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diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Box.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Box.tsx
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--- a/frontend/src/components/Box.tsx
+++ /dev/null
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-import clsx from "clsx";
-
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-    children: React.ReactNode;
-    className?: string;
-};
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diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Card.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Card.tsx
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index 0000000..0d06ed7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Card.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import clsx from "clsx";
+
+type Props = {
+    children: React.ReactNode;
+    className?: string;
+};
+
+const Card = ({ children, className }: Props) => (
+    <div className={clsx("bg-card shadow-card rounded-panel", className)}>
+        {children}
+    </div>
+);
+
+export default Card;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Dropdown.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Dropdown.tsx
index db384e0..a4ca052 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Dropdown.tsx
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 const DropdownItem = ({ item, onClick, className }: DropdownItemProps) => (
     <li
-        className={clsx("cursor-pointer hover:bg-gray-50 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-gray-700", className)}
+        className={clsx("cursor-pointer hover:bg-fields px-3 py-2 font-body text-[13px] text-text-control transition-colors duration-150", className)}
         onClick={() => onClick(item)}
     >
         {item}
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                 onClick={() => setIsOpen(v => !v)}
-                className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-100 transition-colors duration-150"
+                className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-btn px-3 py-2 font-body text-[13.5px] text-text-control hover:bg-fields transition-colors duration-150"
             >
                 {label}
             </button>
             {isOpen && (
-                <ul className="absolute right-0 mt-1 w-36 origin-top-right rounded-lg bg-white border border-gray-200 shadow-md z-50 py-1 overflow-hidden">
+                <ul className="absolute right-0 mt-1 w-36 origin-top-right rounded-chip bg-card inset-shadow-hairline shadow-card z-50 py-1 overflow-hidden">
                     {children}
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             )}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/GoogleSignIn.tsx b/frontend/src/components/GoogleSignIn.tsx
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index 0000000..b03f6ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/GoogleSignIn.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { type CredentialResponse, GoogleLogin } from "@react-oauth/google";
+import { useAuth } from "../utils/AuthContext.tsx";
+import { getUser, login } from "../utils/api/users.ts";
+
+type Props = {
+    /** Google's own sizing knobs — the sidebar wants a small pill, the landing page a wide one. */
+    shape?: "rectangular" | "pill";
+    size?: "small" | "medium" | "large";
+    width?: string;
+};
+
+/** Google's button plus the exchange for our own session. Used by the sidebar and the landing page. */
+const GoogleSignIn = ({ shape = "pill", size = "medium", width }: Props) => {
+    const { setUser } = useAuth();
+
+    const handleLogin = (response: CredentialResponse) => {
+        if (!response.credential) {
+            console.error("No credential received from Google login.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        login(response.credential)
+            .then(() => getUser().then(setUser))
+            .catch((error) => console.error("Login failed:", error));
+    };
+
+    return (
+        <GoogleLogin
+            shape={shape}
+            size={size}
+            width={width}
+            useOneTap={false}
+            onSuccess={handleLogin}
+        />
+    );
+};
+
+export default GoogleSignIn;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/IsLivePulse.tsx b/frontend/src/components/IsLivePulse.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfb6c7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/IsLivePulse.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+const IsLivePulse = () => {
+    return (
+        <span className={"relative flex h-2 w-2"}>
+            <span
+                className="animate-live-pulse absolute inline-flex h-full w-full rounded-full bg-live-red"
+            ></span>
+            <span className="relative inline-flex rounded-full h-2 w-2 bg-live-red"
+            ></span>
+        </span>
+    );
+}
+
+export default IsLivePulse;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/JobProgress.tsx b/frontend/src/components/JobProgress.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeb029d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/JobProgress.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import clsx from "clsx";
+import type { JobResponse } from "../utils/types.ts";
+
+type TrackedJob = {
+    uuid: string;
+    label: string;
+    progress: number;
+    state: JobResponse['state'];
+    errorOutput: string | null;
+};
+
+const isSettled = (job: TrackedJob) => job.state === 'SUCCEEDED' || job.state === 'FAILED';
+
+// queued → reading source → encoding → writing file → complete
+const stageOf = (job: TrackedJob): string => {
+    if (job.state === 'FAILED') return "failed";
+    if (job.state === 'SUCCEEDED') return "complete";
+    if (job.state === 'READY') return "queued";
+    if (job.progress < 0.05) return "reading source";
+    if (job.progress < 0.95) return "encoding";
+    return "writing file";
+};
+
+const JobProgress = ({ job, className }: { job: TrackedJob; className?: string }) => {
+    const failed = job.state === 'FAILED';
+    const done = job.state === 'SUCCEEDED';
+    const pct = done ? 100 : Math.round(Math.min(1, Math.max(0, job.progress)) * 100);
+
+    return (
+        <div className={clsx("flex flex-col gap-1.5", className)}>
+            <p className="font-heading text-[15px] leading-snug">{job.label}</p>
+
+            <div className="h-[3px] w-full rounded-full bg-chip overflow-hidden">
+                <div
+                    className={clsx(
+                        "h-full rounded-full transition-[width] duration-500 ease-out",
+                        failed ? "bg-live-red" : done ? "bg-olive-light" : "bg-accent-light"
+                    )}
+                    style={{ width: `${failed ? 100 : pct}%` }}
+                />
+            </div>
+
+            <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-3">
+                <p className={clsx("font-data text-[11px]", failed ? "text-live-red" : "text-muted")}>
+                    {stageOf(job)}
+                </p>
+                <p className="font-data text-[11px] text-faint-mono">
+                    {failed ? (job.errorOutput ?? "unknown error") : done ? "done" : `${pct}%`}
+                </p>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    );
+};
+
+export default JobProgress;
+export { isSettled };
+export type { TrackedJob };
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/NoAccessPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/NoAccessPage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14126d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/NoAccessPage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import {Lock} from "lucide-react";
+
+const NoAccessPage = () => {
+    return (
+        <div className="w-full min-h-screen flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 text-center px-6">
+            <Lock className="w-8 h-8 text-faint-mono/60 mb-1" strokeWidth={1.5} />
+            <h2 className="font-heading text-2xl md:text-3xl text-faint-mono">
+                Log in to see this page
+            </h2>
+            <p className="text-sm text-faint-mono/70 max-w-xs">
+                Sign in with Google to view your clips and account details.
+            </p>
+        </div>
+    );
+}
+
+export default NoAccessPage;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PageHeader.tsx b/frontend/src/components/PageHeader.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a97f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PageHeader.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import type React from "react";
+import clsx from "clsx";
+import { kickerClass } from "../utils/styles.ts";
+
+type Props = {
+    /** Uppercase mono eyebrow, e.g. "INGEST" or "LIBRARY". */
+    kicker: string;
+    title: string;
+    /** Optional trailing action, right-aligned against the title. */
+    children?: React.ReactNode;
+    className?: string;
+};
+
+const PageHeader = ({ kicker, title, children, className }: Props) => (
+    <header className={clsx("flex flex-row items-start justify-between gap-6 pb-8", className)}>
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
+            <p className={kickerClass}>{kicker}</p>
+            <h1 className="font-heading text-4xl tracking-[-0.015em] leading-tight">{title}</h1>
+        </div>
+        {children}
+    </header>
+);
+
+export default PageHeader;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Selector.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Selector.tsx
index 8eab14f..83b681a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Selector.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Selector.tsx
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ type Props = {
     label: string;
 };
 
+// Label on the left, control on the right — the shape used for export settings.
 const Selector = ({ children, label }: Props) => (
-    <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-        <label className="w-full text-sm text-gray-600">{label}</label>
-        <div className="w-px h-5 bg-gray-200 mx-2" />
-        {children}
+    <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
+        <label className="font-body text-[13px] text-text-body">{label}</label>
+        <div className="w-32 flex-shrink-0">{children}</div>
     </div>
 );
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index bb33d56..fdccae3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -1,50 +1,90 @@
 import clsx from "clsx";
 import SidebarButton from "./buttons/SidebarButton.tsx";
-import { Plus, Film, Home, User as UserIcon, Video, Radio } from 'lucide-react';
-import type {User} from "../utils/types.ts";
+import { Plus, Film, Home, Video, Radio } from 'lucide-react';
+import {useAuth} from "../utils/AuthContext.tsx";
+import GoogleSignIn from "./GoogleSignIn.tsx";
+import {logout} from "../utils/api/users.ts";
 
 type props = {
-    user: User | null;
     className?: string
 }
 
-const Divider = () => <hr className="my-1.5 mx-2 border-gray-100" />;
+const Divider = () => <hr className="w-full my-1.5 mx-2 border-hover" />;
+
+const Sidebar = ({ className }: props) => {
+    const { user, setUser } = useAuth()
+
+    const handleLogout = () => {
+        logout()
+            .then(() =>
+                setUser(null)
+            )
+            .catch((error) => {
+                console.error("Logout failed:", error);
+            });
+    }
 
-const Sidebar = ({user, className}: props) => {
     return (
-        <aside className={clsx("h-screen flex flex-col bg-white border-r border-gray-200", className)}>
-            <div className="px-4 pt-5 pb-3">
-                <img
-                    className="w-36 mx-auto"
-                    src="../../public/logo.png"
-                    alt="VoD System Logo"
-                />
-            </div>
-            <nav className="flex flex-col flex-1 px-2 pb-4">
-                <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
+        <aside className={clsx("h-screen flex flex-col bg-sidebar border-r border-hairline p-2 items-center gap-1", className)}>
+            <h2 className={"font-heading text-3xl"}>The VoD System</h2>
+
+            <nav className="flex flex-col flex-1 items-center">
+                <Divider />
+                <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5 w-full">
                     <SidebarButton url="/" logo={<Home size={18}/>} label="Home" />
-                    <SidebarButton url="/create" logo={<Plus size={18}/>} label="Create Clip" />
+                    <SidebarButton url="/create" logo={<Plus size={18}/>} label="Upload" />
                 </div>
+                <Divider />
 
                 {user && (
-                    <>
-                        <Divider />
-                        <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
+                    <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5 w-full">
+                        <div>
                             <SidebarButton url="/stream" logo={<Radio size={18}/>} label="Stream" />
                             <SidebarButton url="/my-clips" logo={<Film size={18}/>} label="Clips" />
                             <SidebarButton url="/my-vods" logo={<Video size={18}/>} label="VoDs" />
                         </div>
-                    </>
+                    </div>
                 )}
 
                 <div className="flex-1" />
 
-                {user && (
-                    <>
-                        <Divider />
-                        <SidebarButton url="/profile" logo={<UserIcon size={18}/>} label="Profile" />
-                    </>
-                )}
+                <div className={"p-2"}>
+                    {user ? (
+                        <div>
+                            <Divider />
+                            <div className={"flex gap-2 items-center pt-1"}>
+                                <img
+                                    className={"w-8 h-8 rounded-full inline-block"}
+                                    src={user.profilePictureUrl}
+                                    referrerPolicy="no-referrer"
+                                    alt={"Profile Picture"}
+                                />
+
+                                <div className={"flex flex-col"}>
+                                    <p className={"font-body text-text-strong text-sm"}>
+                                        {user.name}
+                                    </p>
+                                    <p className={"text-[0.625rem] font-body text-muted wrap-break-word"}>
+                                        Signed in with Google
+                                    </p>
+                                </div>
+
+                                <button
+                                    className={"font-body text-muted text-xs hover:bg-hover p-1 pt-1.5 rounded"}
+                                    onClick={handleLogout}
+                                >
+                                    Sign Out
+                                </button>
+
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    ) : (
+                        <div>
+                            <Divider />
+                            <GoogleSignIn />
+                        </div>
+                    )}
+                </div>
             </nav>
         </aside>
     );
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Topbar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Topbar.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index ccf897f..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/Topbar.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-import { Menu, X } from 'lucide-react';
-import { login, logout } from "../utils/api/users.ts";
-import { Dropdown, DropdownItem } from "./Dropdown.tsx";
-import { GoogleLogin } from '@react-oauth/google';
-
-import type { User } from "../utils/types.ts";
-import type { CredentialResponse } from '@react-oauth/google';
-
-import MenuButton from "./buttons/MenuButton.tsx";
-import clsx from "clsx";
-import {useNavigate} from "react-router-dom";
-
-
-type props = {
-    sidebarToggled: boolean;
-    setSidebarToggled: (toggled: boolean) => void;
-    user: User | null;
-    fetchUser: () => void;
-    isStreaming: boolean;
-    className?: string;
-}
-
-const Topbar = ({
-                    sidebarToggled,
-                    setSidebarToggled,
-                    user,
-                    fetchUser,
-                    isStreaming,
-                    className}: props) => {
-
-    const navigate = useNavigate();
-
-    const handleLogin = (response: CredentialResponse) => {
-        if (!response.credential) {
-            console.error("No credential received from Google login.");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        login(response.credential)
-            .then(() => {
-                fetchUser();
-                navigate(0);
-            })
-            .catch((error) => {
-                console.error("Login failed:", error);
-            });
-    }
-
-    const handleLogout = () => {
-        logout()
-            .then(() => {
-                fetchUser();
-                navigate("/");
-            })
-            .catch((error) => {
-                console.error("Logout failed:", error);
-            });
-    }
-
-    return (
-        <div className={clsx(className, "flex justify-between items-center px-4 py-2 bg-white border-b border-gray-200")}>
-            <MenuButton onClick={() => setSidebarToggled(!sidebarToggled)}>
-                {sidebarToggled ? <Menu size={24}/> :  <X size={24}/>}
-            </MenuButton>
-
-            { user ? (
-                <div>
-                    <img
-                        className={"w-8 h-8 rounded-full inline-block"}
-                        src={user.profilePictureUrl}
-                        referrerPolicy="no-referrer"
-                    />
-
-                    <Dropdown label={
-                        <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-                            {user.name}
-                            {isStreaming && (
-                                <span className="relative flex h-2 w-2">
-                                    <span className="animate-ping absolute inline-flex h-full w-full rounded-full bg-red-500 opacity-75" />
-                                    <span className="relative inline-flex rounded-full h-2 w-2 bg-red-500" />
-                                </span>
-                            )}
-                        </span>
-                    }>
-                        <DropdownItem item="Profile"
-                                      onClick={() => navigate("/profile")} />
-                        <DropdownItem item="Logout"
-                                      onClick={() => handleLogout()}
-                                      className={"text-red-500 font-medium"} />
-                    </Dropdown>
-                </div>
-            ) :
-            (
-                <GoogleLogin
-                    shape={"pill"}
-                    useOneTap={false}
-                    onSuccess={(credentialResponse) => handleLogin(credentialResponse)} />
-            )}
-        </div>
-    )
-}
-
-export default Topbar;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/buttons/BlueButton.tsx b/frontend/src/components/buttons/BlueButton.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 4dce83e..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/buttons/BlueButton.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import React from "react";
-
-type Props = React.ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement>;
-
-const BlueButton: React.FC<Props> = ({ className = "", ...props }) => {
-  return (
-    <button
-      className={`bg-primary text-white font-medium rounded-lg hover:bg-primary-pressed transition-colors duration-150 h-10 px-4 ${className}`}
-      {...props}
-    />
-  );
-};
-
-export default BlueButton;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/buttons/Button.tsx b/frontend/src/components/buttons/Button.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..032d9a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/buttons/Button.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import React from "react";
+import clsx from "clsx";
+
+type Variant = "primary" | "olive" | "dark" | "secondary" | "ghost";
+
+type Props = React.ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement> & {
+    variant?: Variant;
+};
+
+// Hover shifts one step darker within the same family — no transforms.
+const variants: Record<Variant, string> = {
+    primary: "bg-accent text-on-accent shadow-terracotta hover:bg-accent-hover disabled:bg-accent-disabled disabled:shadow-none",
+    olive: "bg-olive text-on-accent shadow-olive hover:bg-olive-hover disabled:bg-inactive-strong disabled:shadow-none",
+    dark: "bg-player text-on-dark hover:bg-player-stripe disabled:bg-inactive-strong",
+    secondary: "bg-panel text-text-control hover:bg-chip-hover",
+    ghost: "text-muted hover:text-text-strong",
+};
+
+const Button = ({ variant = "primary", className, ...props }: Props) => (
+    <button
+        className={clsx(
+            "font-body text-[13.5px] rounded-btn px-4 py-2.5 transition-colors duration-150",
+            "disabled:cursor-not-allowed",
+            variants[variant],
+            className
+        )}
+        {...props}
+    />
+);
+
+export default Button;
+export type { Variant };
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/buttons/MenuButton.tsx b/frontend/src/components/buttons/MenuButton.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index f1717ef..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/buttons/MenuButton.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import React from "react";
-import clsx from "clsx";
-
-type Props = React.ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement>;
-
-const MenuButton: React.FC<Props> = ({ className = "", ...props }) => {
-    return (
-        <button
-            className={clsx("p-2 rounded-md text-gray-600 hover:bg-gray-100 hover:text-gray-900 transition-colors duration-150", className)}
-            {...props}
-        />
-    );
-};
-
-export default MenuButton;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/buttons/SidebarButton.tsx b/frontend/src/components/buttons/SidebarButton.tsx
index 8c5d55f..98cf6df 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/buttons/SidebarButton.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/buttons/SidebarButton.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import MenuButton from "./MenuButton.tsx";
 import { Link, useLocation } from "react-router-dom";
+import React from "react";
 
 type Props = {
     url: string;
@@ -13,9 +13,15 @@ const SidebarButton = ({url, logo, label}: Props) => {
 
     return (
         <Link className="w-full" to={url}>
-            <MenuButton className={`flex items-center gap-2.5 w-full px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium rounded-md ${isActive ? "bg-gray-100 text-gray-900" : "text-gray-600"}`}>
+            <button className={`flex items-center gap-2.5 w-full text-sm 
+            font-body p-2 hover:bg-hover hover:text-text-strong
+            rounded-md 
+            ${isActive ? 
+                "bg-card text-text-strong font-medium shadow-sm"
+                : 
+                "text-text-primary"}`}>
                 {logo}{label}
-            </MenuButton>
+            </button>
         </Link>
     )
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/video/ClipRangeSlider.tsx b/frontend/src/components/video/ClipRangeSlider.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 742ea38..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/video/ClipRangeSlider.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-import RangeSlider from 'react-range-slider-input';
-import 'react-range-slider-input/dist/style.css';
-import { useRef, type Dispatch, type SetStateAction } from "react";
-import type { VideoMetadata } from "../../utils/types.ts";
-
-type Props = {
-    videoRef: HTMLVideoElement | null;
-    videoMetadata: VideoMetadata;
-    setSliderValue: Dispatch<SetStateAction<number>>;
-    setMetadata: Dispatch<SetStateAction<VideoMetadata>>;
-    className?: string;
-};
-
-export default function ClipRangeSlider({ videoRef, videoMetadata, setSliderValue, setMetadata, className }: Props) {
-    const previousRange = useRef<[number, number]>([0, 0]);
-
-    const handleRangeInput = (val: [number, number]) => {
-        if (!videoRef) return;
-
-        if (previousRange.current[0] !== val[0]) {
-            videoRef.currentTime = val[0];
-            setSliderValue(val[0]);
-        } else if (previousRange.current[1] !== val[1]) {
-            videoRef.currentTime = val[1];
-            setSliderValue(val[1]);
-        }
-
-        setMetadata(prev => ({ ...prev, startPoint: val[0], duration: val[1] - val[0] }));
-        previousRange.current = val;
-    };
-
-    return (
-        <RangeSlider
-            min={0}
-            max={videoMetadata.duration}
-            step={0.1}
-            onInput={handleRangeInput}
-            className={className}
-            id="range-slider"
-        />
-    );
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/video/ConfigBox.tsx b/frontend/src/components/video/ConfigBox.tsx
index 864bacd..abe1dc1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/video/ConfigBox.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/video/ConfigBox.tsx
@@ -2,15 +2,49 @@ import { type Dispatch, type SetStateAction } from "react";
 import type { VideoMetadata } from "../../utils/types.ts";
 import Selector from "../Selector.tsx";
 import clsx from "clsx";
+import { inputClass, monoInputClass, kickerClass } from "../../utils/styles.ts";
 
 type Props = {
+    metadata: VideoMetadata;
     setMetadata: Dispatch<SetStateAction<VideoMetadata>>;
     className?: string;
 };
 
-const inputClass = "border border-gray-300 bg-white rounded-md w-full p-2 text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary/20 focus:border-primary transition-colors";
+// Mirrors CompressionService.buildBitrate so the number shown is the number used:
+// 90% of the raw budget, audio capped at 128 kbit/s, video takes the rest.
+const BUDGET_MULTIPLIER = 0.9;
+const AUDIO_RATIO = 0.15;
+const MAX_AUDIO_BITRATE = 128;
 
