'video file path', 'reference image path', 'end frame path',
+        'middle frame path', 'video file path', 'start frame path', 'end frame path',
     }
     standard_keys.update(lora_keys)
 
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ def _render_sequence_card(i, seq, batch_list, data, file_path, state,
 
                 # Image paths with preview
                 for img_label, img_key in [
-                    ('Reference Image Path', 'reference image path'),
+                    ('Start Frame Path', 'start frame path'),
                     ('Middle Frame Path', 'middle frame path'),
                     ('End Frame Path', 'end frame path'),
                 ]:

tab_timeline_ng.py

@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ def _render_preview_fields(item_data: dict):
     known_keys = {
         'sequence_number', 'general_prompt', 'general_negative', 'current_prompt', 'prompt',
         'negative', 'camera', 'flf', 'seed', 'resolutions',
-        'frame_to_skip', 'vace schedule', 'video file path', 'middle frame path', 'end frame path',
+                'frame_to_skip', 'vace schedule', 'video file path', 'middle frame path', 'end frame path', 'start frame path',
     }
     # also skip lora keys
     custom_keys = [

utils.py

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ DEFAULTS = {
     "input_b_frames": 16,
     "reference switch": 1,
     "video file path": "",
-    "reference image path": "",
+    "start frame path": "",
     "middle frame path": "",
     "end frame path": "",
 
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ def _migrate_key_renames(data: dict) -> None:
             item['middle frame path'] = item.pop('reference path')
         if 'flf image path' in item and 'end frame path' not in item:
             item['end frame path'] = item.pop('flf image path')
+        if 'reference image path' in item and 'start frame path' not in item:
+            item['start frame path'] = item.pop('reference image path')
 
 
 def _migrate_lora_keys(data: dict) -> None: