diff --git a/apps/effectcraft/src/audio_out.rs b/apps/effectcraft/src/audio_out.rs
index a7929b6d9..7d0ec4b28 100644
--- a/apps/effectcraft/src/audio_out.rs
+++ b/apps/effectcraft/src/audio_out.rs
@@ -10,11 +10,32 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
 use std::sync::mpsc;
 use std::thread::JoinHandle;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 use cpal::traits::{DeviceTrait, HostTrait, StreamTrait};
 use cpal::{FromSample, SizedSample};
 use effectcraft_ui_egui::audio::{AudioDevice, AudioFeed, AudioOutput};
 
+/// Device callback period: about 10 ms, clamped so Pulse/PipeWire/ALSA does not open a
+/// multi-hundred-millisecond default buffer that plays as silence at the start of preview (#554).
+fn preferred_buffer_frames(rate: u32) -> u32 {
+    (rate / 100).clamp(256, 2048)
+}
+
+/// Wait until the feeder has mixed a block, or until preview is stopped. Starting the stream
+/// before that fills the device with silence, so the first real samples are heard late (#554).
+fn wait_to_play(feed: &AudioFeed, stop: &mpsc::Receiver<()>) -> bool {
+    loop {
+        if feed.queued_frames() > 0 {
+            return true;
+        }
+        match stop.recv_timeout(Duration::from_millis(2)) {
+            Ok(()) | Err(mpsc::RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => return false,
+            Err(mpsc::RecvTimeoutError::Timeout) => {}
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct CpalOut {
     out: AudioOutput,
     rate: u32,
@@ -131,21 +152,44 @@ impl AudioDevice for CpalOut {
                 };
                 let mut cfg: cpal::StreamConfig = sup.config();
                 cfg.sample_rate = cpal::SampleRate(rate);
-                let stream = match sup.sample_format() {
-                    cpal::SampleFormat::F32 => run::<f32>(&dev, &cfg, feed, latency, map),
-                    cpal::SampleFormat::I16 => run::<i16>(&dev, &cfg, feed, latency, map),
-                    cpal::SampleFormat::U16 => run::<u16>(&dev, &cfg, feed, latency, map),
-                    cpal::SampleFormat::I32 => run::<i32>(&dev, &cfg, feed, latency, map),
+                // A short period only where the default one is long (ALSA/PulseAudio on Linux, #554),
+                // and only within what the device reports it takes.
+                if cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
+                    let want = preferred_buffer_frames(rate);
+                    cfg.buffer_size = match sup.buffer_size() {
+                        cpal::SupportedBufferSize::Range { min, max } if *min <= *max => cpal::BufferSize::Fixed(want.clamp(*min, *max)),
+                        _ => cpal::BufferSize::Default,
+                    };
+                }
+                let build = |cfg: &cpal::StreamConfig| match sup.sample_format() {
+                    cpal::SampleFormat::F32 => run::<f32>(&dev, cfg, feed.clone(), latency.clone(), map),
+                    cpal::SampleFormat::I16 => run::<i16>(&dev, cfg, feed.clone(), latency.clone(), map),
+                    cpal::SampleFormat::U16 => run::<u16>(&dev, cfg, feed.clone(), latency.clone(), map),
+                    cpal::SampleFormat::I32 => run::<i32>(&dev, cfg, feed.clone(), latency.clone(), map),
                     f => Err(format!("unsupported sample format {f:?}")),
                 };
-                let stream = match stream.and_then(|s| s.play().map(|_| s).map_err(|e| e.to_string())) {
+                let stream = match build(&cfg) {
                     Ok(s) => s,
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        let _ = ready_tx.send(Err(e));
-                        return;
+                    Err(_) => {
+                        // Some hosts reject a fixed period; a large default still plays, just later.