-export default function ConfigBox({ setMetadata, className }: Props) {
+type Estimate = { total: number; audio: number; video: number; bpp: number | null };
+
+const estimateBitrate = (metadata: VideoMetadata): Estimate | null => {
+    const { fileSize, duration, width, height, fps } = metadata;
+    if (!fileSize || !duration || duration <= 0) return null;
+
+    const total = ((fileSize * 8) / duration) * BUDGET_MULTIPLIER;
+    const audio = Math.min(total * AUDIO_RATIO, MAX_AUDIO_BITRATE);
+    const video = total - audio;
+
+    // Bits per pixel per frame — the usual way to judge whether a bitrate suits a resolution.
+    const bpp = width && height && fps ? (video * 1000) / (width * height * fps) : null;
+
+    return { total, audio, video, bpp };
+};
+
+const formatBitrate = (kbps: number): string =>
+    kbps >= 1000 ? `${(kbps / 1000).toFixed(1)} Mbit/s` : `${Math.round(kbps)} kbit/s`;
+
+const verdictOf = (estimate: Estimate): { word: string; tone: string } => {
+    if (estimate.video <= 0) return { word: "not enough room", tone: "text-live-red" };
+    if (estimate.bpp === null) return { word: "—", tone: "text-muted" };
+    if (estimate.bpp >= 0.15) return { word: "crisp", tone: "text-olive" };
+    if (estimate.bpp >= 0.09) return { word: "clean", tone: "text-olive" };
+    if (estimate.bpp >= 0.05) return { word: "soft", tone: "text-muted" };
+    return { word: "very soft", tone: "text-live-red" };
+};
+
+export default function ConfigBox({ metadata, setMetadata, className }: Props) {
     const updateRes = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLSelectElement>) => {
         const [width, height] = e.target.value.split(",").map(Number);
         setMetadata(prev => ({ ...prev, width, height }));
@@ -21,15 +55,19 @@ export default function ConfigBox({ setMetadata, className }: Props) {
     };
 
     const updateFileSize = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-        setMetadata(prev => ({ ...prev, fileSize: parseInt(e.target.value) * 1000 }));
+        setMetadata(prev => ({ ...prev, fileSize: Math.max(1, parseInt(e.target.value) || 1) * 1000 }));
     };
 
+    const sizeMb = Math.round(metadata.fileSize / 1000);
+    const estimate = estimateBitrate(metadata);
+    const verdict = estimate && verdictOf(estimate);
+
     return (
-        <div className={clsx("flex flex-col gap-3 p-6", className)}>
-            <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold text-gray-800 mb-1">Export Settings</h2>
+        <div className={clsx("flex flex-col gap-4", className)}>
+            <p className={kickerClass}>Export settings</p>
 
             <Selector label="Resolution">
-                <select id="resolution" name="resolution" defaultValue="1280,720"
+                <select id="resolution" name="resolution" value={`${metadata.width},${metadata.height}`}
                         onChange={updateRes} className={inputClass}>
                     <option value="3840,2160">2160p</option>
                     <option value="2560,1440">1440p</option>
@@ -40,8 +78,8 @@ export default function ConfigBox({ setMetadata, className }: Props) {
                 </select>
             </Selector>
 
-            <Selector label="FPS">
-                <select id="fps" name="fps" defaultValue="30"
+            <Selector label="Frames per second">
+                <select id="fps" name="fps" value={String(metadata.fps)}
                         onChange={updateFps} className={inputClass}>
                     <option value="60">60</option>
                     <option value="30">30</option>
@@ -49,11 +87,35 @@ export default function ConfigBox({ setMetadata, className }: Props) {
                 </select>
             </Selector>
 
-            <Selector label="File Size Limit (MB)">
-                <input type="number" min="1" defaultValue="10"
-                       onChange={updateFileSize} className={inputClass}
+            <Selector label="Size limit (MB)">
+                <input type="number" min="1" value={sizeMb}
+                       onChange={updateFileSize} className={monoInputClass}
                 />
             </Selector>
+
+            {/* What that budget actually buys, at this length and resolution. */}
+            <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 bg-fields rounded-field p-3.5">
+                <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-3">
+                    <p className={kickerClass}>Estimated bitrate</p>
+                    {verdict && <p className={clsx("font-body text-[12px]", verdict.tone)}>{verdict.word}</p>}
+                </div>
+
+                {estimate ? (
+                    <>
+                        <p className="font-data text-[15px] text-text-primary tabular-nums">
+                            {formatBitrate(Math.max(0, estimate.video))}
+                        </p>
+                        <p className="font-body text-[12px] text-muted">
+                            video, plus {formatBitrate(estimate.audio)} audio — {sizeMb} MB
+                            across {metadata.duration.toFixed(1)}s
+                        </p>
+                    </>
+                ) : (
+                    <p className="font-body text-[12px] text-muted">
+                        Pick a trim range to see what the size limit buys you.
+                    </p>
+                )}
+            </div>
         </div>
     );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/video/ExportWidget.tsx b/frontend/src/components/video/ExportWidget.tsx
index ff2b64b..56fb7a5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/video/ExportWidget.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/video/ExportWidget.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import BlueButton from "../buttons/BlueButton.tsx";
 import React from "react";
+import Button from "../buttons/Button.tsx";
+import { kickerClass } from "../../utils/styles.ts";
 
 type props = {
     dataSend: React.MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement>;
@@ -9,43 +10,44 @@ type props = {
     uploading: boolean;
 }
 
-const Spinner = () => (
-    <svg
-        className="animate-spin h-4 w-4"
-        xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-        fill="none"
-        viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-    >
-        <circle className="opacity-25" cx="12" cy="12" r="10" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="4" />
-        <path className="opacity-75" fill="currentColor" d="M4 12a8 8 0 018-8v4a4 4 0 00-4 4H4z" />
-    </svg>
-);
+// queued → reading source → encoding → writing file → complete
+const stageOf = (progress: number, uploading: boolean, downloadable: boolean): string => {
+    if (downloadable) return "complete";
+    if (!uploading) return "waiting";
+    if (progress < 0.05) return "reading source";
+    if (progress < 0.95) return "encoding";
+    return "writing file";
+};
+
+const ExportWidget = ({ dataSend, handleDownload, downloadable, progress, uploading }: props) => {
+    const pct = downloadable ? 100 : Math.round(Math.min(1, Math.max(0, progress)) * 100);
 
-const ExportWidget = ({dataSend, handleDownload, downloadable, progress, uploading}: props) => {
     return (
-        <div className={"flex flex-col gap-3"}>
-            <BlueButton
-                onClick={dataSend}
-                disabled={uploading}
-                className={uploading ? "opacity-60 cursor-not-allowed flex items-center justify-center gap-2" : ""}
-            >
-                {uploading && <Spinner />}
-                {uploading ? "Uploading..." : "Export"}
-            </BlueButton>
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+            <p className={kickerClass}>Export</p>
 
-            <div className="h-10 flex items-center">
-                { downloadable ?
-                    (<BlueButton className="w-full" onClick={handleDownload}>
-                        Download
-                    </BlueButton>)
-                    :(
-                        <progress
-                            value={progress}
-                            className="w-full h-1.5 rounded bg-gray-200">
-                        </progress>
-                    )
-                }
+            <Button onClick={dataSend} disabled={uploading} className="w-full py-3">
+                {uploading ? "Compressing…" : "Compress and save"}
+            </Button>
+
+            <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+                <div className="h-[3px] w-full rounded-full bg-chip overflow-hidden">
+                    <div
+                        className={`h-full rounded-full transition-[width] duration-500 ease-out ${downloadable ? "bg-olive-light" : "bg-accent-light"}`}
+                        style={{ width: `${pct}%` }}
+                    />
+                </div>
+                <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-3">
+                    <p className="font-data text-[11px] text-muted">{stageOf(progress, uploading, downloadable)}</p>
+                    <p className="font-data text-[11px] text-faint-mono">{downloadable ? "done" : `${pct}%`}</p>
+                </div>
             </div>
+
+            {downloadable && (
+                <Button variant="olive" className="w-full py-3" onClick={handleDownload}>
+                    Download the file
+                </Button>
+            )}
         </div>
     )
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/video/MetadataBox.tsx b/frontend/src/components/video/MetadataBox.tsx
index 6b1e6be..bc967a1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/video/MetadataBox.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/video/MetadataBox.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import clsx from "clsx";
 import { type Dispatch, type SetStateAction } from "react";
 import type { VideoMetadata } from "../../utils/types.ts";
+import { inputClass, labelClass } from "../../utils/styles.ts";
 
 type Props = {
     setMetadata: Dispatch<SetStateAction<VideoMetadata>>;
@@ -8,13 +9,14 @@ type Props = {
 };
 
 const MetadataBox = ({ setMetadata, className }: Props) => (
-    <div className={clsx("flex flex-col content-between p-6 gap-2", className)}>
-        <p className="w-full font-semibold text-gray-800 text-sm">Title</p>
+    <div className={clsx("flex flex-col gap-2", className)}>
+        <label className={labelClass} htmlFor="clip-title">Title</label>
         <input
+            id="clip-title"
             type="text"
-            placeholder="Enter title"
+            placeholder="Cat walks across the patch bay"
             onChange={(e) => setMetadata(prev => ({ ...prev, title: e.target.value }))}
-            className="border border-gray-300 bg-white rounded-md w-full p-2 text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary/20 focus:border-primary transition-colors"
+            className={inputClass}
         />
     </div>
 );
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/video/PlaybackSlider.tsx b/frontend/src/components/video/PlaybackSlider.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 092db00..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/components/video/PlaybackSlider.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-import { useEffect, type Dispatch, type SetStateAction } from "react";
-import type { VideoMetadata } from "../../utils/types.ts";
-
-type Props = {
-    videoRef: HTMLVideoElement | null;
-    videoMetadata: VideoMetadata;
-    sliderValue: number;
-    setSliderValue: Dispatch<SetStateAction<number>>;
-    className?: string;
-};
-
-export default function PlaybackSlider({ videoRef, videoMetadata, sliderValue, setSliderValue, className }: Props) {
-    const updateVideo = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-        if (!videoRef) return;
-        videoRef.currentTime = e.target.valueAsNumber;
-        setSliderValue(e.target.valueAsNumber);
-    };
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        if (!videoRef) return;
-        const updateSlider = () => setSliderValue(videoRef.currentTime);
-        videoRef.addEventListener("timeupdate", updateSlider);
-        return () => videoRef.removeEventListener("timeupdate", updateSlider);
-    }, [videoRef]);
-
-    return (
-        <input
-            type="range"
-            min={0}
-            max={videoMetadata.duration}
-            value={sliderValue}
-            onChange={updateVideo}
-            step={0.1}
-            className={className}
-        />
-    );
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/video/Playbar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/video/Playbar.tsx
index 204e2c5..b828f60 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/video/Playbar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/video/Playbar.tsx
@@ -48,25 +48,25 @@ export default function Playbar({ video, videoMetadata, className }: Props) {
     }, [video]);
 
     return (
-        <div className={clsx("flex justify-between items-center mb-2", className)}>
-            <div className="flex gap-1">
-                <Icon size={24} />
+        <div className={clsx("flex justify-between items-center mb-3", className)}>
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-text-control">
+                <Icon size={20} />
                 <input
                     type="range"
                     min={0}
                     max={100}
                     value={volume}
                     onChange={updateVolume}
-                    className="w-20"
+                    className="w-20 accent-accent"
                 />
             </div>
             <button
                 onClick={togglePlay}
-                className="hover:bg-gray-100 rounded-full p-1.5 transition-colors duration-150 text-gray-700"
+                className="rounded-full p-2 text-text-primary hover:bg-fields transition-colors duration-150"
             >
-                {isPlaying ? <Pause size={24} /> : <Play size={24} />}
+                {isPlaying ? <Pause size={22} /> : <Play size={22} />}
             </button>
-            <span>
+            <span className="font-data text-[13px] text-text-secondary tabular-nums">
                 {formatTime(video?.currentTime ?? 0)} / {formatTime(videoMetadata.duration ?? 0)}
             </span>
         </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/video/TrimTimeline.tsx b/frontend/src/components/video/TrimTimeline.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad127f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/video/TrimTimeline.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import clsx from "clsx";
+import { formatTime } from "../../utils/utils.ts";
+
+type Range = [number, number];
+
+type Props = {
+    /** Full length of the source video, in seconds. */
+    duration: number;
+    /** The trim window, in seconds. */
+    range: Range;
+    onRangeChange: (range: Range) => void;
+    /** Playhead position, in seconds. */
+    currentTime: number;
+    onSeek: (seconds: number) => void;
+    className?: string;
+};
+
+/** Never zoom in past this, or the handles have nothing left to grab. */
+const MIN_VIEW_SECONDS = 0.5;
+/** The shortest trim the handles will allow between them. */
+const MIN_GAP = 0.1;
+const ZOOM_STEP = 1.6;
+
+const clamp = (value: number, low: number, high: number) => Math.min(high, Math.max(low, value));
+
+/** A readable tick interval that yields roughly 6 labels across the view. */
+const tickInterval = (span: number): number => {
+    const steps = [0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 30, 60, 120, 300, 600, 900, 1800, 3600];
+    return steps.find((step) => span / step <= 6) ?? 3600;
+};
+
+const TrimTimeline = ({ duration, range, onRangeChange, currentTime, onSeek, className }: Props) => {
+    const [view, setView] = useState<Range>([0, duration]);
+    // Which thing the pointer is currently dragging, if any.
+    const [dragging, setDragging] = useState<"in" | "out" | "playhead" | "window" | null>(null);
+
+    const trackRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+    const overviewRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+    const dragOffset = useRef(0);
+
+    // A new source resets the view to the whole thing.
+    useEffect(() => setView([0, duration]), [duration]);
+
+    const [viewStart, viewEnd] = view;
+    const viewSpan = Math.max(viewEnd - viewStart, MIN_VIEW_SECONDS);
+    const zoomFactor = duration / viewSpan;
+
+    /** Seconds → percentage across the zoomed track. */
+    const toPct = (seconds: number) => ((seconds - viewStart) / viewSpan) * 100;
+    /** Pointer x → seconds, within the zoomed track. */
+    const toSeconds = (clientX: number, element: HTMLElement | null, span: Range): number => {
+        const rect = element?.getBoundingClientRect();
+        if (!rect || rect.width === 0) return span[0];
+        const ratio = clamp((clientX - rect.left) / rect.width, 0, 1);
+        return span[0] + ratio * (span[1] - span[0]);
+    };
+
+    /** Re-centre the view on `focus`, keeping it inside the source. */
+    const applyZoom = useCallback((nextSpan: number, focus: number) => {
+        const span = clamp(nextSpan, MIN_VIEW_SECONDS, duration);
+        const ratio = duration === 0 ? 0 : clamp((focus - view[0]) / (view[1] - view[0] || 1), 0, 1);
+        let start = focus - span * ratio;
+        start = clamp(start, 0, Math.max(0, duration - span));
+        setView([start, start + span]);
+    }, [duration, view]);
+
+    const zoomBy = (factor: number) => {
+        const focus = clamp(currentTime, viewStart, viewEnd);
+        applyZoom(viewSpan / factor, focus);
+    };
+
+    /** Zoom the view down to the trim range, with a little air on each side. */
+    const zoomToRange = () => {
+        const span = Math.max(range[1] - range[0], MIN_VIEW_SECONDS);
+        const padded = Math.min(duration, span * 1.25);
+        const centre = (range[0] + range[1]) / 2;
+        const start = clamp(centre - padded / 2, 0, Math.max(0, duration - padded));
+        setView([start, start + padded]);
+    };
+
+    // Wheel over the track zooms around the pointer rather than scrolling the page.
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const track = trackRef.current;
+        if (!track) return;
+
+        const onWheel = (event: WheelEvent) => {
+            if (event.deltaY === 0) return;
+            event.preventDefault();
+            const focus = toSeconds(event.clientX, track, view);
+            applyZoom(event.deltaY > 0 ? viewSpan * ZOOM_STEP : viewSpan / ZOOM_STEP, focus);
+        };
+
+        track.addEventListener("wheel", onWheel, { passive: false });
+        return () => track.removeEventListener("wheel", onWheel);
+    }, [applyZoom, view, viewSpan]);
+
+    // The move handler reads through refs, so it always sees the current view and
+    // range without having to be torn down and rebuilt on every frame of a drag.
+    const latest = useRef({ view, range, onRangeChange, onSeek, duration });
+    latest.current = { view, range, onRangeChange, onSeek, duration };
+
+    // Listeners are attached on mousedown rather than in an effect: a fast drag
+    // would otherwise lose its first frames waiting for a re-render.
+    const beginDrag = (kind: "in" | "out" | "playhead" | "window", event: React.MouseEvent) => {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        event.stopPropagation();
+        setDragging(kind);
+
+        const onMove = (move: MouseEvent) => {
+            const state = latest.current;
+            const span = state.view[1] - state.view[0];
+
+            if (kind === "window") {
+                const at = toSeconds(move.clientX, overviewRef.current, [0, state.duration]);
+                const start = clamp(at - dragOffset.current, 0, Math.max(0, state.duration - span));
+                setView([start, start + span]);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const at = toSeconds(move.clientX, trackRef.current, state.view);
+            if (kind === "playhead") {
+                state.onSeek(at);
+            } else if (kind === "in") {
+                state.onRangeChange([Math.min(at, state.range[1] - MIN_GAP), state.range[1]]);
+                state.onSeek(at);
+            } else {
+                state.onRangeChange([state.range[0], Math.max(at, state.range[0] + MIN_GAP)]);
+                state.onSeek(at);
+            }
+        };
+
+        const onUp = () => {
+            document.removeEventListener("mousemove", onMove);
+            document.removeEventListener("mouseup", onUp);
+            setDragging(null);
+        };
+
+        document.addEventListener("mousemove", onMove);
+        document.addEventListener("mouseup", onUp);
+    };
+
+    if (duration <= 0) return null;
+
+    const interval = tickInterval(viewSpan);
+    const firstTick = Math.ceil(viewStart / interval) * interval;
+    const ticks: number[] = [];
+    for (let at = firstTick; at <= viewEnd; at += interval) ticks.push(at);
+
+    const windowLeft = (viewStart / duration) * 100;
+    const windowWidth = (viewSpan / duration) * 100;
+
+    return (
+        <div className={clsx("flex flex-col gap-3 select-none", className)}>
+            {/* Overview — the whole source, with the zoom window drawn on top. */}
+            <div
+                ref={overviewRef}
+                onMouseDown={(event) => {
+                    const at = toSeconds(event.clientX, overviewRef.current, [0, duration]);
+                    // Grabbing inside the window drags it; clicking outside jumps it here.
+                    dragOffset.current = at >= viewStart && at <= viewEnd ? at - viewStart : viewSpan / 2;
+                    const start = clamp(at - dragOffset.current, 0, Math.max(0, duration - viewSpan));
+                    setView([start, start + viewSpan]);
+                    beginDrag("window", event);
+                }}
+                className="relative h-8 rounded-chip bg-fields cursor-grab active:cursor-grabbing overflow-hidden"
+            >
+                <div
+                    className="absolute inset-y-0 bg-olive-light/30"
+                    style={{ left: `${(range[0] / duration) * 100}%`, width: `${((range[1] - range[0]) / duration) * 100}%` }}
+                />
+                <div
+                    className="absolute inset-y-0 w-px bg-accent"
+                    style={{ left: `${(currentTime / duration) * 100}%` }}
+                />
+                <div
+                    className="absolute inset-y-0 rounded-[4px] shadow-[inset_0_0_0_1.5px_#8E8577]"
+                    style={{ left: `${windowLeft}%`, width: `${windowWidth}%` }}
+                />
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Zoom controls */}
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <button
+                    onClick={() => zoomBy(1 / ZOOM_STEP)}
+                    disabled={viewSpan >= duration}
+                    title="Zoom out"
+                    className="bg-chip hover:bg-chip-hover disabled:opacity-40 disabled:cursor-not-allowed text-text-control rounded-chip w-7 h-7 font-data text-[13px] transition-colors duration-150"
+                >
+                    −
+                </button>
+                <button
+                    onClick={() => zoomBy(ZOOM_STEP)}
+                    disabled={viewSpan <= MIN_VIEW_SECONDS}
+                    title="Zoom in"
+                    className="bg-chip hover:bg-chip-hover disabled:opacity-40 disabled:cursor-not-allowed text-text-control rounded-chip w-7 h-7 font-data text-[13px] transition-colors duration-150"
+                >
+                    +
+                </button>
+
+                <span className="font-data text-[11px] text-faint-mono tabular-nums">
+                    {zoomFactor < 1.02 ? "whole clip" : `${zoomFactor.toFixed(1)}×`}
+                    {" · "}
+                    {formatTime(viewStart)} – {formatTime(viewEnd)}
+                </span>
+
+                <div className="flex-1" />
+
+                <button
+                    onClick={zoomToRange}
+                    className="font-body text-[12px] text-muted hover:text-text-strong whitespace-nowrap transition-colors duration-150"
+                >
+                    Fit to trim
+                </button>
+                <button
+                    onClick={() => setView([0, duration])}
+                    disabled={viewSpan >= duration}
+                    className="font-body text-[12px] text-muted hover:text-text-strong disabled:opacity-40 disabled:cursor-not-allowed whitespace-nowrap transition-colors duration-150"
+                >
+                    Whole clip
+                </button>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Zoomed track */}
+            <div
+                ref={trackRef}
+                onMouseDown={(event) => {
+                    onSeek(toSeconds(event.clientX, trackRef.current, view));
+                    beginDrag("playhead", event);
+                }}
+                className="relative h-14 rounded-chip bg-fields cursor-pointer"
+            >
+                {ticks.map((at) => (
+                    <div key={at} className="absolute inset-y-0 flex flex-col justify-end" style={{ left: `${toPct(at)}%` }}>
+                        <div className="absolute inset-y-0 w-px bg-inactive/70" />
+                        <span className="relative pl-1 pb-1 font-data text-[10px] text-faint-mono whitespace-nowrap">
+                            {formatTime(at)}
+                        </span>
+                    </div>
+                ))}
+
+                {/* Trim band */}
+                <div
+                    className="absolute inset-y-0 bg-olive-light/35"
+                    style={{
+                        left: `${clamp(toPct(range[0]), 0, 100)}%`,
+                        width: `${clamp(toPct(range[1]), 0, 100) - clamp(toPct(range[0]), 0, 100)}%`,
+                    }}
+                />
+
+                {/* Playhead */}
+                <div
+                    className="absolute inset-y-0 w-[2px] bg-accent pointer-events-none"
+                    style={{ left: `${clamp(toPct(currentTime), 0, 100)}%` }}
+                />
+
+                {/* In / out handles — only grabbable while inside the view */}
+                {([["in", range[0]], ["out", range[1]]] as const).map(([edge, at]) => {
+                    const pct = toPct(at);
+                    if (pct < -2 || pct > 102) return null;
+                    return (
+                        <div
+                            key={edge}
+                            onMouseDown={(event) => beginDrag(edge, event)}
+                            title={`${edge === "in" ? "In" : "Out"} — ${formatTime(at)}`}
+                            className={clsx(
+                                "absolute top-0 bottom-0 w-3 -ml-1.5 flex items-center justify-center cursor-ew-resize",
+                                dragging === edge && "z-10"
+                            )}
+                            style={{ left: `${pct}%` }}
+                        >
+                            <div className="h-full w-[3px] bg-olive rounded-full" />
+                            <div className="absolute h-4 w-4 rounded-full bg-olive shadow-olive" />
+                        </div>
+                    );
+                })}
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    );
+};
+
+export default TrimTimeline;
+export type { Range };
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/video/VideoCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/video/VideoCard.tsx
index 5653e7b..81c4508 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/video/VideoCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/video/VideoCard.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import clsx from "clsx";
-import { formatTime, stringToDate, dateToTimeAgo } from "../../utils/utils.ts";
+import { formatTime, formatFileSize, formatLocalDate, stringToDate, dateToTimeAgo } from "../../utils/utils.ts";
 import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { isThumbnailAvailable } from "../../utils/api/client.ts";
 import { MoreVertical, Pencil, Trash2 } from "lucide-react";
 
