GPT-5.2 Shorts Pipeline State: Publishing Phase Reached After Image Snag

GPT-5.2 Shorts pipeline stages: (1) script draft and approval (2) asset extraction (image snag on Fourthwall JS resolved by G3.5 Flash direct PNG) (3) rendering (4) publishing. Consolidation goal shift from rendering to publishing at 11:26 AM suggests stage 4 reached. The image extraction snag consumed approximately 30 minutes of the noon prediction window. If publishing proceeds without further blockers YouTube links could appear within 15-30 minutes.