+                        cfg.buffer_size = cpal::BufferSize::Default;
+                        match build(&cfg) {
+                            Ok(s) => s,
+                            Err(e) => {
+                                let _ = ready_tx.send(Err(e));
+                                return;
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 };
                 let _ = ready_tx.send(Ok(()));
+                if !wait_to_play(&feed, &stop_rx) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                if let Err(e) = stream.play() {
+                    eprintln!("effectcraft: audio output: {e}");
+                    return;
+                }
                 let _ = stop_rx.recv();
                 drop(stream);
             })
@@ -174,3 +218,37 @@ impl Drop for CpalOut {
         self.stop();
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn preferred_buffer_is_about_ten_milliseconds() {
+        assert_eq!(preferred_buffer_frames(48_000), 480);
+        assert_eq!(preferred_buffer_frames(8_000), 256);
+        assert_eq!(preferred_buffer_frames(192_000), 1920);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn wait_to_play_returns_once_the_feeder_has_samples() {
+        let feed = Arc::new(AudioFeed::default());
+        let (_tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
+        let f = feed.clone();
+        let h = std::thread::spawn(move || wait_to_play(&f, &rx));
+        assert_eq!(feed.queued_frames(), 0);
+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(20));
+        feed.push(&[0.1, 0.2]);
+        assert!(h.join().unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(feed.queued_frames(), 1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn wait_to_play_stops_without_samples() {
+        let feed = AudioFeed::default();
+        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
+        let h = std::thread::spawn(move || wait_to_play(&feed, &rx));
+        tx.send(()).unwrap();
+        assert!(!h.join().unwrap());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/effects/src/catalog.rs b/crates/effects/src/catalog.rs
index 009220c84..82678eb86 100644
--- a/crates/effects/src/catalog.rs
+++ b/crates/effects/src/catalog.rs
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ const CPU_ONLY_CONTROLS: &[(&str, &[&str])] = &[
     ("ec.blur.cameralens", &["irisProperties/diffractionFringe", "blurMap/blurMapLayer"]),
     ("ec.noise.removegrain", &["temporalFiltering/enabled"]),
     ("ec.distort.liquify", &["viewFreezeAreaMask", "viewMesh"]),
+    ("ec.distort.ccpowerpin", &["unstretch"]),
     ("ec.matte.refinesoft", &["reduceChatter", "useMotionBlur", "invert"]),
     ("ec.matte.refinehard", &["reduceChatter", "useMotionBlur", "invert"]),
 ];
@@ -201,6 +202,8 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(ok("ec.generate.cellpattern", &[("cellPattern", Value::Enum(3))]));
         assert!(!ok("ec.generate.cellpattern", &[("cellPattern", Value::Enum(9))]));
         assert!(!ok("ec.distort.turbulentdisplace", &[("pinning", Value::Enum(9))]));
+        assert!(ok("ec.distort.ccpowerpin", &[]));
+        assert!(!ok("ec.distort.ccpowerpin", &[("unstretch", Value::Bool(true))]));
         assert!(ok("ec.blur.gaussian", &[]));
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/effects/src/distort3.rs b/crates/effects/src/distort3.rs
index cbba856c5..27da970f3 100644
--- a/crates/effects/src/distort3.rs
+++ b/crates/effects/src/distort3.rs
@@ -182,8 +182,9 @@ fn cc_power_pin(ctx: &EffectCtx, mut b: Buf) -> Buf {
     let (x0, y0) = (-ex[1] / 100.0 * lw, -ex[0] / 100.0 * lh);
     let (x1, y1) = (lw + ex[2] / 100.0 * lw, lh + ex[3] / 100.0 * lh);
     let corners_layer = [ctx.params.v2("topLeft"), ctx.params.v2("topRight"), ctx.params.v2("bottomRight"), ctx.params.v2("bottomLeft")];
-    // Grow the buffer to hold the pinned quad.
-    if !ctx.adjustment {
+    let unstretch = ctx.params.b("unstretch");
+    // Grow the buffer to hold the pinned quad (Unstretch writes inside the layer rectangle, so it needs no room).