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ type VideoCardProps = {
     title: string,
     duration: number,
     createdAt: string,
+    width?: number | null,
+    height?: number | null,
+    fps?: number | null,
+    /** Size on disk, in bytes. */
+    fileSize?: number | null,
     onEdit?: () => void,
     onDelete?: () => void,
     className?: string,
@@ -18,23 +23,36 @@ type VideoCardProps = {
     itemLabel?: string,
 }
 
-const fallbackThumbnail = "../../../public/default_thumbnail.png";
 const API_URL = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL;
 
-const VideoCard = ({ id, title, duration, createdAt, onEdit, onDelete, className, mediaApiPath = '/api/v1/clips', playerPath = '/video', itemLabel = 'clip' }: VideoCardProps) => {
-    const [timeAgo, setTimeAgo] = useState(dateToTimeAgo(stringToDate(createdAt)));
+// Stand-in for a missing thumbnail: warm 135° stripes rather than a broken image.
+const placeholders: Record<string, React.CSSProperties> = {
+    vod: { backgroundImage: "repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, #E3DACB 0 9px, #DAD0BF 9px 18px)" },
+    clip: { backgroundImage: "repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, #DFE0D2 0 9px, #D6D8C7 9px 18px)" },
+};
+
+const VideoCard = ({ id, title, duration, createdAt, width, height, fps, fileSize, onEdit, onDelete, className, mediaApiPath = '/api/v1/clips', playerPath = '/video', itemLabel = 'clip' }: VideoCardProps) => {
     const [thumbnailAvailable, setThumbnailAvailable] = useState(true);
     const [menuOpen, setMenuOpen] = useState(false);
     const [confirmDelete, setConfirmDelete] = useState(false);
     const menuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
     const thumbnailUrl = `${API_URL}${mediaApiPath}/${id}/thumbnail`;
 
-    useEffect(() => {
-        const interval = setInterval(() => {
-            setTimeAgo(dateToTimeAgo(stringToDate(createdAt)));
-        }, 1000);
-        return () => clearInterval(interval);
-    }, [createdAt]);
+    // VoDs read as 16/9 tiles with a serif title; clips are smaller 4/3 tiles.
+    const isVod = itemLabel === 'vod';
+    const slug = `${itemLabel}_${String(id).padStart(4, '0')}`;
+
+    // "27 Jul · 3.4 GB" — the two facts you actually scan a library by.
+    const meta = [
+        formatLocalDate(createdAt, { day: 'numeric', month: 'short' }),
+        fileSize ? formatFileSize(fileSize) : null,
+    ].filter(Boolean).join(" · ");
+
+    // The technical detail, in mono, for when it matters.
+    const facts = [
+        width && height ? (isVod ? `${width}×${height}` : `${height}p`) : null,
+        isVod && fps ? `${Math.round(fps)} fps` : null,
+    ].filter(Boolean);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         isThumbnailAvailable(thumbnailUrl)
@@ -62,15 +80,28 @@ const VideoCard = ({ id, title, duration, createdAt, onEdit, onDelete, className
 
     return (
         <Link to={`${playerPath}/${id}`}>
-            <div className={clsx("flex flex-col group cursor-pointer", className)}>
-                <div className="relative overflow-hidden rounded-lg">
-                    <img
-                        src={thumbnailAvailable ? thumbnailUrl : fallbackThumbnail}
-                        alt="Video Thumbnail"
-                        className="w-full aspect-video object-cover group-hover:scale-105 transition-transform duration-200"
-                    />
+            <div className={clsx(
+                "group flex flex-col bg-card rounded-tile overflow-hidden shadow-card hover:shadow-card-hover transition-shadow duration-200",
+                className
+            )}>
+                <div
+                    className={clsx("relative", isVod ? "aspect-video" : "aspect-4/3")}
+                    style={thumbnailAvailable ? undefined : placeholders[isVod ? 'vod' : 'clip']}
+                >
+                    {thumbnailAvailable && (
+                        <img
+                            src={thumbnailUrl}
+                            alt=""
+                            className="w-full h-full object-cover"
+                            onError={() => setThumbnailAvailable(false)}
+                        />
+                    )}
 
-                    <span className="absolute top-1.5 left-1.5 bg-black/70 text-white px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded text-xs font-medium pointer-events-none">
+                    <span className="absolute top-2.5 left-2.5 bg-card/85 text-text-secondary px-2 py-1 rounded-md font-data text-[11px] pointer-events-none">
+                        {slug}
+                    </span>
+
+                    <span className="absolute bottom-2.5 right-2.5 bg-player/85 text-on-dark px-2 py-1 rounded-md font-data text-[11px] pointer-events-none">
                         {formatTime(duration)}
                     </span>
 
@@ -82,18 +113,18 @@ const VideoCard = ({ id, title, duration, createdAt, onEdit, onDelete, className
                         >
                             <button
                                 onClick={(e) => stopAndRun(e, () => { setMenuOpen(v => !v); setConfirmDelete(false); })}
-                                className="bg-black/70 hover:bg-black/90 text-white rounded p-0.5 transition-colors"
+                                className="bg-player/40 hover:bg-player/85 text-on-dark rounded-md p-1 transition-colors duration-150"
                             >
                                 <MoreVertical size={14} />
                             </button>
 
                             {menuOpen && (
-                                <div className="absolute right-0 top-7 w-32 bg-white rounded-lg border border-gray-200 shadow-md z-50 py-1 overflow-hidden">
+                                <div className="absolute right-0 top-8 w-36 bg-card rounded-chip inset-shadow-hairline shadow-card z-50 py-1 overflow-hidden">
                                     {!confirmDelete && (<>
                                         {onEdit && (
                                             <button
                                                 onClick={(e) => stopAndRun(e, onEdit)}
-                                                className="flex items-center gap-2 w-full px-3 py-2 text-sm text-gray-700 hover:bg-gray-50"
+                                                className="flex items-center gap-2 w-full px-3 py-2 font-body text-[13px] text-text-control hover:bg-fields transition-colors duration-150"
                                             >
                                                 <Pencil size={13} /> Edit
                                             </button>
@@ -101,7 +132,7 @@ const VideoCard = ({ id, title, duration, createdAt, onEdit, onDelete, className
                                         {onDelete && (
                                             <button
                                                 onClick={(e) => stopAndRun(e, () => setConfirmDelete(true))}
-                                                className="flex items-center gap-2 w-full px-3 py-2 text-sm text-red-500 hover:bg-red-50"
+                                                className="flex items-center gap-2 w-full px-3 py-2 font-body text-[13px] text-live-red hover:bg-armed transition-colors duration-150"
                                             >
                                                 <Trash2 size={13} /> Delete
                                             </button>
@@ -109,17 +140,17 @@ const VideoCard = ({ id, title, duration, createdAt, onEdit, onDelete, className
                                     </>)}
                                     {confirmDelete && (
                                         <div className="px-3 py-2">
-                                            <p className="text-xs text-gray-600 mb-2">Delete this {itemLabel}?</p>
+                                            <p className="font-body text-[12px] text-text-body mb-2">Delete this {itemLabel}?</p>
                                             <div className="flex gap-1.5">
                                                 <button
                                                     onClick={(e) => stopAndRun(e, onDelete!)}
-                                                    className="flex-1 text-xs bg-red-500 text-white rounded px-2 py-1 hover:bg-red-600 transition-colors"
+                                                    className="flex-1 font-body text-[12px] bg-live-red text-on-accent rounded-md px-2 py-1 hover:bg-accent-hover transition-colors duration-150"
                                                 >
                                                     Delete
                                                 </button>
                                                 <button
                                                     onClick={(e) => stopAndRun(e, () => setConfirmDelete(false))}
-                                                    className="flex-1 text-xs bg-gray-100 text-gray-600 rounded px-2 py-1 hover:bg-gray-200 transition-colors"
+                                                    className="flex-1 font-body text-[12px] bg-chip text-text-control rounded-md px-2 py-1 hover:bg-chip-hover transition-colors duration-150"
                                                 >
                                                     Cancel
                                                 </button>
@@ -132,11 +163,28 @@ const VideoCard = ({ id, title, duration, createdAt, onEdit, onDelete, className
                     )}
                 </div>
 
-                <div className="flex flex-col p-2">
-                    <p className="font-medium text-gray-900 text-sm leading-snug line-clamp-2">
-                        {title === "" ? "(No Title)" : title}
+                <div className={clsx("flex flex-col gap-1", isVod ? "px-4 pt-3.5 pb-4" : "px-3 pt-3 pb-3.5")}>
+                    <p className={clsx(
+                        "line-clamp-2",
+                        isVod
+                            ? "font-heading text-[17.5px] leading-[1.3]"
+                            : "font-body text-[13.5px] text-text-strong leading-snug"
+                    )}>
+                        {title === "" ? "(No title)" : title}
                     </p>
-                    <p className="text-gray-500 text-xs mt-0.5">{timeAgo}</p>
+
+                    <p
+                        className="font-body text-[12.5px] text-muted"
+                        title={`${dateToTimeAgo(stringToDate(createdAt))} — ${formatLocalDate(createdAt)}`}
+                    >
+                        {meta}
+                    </p>
+
+                    {facts.length > 0 && (
+                        <p className="font-data text-[10.5px] text-faint-mono truncate">
+                            {facts.join(" · ")}
+                        </p>
+                    )}
                 </div>
             </div>
         </Link>
diff --git a/frontend/src/index.css b/frontend/src/index.css
index 6c52b81..d8491e6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/index.css
+++ b/frontend/src/index.css
@@ -1,37 +1,94 @@
 @import "tailwindcss";
 @plugin "flowbite-react/plugin/tailwindcss";
-@source "../.flowbite-react/class-list.json";
 
 @theme {
-    --font-sans: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
+    /* ── Fonts ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+    --font-body: "IBM Plex Sans", system-ui, sans-serif;
+    --font-data: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
 
-    /* Breakpoints */
-    --breakpoint-3xl: 1920px;
+    /* ── Surfaces ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+    --color-background: #F7F4EE;
+    --color-sidebar: #F2EEE6;
+    --color-card: #FDFBF7;
+    --color-fields: #F4F0E8;
+    --color-panel: #F1ECE3;
+    --color-dropzone: #F9F6EF;
+    --color-armed: #F6EFE6;
+    --color-live-card: #F0EBE1;
+    --color-player: #2B2620;
+    --color-player-stripe: #3A342C;
 
-    --color-primary: oklch(0.55 0.21 254);
-    --color-primary-pressed: oklch(0.45 0.21 254);
-    --color-secondary: oklch(0.94 0.01 250);
-    --color-accent: oklch(0.68 0.20 288);
-    --color-text: oklch(0.17 0.01 270);
-    --color-background: oklch(0.97 0.005 250);
-    --color-surface: oklch(1 0 0);
-    --color-border: oklch(0.91 0.008 250);
+    /* ── Ink ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+    --color-text-primary: #2B2620;
+    --color-text-strong: #35302A;
+    --color-text-body: #554D44;
+    --color-text-control: #4A423A;
+    --color-text-secondary: #6E6559;
+    --color-text-table: #7A7166;
+    --color-muted: #9A9084;
+    --color-faint-mono: #A79C8E;
+    --color-on-dark: #FBF8F2;
+    --color-on-accent: #FDFBF7;
 
-    /* Easing */
-    --ease-fluid: cubic-bezier(0.3, 0, 0, 1);
-    --ease-snappy: cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0, 1);
-}
+    /* ── Accents ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+    --color-accent: #A85A38;
+    --color-accent-hover: #94492A;
+    --color-accent-light: #C87A52;
+    --color-accent-disabled: #C9AE9C;
+    --color-olive: #6E7A50;
+    --color-olive-hover: #5D6843;
+    --color-olive-light: #8A9668;
+    --color-live-red: #B5432E;
 
-#range-slider .range-slider__range {
-    background: var(--color-primary);
-}
+    /* ── Lines, chips, placeholders ──────────────────────────────────────── */
+    --color-hairline: #F0EBE2;
+    --color-hover: #E7E0D2;
+    --color-chip: #EAE3D7;
+    --color-chip-hover: #DAD1C0;
+    --color-ring-dashed: #E2DACB;
+    --color-inactive: #DED7CA;
+    --color-inactive-strong: #C4BAA9;
 
-#range-slider .range-slider__thumb {
-    background: var(--color-primary);
+    /* ── Elevation — soft shadows instead of borders ─────────────────────── */
+    --shadow-card: 0 1px 2px rgba(60, 48, 32, .05), 0 10px 26px -18px rgba(60, 48, 32, .35);
+    --shadow-card-hover: 0 2px 4px rgba(60, 48, 32, .07), 0 18px 34px -18px rgba(60, 48, 32, .45);
+    --shadow-panel: 0 1px 2px rgba(60, 48, 32, .05), 0 16px 36px -22px rgba(60, 48, 32, .3);
+    --shadow-player: 0 1px 2px rgba(60, 48, 32, .08), 0 22px 46px -26px rgba(60, 48, 32, .5);
+    --shadow-terracotta: 0 1px 2px rgba(90, 40, 20, .2), 0 12px 22px -14px rgba(90, 40, 20, .55);
+    --shadow-olive: 0 1px 2px rgba(50, 60, 30, .18), 0 10px 20px -14px rgba(50, 60, 30, .55);
+
+    --inset-shadow-hairline: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(60, 48, 32, .08);
+    --inset-shadow-armed: inset 0 0 0 1.5px #A85A38;
+    --inset-shadow-focus: inset 0 0 0 1.5px #C87A52;
+    --inset-shadow-dashed: inset 0 0 0 1.5px #E2DACB;
+
+    /* ── Shape ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+    --radius-hero: 16px;
+    --radius-panel: 15px;
+    --radius-tile: 13px;
+    --radius-thumb: 12px;
+    --radius-field: 10px;
+    --radius-btn: 9px;
+    --radius-chip: 8px;
+
+    /* ── Motion — the live dot, plus the player's one-shot action badge ──── */
+    --animate-live-pulse: livePulse 2.2s ease-in-out infinite;
+    --animate-flash-badge: flashBadge 500ms ease-out forwards;
+
+    @keyframes livePulse {
+        0%, 100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
+        50% { opacity: .45; transform: scale(1.35); }
+    }
+
+    @keyframes flashBadge {
+        0% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.75); }
+        25% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
+        100% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(1.4); }
+    }
 }
 
 :root {
-    font-family: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
+    font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
     line-height: 1.5;
     font-weight: 400;
     font-synthesis: none;
@@ -42,4 +99,12 @@
 
 body {
     background-color: var(--color-background);
+    font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", system-ui, sans-serif;
+    color: var(--color-text-body);
+}
+
+@utility font-heading {
+    font-family: "Newsreader", serif;
+    font-weight: 400;
+    color: #2B2620;
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/layouts/MainLayout.tsx b/frontend/src/layouts/MainLayout.tsx
index 6ba6821..4a0d5b8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/layouts/MainLayout.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/layouts/MainLayout.tsx
@@ -1,51 +1,16 @@
 // layout/MainLayout.jsx
 import Sidebar from '../components/Sidebar'
-import Topbar from '../components/Topbar'
 import { Outlet } from 'react-router-dom';
-import {useEffect, useState} from "react";
-import type {User} from "../utils/types";
-import { getUser } from "../utils/api/users";
-import { getStreamStatus } from "../utils/api/stream";
+import { useState } from "react";
 
 const MainLayout = () => {
-    const [sidebarToggled, setSidebarToggled] = useState(false);
-    const [user, setUser] = useState<null | User>(null);
-    const [isStreaming, setIsStreaming] = useState(false);
-
-    const fetchUser = async () => {
-        try {
-            const userData = await getUser();
-            setUser(userData);
-        } catch (error) {
-            console.error('Failed to fetch user:', error);
-        }
-    };
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        fetchUser();
-    }, []);
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        if (!user) return;
-        const poll = () => getStreamStatus().then(setIsStreaming).catch(() => {});
-        poll();
-        const interval = setInterval(poll, 10000);
-        return () => clearInterval(interval);
-    }, [user]);
+    const [sidebarToggled] = useState(false);
 
     return (
-        <div className={`transition-all duration-300 grid h-screen ${sidebarToggled ? "grid-cols-[0px_1fr]" : "grid-cols-[240px_1fr]"} grid-rows-[auto_1fr]`}>
+        <div className={`transition-all duration-300 grid h-screen ${sidebarToggled ? "grid-cols-[0px_1fr]" : "grid-cols-[252px_1fr]"} grid-rows-[auto_1fr]`}>
             <Sidebar
-                user={user}
                 className={`row-span-2 transition-all duration-300 overflow-hidden whitespace-nowrap ${sidebarToggled ? "-translate-x-full" : "translate-x-0"}`}/>
-            <Topbar
-                className={"transition-all duration-300"}
-                sidebarToggled={sidebarToggled}
-                setSidebarToggled={setSidebarToggled}
-                user={user}
-                fetchUser={fetchUser}
-                isStreaming={isStreaming}/>
-            <div className="overflow-auto bg-background">
+            <div className="row-span-2 overflow-y-auto">
                 <Outlet />
             </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/main.tsx b/frontend/src/main.tsx
index bef5202..5054c75 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/main.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+import './index.css'
 import { StrictMode } from 'react'
 import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client'
-import './index.css'
 import App from './App.tsx'
+import {AuthProvider} from "./utils/AuthContext.tsx";
 
 createRoot(document.getElementById('root')!).render(
   <StrictMode>
-    <App />
+      <AuthProvider>
+          <App />
+      </AuthProvider>
   </StrictMode>,
 )
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ClipEdit.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/ClipEdit.tsx
index cc0f4e4..5b31761 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/ClipEdit.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/ClipEdit.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import Playbar from "./../components/video/Playbar";
-import PlaybackSlider from "./../components/video/PlaybackSlider";
-import ClipRangeSlider from "./../components/video/ClipRangeSlider";
+import TrimTimeline, { type Range } from "../components/video/TrimTimeline.tsx";
 import ConfigBox from "../components/video/ConfigBox.tsx";
 import ExportWidget from "../components/video/ExportWidget.tsx";
 import { compress } from "../utils/api/media"
 import { getJob } from "../utils/api/jobs"
 import type { VideoMetadata } from "../utils/types.ts";
-import Box from "../components/Box.tsx";
+import Card from "../components/Card.tsx";
 import MetadataBox from "../components/video/MetadataBox.tsx";
+import PageHeader from "../components/PageHeader.tsx";
+import { formatTime, formatTimecode } from "../utils/utils.ts";
+import { kickerClass } from "../utils/styles.ts";
 
 const API_URL = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL;
 
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ const ClipEdit = () => {
 
     const [metadata, setMetadata] = useState<VideoMetadata | null>(null);
     const [playbackValue, setPlaybackValue] = useState(0);
+    const [range, setRange] = useState<Range>([0, 5]);
     const [outputMetadata, setOutputMetadata] = useState<VideoMetadata>({
         title: "",
         description: "",
@@ -58,8 +61,30 @@ const ClipEdit = () => {
             fps: 30,
             fileSize: localFile?.size ?? 0,
         });
+        // Start with the whole thing trimmed in — narrowing is the common move.
+        setRange([0, video.duration]);
+        setOutputMetadata(prev => ({ ...prev, startPoint: 0, duration: video.duration }));
     };
 
+    // Keep the playhead in step with the video while it plays.
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const video = videoRef.current;
+        if (!video) return;
+        const onTime = () => setPlaybackValue(video.currentTime);
+        video.addEventListener("timeupdate", onTime);
+        return () => video.removeEventListener("timeupdate", onTime);
+    }, [videoUrl]);
+
+    const handleRangeChange = useCallback((next: Range) => {
+        setRange(next);
+        setOutputMetadata(prev => ({ ...prev, startPoint: next[0], duration: next[1] - next[0] }));
+    }, []);
+
+    const handleSeek = useCallback((seconds: number) => {
+        setPlaybackValue(seconds);
+        if (videoRef.current) videoRef.current.currentTime = seconds;
+    }, []);
+
     const sendData = async () => {
         if (!localFile || uploading) return;
 
@@ -79,7 +104,7 @@ const ClipEdit = () => {
         const interval = setInterval(async () => await pollProgress(jobId, interval), 500);
     };
 
-    const pollProgress = async (jobId: string, intervalId: number) => {
+    const pollProgress = async (jobId: string, intervalId: ReturnType<typeof setInterval>) => {
         getJob(jobId)
             .then((job) => {
                 setProgress(job.progress);
@@ -124,60 +149,78 @@ const ClipEdit = () => {
     };
 
     return (
-        <div className={"grid grid-cols-[7fr_3fr] gap-4 p-4"}>
-            <video
-                ref={videoRef}
-                src={videoUrl}
-                className={"w-full rounded-lg shadow-sm bg-black"}
-                onLoadedMetadata={handleVideoMetadataLoaded}
-            />
+        <div className="mx-auto max-w-[1180px] px-13 pt-10 pb-18">
+            <PageHeader kicker="Upload" title="Trim and compress" />
 
-            <Box className={"w-4/5 h-full m-auto"}>
-                <MetadataBox setMetadata={setOutputMetadata} />
-                <ConfigBox setMetadata={setOutputMetadata} />
-            </Box>
+            <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_340px] gap-[26px] items-start">
+                <div className="flex flex-col gap-[26px]">
+                    {/* Player — the video and its transport read as one object. */}
+                    <Card className="overflow-hidden">
+                        <video
+                            ref={videoRef}
+                            src={videoUrl}
+                            className="w-full aspect-video bg-player object-contain"
+                            onLoadedMetadata={handleVideoMetadataLoaded}
+                        />
+                        {metadata &&
+                            <Playbar
+                                video={videoRef.current}
+                                videoMetadata={metadata}
+                                className="w-full px-5 pt-3.5"
+                            />
+                        }
+                    </Card>
 
-            {metadata &&
-                <Box className={"mt-4 p-5"}>
-                    <Playbar
-                        video={videoRef.current}
-                        videoMetadata={metadata}
-                        className={"w-full accent-primary"}
-                    />
+                    {metadata &&
+                        <Card className="p-6">
+                            <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-4 pb-4">
+                                <p className={kickerClass}>Trim</p>
+                                <p className="font-data text-[12px] text-faint-mono tabular-nums">
+                                    in {formatTimecode(range[0])} · out {formatTimecode(range[1])} ·{" "}
+                                    {formatTime(range[1] - range[0])} long
+                                </p>
+                            </div>
 
-                    <PlaybackSlider
-                        videoRef={videoRef.current}
-                        videoMetadata={metadata}
-                        sliderValue={playbackValue}
-                        setSliderValue={setPlaybackValue}
-                        className={"w-full accent-primary"}
-                    />
+                            <TrimTimeline
+                                duration={metadata.duration}
+                                range={range}
+                                onRangeChange={handleRangeChange}
+                                currentTime={playbackValue}
+                                onSeek={handleSeek}
+                            />
 
-                    <ClipRangeSlider
-                        videoRef={videoRef.current}
-                        videoMetadata={metadata}
-                        setSliderValue={setPlaybackValue}
-                        setMetadata={setOutputMetadata}
-                        className={"w-full mt-2 bg-primary"}
-                    />
+                            <p className="pt-3 font-body text-[12px] text-muted">
+                                Scroll over the timeline to zoom, drag the outlined window above to pan.
+                            </p>
 
-                    {error && (
-                        <div className={"text-red-600 text-center mt-2"}>
-                            {error}
-                        </div>
-                    )}
-                </Box>
-            }
+                            {error && (
+                                <p className="font-body text-[13px] text-live-red pt-3">{error}</p>
+                            )}
+                        </Card>
+                    }
+                </div>
 
-            <Box className={"flex flex-col gap-2 w-4/5 m-auto mt-4 p-5"}>
-                <ExportWidget
-                    dataSend={sendData}
-                    handleDownload={handleDownload}
-                    downloadable={downloadable}
-                    progress={progress}
-                    uploading={uploading}
-                />
-            </Box>
+                <aside className="flex flex-col gap-[26px] lg:sticky lg:top-10">
+                    <Card className="p-6 flex flex-col gap-4">
+                        <p className={kickerClass}>Details</p>
+                        <MetadataBox setMetadata={setOutputMetadata} />
+                    </Card>
+
+                    <Card className="p-6">
+                        <ConfigBox metadata={outputMetadata} setMetadata={setOutputMetadata} />
+                    </Card>
+
+                    <div className="bg-panel rounded-panel shadow-panel p-6">
+                        <ExportWidget
+                            dataSend={sendData}
+                            handleDownload={handleDownload}
+                            downloadable={downloadable}
+                            progress={progress}
+                            uploading={uploading}
+                        />
+                    </div>
+                </aside>
+            </div>
         </div>
     );
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ClipUpload.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/ClipUpload.tsx
index cf4cbb4..8fe2574 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/ClipUpload.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/ClipUpload.tsx
@@ -1,40 +1,89 @@
-import {useState} from "react";
-import {useNavigate} from "react-router-dom";
-import BlueButton from "../components/buttons/BlueButton.tsx";
-import Box from "../components/Box.tsx";
+import { useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+import clsx from "clsx";
+import Button from "../components/buttons/Button.tsx";
+import PageHeader from "../components/PageHeader.tsx";
+import { kickerClass } from "../utils/styles.ts";
+
+const formatSize = (bytes: number): string => {
+    const mb = bytes / 1_000_000;
+    return mb >= 1000 ? `${(mb / 1000).toFixed(2)} GB` : `${mb.toFixed(1)} MB`;
+};
 
 const ClipUpload = () => {
     const [file, setFile] = useState<File | null>(null);
-    const navigate = useNavigate();
+    const [dragging, setDragging] = useState(false);
     const [error, setError] = useState<null | string>(null);
+    const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+    const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+    const choose = (selected: File | null) => {
+        setFile(selected);
+        setError(null);
+    };
 
     const press = () => {
         if (!file) {
-            setError("Please choose a file");
+            setError("Pick a file first.");
             return;
         }
         navigate('/create/new', { state: { file } });
     };
 
     return (
-        <div className="flex items-start justify-center p-8 min-h-full">
-            <Box className="flex flex-col gap-4 p-6 w-full max-w-md">
-                <h1 className="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900">Upload Clip</h1>
+        <div className="mx-auto max-w-180 px-13 pt-10 pb-18">
+            <PageHeader kicker="Upload" title="Bring in a file" />
 
+            <label
+                onDragOver={(e) => { e.preventDefault(); setDragging(true); }}
+                onDragLeave={() => setDragging(false)}
+                onDrop={(e) => {
+                    e.preventDefault();
+                    setDragging(false);
+                    choose(e.dataTransfer.files?.[0] ?? null);
+                }}
+                className={clsx(
+                    "flex aspect-16/7 cursor-pointer flex-col items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-hero px-8 text-center transition-colors duration-150",
+                    dragging ? "bg-armed inset-shadow-armed" : "bg-dropzone inset-shadow-dashed hover:bg-fields"
+                )}
+            >
                 <input
+                    ref={inputRef}
                     type="file"
-                    onChange={(e) => {
-                        const selected = e.target.files?.[0] ?? null;
-                        setFile(selected);
-                        setError(null);
-                    }}
-                    className="h-36 cursor-pointer rounded-lg border-2 border-dashed border-gray-300 bg-gray-50 p-4 text-center text-sm text-gray-500 hover:bg-gray-100 hover:border-primary transition-colors duration-150"
+                    accept="video/*"
+                    className="hidden"
+                    onChange={(e) => choose(e.target.files?.[0] ?? null)}
                 />
 
-                <BlueButton onClick={press}>Upload</BlueButton>
+                {file ? (
+                    <>
+                        <p className="font-heading text-[25px]">{file.name}</p>
+                        <p className="font-data text-[12px] text-faint-mono">{formatSize(file.size)}</p>
+                        <p className="font-body text-[13px] text-muted pt-1">Click to pick a different one.</p>
+                    </>
+                ) : (
+                    <>
+                        <p className={kickerClass}>Video file</p>
+                        <p className="font-heading text-[25px]">Drop a file here</p>
+                        <p className="font-body text-[14.5px] text-text-body max-w-[42ch] text-pretty">
+                            Or click anywhere in this box to browse. You'll trim and compress it on the next screen.
+                        </p>
+                    </>
+                )}
+            </label>
 
-                {error && <p className="text-sm text-red-500 text-center">{error}</p>}
-            </Box>
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-4 pt-6">
+                <Button onClick={press} disabled={!file} className="px-6 py-3">
+                    {file ? "Trim and compress" : "Waiting for a file"}
+                </Button>
+                {file && (
+                    <Button variant="ghost" onClick={() => { choose(null); if (inputRef.current) inputRef.current.value = ""; }}>
+                        Clear
+                    </Button>
+                )}
+            </div>
+
+            {error && <p className="font-body text-[13px] text-live-red pt-3">{error}</p>}
         </div>
     )
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/EditClip.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/EditClip.tsx
index dc5f8d2..d5f15c8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/EditClip.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/EditClip.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useNavigate, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
-import { ArrowLeft, Check } from "lucide-react";
+import { ArrowLeft } from "lucide-react";
+import clsx from "clsx";
 import { getClipById, patchClip } from "../utils/api/clips.ts";
-import Box from "../components/Box.tsx";
-import BlueButton from "../components/buttons/BlueButton.tsx";
-
-const inputClass = "border border-gray-300 bg-white rounded-md w-full p-2 text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary/20 focus:border-primary transition-colors";
+import Card from "../components/Card.tsx";
+import Button from "../components/buttons/Button.tsx";
+import PageHeader from "../components/PageHeader.tsx";
+import { inputClass, labelClass, quietLinkClass } from "../utils/styles.ts";
 
 const EditClip = () => {
     const { id } = useParams();
@@ -47,59 +48,51 @@ const EditClip = () => {
     };
 
     return (
-        <div className="px-8 py-10 max-w-2xl mx-auto">
-            <button
-                onClick={() => navigate(-1)}
-                className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-900 mb-6 transition-colors duration-150"
-            >
-                <ArrowLeft size={16} />
+        <div className="mx-auto max-w-[720px] px-13 pt-10 pb-18">
+            <button onClick={() => navigate(-1)} className={clsx(quietLinkClass, "flex items-center gap-1.5 pb-5")}>
+                <ArrowLeft size={15} />
                 Back
             </button>
 
-            <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-6">Edit Clip</h1>
+            <PageHeader kicker="Clip" title="Edit details" />
 
             {loading ? (
-                <div className="text-gray-400 text-sm">Loading...</div>
+                <p className="font-data text-[13px] text-faint-mono">loading…</p>
             ) : (
-                <Box className="p-6 flex flex-col gap-4">
-                    <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
-                        <label className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-700">Title</label>
+                <Card className="p-7 flex flex-col gap-5">
+                    <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+                        <label className={labelClass} htmlFor="clip-title">Title</label>
                         <input
+                            id="clip-title"
                             type="text"
                             value={title}
                             onChange={(e) => setTitle(e.target.value)}
-                            placeholder="Enter title"
+                            placeholder="Cat walks across the patch bay"
                             className={inputClass}
                         />
                     </div>
 
-                    <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
-                        <label className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-700">Description</label>
+                    <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+                        <label className={labelClass} htmlFor="clip-description">Description</label>
                         <textarea
+                            id="clip-description"
                             value={description}
                             onChange={(e) => setDescription(e.target.value)}
-                            placeholder="Enter description"
+                            placeholder="What's worth remembering about it"
                             rows={4}
-                            className={inputClass + " resize-none"}
+                            className={clsx(inputClass, "resize-none leading-[1.65]")}
                         />
                     </div>
 
-                    {error && <p className="text-sm text-red-500">{error}</p>}
+                    {error && <p className="font-body text-[13px] text-live-red">{error}</p>}
 
-                    <div className="flex items-center gap-3 pt-1">
-                        <BlueButton onClick={handleSave} disabled={saving} className="w-28">
-                            {saving ? "Saving…" : saved
-                                ? <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 justify-center"><Check size={14} />Saved</span>
-                                : "Save"}
-                        </BlueButton>
-                        <button
-                            onClick={() => navigate(-1)}
-                            className="text-sm text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-900 transition-colors duration-150"
-                        >
-                            Cancel
-                        </button>
+                    <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
+                        <Button onClick={handleSave} disabled={saving} className="px-6">
+                            {saving ? "Saving…" : saved ? "Saved" : "Save changes"}
+                        </Button>
+                        <Button variant="ghost" onClick={() => navigate(-1)}>Cancel</Button>
                     </div>
-                </Box>
+                </Card>
             )}
         </div>
     );
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/EditVod.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/EditVod.tsx
index 89c1cd9..6fcdd71 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/EditVod.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/EditVod.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useNavigate, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
-import { ArrowLeft, Check } from "lucide-react";
+import { ArrowLeft } from "lucide-react";
+import clsx from "clsx";
 import { getVodById, patchVod } from "../utils/api/vods.ts";
-import Box from "../components/Box.tsx";
-import BlueButton from "../components/buttons/BlueButton.tsx";
-
-const inputClass = "border border-gray-300 bg-white rounded-md w-full p-2 text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary/20 focus:border-primary transition-colors";
+import Card from "../components/Card.tsx";
+import Button from "../components/buttons/Button.tsx";
+import PageHeader from "../components/PageHeader.tsx";
+import { inputClass, labelClass, quietLinkClass } from "../utils/styles.ts";
 
 const EditVod = () => {
     const { id } = useParams();
@@ -47,59 +48,51 @@ const EditVod = () => {
     };
 
     return (
-        <div className="px-8 py-10 max-w-2xl mx-auto">
-            <button
-                onClick={() => navigate(-1)}
-                className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-900 mb-6 transition-colors duration-150"
-            >
-                <ArrowLeft size={16} />
+        <div className="mx-auto max-w-[720px] px-13 pt-10 pb-18">
+            <button onClick={() => navigate(-1)} className={clsx(quietLinkClass, "flex items-center gap-1.5 pb-5")}>
+                <ArrowLeft size={15} />
                 Back
             </button>
 
-            <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-6">Edit VoD</h1>
+            <PageHeader kicker="VoD" title="Edit details" />
 
             {loading ? (
-                <div className="text-gray-400 text-sm">Loading...</div>
+                <p className="font-data text-[13px] text-faint-mono">loading…</p>
             ) : (
-                <Box className="p-6 flex flex-col gap-4">
-                    <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
-                        <label className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-700">Title</label>
+                <Card className="p-7 flex flex-col gap-5">
+                    <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+                        <label className={labelClass} htmlFor="vod-title">Title</label>
                         <input
+                            id="vod-title"
                             type="text"
                             value={title}
                             onChange={(e) => setTitle(e.target.value)}
-                            placeholder="Enter title"
+                            placeholder="Tuesday night, patch bay walkthrough"
                             className={inputClass}
                         />
                     </div>
 
-                    <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
-                        <label className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-700">Description</label>
+                    <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+                        <label className={labelClass} htmlFor="vod-description">Description</label>
                         <textarea
+                            id="vod-description"
                             value={description}
                             onChange={(e) => setDescription(e.target.value)}
-                            placeholder="Enter description"
+                            placeholder="What's worth remembering about it"
                             rows={4}
-                            className={inputClass + " resize-none"}
+                            className={clsx(inputClass, "resize-none leading-[1.65]")}
                         />
                     </div>
 
-                    {error && <p className="text-sm text-red-500">{error}</p>}
+                    {error && <p className="font-body text-[13px] text-live-red">{error}</p>}
 
-                    <div className="flex items-center gap-3 pt-1">
-                        <BlueButton onClick={handleSave} disabled={saving} className="w-28">
-                            {saving ? "Saving…" : saved
-                                ? <span className="flex items-center gap-1.5 justify-center"><Check size={14} />Saved</span>
-                                : "Save"}
-                        </BlueButton>
-                        <button
-                            onClick={() => navigate(-1)}
-                            className="text-sm text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-900 transition-colors duration-150"
-                        >
-                            Cancel
-                        </button>
+                    <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
+                        <Button onClick={handleSave} disabled={saving} className="px-6">
+                            {saving ? "Saving…" : saved ? "Saved" : "Save changes"}
+                        </Button>
+                        <Button variant="ghost" onClick={() => navigate(-1)}>Cancel</Button>
                     </div>
-                </Box>
+                </Card>
             )}
         </div>
     );
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Home.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Home.tsx
index c2f704d..56e0c42 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Home.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Home.tsx
@@ -1,78 +1,311 @@
-import { Upload, Scissors, SlidersHorizontal, Radio, LayoutGrid, Play } from "lucide-react";
+import {useAuth} from "../utils/AuthContext.tsx";
+import Landing from "./Landing.tsx";
+import {Link, useNavigate} from "react-router-dom";
+import Card from "../components/Card.tsx";
+import {useEffect, useState} from "react";
+import IsLivePulse from "../components/IsLivePulse.tsx";
+import type {Clip, Marker, StreamStatus, Vod} from "../utils/types.ts";
+import {getCurrentStream} from "../utils/api/stream.ts";
+import VideoCard from "../components/video/VideoCard.tsx";
+import {createMarker, getMarkers} from "../utils/api/markers.ts";
+import clsx from "clsx";
+import {getVods} from "../utils/api/vods.ts";
+import {getClips} from "../utils/api/clips.ts";
+import Button from "../components/buttons/Button.tsx";
 
-const features = [
-    {
-        icon: Upload,
-        title: "Upload & compress",
-        description: "Drop in a video file, set your clip range and export settings, then compress.",
-    },
-    {
-        icon: Scissors,
-        title: "Trim",
-        description: "Set start and end points with a range slider. Preview as you go.",
-    },
-    {
-        icon: SlidersHorizontal,
-        title: "Export settings",
-        description: "Choose resolution, frame rate, and an optional file size cap.",
-    },
-    {
-        icon: Radio,
-        title: "RTMP streaming",
-        description: "Point OBS at your stream key and go live. Find the key in your profile.",
-    },
-    {
-        icon: LayoutGrid,
-        title: "Clip library",
-        description: "Browse all your clips. Watch, rename, edit the description, or delete.",
-    },
-    {
-        icon: Play,
-        title: "Built-in player",
-        description: "Scrub, adjust volume, go fullscreen. Runs in the browser.",
-    },
-];
+type TimeOfDay = "morning" | "afternoon" | "evening" | "night";
+
+function getTimeOfDay(date: Date = new Date()): TimeOfDay {
+    const hour = date.getHours();
+
+    if (hour >= 5 && hour < 12) return "morning";
+    if (hour >= 12 && hour < 17) return "afternoon";
+    if (hour >= 17 && hour < 22) return "evening";
+    return "night";
+}
+
+function getGreetingSubtext(date: Date = new Date()): string {
+    const timeOfDay = getTimeOfDay(date);
+
+    const messages: Record<TimeOfDay, string[]> = {
+        morning: [
+            "Good morning.",
+            "Coffee first, then clips.",
+            "Here's what's waiting for you.",
+        ],
+        afternoon: [
+            "Good afternoon.",
+            "A quiet moment for your clips.",
+            "Catching up?",
+        ],
+        evening: [
+            "Good evening.",
+            "Settle in.",
+            "Time to unwind.",
+        ],
+        night: [
+            "Still up?",
+            "Quiet night for it.",
+            "Good night, when you're ready.",
+        ]
+    }
+
+    const options = messages[timeOfDay];
+    return options[Math.floor(Math.random() * options.length)];
+}
+
+function getTimeFromISOString(date: string | null): string {
+    if (date == null) {
+        return "--:--";
+    }
+
+    const d = new Date(date);
+    return new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', {
+        hour: '2-digit',
+        minute: '2-digit',
+        hour12: false
+    }).format(d);
+}
+
+type SectionHeaderProps = { title: string; to: string; count: number };
+
+const SectionHeader = ({ title, to, count }: SectionHeaderProps) => (
+    <div className={"flex flex-row items-baseline justify-between gap-4 pb-4"}>
+        <h2 className={"font-heading text-2xl"}>{title}</h2>
+        {count > 0 && (
+            <Link
+                to={to}
+                className={"font-body text-[13.5px] text-accent hover:text-accent-hover transition-colors duration-150"}
+            >
+                All {count} <span aria-hidden={true}>→</span>
+            </Link>
+        )}
+    </div>
+);
 
 const Home = () => {
+    const now = new Date();
+    const formatted: string = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-IE', {
+        weekday: 'long',
+        day: 'numeric',
+        month: 'long',
+    }).format(now);
+
+    const { user } = useAuth();
+    const [ streamStatus, setStreamStatus ] = useState<StreamStatus | null>(null)
+    const [ elapsed, setElapsed ] = useState('00:00:00');
+    const [ markers, setMarkers ] = useState<Marker[]>([])
+    const [ clips, setClips ] = useState<Clip[]>([]);
+    const [ vods, setVods ] = useState<Vod[]>([]);
+    const [ counts, setCounts ] = useState({ vods: 0, clips: 0 });
+    const [ markerBusy, setMarkerBusy ] = useState(false);
+    const [ markerNote, setMarkerNote ] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+    const isStreaming = streamStatus?.isStreaming ?? false;
+
+    const [ greeting ] = useState<string>(getGreetingSubtext(new Date()));
+    const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+    // Fetch Markers & Stream information
+    useEffect(() => {
+        getCurrentStream()
+            .then(data => {
+                setStreamStatus(data);
+            });
+
+        getMarkers()
+            .then(data => {
+                setMarkers(data);
+            })
+
+        // Get Top 4 Clips
+        getClips()
+            .then(data => {
+                const topSix = [...data]
+                    .sort((a, b) => new Date(b.createdAt).getTime() - new Date(a.createdAt).getTime())
+                    .slice(0, 4);
+                setClips(topSix);
+                setCounts(prev => ({ ...prev, clips: data.length }));
+            })
+
+        // Get top 3 vods
+        getVods()
+            .then(data => {
+                const topSix = [...data]
+                    .sort((a, b) => new Date(b.createdAt).getTime() - new Date(a.createdAt).getTime())
+                    .slice(0, 3);
+                setVods(topSix);
+                setCounts(prev => ({ ...prev, vods: data.length }));
+            })
+    }, [user]);
+
+    const handleDropMarker = async () => {
+        if (markerBusy) return;
+        setMarkerBusy(true);
+        try {
+            await createMarker(`Marker at ${elapsed}`);
+            setMarkers(await getMarkers());
+            setMarkerNote(`dropped at ${elapsed}`);
+        } catch (err) {
+            setMarkerNote(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Couldn't drop that marker");
+        } finally {
+            setMarkerBusy(false);
+        }
+    };
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (streamStatus?.startTime == null) {
+            setElapsed('00:00:00');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const startMs = new Date(streamStatus?.startTime).getTime();
+
+        const tick = () => {
+            const diffSec = Math.floor((Date.now() - startMs) / 1000);
+            const hh = String(Math.floor(diffSec / 3600)).padStart(2, '0');
+            const mm = String(Math.floor((diffSec % 3600) / 60)).padStart(2, '0');
+            const ss = String(diffSec % 60).padStart(2, '0');
+            setElapsed(`${hh}:${mm}:${ss}`);
+        };
+
+        tick();
+        const interval = setInterval(tick, 1000);
+        return () => clearInterval(interval);
+    }, [streamStatus?.startTime]);
+
+    if (user == null) {
+        return (<Landing />)
+    }
+
     return (
-        <div className="flex flex-col items-center px-8 py-12 min-h-full">
-            {/* Hero */}
-            <div className="flex flex-col items-center text-center max-w-2xl mb-14">
-                <img
-                    src="/logo.png"
-                    alt="VoD System Logo"
-                    className="h-24 mb-6 object-contain"
-                />
-                <h1 className="text-4xl font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-3 leading-tight">
-                    A home for your clips.
-                </h1>
-                <p className="text-base text-gray-500 leading-relaxed">
-                    Upload, trim, and export video clips. Stream live if you need to.
-                </p>
+        <div className={"w-10/12 m-auto pt-10"}>
+            <div className={"flex flex-row justify-between items-start pb-8"}>
+                <div>
+                    <p className={"font-data text-faint-mono text-sm tracking-widest"}>{formatted.toLocaleUpperCase()}</p>
+                    <h1 className={"font-heading font text-5xl text-text-strong tracking-[-0.015em]"}>{greeting}</h1>
+                </div>
+
+                <Link to={"/stream"} className={"bg-accent rounded-md text-hover text-sm p-2 hover:bg-accent-hover shadow-md"}>
+                     Open Stream Panel
+                </Link>
             </div>
 