+    if !ctx.adjustment && !unstretch {
         let mut need = 0.0f64;
         for c in &corners_layer {
             let (px, py) = b.to_px(*c);
@@ -198,7 +199,8 @@ fn cc_power_pin(ctx: &EffectCtx, mut b: Buf) -> Buf {
         vec2(p.0, p.1)
     });
     let persp = (ctx.params.f("perspective") / 100.0).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
-    let Some(inv) = Mat3::square_to_quad(q).inverse() else { return b };
+    let fwd = Mat3::square_to_quad(q);
+    let Some(inv) = fwd.inverse() else { return b };
     let src = b.img.clone();
     let (sc, off) = (b.scale, b.offset);
     let bil = move |u: f64, v: f64| -> (f64, f64) {
@@ -208,6 +210,17 @@ fn cc_power_pin(ctx: &EffectCtx, mut b: Buf) -> Buf {
     };
     b.img = crate::util::gen_image(src.width, src.height, |x, y| {
         let (px, py) = (x as f64 + 0.5, y as f64 + 0.5);
+        if unstretch {
+            // Reverse pinning: the layer rectangle is the target, and the pinned quad is the region that fills it.
+            let u = ((px - off[0]) / sc - x0) / (x1 - x0);
+            let v = ((py - off[1]) / sc - y0) / (y1 - y0);
+            if !(-1e-9..=1.0 + 1e-9).contains(&u) || !(-1e-9..=1.0 + 1e-9).contains(&v) {
+                return [0.0; 4];
+            }
+            let m = fwd.apply(vec2(u, v));
+            let (bx, by) = bil(u, v);
+            return src.sample_bilinear(bx + (m.x - bx) * persp, by + (m.y - by) * persp);
+        }
         let m = inv.apply(vec2(px, py));
         let (mut u, mut v) = (m.x, m.y);
         if persp < 1.0 {
@@ -1127,6 +1140,23 @@ mod tests {
         assert!((px[0] - 0.5).abs() < 0.1, "{px:?}");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn power_pin_unstretch_expands_pinned_region() {
+        let im = crate::util::gen_image(24, 16, |_, _| [1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0]);
+        let inset = [("topLeft", pt(6.0, 4.0)), ("topRight", pt(18.0, 4.0)), ("bottomRight", pt(18.0, 12.0)), ("bottomLeft", pt(6.0, 12.0))];
+        let opaque = |o: &Buf| o.img.data.iter().filter(|p| p[3] > 0.99).count();
+        let off = run("ec.distort.ccpowerpin", &inset, im.clone(), &[]);
+        assert_eq!(opaque(&off), 96);
+        let mut set = inset.to_vec();
+        set.push(("unstretch", Value::Bool(true)));
+        let on = run("ec.distort.ccpowerpin", &set, im.clone(), &[]);
+        assert_eq!(opaque(&on), 24 * 16);
+        assert!(on.img.get(0, 0)[3] > 0.99);
+        // Default corners are the identity either way.
+        let id = run("ec.distort.ccpowerpin", &[("unstretch", Value::Bool(true))], im.clone(), &[]);
+        assert!(maxd(&id.img, &im) < 1e-4);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn split_opens_a_gap() {
         let im = img(40, 30);
diff --git a/crates/effects/src/keying2.rs b/crates/effects/src/keying2.rs
index 07d14c6ec..f594bfbb3 100644
--- a/crates/effects/src/keying2.rs
+++ b/crates/effects/src/keying2.rs
@@ -340,6 +340,24 @@ fn wire_removal(ctx: &EffectCtx, mut b: Buf) -> Buf {
     let (nx, ny) = (-ty, tx);
     let src = b.img.clone();
     let soft_w = half * slope as f64;
+    // Frame Offset: the same pixels from the previous or next frame, resampled into this grid.