-            {/* Feature grid */}
-            <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-4 w-full max-w-4xl mb-10">
-                {features.map(({ icon: Icon, title, description }) => (
-                    <div
-                        key={title}
-                        className="bg-white border border-gray-200 rounded-xl p-5 flex flex-col gap-3 shadow-sm"
-                    >
-                        <div className="w-9 h-9 rounded-lg bg-primary/10 flex items-center justify-center flex-shrink-0">
-                            <Icon size={18} className="text-primary" />
+            <Card className={clsx("p-8 mb-8", isStreaming ? "bg-live-card" : "bg-card")}>
+                <div className={"flex flex-row items-center gap-2"}>
+                    {isStreaming
+                        ? <IsLivePulse />
+                        : <span className={"h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-inactive-strong"} />}
+                    <p className={clsx(
+                        "text-xs font-data tracking-[0.12em]",
+                        isStreaming ? "text-live-red" : "text-faint-mono"
+                    )}>
+                        {isStreaming ? "LIVE NOW" : "OFF AIR"}
+                    </p>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className={"p-1"}></div>
+
+                {isStreaming ? (
+                    <>
+                        <h2 className={"font-heading text-3xl"}>
+                            Session {String(streamStatus?.id).padStart(5, '0')} {' '}
+                            recording since {getTimeFromISOString(streamStatus?.startTime ?? null)}.</h2>
+
+                        <div className={"flex flex-row items-center gap-10 pt-4"}>
+                            <div className={"flex flex-col"}>
+                                <h2 className={"font-data text-xl"}>{elapsed}</h2>
+                                <p className={"text-xs text-muted"}>elapsed</p>
+                            </div>
+
+                            <div className={"flex flex-col"}>
+                                <h2 className={"font-data text-xl"}>{markers.length}</h2>
+                                <p className={"text-xs text-muted"}>markers dropped</p>
+                            </div>
                         </div>
-                        <div>
-                            <p className="font-semibold text-gray-900 text-sm mb-1">{title}</p>
-                            <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 leading-relaxed">{description}</p>
+
+                        <div className={"mt-4 flex items-center gap-4"}>
+                            <Button onClick={handleDropMarker} disabled={markerBusy}>+ Drop marker</Button>
+                            {markerNote && <p className={"font-data text-[12px] text-muted"}>{markerNote}</p>}
                         </div>
-                    </div>
-                ))}
+                    </>
+                ) : (
+                    <>
+                        <h2 className={"font-heading text-3xl"}>Nothing is streaming right now.</h2>
+                        <p className={"pt-2 font-body text-[14.5px] leading-[1.65] text-text-body max-w-[62ch] text-pretty"}>
+                            Point OBS at the ingest URL with your stream key and this block turns over to
+                            elapsed time and markers.
+                        </p>
+
+                        <div className={"flex flex-row items-center gap-10 pt-4"}>
+                            <div className={"flex flex-col"}>
+                                <h2 className={"font-data text-xl"}>{counts.vods}</h2>
+                                <p className={"text-xs text-muted"}>vods saved</p>
+                            </div>
+
+                            <div className={"flex flex-col"}>
+                                <h2 className={"font-data text-xl"}>{counts.clips}</h2>
+                                <p className={"text-xs text-muted"}>clips cut</p>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+
+                        <div className={"mt-4"}>
+                            <Link to={"/stream"}>
+                                <Button variant={"secondary"}>Open the stream panel</Button>
+                            </Link>
+                        </div>
+                    </>
+                )}
+            </Card>
+
+            <div className={"flex flex-col"}>
+                <SectionHeader title={"Recent VoDs"} to={"/my-vods"} count={counts.vods} />
+
+                <div className={"grid grid-cols-3 gap-5.5"}>
+                    {vods.map((vod) => (
+                        <VideoCard
+                            key={vod.id}
+                            id={vod.id}
+                            title={vod.title}
+                            duration={vod.duration}
+                            createdAt={vod.createdAt}
+                            width={vod.width}
+                            height={vod.height}
+                            fps={vod.fps}
+                            fileSize={vod.fileSize}
+                            mediaApiPath="/api/v1/vods"
+                            playerPath="/video"
+                            itemLabel="vod"
+                            onEdit={() => navigate(`/video/${vod.id}/edit`)}
+                        />
+                    ))}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <div className={"flex flex-col mt-9"}>
+                <SectionHeader title={"Recent Clips"} to={"/my-clips"} count={counts.clips} />
+
+                <div className={"grid grid-cols-4 gap-4.5"}>
+                    {clips.map((clip) => (
+                        <VideoCard
+                            key={clip.id}
+                            id={clip.id}
+                            title={clip.title}
+                            duration={clip.duration}
+                            createdAt={clip.createdAt}
+                            width={clip.width}
+                            height={clip.height}
+                            fps={clip.fps}
+                            fileSize={clip.fileSize}
+                            mediaApiPath="/api/v1/clips"
+                            playerPath="/video"
+                            itemLabel="clip"
+                            onEdit={() => navigate(`/video/${clip.id}/edit`)}
+                        />
+                    ))}
+                </div>
             </div>
 
-            {/* Format note */}
-            <p className="text-xs text-gray-400">
-                Supports MP4, MOV, WebM, and OGG.
-            </p>
         </div>
     );
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Landing.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Landing.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a74389e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Landing.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import Card from "../components/Card.tsx";
+import GoogleSignIn from "../components/GoogleSignIn.tsx";
+import { kickerClass } from "../utils/styles.ts";
+
+const steps = [
+    {
+        number: "01",
+        title: "Point OBS at it",
+        body: "One ingest URL and one stream key. Everything you send lands on disk as it arrives — no upload step, no waiting at the end.",
+    },
+    {
+        number: "02",
+        title: "Mark it as it happens",
+        body: "Drop a marker the moment something is worth keeping. Each one remembers its timecode so you don't have to scrub for it later.",
+    },
+    {
+        number: "03",
+        title: "Cut it up afterwards",
+        body: "Tick two markers to pull the stretch between them out as a VoD, or take the last minute as a clip. Cutting runs in the background while you keep streaming.",
+    },
+];
+
+/** Stand-in for the marker list on the stream panel — the shape of the thing, in miniature. */
+const previewMarkers = [
+    { at: "00:10:12", message: "Patch bay walkthrough begins", selected: false },
+    { at: "00:49:56", message: "Filter finally tracks", selected: true },
+    { at: "00:50:37", message: "…and it stops tracking", selected: true },
+    { at: "01:05:01", message: "Cat on the desk", selected: false },
+];
+
+const Landing = () => (
+    <div className="mx-auto max-w-[1180px] px-13 pt-16 pb-18">
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_380px] gap-12 items-start pb-16">
+            <div className="flex flex-col gap-5">
+                <p className={kickerClass}>Personal stream archive</p>
+
+                <h1 className="font-heading text-5xl tracking-[-0.015em] leading-[1.1] max-w-[16ch]">
+                    Keep the good bits of everything you stream.
+                </h1>
+
+                <p className="font-body text-[16px] leading-[1.65] text-text-body max-w-[58ch] text-pretty">
+                    The VoD System sits between your encoder and your hard drive. It records
+                    every session in full, lets you mark the moments worth keeping while
+                    they're happening, and turns those marks into VoDs and clips afterwards.
+                </p>
+
+                <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 pt-2">
+                    <GoogleSignIn shape="rectangular" size="large" width="260" />
+                    <p className="font-body text-[12.5px] text-muted">
+                        Sign in with Google to reach your library.
+                    </p>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* A quiet look at what's behind the login. */}
+            <Card className="p-6 flex flex-col gap-3">
+                <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-3">
+                    <p className={kickerClass}>Live markers</p>
+                    <p className="font-data text-[12px] text-faint-mono">t = 01:33:35</p>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+                    {previewMarkers.map((marker) => (
+                        <div
+                            key={marker.at}
+                            className={`flex items-center gap-3 rounded-tile px-3 py-2.5 ${
+                                marker.selected ? "bg-armed inset-shadow-armed" : "bg-fields"
+                            }`}
+                        >
+                            <span className={`h-[14px] w-[14px] flex-shrink-0 rounded-[4px] ${
+                                marker.selected ? "bg-accent" : "bg-inactive"
+                            }`} />
+                            <span className="font-data text-[12px] text-accent flex-shrink-0">{marker.at}</span>
+                            <span className="font-body text-[12.5px] text-text-strong truncate">{marker.message}</span>
+                        </div>
+                    ))}
+                </div>
+
+                <p className="font-body text-[12.5px] text-muted pt-1">
+                    Two marks selected — that's a 41-second VoD, one click away.
+                </p>
+            </Card>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-[22px]">
+            {steps.map((step) => (
+                <Card key={step.number} className="p-6 flex flex-col gap-2.5">
+                    <p className="font-data text-[13px] text-accent">{step.number}</p>
+                    <h2 className="font-heading text-[22px] leading-snug">{step.title}</h2>
+                    <p className="font-body text-[14px] leading-[1.65] text-text-body text-pretty">
+                        {step.body}
+                    </p>
+                </Card>
+            ))}
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="bg-panel rounded-panel p-6 mt-[26px] flex flex-wrap items-baseline justify-between gap-x-8 gap-y-2">
+            <p className="font-body text-[14px] text-text-body">
+                Built for one person and their own machine. No tiers, no transcoding queue you share with strangers.
+            </p>
+            <p className="font-data text-[11px] uppercase tracking-[0.12em] text-faint-mono">
+                rtmp in · mp4 out
+            </p>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+);
+
+export default Landing;
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/MediaPlayer.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/MediaPlayer.tsx
index f1dbed6..c623bff 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/MediaPlayer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/MediaPlayer.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useNavigate, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
-import { ArrowLeft, Lock, Maximize, Minimize, Pause, Play, Volume1, Volume2, VolumeX } from "lucide-react";
+import { ArrowLeft, FastForward, Lock, Maximize, Minimize, Pause, Play, Rewind, Volume1, Volume2, VolumeX } from "lucide-react";
+import clsx from "clsx";
 import { AuthError } from "../utils/api/client.ts";
-import Box from "../components/Box.tsx";
-import { dateToTimeAgo, formatTime, stringToDate } from "../utils/utils.ts";
+import Card from "../components/Card.tsx";
+import { dateToTimeAgo, formatFileSize, formatTime, stringToDate } from "../utils/utils.ts";
+import { kickerClass, quietLinkClass } from "../utils/styles.ts";
 
 // Both VoDs and clips share the same on-screen shape.
 type MediaItem = {
     title: string,
     createdAt: string,
+    width?: number | null,
+    height?: number | null,
+    fps?: number | null,
+    /** Size on disk, in bytes. */
+    fileSize?: number | null,
 };
 
 type MediaPlayerProps = {
@@ -53,12 +60,15 @@ const MediaPlayer = ({ noun, getMediaUrl, fetchDetails }: MediaPlayerProps) => {
     const [isFullscreen, setIsFullscreen] = useState(false);
     const [controlsVisible, setControlsVisible] = useState(true);
     const [isDragging, setIsDragging] = useState(false);
+    const [hoverTime, setHoverTime] = useState<number | null>(null);
+    /** Transient badge that flashes in the middle of the frame on play/pause/seek. */
+    const [flash, setFlash] = useState<{ id: number; kind: "play" | "pause" | "back" | "forward" } | null>(null);
+
+    const showFlash = useCallback((kind: "play" | "pause" | "back" | "forward") => {
+        setFlash({ id: Date.now(), kind });
+    }, []);
 
     // ── Data loading ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-    // The video stream itself is loaded by the <video> element from `mediaUrl`,
-    // which lets the browser fetch it incrementally via Range requests. We only
-    // need to fetch the metadata here; it shares the media endpoint's auth, so a
-    // 401/403 here also stands in for the stream being inaccessible.
     useEffect(() => {
         if (!id) { setError(`${noun} ID is required.`); return; }
 
@@ -68,6 +78,7 @@ const MediaPlayer = ({ noun, getMediaUrl, fetchDetails }: MediaPlayerProps) => {
                 if (e instanceof AuthError) setNotAuthenticated(true);
                 else setError(`Failed to load ${noun.toLowerCase()} details.`);
             });
+
     }, [id, noun, fetchDetails]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -89,7 +100,6 @@ const MediaPlayer = ({ noun, getMediaUrl, fetchDetails }: MediaPlayerProps) => {
         scheduleHide();
     }, [scheduleHide]);
 
-    // ── Fullscreen ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     useEffect(() => {
         const onChange = () => setIsFullscreen(!!document.fullscreenElement);
         document.addEventListener('fullscreenchange', onChange);
@@ -119,11 +129,13 @@ const MediaPlayer = ({ noun, getMediaUrl, fetchDetails }: MediaPlayerProps) => {
                 case 'ArrowLeft':
                     e.preventDefault();
                     video.currentTime = Math.max(0, video.currentTime - 5);
+                    showFlash('back');
                     showControls();
                     break;
                 case 'ArrowRight':
                     e.preventDefault();
                     video.currentTime = Math.min(video.duration, video.currentTime + 5);
+                    showFlash('forward');
                     showControls();
                     break;
                 case 'KeyM':
@@ -137,7 +149,15 @@ const MediaPlayer = ({ noun, getMediaUrl, fetchDetails }: MediaPlayerProps) => {
         };
         document.addEventListener('keydown', onKey);
         return () => document.removeEventListener('keydown', onKey);
-    }, [showControls, toggleFullscreen]);
+    }, [showControls, showFlash, toggleFullscreen]);
+
+    // Each flash clears itself; keying the node on `id` restarts the animation
+    // when the same action fires twice in a row.
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (!flash) return;
+        const timer = setTimeout(() => setFlash(null), 500);
+        return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+    }, [flash]);
 
     // ── Progress bar seeking ────────────────────────────────────────────────
     const seekTo = useCallback((clientX: number) => {
@@ -191,29 +211,40 @@ const MediaPlayer = ({ noun, getMediaUrl, fetchDetails }: MediaPlayerProps) => {
     const togglePlay = () => {
         const video = videoRef.current;
         if (!video) return;
+        showFlash(video.paused ? 'play' : 'pause');
         video.paused ? video.play() : video.pause();
         showControls();
     };
 
     const progressPct = duration > 0 ? (currentTime / duration) * 100 : 0;
+    const hoverPct = hoverTime !== null && duration > 0 ? (hoverTime / duration) * 100 : 0;
     const effectiveVolume = isMuted ? 0 : volume;
     const VolumeIcon = effectiveVolume === 0 ? VolumeX : effectiveVolume < 0.5 ? Volume1 : Volume2;
 
+    // Facts worth showing under the player, skipping anything the API didn't send.
+    const facts = [
+        item?.width && item?.height ? `${item.width}×${item.height}` : null,
+        item?.fps ? `${Math.round(item.fps)} fps` : null,
+        duration > 0 ? formatTime(duration) : null,
+        item?.fileSize ? formatFileSize(item.fileSize) : null,
+    ].filter(Boolean);
+
+    const flashIcons = { play: Play, pause: Pause, back: Rewind, forward: FastForward } as const;
+    const FlashIcon = flash ? flashIcons[flash.kind] : null;
+
     if (notAuthenticated) {
         return (
-            <div className="h-full flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-4 text-center p-8">
-                <div className="w-14 h-14 rounded-full bg-gray-100 flex items-center justify-center">
-                    <Lock size={24} className="text-gray-400" />
-                </div>
-                <div>
-                    <p className="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900">Not authenticated</p>
-                    <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 mt-1">You don't have access to this {noun.toLowerCase()}.</p>
-                </div>
+            <div className="h-full flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 text-center p-8">
+                <Lock className="w-8 h-8 text-faint-mono/60 mb-1" strokeWidth={1.5} />
+                <h2 className="font-heading text-[27px] text-faint-mono">Not yours to watch</h2>
+                <p className="font-body text-sm text-faint-mono/70 max-w-xs text-pretty">
+                    You don't have access to this {noun.toLowerCase()}.
+                </p>
                 <button
                     onClick={() => navigate(-1)}
-                    className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-900 transition-colors duration-150"
+                    className={clsx(quietLinkClass, "flex items-center gap-1.5 pt-1")}
                 >
-                    <ArrowLeft size={16} />
+                    <ArrowLeft size={15} />
                     Go back
                 </button>
             </div>
@@ -221,19 +252,19 @@ const MediaPlayer = ({ noun, getMediaUrl, fetchDetails }: MediaPlayerProps) => {
     }
 
     return (
-        <div className="h-full flex flex-col p-4 gap-3">
+        <div className="h-full flex flex-col px-13 py-8 gap-4">
             <button
                 onClick={() => navigate(-1)}
-                className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-900 flex-shrink-0 transition-colors duration-150"
+                className={clsx(quietLinkClass, "flex items-center gap-1.5 shrink-0")}
             >
-                <ArrowLeft size={16} />
+                <ArrowLeft size={15} />
                 Back
             </button>
 
             {/* Player */}
             <div
                 ref={containerRef}
-                className="relative bg-black rounded-xl overflow-hidden flex-1 min-h-0 select-none"
+                className="relative bg-player rounded-thumb shadow-player overflow-hidden flex-1 min-h-0 select-none"
                 onMouseMove={showControls}
                 onMouseLeave={() => isPlaying && setControlsVisible(false)}
                 onClick={togglePlay}
@@ -269,10 +300,33 @@ const MediaPlayer = ({ noun, getMediaUrl, fetchDetails }: MediaPlayerProps) => {
                     </div>
                 )}
 
+                {/* Action flash — a badge that swells and fades on play, pause and seek. */}
+                {flash && FlashIcon && (
+                    <div key={flash.id} className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center pointer-events-none">
+                        <div className="animate-flash-badge flex h-18.5 w-18.5 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-player/55 backdrop-blur-[2px] text-on-dark">
+                            <FlashIcon size={30} fill="currentColor" strokeWidth={1} />
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                )}
+
                 {/* Controls overlay — pointer-events-none so video clicks pass through */}
                 <div className={`absolute inset-0 flex flex-col justify-end transition-opacity duration-300 pointer-events-none ${controlsVisible ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-0'}`}>
-                    {/* Gradient */}
-                    <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black/75 via-black/10 to-transparent" />
+                    {/* Gradients — top one carries the title, bottom one the controls */}
+                    <div className="absolute inset-x-0 top-0 h-28 bg-linear-to-b from-black/55 to-transparent" />
+                    <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-linear-to-t from-black/75 via-black/10 to-transparent" />
+
+                    {/* Title plate */}
+                    <div className={clsx(
+                        "absolute inset-x-0 top-0 px-5 pt-4 flex flex-col gap-0.5 transition-transform duration-300",
+                        controlsVisible ? "translate-y-0" : "-translate-y-2"
+                    )}>
+                        <p className="font-data text-[10.5px] uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-on-dark/55">
+                            {noun}
+                        </p>
+                        <p className="font-heading text-[22px] leading-tight text-on-dark truncate">
+                            {item?.title || "(No title)"}
+                        </p>
+                    </div>
 
                     {/* Controls bar — pointer-events-auto only here */}
                     <div
@@ -284,13 +338,35 @@ const MediaPlayer = ({ noun, getMediaUrl, fetchDetails }: MediaPlayerProps) => {
                             ref={progressRef}
                             className="relative h-1 rounded-full bg-white/25 cursor-pointer mb-3 group/prog hover:h-1.5 transition-[height] duration-150"
                             onMouseDown={(e) => { setIsDragging(true); seekTo(e.clientX); }}
+                            onMouseMove={(e) => {
+                                const rect = e.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect();
+                                const ratio = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (e.clientX - rect.left) / rect.width));
+                                setHoverTime(ratio * duration);
+                            }}
+                            onMouseLeave={() => setHoverTime(null)}
                         >
                             <div className="absolute inset-y-0 left-0 bg-white/35 rounded-full" style={{ width: `${bufferedPct}%` }} />
-                            <div className="absolute inset-y-0 left-0 bg-primary rounded-full" style={{ width: `${progressPct}%` }} />
+
+                            {/* Ghost fill up to the cursor, so the scrub reads before you commit */}
+                            {hoverTime !== null && (
+                                <div className="absolute inset-y-0 left-0 bg-white/25 rounded-full" style={{ width: `${hoverPct}%` }} />
+                            )}
+
+                            <div className="absolute inset-y-0 left-0 bg-accent-light rounded-full" style={{ width: `${progressPct}%` }} />
                             <div
                                 className="absolute top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 w-3 h-3 bg-white rounded-full shadow opacity-0 group-hover/prog:opacity-100 transition-opacity"
                                 style={{ left: `calc(${progressPct}% - 6px)` }}
                             />
+
+                            {/* Time under the cursor */}
+                            {hoverTime !== null && (
+                                <div
+                                    className="absolute bottom-4 -translate-x-1/2 rounded-md bg-player/85 px-1.5 py-0.5 font-data text-[11px] text-on-dark tabular-nums pointer-events-none"
+                                    style={{ left: `${hoverPct}%` }}
+                                >
+                                    {formatTime(hoverTime)}
+                                </div>
+                            )}
                         </div>
 
                         {/* Buttons row */}
@@ -317,7 +393,7 @@ const MediaPlayer = ({ noun, getMediaUrl, fetchDetails }: MediaPlayerProps) => {
                                 </div>
                             </div>
 
-                            <span className="text-xs font-mono tabular-nums text-white/80">
+                            <span className="font-data text-xs tabular-nums text-on-dark/80">
                                 {formatTime(currentTime)} / {formatTime(duration)}
                             </span>
 
@@ -331,18 +407,26 @@ const MediaPlayer = ({ noun, getMediaUrl, fetchDetails }: MediaPlayerProps) => {
                 </div>
             </div>
 
-            {error && <div className="text-red-500 text-sm mt-3">{error}</div>}
+            {error && <p className="font-body text-[13px] text-live-red">{error}</p>}
             {!mediaLoaded && !error && (
-                <div className="text-gray-400 text-sm mt-3 flex items-center gap-2">
-                    <div className="w-3 h-3 rounded-full border-2 border-gray-300 border-t-gray-500 animate-spin" />
-                    Loading video...
-                </div>
+                <p className="font-data text-[12px] text-faint-mono">loading video…</p>
             )}
 
-            <Box className="p-4 flex-shrink-0">
-                <p className="text-xl font-semibold text-gray-900">{item?.title || "(No Title)"}</p>
-                <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 mt-1">{timeAgo}</p>
-            </Box>
+            <Card className="p-5 shrink-0 flex flex-wrap items-end justify-between gap-x-8 gap-y-3">
+                <div className="min-w-0">
+                    <p className={kickerClass}>{noun}</p>
+                    <p className="font-heading text-[25px] tracking-[-0.015em] leading-tight pt-1">
+                        {item?.title || "(No title)"}
+                    </p>
+                    <p className="font-body text-[13px] text-muted pt-1">{timeAgo}</p>
+                </div>
+
+                {facts.length > 0 && (
+                    <p className="font-data text-[12px] text-faint-mono tabular-nums">
+                        {facts.join("  ·  ")}
+                    </p>
+                )}
+            </Card>
         </div>
     );
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/MyClips.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/MyClips.tsx
index 5b95f37..3dd9cfe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/MyClips.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/MyClips.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 import VideoCard from "../components/video/VideoCard";
+import PageHeader from "../components/PageHeader";
+import NoAccessPage from "../components/NoAccessPage";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+import { Link, useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import { getClips, deleteClip } from "../utils/api/clips";
+import { useAuth } from "../utils/AuthContext";
 import type { Clip } from "../utils/types";
 
 const MyClips = () => {
+    const { user, loading } = useAuth();
     const [clips, setClips] = useState<Clip[]>([]);
     const [error, setError] = useState<null | string>(null);
     const navigate = useNavigate();
 
     useEffect(() => {
+        if (!user) return;
         getClips()
             .then((data) => setClips(data.sort((a, b) => new Date(b.createdAt).getTime() - new Date(a.createdAt).getTime())))
-            .catch((err) => setError(err));
-    }, []);
+            .catch((err) => setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to load clips"));
+    }, [user]);
 
     const handleDelete = async (id: number) => {
         try {
@@ -24,11 +29,16 @@ const MyClips = () => {
         }
     };
 
-    return (
-        <div className="p-6">
-            <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-6">My Clips</h1>
+    if (loading) return null;
+    if (!user) return <NoAccessPage />;
 
-            <div className="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 md:grid-cols-4 lg:grid-cols-5 gap-4">
+    return (
+        <div className="mx-auto max-w-[1180px] px-13 pt-10 pb-18">
+            <PageHeader kicker="Library" title="Clips">
+                <p className="font-data text-[13px] text-faint-mono pt-6">{clips.length} cut</p>
+            </PageHeader>
+
+            <div className="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-[18px]">
                 {clips.map((clip) => (
                     <VideoCard
                         key={clip.id}
@@ -36,6 +46,10 @@ const MyClips = () => {
                         title={clip.title}
                         duration={clip.duration}
                         createdAt={clip.createdAt}
+                        width={clip.width}
+                        height={clip.height}
+                        fps={clip.fps}
+                        fileSize={clip.fileSize}
                         onEdit={() => navigate(`/clips/${clip.id}/edit`)}
                         onDelete={() => handleDelete(clip.id)}
                     />
@@ -43,13 +57,17 @@ const MyClips = () => {
             </div>
 
             {clips.length === 0 && !error && (
-                <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center py-16 text-gray-400">
-                    <p className="text-base">No clips yet.</p>
-                    <p className="text-sm mt-1">Upload your first clip to get started.</p>
+                <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 py-20 text-center">
+                    <h2 className="font-heading text-[25px]">No clips yet.</h2>
+                    <p className="font-body text-[14.5px] text-muted max-w-[42ch] text-pretty">
+                        Cut one from the stream panel, or{" "}
+                        <Link to="/create" className="text-accent hover:text-accent-hover">upload a file</Link>{" "}
+                        to trim it down here.
+                    </p>
                 </div>
             )}
 
-            {error && <p className="text-sm text-red-500 mt-4">{error.toString()}</p>}
+            {error && <p className="font-body text-[13px] text-live-red mt-6">{error}</p>}
         </div>
     );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/MyVods.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/MyVods.tsx
index 54a0a70..b95e159 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/MyVods.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/MyVods.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 import VideoCard from "../components/video/VideoCard";
+import PageHeader from "../components/PageHeader";
+import NoAccessPage from "../components/NoAccessPage";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import { getVods, deleteVod } from "../utils/api/vods";
+import { useAuth } from "../utils/AuthContext";
 import type { Vod } from "../utils/types";
 
 const MyVods = () => {
+    const { user, loading } = useAuth();
     const [vods, setVods] = useState<Vod[]>([]);
     const [error, setError] = useState<null | string>(null);
     const navigate = useNavigate();
 
     useEffect(() => {
+        if (!user) return;
         getVods()
             .then((data) => setVods(data.sort((a, b) => new Date(b.createdAt).getTime() - new Date(a.createdAt).getTime())))
             .catch((err) => setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to load vods"));
-    }, []);
+    }, [user]);
 
     const handleDelete = async (id: number) => {
         try {
@@ -24,11 +29,16 @@ const MyVods = () => {
         }
     };
 
-    return (
-        <div className="p-6">
-            <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-6">My VoDs</h1>
+    if (loading) return null;
+    if (!user) return <NoAccessPage />;
 
-            <div className="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 md:grid-cols-4 lg:grid-cols-5 gap-4">
+    return (
+        <div className="mx-auto max-w-[1180px] px-13 pt-10 pb-18">
+            <PageHeader kicker="Library" title="VoDs">
+                <p className="font-data text-[13px] text-faint-mono pt-6">{vods.length} saved</p>
+            </PageHeader>
+
+            <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-[22px]">
                 {vods.map((vod) => (
                     <VideoCard
                         key={vod.id}
@@ -36,6 +46,10 @@ const MyVods = () => {
                         title={vod.title}
                         duration={vod.duration}
                         createdAt={vod.createdAt}
+                        width={vod.width}
+                        height={vod.height}
+                        fps={vod.fps}
+                        fileSize={vod.fileSize}
                         mediaApiPath="/api/v1/vods"
                         playerPath="/vod"
                         itemLabel="vod"
@@ -46,13 +60,15 @@ const MyVods = () => {
             </div>
 
             {vods.length === 0 && !error && (
-                <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center py-16 text-gray-400">
-                    <p className="text-base">No VoDs yet.</p>
-                    <p className="text-sm mt-1">Your stream recordings will appear here.</p>
+                <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 py-20 text-center">
+                    <h2 className="font-heading text-[25px]">Nothing saved yet.</h2>
+                    <p className="font-body text-[14.5px] text-muted max-w-[42ch] text-pretty">
+                        Ranges you save from the stream panel land here, full length and untouched.
+                    </p>
                 </div>
             )}
 
-            {error && <p className="text-sm text-red-500 mt-4">{error}</p>}
+            {error && <p className="font-body text-[13px] text-live-red mt-6">{error}</p>}
         </div>
     );
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Profile.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Profile.tsx
index 156a560..421a97b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Profile.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Profile.tsx
@@ -1,84 +1,68 @@
-import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
-import { Eye, EyeOff, Copy, Check } from "lucide-react";
-import Box from "../components/Box.tsx";
-import { getUser } from "../utils/api/users.ts";
-import type { User } from "../utils/types.ts";
+import { useState } from "react";
+import Card from "../components/Card.tsx";
+import PageHeader from "../components/PageHeader.tsx";
+import NoAccessPage from "../components/NoAccessPage.tsx";
+import { useAuth } from "../utils/AuthContext.tsx";
 import { formatLocalDate } from "../utils/utils.ts";
+import { labelClass, chipButtonClass } from "../utils/styles.ts";
 
 const Profile = () => {
-    const [user, setUser] = useState<User | null>(null);
+    const { user, loading } = useAuth();
     const [keyVisible, setKeyVisible] = useState(false);
     const [copied, setCopied] = useState(false);
 
-    useEffect(() => {
-        getUser().then(setUser).catch(console.error);
-    }, []);
-
     const handleCopy = () => {
         if (!user?.streamKey) return;
         navigator.clipboard.writeText(user.streamKey);
         setCopied(true);
-        setTimeout(() => setCopied(false), 2000);
+        setTimeout(() => setCopied(false), 1600);
     };
 
-    if (!user) {
-        return (
-            <div className="flex justify-center items-center h-full text-gray-400 text-base">
-                Please log in to view your profile.
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
+    if (loading) return null;
+    if (!user) return <NoAccessPage />;
 
     return (
-        <div className="px-8 py-10 max-w-2xl mx-auto">
-            <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-6">Profile</h1>
+        <div className="mx-auto max-w-[720px] px-13 pt-10 pb-18">
+            <PageHeader kicker="Account" title="Profile" />
 
-            <Box className="p-6 mb-4 flex items-center gap-5">
+            <Card className="p-7 mb-[26px] flex items-center gap-5">
                 <img
                     src={user.profilePictureUrl}
                     referrerPolicy="no-referrer"
-                    alt="Profile picture"
-                    className="w-20 h-20 rounded-full shadow-sm"
+                    alt=""
+                    className="w-[72px] h-[72px] rounded-full shadow-card"
                 />
-                <div>
-                    <p className="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900">{user.name}</p>
-                    <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">@{user.username}</p>
-                    <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">{user.email}</p>
-                    <p className="text-xs text-gray-400 mt-1">
-                        Member since {formatLocalDate(user.createdAt)}
+                <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
+                    <p className="font-heading text-[25px] leading-tight">{user.name}</p>
+                    <p className="font-body text-[13px] text-text-secondary">@{user.username} · {user.email}</p>
+                    <p className="font-data text-[11px] text-faint-mono pt-1">
+                        member since {formatLocalDate(user.createdAt)}
                     </p>
                 </div>
-            </Box>
+            </Card>
 
-            <Box className="p-6">
-                <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold text-gray-800 mb-1">Stream Key</h2>
-                <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 mb-4">
-                    Use this key in OBS or any RTMP-compatible software to start streaming.
-                    Keep it private — anyone with this key can stream to your account.
+            <Card className="p-7">
+                <h2 className="font-heading text-[22px] pb-1.5">Stream key</h2>
+                <p className="font-body text-[14.5px] leading-[1.65] text-text-body max-w-[62ch] text-pretty pb-5">
+                    Point OBS — or anything else that speaks RTMP — at the ingest URL with this key.
+                    Keep it private: anyone holding it can stream to your account.
                 </p>
 
-                <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                    <div className="flex-1 bg-gray-50 border border-gray-200 rounded-md px-4 py-2 font-mono text-sm text-gray-700 overflow-hidden">
-                        {keyVisible ? user.streamKey : "•".repeat(user.streamKey.length)}
+                <p className={labelClass}>Key</p>
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5 pt-2">
+                    <div className="flex-1 bg-fields rounded-field px-3 py-2.5 font-data text-sm text-text-strong truncate">
+                        {keyVisible ? user.streamKey : "•".repeat(Math.min(user.streamKey.length, 28))}
                     </div>
 
-                    <button
-                        onClick={() => setKeyVisible(v => !v)}
-                        title={keyVisible ? "Hide key" : "Show key"}
-                        className="p-2 rounded-md bg-gray-100 hover:bg-gray-200 transition-colors duration-150 text-gray-600"
-                    >
-                        {keyVisible ? <EyeOff size={16} /> : <Eye size={16} />}
+                    <button className={chipButtonClass} onClick={() => setKeyVisible(visible => !visible)}>
+                        {keyVisible ? "Hide" : "Reveal"}
                     </button>
 
-                    <button
-                        onClick={handleCopy}
-                        title="Copy key"
-                        className="p-2 rounded-md bg-gray-100 hover:bg-gray-200 transition-colors duration-150 text-gray-600"
-                    >
-                        {copied ? <Check size={16} className="text-green-600" /> : <Copy size={16} />}
+                    <button className={chipButtonClass} onClick={handleCopy}>
+                        {copied ? "Copied" : "Copy"}
                     </button>
                 </div>
-            </Box>
+            </Card>
         </div>
     );
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/StreamControl.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/StreamControl.tsx
index 480ee20..4b3a266 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/StreamControl.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/StreamControl.tsx
@@ -1,94 +1,72 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { Radio, Check, Bookmark, Scissors, Film, Activity, Loader2, X } from "lucide-react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { Check, X } from "lucide-react";
 import clsx from "clsx";
-import Box from "../components/Box.tsx";
-import BlueButton from "../components/buttons/BlueButton.tsx";
-import { getUser } from "../utils/api/users.ts";
-import { getCurrentStream, getStreamHistory } from "../utils/api/stream.ts";
+
+import Card from "../components/Card.tsx";
+import Button from "../components/buttons/Button.tsx";
+import PageHeader from "../components/PageHeader.tsx";
+import IsLivePulse from "../components/IsLivePulse.tsx";
+import NoAccessPage from "../components/NoAccessPage.tsx";
+import JobProgress, { isSettled, type TrackedJob } from "../components/JobProgress.tsx";
+
+import { useAuth } from "../utils/AuthContext.tsx";
+import { getCurrentStream, getIngestUrl } from "../utils/api/stream.ts";
 import { getMarkers, createMarker, deleteMarker } from "../utils/api/markers.ts";
-import { saveSectionByMarkers, clipSection } from "../utils/api/media.ts";
+import { saveSection, clipSection } from "../utils/api/media.ts";
 import { getJob } from "../utils/api/jobs.ts";
-import type { User, StreamStatus, StreamHistoryItem, Marker, JobResponse } from "../utils/types.ts";
-import { formatTime, formatLocalDate, stringToDate } from "../utils/utils.ts";
+import type { Marker, StreamStatus } from "../utils/types.ts";
+import { formatTime, formatTimecode, parseTimecode, toRelativeOffset, stringToDate } from "../utils/utils.ts";
+import { inputClass, monoInputClass, labelClass, kickerClass, chipButtonClass } from "../utils/styles.ts";
 
-const inputClass = "border border-gray-300 bg-white rounded-md w-full p-2 text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary/20 focus:border-primary transition-colors";
-const labelClass = "text-xs font-medium text-gray-500 uppercase tracking-wide";
+/** Ten-minute gridlines behind the marker ticks. */
+const GRID_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 600;
 
-type TrackedJob = {
-    uuid: string;
-    label: string;
-    progress: number;
-    state: JobResponse['state'];
-    errorOutput: string | null;
-};
+const useCopy = () => {
+    const [copied, setCopied] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
-const CardHeader = ({ icon: Icon, title, accent = "primary" }: { icon: React.ElementType; title: string; accent?: "primary" | "accent" }) => (
-    <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
-        <div className={clsx("w-8 h-8 rounded-lg flex items-center justify-center flex-shrink-0", accent === "primary" ? "bg-primary/10" : "bg-accent/10")}>
-            <Icon size={16} className={accent === "primary" ? "text-primary" : "text-accent"} />
-        </div>
-        <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold text-gray-800">{title}</h2>
-    </div>
-);
+    const copy = (key: string, text: string) => {
+        navigator.clipboard.writeText(text);
+        setCopied(key);
+        setTimeout(() => setCopied((current) => (current === key ? null : current)), 1600);
+    };
 
-const JobStatus = ({ job }: { job: TrackedJob }) => {
-    if (job.state === 'FAILED') {
-        return (
-            <div className="flex items-start gap-2 text-sm">
-                <X size={15} className="text-red-500 mt-0.5 flex-shrink-0" />
-                <p className="text-red-500">{job.label} failed: {job.errorOutput ?? "Unknown error"}</p>
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-    if (job.state === 'SUCCEEDED') {
-        return (
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm">
-                <Check size={15} className="text-green-600 flex-shrink-0" />
-                <p className="text-gray-700">{job.label} saved</p>
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-    return (
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <Loader2 size={15} className="text-primary animate-spin flex-shrink-0" />
-            <div className="flex-1">
-                <p className="text-sm text-gray-600 mb-1">{job.label}…</p>
-                <progress value={job.progress} className="w-full h-1.5 rounded bg-gray-200" />
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    );
+    return { copied, copy };
 };
 
 const StreamControl = () => {
-    const [user, setUser] = useState<User | null>(null);
+    const { user, loading } = useAuth();
+    const { copied, copy } = useCopy();
+
     const [streamStatus, setStreamStatus] = useState<StreamStatus | null>(null);
-    const [streamDetails, setStreamDetails] = useState<StreamHistoryItem | null>(null);
     const [now, setNow] = useState(Date.now());
 
     const [markers, setMarkers] = useState<Marker[]>([]);
     const [markerMessage, setMarkerMessage] = useState("");
     const [markerBusy, setMarkerBusy] = useState(false);
     const [markerError, setMarkerError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+    const markerInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+
+    const [selected, setSelected] = useState<number[]>([]);
+    const [inValue, setInValue] = useState("");
+    const [outValue, setOutValue] = useState("");
+    const [rangeName, setRangeName] = useState("");
+    const [rangeError, setRangeError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+    const [rangeBusy, setRangeBusy] = useState(false);
 
     const [clipDuration, setClipDuration] = useState(30);
-    const [clipTitle, setClipTitle] = useState("");
-    const [clipDescription, setClipDescription] = useState("");
+    const [clipName, setClipName] = useState("");
     const [clipError, setClipError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
-    const [startMarkerId, setStartMarkerId] = useState<string>("");
-    const [endMarkerId, setEndMarkerId] = useState<string>("");
-    const [markerSaveTitle, setMarkerSaveTitle] = useState("");
-    const [markerSaveDescription, setMarkerSaveDescription] = useState("");
-    const [markerSaveError, setMarkerSaveError] = useState<string | null>(null);
-
+    const [keyVisible, setKeyVisible] = useState(false);
+    const [ingestUrl, setIngestUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
     const [jobs, setJobs] = useState<TrackedJob[]>([]);
 
     const isStreaming = streamStatus?.isStreaming ?? false;
+    const startMs = streamStatus?.startTime ? stringToDate(streamStatus.startTime).getTime() : null;
+    const elapsedSeconds = startMs === null ? 0 : Math.max(0, (now - startMs) / 1000);
+    const elapsed = formatTimecode(elapsedSeconds);
 