+    let offset = ctx.params.f("frameOffset").round();
+    let neighbour = if style == 1 && offset != 0.0 {
+        ctx.env.host.and_then(|h| h.self_at(ctx.time + offset / ctx.fps(), ctx.env.effect_index)).map(|nb| {
+            if nb.img.width == b.img.width && nb.img.height == b.img.height && nb.offset == b.offset && nb.scale == b.scale {
+                nb.img
+            } else {
+                let k = nb.scale / b.scale.max(1e-9);
+                crate::util::gen_image(b.img.width, b.img.height, |x, y| {
+                    let lx = (x as f64 + 0.5 - b.offset[0]) * k + nb.offset[0];
+                    let ly = (y as f64 + 0.5 - b.offset[1]) * k + nb.offset[1];
+                    nb.img.sample_bilinear(lx, ly)
+                })
+            }
+        })
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
     b.img.rows_mut().for_each(|(y, row)| {
         for (x, px) in row.iter_mut().enumerate() {
             let (qx, qy) = (x as f64 + 0.5 - ax, y as f64 + 0.5 - ay);
@@ -357,7 +375,9 @@ fn wire_removal(ctx: &EffectCtx, mut b: Buf) -> Buf {
                     let t = ((d + edge) / (2.0 * edge)) as f32;
                     lerp4(pos(-edge), pos(edge), t.clamp(0.0, 1.0))
                 }
-                // Displace: shift the image across the wire from the nearer side.
+                1 if neighbour.is_some() => neighbour.as_ref().map_or(*px, |n| n.get(x as i64, y as i64)),
+                // Displace: shift the image across the wire from the nearer side (also Frame Offset
+                // when no other frame is available).
                 2 | 1 => {
                     let s = if d >= 0.0 { d + 2.0 * (half - ad) + 1.0 } else { d - 2.0 * (half - ad) - 1.0 };
                     let sh = pos(s);
@@ -560,6 +580,49 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn wire_removal_frame_offset_uses_neighbour_frame() {
+        use crate::{EffectHost, LayerPixels};
+        struct Frames;
+        impl EffectHost for Frames {
+            fn layer(&self, _: u64, _: bool) -> Option<LayerPixels> {
+                None
+            }
+            fn audio(&self, _: u64, _: f64, _: usize, _: u32) -> Option<Vec<f32>> {
+                None
+            }
+            fn self_at(&self, t: f64, _: usize) -> Option<Buf> {
+                // Frame n (at 10 fps) is a flat grey of n / 10.
+                let v = (t * 10.0).round() as f32 / 10.0;
+                Some(Buf { img: Image::filled(20, 20, [v, v, v, 1.0]), offset: [0.0; 2], scale: 1.0 })
+            }
+        }
+        let mut img = Image::filled(20, 20, [0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 1.0]);
+        for y in 0..20 {
+            img.set(10, y, [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0]);
+        }
+        let host = Frames;
+        let run = |style: u32, off: f64| {
+            let env = EffectEnv { host: Some(&host), frame_rate: 10.0, ..Default::default() };
+            let vals = [
+                ("pointA", Value::Vec2([10.5, 0.0])),
+                ("pointB", Value::Vec2([10.5, 20.0])),
+                ("removalStyle", Value::Enum(style)),
+                ("thickness", num(3.0)),
+                ("frameOffset", num(off)),
+            ];
+            run_fx("ec.key.ccsimplewireremoval", &vals, img.clone(), 0.5, env).img
+        };
+        // At 0.5 s (frame 5) offset -1 shows frame 4 and +1 shows frame 6 inside the strip.
+        let (prev, next) = (run(1, -1.0), run(1, 1.0));
+        assert!((prev.get(10, 10)[0] - 0.4).abs() < 1e-4, "{:?}", prev.get(10, 10));
+        assert!((next.get(10, 10)[0] - 0.6).abs() < 1e-4, "{:?}", next.get(10, 10));
+        // Outside the strip the current frame stays.
+        assert_eq!(prev.get(2, 10), img.get(2, 10));
+        // Displace ignores Frame Offset.