-    useEffect(() => {
-        getUser().then(setUser).catch(() => setUser(null));
-    }, []);
-
+    // ── Polling ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     useEffect(() => {
         if (!user) return;
         const poll = () => getCurrentStream().then(setStreamStatus).catch(() => {});
@@ -98,24 +76,18 @@ const StreamControl = () => {
     }, [user]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        if (!user || !streamStatus?.id) {
-            setStreamDetails(null);
-            return;
-        }
-        getStreamHistory(user.id)
-            .then((history) => setStreamDetails(history.find((s) => s.id === streamStatus.id) ?? null))
-            .catch(() => {});
-    }, [user, streamStatus?.id]);
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        if (!streamDetails?.startDate) return;
         const interval = setInterval(() => setNow(Date.now()), 1000);
         return () => clearInterval(interval);
-    }, [streamDetails?.startDate]);
+    }, []);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (!user) return;
+        getIngestUrl().then(setIngestUrl).catch(() => setIngestUrl(null));
+    }, [user]);
 
     const refreshMarkers = () => {
         getMarkers()
-            .then((data) => setMarkers(data
+            .then((data) => setMarkers([...data]
                 .sort((a, b) => stringToDate(a.timestamp).getTime() - stringToDate(b.timestamp).getTime())))
             .catch(() => {});
     };
@@ -123,6 +95,7 @@ const StreamControl = () => {
     useEffect(() => {
         if (!isStreaming) {
             setMarkers([]);
+            setSelected([]);
             return;
         }
         refreshMarkers();
@@ -130,268 +103,495 @@ const StreamControl = () => {
         return () => clearInterval(interval);
     }, [isStreaming, streamStatus?.id]);
 
+    // One interval for the whole pending set, rebuilt only when that set changes.
+    const pendingKey = jobs.filter((job) => !isSettled(job)).map((job) => job.uuid).join(",");
+
     useEffect(() => {
-        const pending = jobs.filter((j) => j.state !== 'SUCCEEDED' && j.state !== 'FAILED');
-        if (pending.length === 0) return;
+        if (!pendingKey) return;
+        const uuids = pendingKey.split(",");
 
         const interval = setInterval(() => {
-            pending.forEach((job) => {
-                getJob(job.uuid)
-                    .then((result) => {
-                        setJobs((prev) => prev.map((j) => j.uuid === job.uuid
-                            ? { ...j, progress: result.progress, state: result.state, errorOutput: result.errorOutput }
-                            : j));
-                    })
+            uuids.forEach((uuid) => {
+                getJob(uuid)
+                    .then((result) => setJobs((prev) => prev.map((job) => job.uuid === uuid
+                        ? { ...job, progress: result.progress, state: result.state, errorOutput: result.errorOutput }
+                        : job)))
                     .catch(() => {});
             });
         }, 1000);
 
         return () => clearInterval(interval);
-    }, [jobs]);
+    }, [pendingKey]);
 
-    const addJob = (uuid: string, label: string) => {
-        setJobs((prev) => [{ uuid, label, progress: 0, state: 'READY', errorOutput: null }, ...prev]);
+    // ── Marker helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    const offsetOf = (marker: Marker) =>
+        startMs === null ? 0 : (stringToDate(marker.timestamp).getTime() - startMs) / 1000;
+
+
+    const toggleMarker = (id: number) => {
+        const next = selected.includes(id)
+            ? selected.filter((current) => current !== id)
+            : selected.length < 2 ? [...selected, id] : [selected[1], id];
+
+        setSelected(next);
+        setRangeError(null);
+
+        if (next.length !== 2 || startMs === null) return;
+
+        const offsets = next
+            .map((markerId) => markers.find((marker) => marker.id === markerId))
+            .filter((marker): marker is Marker => marker !== undefined)
+            .map(offsetOf)
+            .sort((a, b) => a - b);
+
+        if (offsets.length !== 2) return;
+        setInValue(formatTimecode(offsets[0]));
+        setOutValue(formatTimecode(offsets[1]));
     };
 
+    // 'M' anywhere on the page jumps to the marker field.
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const onKey = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+            if (event.key !== "m" && event.key !== "M") return;
+            if (event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey || event.altKey) return;
+            if (event.target instanceof HTMLInputElement || event.target instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement) return;
+            event.preventDefault();
+            markerInputRef.current?.focus();
+        };
+        document.addEventListener("keydown", onKey);
+        return () => document.removeEventListener("keydown", onKey);
+    }, []);
+
+    // ── Actions ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    const addJob = (uuid: string, label: string) =>
+        setJobs((prev) => [{ uuid, label, progress: 0, state: 'READY', errorOutput: null }, ...prev]);
+
     const handleAddMarker = async () => {
-        if (!markerMessage.trim() || markerBusy) return;
+        if (markerBusy) return;
         setMarkerBusy(true);
         setMarkerError(null);
         try {
-            await createMarker(markerMessage.trim());
+            await createMarker(markerMessage.trim() || `Marker at ${elapsed}`);
             setMarkerMessage("");
             refreshMarkers();
         } catch (err) {
-            setMarkerError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to add marker");
+            setMarkerError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to drop the marker");
         } finally {
             setMarkerBusy(false);
         }
     };
 
-    const handleClip = async () => {
-        setClipError(null);
-        try {
-            const uuid = await clipSection(clipDuration, clipTitle || undefined, clipDescription || undefined);
-            addJob(uuid, `Clip (last ${clipDuration}s)`);
-            setClipTitle("");
-            setClipDescription("");
-        } catch (err) {
-            setClipError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to clip section");
-        }
-    };
-
-    const handleSaveByMarkers = async () => {
-        setMarkerSaveError(null);
-        if (!startMarkerId || !endMarkerId) {
-            setMarkerSaveError("Tap two markers above to pick a start and end");
-            return;
-        }
-        try {
-            const uuid = await saveSectionByMarkers(
-                Number(startMarkerId),
-                Number(endMarkerId),
-                markerSaveTitle || undefined,
-                markerSaveDescription || undefined
-            );
-            addJob(uuid, "Save (by markers)");
-            setStartMarkerId("");
-            setEndMarkerId("");
-            setMarkerSaveTitle("");
-            setMarkerSaveDescription("");
-        } catch (err) {
-            setMarkerSaveError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to save section");
-        }
-    };
-
     const handleDeleteMarker = async (id: number) => {
         try {
             await deleteMarker(id);
-            if (startMarkerId === String(id)) setStartMarkerId("");
-            if (endMarkerId === String(id)) setEndMarkerId("");
+            setSelected((prev) => prev.filter((current) => current !== id));
             refreshMarkers();
         } catch (err) {
-            setMarkerError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to delete marker");
+            setMarkerError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to remove the marker");
         }
     };
 
-    const handleChipClick = (id: number) => {
-        const idStr = String(id);
-        setMarkerSaveError(null);
-        if (startMarkerId === idStr) { setStartMarkerId(""); return; }
-        if (endMarkerId === idStr) { setEndMarkerId(""); return; }
-        if (!startMarkerId) { setStartMarkerId(idStr); return; }
-        if (!endMarkerId) { setEndMarkerId(idStr); return; }
-        setEndMarkerId(idStr);
-    };
-
-    if (!user) {
-        return (
-            <div className="flex justify-center items-center h-full text-gray-400 text-base">
-                Please log in to control your stream.
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-
-    const elapsed = streamDetails?.startDate
-        ? formatTime((now - stringToDate(streamDetails.startDate).getTime()) / 1000)
+    const inSeconds = parseTimecode(inValue);
+    const outSeconds = parseTimecode(outValue);
+    // In/Out are timecodes (hh:mm:ss); the length between them is a duration (h:mm:ss).
+    const rangeLength = inSeconds !== null && outSeconds !== null && outSeconds > inSeconds
+        ? formatTime(outSeconds - inSeconds)
         : null;
 
-    const startMarker = markers.find((m) => String(m.id) === startMarkerId);
-    const endMarker = markers.find((m) => String(m.id) === endMarkerId);
+    const handleSaveRange = async () => {
+        setRangeError(null);
+
+        if (startMs === null) {
+            setRangeError("No stream is running to take a range from.");
+            return;
+        }
+        if (inSeconds === null || outSeconds === null) {
+            setRangeError("Timecodes read as hh:mm:ss.");
+            return;
+        }
+        if (outSeconds <= inSeconds) {
+            setRangeError("The out point has to come after the in point.");
+            return;
+        }
+        if (outSeconds > elapsedSeconds) {
+            setRangeError("That out point hasn't been streamed yet.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        setRangeBusy(true);
+        try {
+            const uuid = await saveSection(
+                new Date(startMs + inSeconds * 1000).toISOString(),
+                new Date(startMs + outSeconds * 1000).toISOString(),
+                rangeName || undefined
+            );
+            addJob(uuid, rangeName || `Saving ${inValue} – ${outValue}`);
+            clearSelection();
+        } catch (err) {
+            setRangeError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to save the range");
+        } finally {
+            setRangeBusy(false);
+        }
+    };
+
+    const clearSelection = () => {
+        setSelected([]);
+        setInValue("");
+        setOutValue("");
+        setRangeName("");
+        setRangeError(null);
+    };
+
+    const handleClip = async () => {
+        setClipError(null);
+        try {
+            const uuid = await clipSection(clipDuration, clipName || undefined);
+            addJob(uuid, clipName || `Cutting the last ${clipDuration}s`);
+            setClipName("");
+        } catch (err) {
+            setClipError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to cut the clip");
+        }
+    };
+
+    // ── Timeline ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    const gridlines = useMemo(() => {
+        if (elapsedSeconds < GRID_INTERVAL_SECONDS) return [];
+        return Array.from(
+            { length: Math.floor(elapsedSeconds / GRID_INTERVAL_SECONDS) },
+            (_, index) => ((index + 1) * GRID_INTERVAL_SECONDS) / elapsedSeconds * 100
+        );
+    }, [elapsedSeconds]);
+
+    const runningJobs = jobs.filter((job) => !isSettled(job)).length;
+
+    if (loading) return null;
+    if (!user) return <NoAccessPage />;
 
     return (
-        <div className="px-8 py-10 max-w-5xl mx-auto flex flex-col gap-5">
-            <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold text-gray-900">Stream Control</h1>
+        <div className="mx-auto max-w-[1180px] px-13 pt-10 pb-18">
+            <PageHeader kicker="Ingest" title="Stream panel" />
 
-            {/* Hero status bar */}
-            <Box className={clsx(
-                "p-6 flex items-center justify-between gap-6 border-l-4",
-                isStreaming ? "border-l-red-500" : "border-l-gray-200"
-            )}>
-                <div className="flex items-center gap-3.5">
-                    <span className="relative flex h-3.5 w-3.5">
-                        {isStreaming && <span className="animate-ping absolute inline-flex h-full w-full rounded-full bg-red-500 opacity-75" />}
-                        <span className={clsx("relative inline-flex rounded-full h-3.5 w-3.5", isStreaming ? "bg-red-500" : "bg-gray-300")} />
-                    </span>
-                    <div>
-                        <p className="font-semibold text-gray-900 text-lg leading-tight">{isStreaming ? "Live" : "Offline"}</p>
-                        {isStreaming && streamDetails?.startDate ? (
-                            <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">Started {formatLocalDate(streamDetails.startDate)}</p>
-                        ) : !isStreaming ? (
-                            <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">Point OBS at your stream key (see Profile) to go live.</p>
-                        ) : null}
-                    </div>
-                </div>
+            <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_340px] gap-[26px] items-start">
+                {/* ── Main column ───────────────────────────────────────── */}
+                <div className="flex flex-col gap-[26px]">
+                    <Card className="p-7">
+                        <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-4 pb-5">
+                            <h2 className="font-heading text-[22px]">Server credentials</h2>
+                            {isStreaming ? (
+                                <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                                    <IsLivePulse />
+                                    <p className="font-data text-[11px] uppercase tracking-[0.12em] text-live-red">Live now</p>
+                                </div>
+                            ) : (
+                                <p className="font-data text-[11px] uppercase tracking-[0.12em] text-faint-mono">Off air</p>
+                            )}
+                        </div>
 
-                {isStreaming && elapsed ? (
-                    <div className="text-right">
-                        <p className="text-2xl font-mono font-semibold text-gray-900 tabular-nums">{elapsed}</p>
-                        <p className="text-xs text-gray-400 uppercase tracking-wide">elapsed</p>
-                    </div>
-                ) : (
-                    <Radio size={28} className="text-gray-200" />
-                )}
-            </Box>
-
-            {isStreaming && (
-                <>
-                    {/* Quick mark toolbar */}
-                    <Box className="p-4 flex flex-col gap-3">
-                        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-                            <Bookmark size={18} className="text-accent flex-shrink-0" />
+                        <p className={labelClass}>Ingest URL</p>
+                        <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5 pt-2">
                             <input
                                 type="text"
-                                value={markerMessage}
-                                onChange={(e) => setMarkerMessage(e.target.value)}
-                                onKeyDown={(e) => e.key === "Enter" && handleAddMarker()}
-                                placeholder="What just happened?"
-                                className={inputClass}
+                                readOnly
+                                value={ingestUrl ?? ""}
+                                placeholder="asking the server…"
+                                className={clsx(monoInputClass, "flex-1")}
                             />
-                            <BlueButton onClick={handleAddMarker} disabled={markerBusy || !markerMessage.trim()} className="whitespace-nowrap">
-                                Add Marker
-                            </BlueButton>
+                            <button
+                                className={clsx(chipButtonClass, !ingestUrl && "opacity-40 cursor-not-allowed")}
+                                disabled={!ingestUrl}
+                                onClick={() => ingestUrl && copy("url", ingestUrl)}
+                            >
+                                {copied === "url" ? "Copied" : "Copy"}
+                            </button>
                         </div>
-                        {markerError && <p className="text-sm text-red-500">{markerError}</p>}
 
-                        {markers.length > 0 && (
-                            <div className="flex gap-2 overflow-x-auto pb-0.5 -mx-1 px-1 pt-1.5">
-                                {markers.map((m) => {
-                                    const isStart = startMarkerId === String(m.id);
-                                    const isEnd = endMarkerId === String(m.id);
+                        <p className={clsx(labelClass, "pt-5 block")}>Stream key</p>
+                        <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5 pt-2">
+                            <div className="flex-1 bg-fields rounded-field px-3 py-2.5 font-data text-sm text-text-strong truncate">
+                                {keyVisible ? user.streamKey : "•".repeat(Math.min(user.streamKey.length, 28))}
+                            </div>
+                            <button className={chipButtonClass} onClick={() => setKeyVisible((visible) => !visible)}>
+                                {keyVisible ? "Hide" : "Reveal"}
+                            </button>
+                            <button className={chipButtonClass} onClick={() => copy("key", user.streamKey)}>
+                                {copied === "key" ? "Copied" : "Copy"}
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+
+                        <p className="pt-3 font-body text-[13px] text-muted">
+                            Keep this private — anyone holding the key can stream to your account.
+                        </p>
+                    </Card>
+
+                    {isStreaming ? (
+                        <Card className="p-7">
+                            <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-4 pb-5">
+                                <h2 className="font-heading text-[22px]">Live markers</h2>
+                                <p className="font-data text-[13px] text-faint-mono tabular-nums">t = {elapsed}</p>
+                            </div>
+
+                            <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                                <input
+                                    ref={markerInputRef}
+                                    type="text"
+                                    value={markerMessage}
+                                    onChange={(event) => setMarkerMessage(event.target.value)}
+                                    onKeyDown={(event) => event.key === "Enter" && handleAddMarker()}
+                                    placeholder="What just happened? (optional)"
+                                    className={clsx(inputClass, "flex-1")}
+                                />
+                                <Button
+                                    variant="dark"
+                                    onClick={handleAddMarker}
+                                    disabled={markerBusy}
+                                    className="whitespace-nowrap px-5 py-3"
+                                >
+                                    + Drop marker at {elapsed}
+                                </Button>
+                            </div>
+
+                            <p className="pt-2.5 font-body text-[13px] text-muted">
+                                or press{" "}
+                                <kbd className="bg-chip rounded-[5px] px-1.5 py-0.5 font-data text-[11px] text-text-control">M</kbd>
+                                {" "}to jump here
+                            </p>
+
+                            {markerError && <p className="pt-2 font-body text-[13px] text-live-red">{markerError}</p>}
+
+                            {/* Timeline overview */}
+                            <div className="relative mt-5 h-[74px] rounded-chip bg-fields overflow-hidden">
+                                {gridlines.map((left, index) => (
+                                    <span
+                                        key={index}
+                                        className="absolute inset-y-0 w-px bg-inactive/60"
+                                        style={{ left: `${left}%` }}
+                                    />
+                                ))}
+
+                                {markers.map((marker) => {
+                                    const left = elapsedSeconds > 0
+                                        ? Math.min(100, Math.max(0, (offsetOf(marker) / elapsedSeconds) * 100))
+                                        : 0;
                                     return (
-                                        <div key={m.id} className="group relative flex-shrink-0">
+                                        <span
+                                            key={marker.id}
+                                            title={marker.message}
+                                            className={clsx(
+                                                "absolute inset-y-0 w-[2px]",
+                                                selected.includes(marker.id) ? "bg-accent" : "bg-olive-light"
+                                            )}
+                                            style={{ left: `${left}%` }}
+                                        />
+                                    );
+                                })}
+
+                                <span className="absolute bottom-2 left-3 font-data text-[10px] text-faint-mono">00:00:00</span>
+                                <span className="absolute bottom-2 right-3 font-data text-[10px] text-faint-mono tabular-nums">{elapsed}</span>
+                            </div>
+
+                            {/* Marker list */}
+                            <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 pt-5">
+                                {markers.length === 0 && (
+                                    <p className="font-body text-[13px] text-muted py-2">
+                                        No markers yet. Drop one the moment something happens — you can cut around it later.
+                                    </p>
+                                )}
+
+                                {markers.map((marker) => {
+                                    const isSelected = selected.includes(marker.id);
+                                    const offset = offsetOf(marker);
+                                    return (
+                                        <div key={marker.id} className="group flex items-center gap-1">
                                             <button
-                                                onClick={() => handleChipClick(m.id)}
+                                                onClick={() => toggleMarker(marker.id)}
                                                 className={clsx(
-                                                    "flex flex-col items-start gap-0.5 rounded-lg border px-3 py-1.5 text-left transition-colors duration-150",
-                                                    isStart && "border-primary bg-primary/5 ring-1 ring-primary",
-                                                    isEnd && "border-accent bg-accent/5 ring-1 ring-accent",
-                                                    !isStart && !isEnd && "border-gray-200 hover:border-gray-300 hover:bg-gray-50"
+                                                    "flex flex-1 items-center gap-4 rounded-tile px-4 py-3 text-left transition-colors duration-150 min-w-0",
+                                                    isSelected
+                                                        ? "bg-armed inset-shadow-armed"
+                                                        : "bg-card inset-shadow-hairline hover:bg-fields"
                                                 )}
                                             >
-                                                <span className="text-xs font-medium text-gray-800 max-w-40 truncate">{m.message}</span>
-                                                <span className="text-[11px] text-gray-400">
-                                                    {formatLocalDate(m.timestamp, { hour: "2-digit", minute: "2-digit", second: "2-digit" })}
-                                                    {isStart && <span className="text-primary font-medium"> · start</span>}
-                                                    {isEnd && <span className="text-accent font-medium"> · end</span>}
+                                                <span className={clsx(
+                                                    "flex h-[18px] w-[18px] items-center justify-center rounded-[5px] flex-shrink-0",
+                                                    isSelected ? "bg-accent text-on-accent" : "bg-inactive"
+                                                )}>
+                                                    {isSelected && <Check size={12} strokeWidth={3} />}
+                                                </span>
+
+                                                <span className="font-data text-[13px] text-accent tabular-nums flex-shrink-0">
+                                                    {formatTimecode(offset)}
+                                                </span>
+
+                                                <span className="flex-1 font-body text-sm text-text-strong truncate">
+                                                    {marker.message}
+                                                </span>
+
+                                                <span className="font-data text-[12px] text-faint-mono flex-shrink-0">
+                                                    {toRelativeOffset(elapsedSeconds - offset)}
                                                 </span>
                                             </button>
+
                                             <button
-                                                onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); handleDeleteMarker(m.id); }}
-                                                title="Delete marker"
-                                                className="hidden group-hover:flex items-center justify-center absolute -top-1.5 -right-1.5 w-4 h-4 rounded-full bg-gray-400 hover:bg-red-500 text-white transition-colors duration-150"
+                                                onClick={() => handleDeleteMarker(marker.id)}
+                                                title="Remove marker"
+                                                className="flex h-7 w-7 items-center justify-center rounded-chip text-faint-mono opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 hover:bg-chip hover:text-live-red transition-all duration-150"
                                             >
-                                                <X size={10} />
+                                                <X size={14} />
                                             </button>
                                         </div>
                                     );
                                 })}
                             </div>
-                        )}
-                    </Box>
+                        </Card>
+                    ) : (
+                        <Card className="p-8 flex flex-col gap-2">
+                            <p className={kickerClass}>Off air</p>
+                            <h2 className="font-heading text-[27px] leading-[1.25]">Nothing is coming in right now.</h2>
+                            <p className="font-body text-[14.5px] leading-[1.65] text-text-body max-w-[62ch] text-pretty">
+                                Point OBS at the ingest URL above with your stream key, and this panel fills
+                                in — elapsed time, markers, and the range cutter.
+                            </p>
+                        </Card>
+                    )}
+                </div>
 
-                    {/* Forefront actions */}
-                    <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-5 items-stretch">
-                        <Box className="p-6 flex flex-col gap-3">
-                            <CardHeader icon={Scissors} title="Clip the last few seconds" />
-                            <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
-                                <label className={labelClass}>Duration (seconds)</label>
-                                <input
-                                    type="number"
-                                    min={1}
-                                    value={clipDuration}
-                                    onChange={(e) => setClipDuration(Number(e.target.value))}
-                                    className={inputClass}
-                                />
-                            </div>
-                            <input type="text" placeholder="Title" value={clipTitle} onChange={(e) => setClipTitle(e.target.value)} className={inputClass} />
-                            <textarea placeholder="Description" value={clipDescription} onChange={(e) => setClipDescription(e.target.value)} rows={2} className={inputClass + " resize-none"} />
-                            {clipError && <p className="text-sm text-red-500">{clipError}</p>}
-                            <BlueButton onClick={handleClip} className="self-start mt-auto">Clip</BlueButton>
-                        </Box>
+                {/* ── Side panel ────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+                <aside className="flex flex-col gap-[26px] lg:sticky lg:top-10">
+                    {isStreaming && (
+                        <>
+                            <div className="bg-panel rounded-panel shadow-panel p-6 flex flex-col gap-4">
+                                <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+                                    <h2 className="font-heading text-[22px]">Make something from a range</h2>
+                                    <p className="font-body text-[13.5px] leading-[1.6] text-text-body">
+                                        {selected.length === 2 && rangeLength
+                                            ? `Two markers selected — ${inValue} to ${outValue}.`
+                                            : "Tick two markers, or type a timecode by hand."}
+                                    </p>
+                                </div>
 
-                        <Box className="p-6 flex flex-col gap-3">
-                            <CardHeader icon={Film} title="Save between two markers" accent="accent" />
-                            {markers.length < 2 ? (
-                                <p className="text-sm text-gray-400">Add at least two markers above to save a section between them.</p>
-                            ) : (
-                                <>
-                                    <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap">
-                                        <span className={clsx(
-                                            "text-xs font-medium px-2.5 py-1 rounded-full border",
-                                            startMarker ? "border-primary text-primary bg-primary/5" : "border-dashed border-gray-300 text-gray-400"
-                                        )}>
-                                            {startMarker ? startMarker.message : "Tap a marker to set start"}
-                                        </span>
-                                        <span className="text-gray-300">→</span>
-                                        <span className={clsx(
-                                            "text-xs font-medium px-2.5 py-1 rounded-full border",
-                                            endMarker ? "border-accent text-accent bg-accent/5" : "border-dashed border-gray-300 text-gray-400"
-                                        )}>
-                                            {endMarker ? endMarker.message : "Tap a marker to set end"}
-                                        </span>
+                                <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3">
+                                    <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+                                        <label className={labelClass} htmlFor="range-in">In</label>
+                                        <input
+                                            id="range-in"
+                                            value={inValue}
+                                            onChange={(event) => setInValue(event.target.value)}
+                                            placeholder="00:00:00"
+                                            className={clsx(monoInputClass, "bg-card")}
+                                        />
                                     </div>
-                                    <input type="text" placeholder="Title" value={markerSaveTitle} onChange={(e) => setMarkerSaveTitle(e.target.value)} className={inputClass} />
-                                    <textarea placeholder="Description" value={markerSaveDescription} onChange={(e) => setMarkerSaveDescription(e.target.value)} rows={2} className={inputClass + " resize-none"} />
-                                    {markerSaveError && <p className="text-sm text-red-500">{markerSaveError}</p>}
-                                </>
-                            )}
-                            <BlueButton onClick={handleSaveByMarkers} disabled={markers.length < 2} className="self-start mt-auto">Save</BlueButton>
-                        </Box>
-                    </div>
+                                    <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+                                        <label className={labelClass} htmlFor="range-out">Out</label>
+                                        <input
+                                            id="range-out"
+                                            value={outValue}
+                                            onChange={(event) => setOutValue(event.target.value)}
+                                            placeholder="00:00:00"
+                                            className={clsx(monoInputClass, "bg-card")}
+                                        />
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
 
-                    <Box className="p-5 flex flex-col gap-3">
-                        <CardHeader icon={Activity} title="Recent actions" />
-                        {jobs.length === 0 ? (
-                            <p className="text-sm text-gray-400">Clip and save actions will show up here.</p>
-                        ) : (
-                            <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
-                                {jobs.map((job) => <JobStatus key={job.uuid} job={job} />)}
+                                <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-3">
+                                    <span className="font-body text-[13.5px] text-text-body">Range length</span>
+                                    <span className="font-data text-[15px] text-text-primary tabular-nums">
+                                        {rangeLength ?? "—"}
+                                    </span>
+                                </div>
+
+                                <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+                                    <label className={labelClass} htmlFor="range-name">Name</label>
+                                    <input
+                                        id="range-name"
+                                        value={rangeName}
+                                        onChange={(event) => setRangeName(event.target.value)}
+                                        placeholder="Give it a name"
+                                        className={clsx(inputClass, "bg-card")}
+                                    />
+                                </div>
+
+                                {rangeError && <p className="font-body text-[13px] text-live-red">{rangeError}</p>}
+
+                                <div className="flex flex-col gap-2.5">
+                                    <Button
+                                        onClick={handleSaveRange}
+                                        disabled={rangeBusy || rangeLength === null}
+                                        className="w-full py-3"
+                                    >
+                                        {rangeBusy ? "Queueing…" : "Save range as VOD"}
+                                    </Button>
+                                    <Button variant="ghost" onClick={clearSelection} className="w-full">
+                                        Clear selection
+                                    </Button>
+                                </div>
                             </div>
-                        )}
-                    </Box>
-                </>
-            )}
+
+                            <div className="bg-panel rounded-panel shadow-panel p-6 flex flex-col gap-4">
+                                <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+                                    <h2 className="font-heading text-[22px]">Cut a clip from just now</h2>
+                                    <p className="font-body text-[13.5px] leading-[1.6] text-text-body">
+                                        Takes the last stretch of stream, counted back from this moment.
+                                    </p>
+                                </div>
+
+                                <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3">
+                                    <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+                                        <label className={labelClass} htmlFor="clip-duration">Seconds</label>
+                                        <input
+                                            id="clip-duration"
+                                            type="number"
+                                            min={1}
+                                            max={180}
+                                            value={clipDuration}
+                                            onChange={(event) => setClipDuration(Number(event.target.value))}
+                                            className={clsx(monoInputClass, "bg-card")}
+                                        />
+                                    </div>
+                                    <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+                                        <label className={labelClass} htmlFor="clip-name">Name</label>
+                                        <input
+                                            id="clip-name"
+                                            value={clipName}
+                                            onChange={(event) => setClipName(event.target.value)}
+                                            placeholder="Optional"
+                                            className={clsx(inputClass, "bg-card")}
+                                        />
+                                    </div>
+                                </div>
+
+                                {clipError && <p className="font-body text-[13px] text-live-red">{clipError}</p>}
+
+                                <Button
+                                    variant="olive"
+                                    onClick={handleClip}
+                                    disabled={clipDuration < 1 || clipDuration > 180}
+                                    className="w-full py-3"
+                                >
+                                    Cut the last {clipDuration}s as a clip
+                                </Button>
+                            </div>
+                        </>
+                    )}
+
+                    {jobs.length > 0 && (
+                        <div className="bg-panel rounded-panel shadow-panel p-6 flex flex-col gap-4">
+                            <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-3">
+                                <p className={kickerClass}>Background jobs</p>
+                                <p className="font-data text-[11px] text-faint-mono">{runningJobs} running</p>
+                            </div>
+                            {jobs.map((job) => <JobProgress key={job.uuid} job={job} />)}
+                        </div>
+                    )}
+
+                    <div className="bg-panel rounded-panel p-6 flex flex-col gap-3">
+                        <p className={kickerClass}>How it works</p>
+                        <p className="font-body text-[14.5px] leading-[1.65] text-text-body text-pretty">
+                            Tick two markers to fill the range automatically, or type a timecode by hand.
+                            Saving queues a background job — you can keep streaming while it runs.
+                        </p>
+                    </div>
+                </aside>
+            </div>
         </div>
     );
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/AuthContext.tsx b/frontend/src/utils/AuthContext.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9c7ecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/AuthContext.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import React, {createContext, useContext, useState, useEffect, type ReactNode} from 'react';
+import { getUser } from "./api/users.ts";
+import type {User} from "./types.ts";
+
+// for what the Auth object will look like
+interface AuthContextValue {
+    user: User | null;
+    setUser: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<User | null>>;
+    loading: boolean;
+}
+
+interface AuthProviderProps {
+    children: ReactNode;
+}
+
+const AuthContext = createContext<AuthContextValue | undefined>(undefined);
+
+export function AuthProvider({children}: AuthProviderProps) {
+    const [user, setUser] = useState<User | null>(null);
+    const [loading, setLoading] = useState<boolean>(true);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        getUser()
+            .then(setUser)
+            .catch(() => setUser(null))
+            .finally(() => setLoading(false));
+    }, []);
+
+    return (
+        <AuthContext.Provider value={{ user, setUser, loading }}>
+            {children}
+        </AuthContext.Provider>
+    );
+}
+
+export function useAuth(): AuthContextValue {
+    const context = useContext(AuthContext);
+    if (context === undefined) {
+        throw new Error('useAuth must be used within an AuthProvider');
+    }
+    return context;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/api/stream.ts b/frontend/src/utils/api/stream.ts
index 7cf5fc0..fbbc9c4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/api/stream.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/api/stream.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ const getCurrentStream = async (): Promise<StreamStatus> => {
     return result.data;
 };
 
+// The RTMP endpoint to point OBS at. Comes from the server so it stays right
+// across environments rather than being baked into the bundle.
+const getIngestUrl = async (): Promise<string> => {
+    const response = await fetch(API_URL + '/api/v1/stream/metadata', { credentials: 'include' });
+    if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to fetch ingest URL: ${response.status}`);
+
+    const result: APIResponse = await response.json();
+    if (result.status === 'error') throw new Error(`Failed to fetch ingest URL: ${result.message}`);
+
+    return result.data.url;
+};
+
 const getStreamHistory = async (userId: number): Promise<StreamHistoryItem[]> => {
     const response = await fetch(API_URL + `/api/v1/stream/history/${userId}`, { credentials: 'include' });
     if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to fetch stream history: ${response.status}`);
@@ -28,4 +40,4 @@ const getStreamHistory = async (userId: number): Promise<StreamHistoryItem[]> =>
     return result.data;
 };
 
-export { getStreamStatus, getCurrentStream, getStreamHistory };
+export { getStreamStatus, getCurrentStream, getIngestUrl, getStreamHistory };
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/styles.ts b/frontend/src/utils/styles.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9399a6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/styles.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Shared class strings for the recurring bits of chrome. Anything used on more
+// than one page lives here so the pages stay readable and stay in step.
+
+/** Field well — no border, a soft terracotta ring on focus. */
+const inputClass =
+    "bg-fields rounded-field w-full px-3 py-2.5 text-sm font-body text-text-strong " +
+    "placeholder:text-faint-mono focus:outline-none focus:inset-shadow-focus transition-shadow duration-150";
+
+/** Same well, for timecodes and other machine facts. */
+const monoInputClass = inputClass.replace("font-body", "font-data");
+
+/** Field label — sits 6–10px above its field. */
+const labelClass = "text-[11.5px] font-body text-muted";
+
+/** Kicker / eyebrow above a page title or inside a muted panel. */
+const kickerClass = "font-data text-[11px] uppercase tracking-[0.12em] text-muted";
+
+/** Small chip button: copy, reveal, toggles. */
+const chipButtonClass =
+    "bg-chip hover:bg-chip-hover text-text-control font-body text-[13px] rounded-chip " +
+    "px-3.5 py-2.5 transition-colors duration-150 whitespace-nowrap";
+
+/** Quiet text link, used for back links and cancels. */
+const quietLinkClass =
+    "font-body text-sm text-muted hover:text-text-strong transition-colors duration-150";
+
+export { inputClass, monoInputClass, labelClass, kickerClass, chipButtonClass, quietLinkClass };
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/types.ts b/frontend/src/utils/types.ts
index 07287e4..71f22f5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/types.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ type Clip = {
     description: string,
     duration: number,
     createdAt: string,
+    width: number | null,
+    height: number | null,
+    fps: number | null,
+    // Bytes, as stored on disk.
+    fileSize: number | null,
 }
 
 type Vod = {
@@ -41,6 +46,11 @@ type Vod = {
     description: string,
     duration: number,
     createdAt: string,
+    width: number | null,
+    height: number | null,
+    fps: number | null,
+    // Bytes, as stored on disk.
+    fileSize: number | null,
 }
 
 type JobResponse = {
@@ -55,6 +65,7 @@ type JobResponse = {
 type StreamStatus = {
     isStreaming: boolean,
     id: number | null,
+    startTime: string | null
 }
 
 type StreamHistoryItem = {
@@ -72,6 +83,11 @@ type Marker = {
     timestamp: string,
 }
 
+type StreamMetadata = {
+    url: string,
+    length: number
+}
+
 export type {
     APIResponse,
     VideoMetadata,
@@ -81,5 +97,6 @@ export type {
     JobResponse,
     StreamStatus,
     StreamHistoryItem,
-    Marker
+    Marker,
+    StreamMetadata
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/utils.ts b/frontend/src/utils/utils.ts
index 7885f8d..3304f44 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/utils.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,45 @@ function formatTime(seconds: number): string {
     return `${m}:${pad(s)}`;
 }
 
+// Sizes in MB/GB, as the design calls for. Input is bytes.
+function formatFileSize(bytes: number): string {
+    const mb = bytes / 1_000_000;
+    if (mb >= 1000) return `${(mb / 1000).toFixed(1)} GB`;
+    if (mb >= 10) return `${Math.round(mb)} MB`;
+    return `${mb.toFixed(1)} MB`;
+}
+
+// Always hh:mm:ss, zero-padded — the shape used for stream timecodes.
+function formatTimecode(seconds: number): string {
+    const safe = Math.max(0, Math.floor(seconds));
+    const pad = (n: number) => n.toString().padStart(2, '0');
+    return `${pad(Math.floor(safe / 3600))}:${pad(Math.floor((safe % 3600) / 60))}:${pad(safe % 60)}`;
+}
+
+// Reads a typed timecode back into seconds. Accepts hh:mm:ss, mm:ss or ss, so a
+// half-typed field doesn't reject the user mid-keystroke.
+function parseTimecode(value: string): number | null {
+    const trimmed = value.trim();
+    if (!/^\d{1,2}(:\d{1,2}){0,2}$/.test(trimmed)) return null;
+
+    const parts = trimmed.split(':').map(Number);
+    if (parts.some(isNaN)) return null;
+
+    // Pad on the left so a bare "45" reads as seconds and "5:00" as minutes.
+    const [h, m, s] = [0, 0, 0].concat(parts).slice(-3);
+    if (m > 59 || s > 59) return null;
+
+    return h * 3600 + m * 60 + s;
+}
+
+// "83m ago" as the compact "−83m" used beside markers. Stays in minutes for the
+// first few hours — that's the scale you actually think in mid-stream.
+function toRelativeOffset(secondsAgo: number): string {
+    const m = Math.round(Math.max(0, secondsAgo) / 60);
+    if (m < 180) return `−${m}m`;
+    return `−${Math.floor(m / 60)}h${(m % 60).toString().padStart(2, '0')}`;
+}
+
 // Parses a UTC date string, appending Z if no timezone offset is present so
 // the browser always interprets the value as UTC rather than local time.
 function stringToDate(dateString: string): Date {
@@ -40,4 +79,4 @@ function dateToTimeAgo(date: Date): string {
     return `${s} second${s !== 1 ? 's' : ''} ago`;
 }
 
-export { formatTime, stringToDate, dateToTimeAgo, formatLocalDate };
+export { formatTime, formatTimecode, formatFileSize, parseTimecode, toRelativeOffset, stringToDate, dateToTimeAgo, formatLocalDate };
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/ClipController.java b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/ClipController.java
index 88de8cb..c471953 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/ClipController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/ClipController.java
@@ -116,7 +116,11 @@ public class ClipController {
                 clip.getTitle(),
                 clip.getDescription(),
                 clip.getDuration(),
-                clip.getCreatedAt()
+                clip.getCreatedAt(),
+                clip.getWidth(),
+                clip.getHeight(),
+                clip.getFps(),
+                clip.getFileSize()
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/StreamController.java b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/StreamController.java
index 09ce332..17b6127 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/StreamController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/StreamController.java
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 package com.ddf.vodsystem.controllers;
 
+import com.ddf.vodsystem.controllers.dto.StreamMetadataResponse;
 import com.ddf.vodsystem.controllers.dto.StreamResponse;
 import com.ddf.vodsystem.dto.APIResponse;
 import com.ddf.vodsystem.entities.Stream;
 import com.ddf.vodsystem.services.StreamService;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
 
+import java.net.URI;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
@@ -18,8 +21,21 @@ public class StreamController {
     private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(StreamController.class);
     private static final String SUCCESS = "success";
 
+    /** Matches the port and application name in nginx/default.conf.template. */
+    private static final int RTMP_PORT = 1935;
+    private static final String RTMP_APPLICATION = "live";
+
     private final StreamService streamService;
 
+    @Value("${stream.ingest.url:}")
+    private String configuredIngestUrl;
+
+    @Value("${frontend.url:}")
+    private String frontendUrl;
+
+    @Value("${stream.max-length}")
+    private Float streamLength;
+
     public StreamController(StreamService streamService) {
         this.streamService = streamService;
     }
@@ -53,13 +69,56 @@ public class StreamController {
         return ResponseEntity.ok(new APIResponse<>(SUCCESS, "Stream history retrieved", history));
     }
 
+    @GetMapping("/metadata")
+    public ResponseEntity<APIResponse<StreamMetadataResponse>> getIngestEndpoint() {
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(new APIResponse<>(SUCCESS,
+                "Stream information endpoint retrieved",
+                new StreamMetadataResponse(resolveIngestUrl(), streamLength)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The RTMP endpoint to publish to. Set {@code STREAM_INGEST_URL} to state it outright —
+     * needed when the RTMP port is reached through a different host or a non-default port.
+     * Otherwise it is derived from the frontend's host, which is where docker-compose
+     * publishes the nginx-rtmp container.
+     */
+    private String resolveIngestUrl() {
+        if (configuredIngestUrl != null && !configuredIngestUrl.isBlank()) {
+            return configuredIngestUrl.trim();
+        }
+
+        String host = hostOf(frontendUrl);
+        return "rtmp://" + (host == null ? "localhost" : host) + ":" + RTMP_PORT + "/" + RTMP_APPLICATION;
+    }
+
+    private static String hostOf(String url) {
+        if (url == null || url.isBlank()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        String trimmed = url.trim();
+
+        try {
+            String host = URI.create(trimmed).getHost();
+            if (host != null && !host.isBlank()) {
+                return host;
+            }
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            logger.warn("Could not parse frontend.url ({})", trimmed);
+        }
+
+        // A bare "example.net" or "example.net:8080" parses as a path, not a host.
+        String bare = trimmed.split("/", 2)[0].split(":", 2)[0];
+        return bare.isBlank() ? null : bare;
+    }
+
     @GetMapping("/current")
     public ResponseEntity<APIResponse<StreamResponse>> getCurrentStream() {
         Optional<Stream> stream = streamService.getActiveStream();
         return stream.map(value -> ResponseEntity.ok(new APIResponse<>(SUCCESS,
                 "Streaming status retrieved",
-                new StreamResponse(true, value.getId())))).orElseGet(() -> ResponseEntity.ok(new APIResponse<>(SUCCESS,
+                new StreamResponse(true, value.getId(), value.getStartDate())))).orElseGet(() -> ResponseEntity.ok(new APIResponse<>(SUCCESS,
                 "Streaming status retrieved",
-                new StreamResponse(false, null))));
+                new StreamResponse(false, null, null))));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/VodController.java b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/VodController.java
index 60981fa..3b7a7b9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/VodController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/VodController.java
@@ -93,7 +93,11 @@ public class VodController {
                 vod.getTitle(),
                 vod.getDescription(),
                 vod.getDuration(),
-                vod.getCreatedAt()
+                vod.getCreatedAt(),
+                vod.getWidth(),
+                vod.getHeight(),
+                vod.getFps(),
+                vod.getFileSize()
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/dto/ClipResponse.java b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/dto/ClipResponse.java
index da2bb92..ea17317 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/dto/ClipResponse.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/dto/ClipResponse.java
@@ -8,5 +8,9 @@ public record ClipResponse(
         String title,
         String description,
         Float duration,
-        Instant createdAt
+        Instant createdAt,
+        Integer width,
+        Integer height,
+        Float fps,
+        Long fileSize
 ) {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/dto/StreamMetadataResponse.java b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/dto/StreamMetadataResponse.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..900303b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/dto/StreamMetadataResponse.java
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package com.ddf.vodsystem.controllers.dto;
+
+/** Where OBS (or anything else speaking RTMP) should publish to. */
+public record StreamMetadataResponse(String url, Float streamMaxLength) {}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/dto/StreamResponse.java b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/dto/StreamResponse.java
index a7c8695..28b7ecc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/dto/StreamResponse.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/dto/StreamResponse.java
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package com.ddf.vodsystem.controllers.dto;
 
+import java.time.Instant;
+
 public record StreamResponse(
         boolean isStreaming,
-        Long id
+        Long id,
+        Instant startTime
 ) {
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/dto/VodResponse.java b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/dto/VodResponse.java
index 94f1fcb..e8e44bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/dto/VodResponse.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ddf/vodsystem/controllers/dto/VodResponse.java
@@ -8,5 +8,9 @@ public record VodResponse(
         String title,
         String description,
         Float duration,
-        Instant createdAt
+        Instant createdAt,
+        Integer width,
+        Integer height,
+        Float fps,
+        Long fileSize
 ) {}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 2d57ae2..de59e91 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ spring.application.name=vodSystem
 spring.servlet.multipart.max-file-size=2GB
 spring.servlet.multipart.max-request-size=2GB
 stream.max-length=${STREAM_RING_LENGTH_SECOND}
+stream.ingest.url=${STREAM_INGEST_URL:}
 
 # Database
 spring.datasource.url=${POSTGRES_URL}