+        assert_eq!(run(2, -1.0).data, run(2, 1.0).data);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn inner_outer_key_more_masks_and_cleanup_strokes() {
         let sq = |x0: f64, x1: f64| MaskShape { name: String::new(), points: vec![[x0, 2.0], [x1, 2.0], [x1, 8.0], [x0, 8.0]], closed: true, inverted: false };
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/commands/effect.rs b/crates/engine/src/commands/effect.rs
index fe0d42100..3c597ebd2 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/commands/effect.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/commands/effect.rs
@@ -416,7 +416,24 @@ fn list(_: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
             filter.as_ref().is_none_or(|f| effectcraft_effects::name_matches(e, f) || e.id.contains(f.as_str()) || e.category.to_ascii_lowercase().contains(f))
         })
         .map(|e| {
-            json!({"id": e.id, "name": e.name, "category": e.category, "gpu": e.gpu, "float": e.float, "params": e.params.iter().map(|p| json!({"id": p.id, "name": p.name, "default": p.default.to_json()})).collect::<Vec<_>>()})
+            json!({"id": e.id, "name": e.name, "category": e.category, "gpu": e.gpu, "float": e.float, "params": e.params.iter().map(|p| {
+                let mut out = json!({"id": p.id, "name": p.name, "type": p.default.kind_name(), "default": p.default.to_json()});
+                match &p.ui {
+                    effectcraft_project::ParamUi::Popup { options } => {
+                        // Engine/MCP popup values are zero-based; JSX exposes one-based values.
+                        out["options"] = json!(options.iter().enumerate().map(|(value, label)| json!({"value": value, "label": label})).collect::<Vec<_>>());
+                    }
+                    effectcraft_project::ParamUi::Slider { min, max, slider_min, slider_max, decimals } => {
+                        out["min"] = json!(min);
+                        out["max"] = json!(max);
+                        out["sliderMin"] = json!(slider_min);
+                        out["sliderMax"] = json!(slider_max);
+                        out["decimals"] = json!(decimals);
+                    }
+                    _ => {}
+                }
+                out
+            }).collect::<Vec<_>>()})
         })
         .collect();
     Ok(json!(v))
@@ -470,7 +487,12 @@ pub fn specs() -> Vec<CommandSpec> {
         cmd!("effect.copy", "Copy Effects", [], None, "{layer?, effect? | effects?: [uid|name|index]} (default: the selected effects)", has_layers, copy),
         cmd!("effect.paste", "Paste Effects", [], None, "{layers?} — adds the copied effects to the layers", has_layers, paste),
         cmd!("effect.reset", "Reset Effect", [], None, "{layer?, effect}", has_layers, reset),
-        crate::query!("effect.list", "List Effects", "{filter?}", list),
+        crate::query!(
+            "effect.list",
+            "List Effects",
+            "{filter?} → [{params: [{id, name, type, default, options?, min?, max?, sliderMin?, sliderMax?, decimals?}]}]; popup indices are zero-based (JSX uses one-based values)",
+            list
+        ),
         crate::query!(
             "effect.warning",
             "Effect Warning",
@@ -494,3 +516,36 @@ pub fn specs() -> Vec<CommandSpec> {
         ),
     ]
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod list_metadata_tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn effect_list_exposes_popup_labels_and_numeric_slider_limits() {
+        let mut s = Session::default();
+        let menus = s.execute("effect.list", json!({"filter": "ec.control.dropdown"})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(menus.as_array().map(Vec::len), Some(1));
+        let menu = &menus[0]["params"][0];
+        assert_eq!(menu["type"], "enum");
+        assert_eq!(menu["default"], 0);
+        assert_eq!(
+            menu["options"],
+            json!([
+                {"value": 0, "label": "Item 1"},
+                {"value": 1, "label": "Item 2"},
+                {"value": 2, "label": "Item 3"}
+            ])
+        );
+        let sliders = s.execute("effect.list", json!({"filter": "ec.control.slider"})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(sliders.as_array().map(Vec::len), Some(1));
+        let slider = &sliders[0]["params"][0];
+        assert_eq!(slider["type"], "scalar");
+        assert_eq!(slider["min"], -1_000_000.0);
+        assert_eq!(slider["max"], 1_000_000.0);
+        assert_eq!(slider["sliderMin"], 0.0);
+        assert_eq!(slider["sliderMax"], 100.0);
+        assert_eq!(slider["decimals"], 2);
+        assert!(slider["options"].is_null());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/commands/prop.rs b/crates/engine/src/commands/prop.rs
index cf4593938..cb8c3ad27 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/commands/prop.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/commands/prop.rs
@@ -981,6 +981,8 @@ fn convert_expr_to_keys(s: &mut Session, p: &Value) -> Result<Value> {
         keys.push(Keyframe::new(layer.layer_time(t), ctx.value(&layer, &pr)));
         t += fd;
     }
+    // A time-reversed layer maps ascending comp times to descending layer times; keys must stay ordered by layer time.
+    keys.sort_by_key(|k| k.time);
     let n = keys.len();
     with_prop(s, "Convert Expression to Keyframes", None, cid, lid, uid, move |pr, _| {
         pr.keys = keys;
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/commands/time.rs b/crates/engine/src/commands/time.rs
index 9ed41f47c..f98ea5edb 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/commands/time.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/commands/time.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,24 @@ pub fn parse_display_time(s: &Session, comp: &Comp, text: &str, current: i64) ->
             let start = fr.frame_at(comp.display_start) + st.frame_start;
             effectcraft_time::parse_feet_frames(text, pf, current + start).map(|f| f - start).map_err(|e| e.0)
         }
-        None => effectcraft_time::parse_timecode(text, fr, fr.supports_drop_frame(), current).map_err(|e| e.0),
+        None => {
+            let parsed = effectcraft_time::parse_timecode(text, fr, fr.supports_drop_frame(), current).map_err(|e| e.0)?;
+            let relative = text.trim().starts_with('+') || text.trim().starts_with('-');
+            if relative {
+                Ok(parsed)
+            } else if st.time_display == TimeDisplayStyle::Frames
+                && let Ok(frame) = text.trim().parse::<i64>()
+            {
+                // Displayed digits are a plain frame count (00100 is frame 100, not 1 s) plus
+                // Start Numbering Frames At.
+                Ok(frame.saturating_sub(st.frame_start))
+            } else if st.time_display == TimeDisplayStyle::Frames {
+                Ok(parsed.saturating_sub(st.frame_start))
+            } else {
+                // Displayed timecode includes the composition Start Timecode offset.
+                Ok(parsed.saturating_sub(fr.frame_at(comp.display_start)))
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/render_queue.rs b/crates/engine/src/render_queue.rs
index 1bf95577b..666a56cca 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/render_queue.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/render_queue.rs
@@ -157,6 +157,14 @@ struct Work {
     nested_switches: bool,
 }
 
+/// Where a relative render output goes when there is no default folder and the project is unsaved:
+/// `~/Movies` when it exists, else the home folder itself.
+pub(crate) fn default_output_base(home: Option<std::path::PathBuf>) -> Option<std::path::PathBuf> {
+    let home = home.filter(|h| !h.as_os_str().is_empty())?;
+    let movies = home.join("Movies");
+    Some(if movies.is_dir() { movies } else { home })
+}
+
 /// Bits per channel an output format writes for a project bit depth (named in the file when
 /// Settings ▸ Export ▸ Append Bit Depth to File Name is on).
 pub fn output_bits(format: OutputFormat, depth: effectcraft_project::BitDepth) -> u32 {
@@ -324,7 +332,7 @@ impl Session {
 
     /// The output path of a queue item: template tokens expanded, ending in the format's
     /// extension exactly once ([`OutputFormat::with_extension`]), relative paths resolved against
-    /// the project's folder (or the working directory). `None` when the comp is gone or the
+    /// the project's folder (an unsaved project's against ~/Movies or home). `None` when the comp is gone or the
     /// output is empty ("Needs Output").
     pub fn resolve_output(&self, item: &RenderQueueItem) -> Option<String> {
         let comp = self.project.comp(item.comp)?;
@@ -351,6 +359,10 @@ impl Session {
         let base = (!folder.is_empty()).then(|| std::path::PathBuf::from(folder));
         let base =
             base.or_else(|| self.path.as_deref().and_then(|s| std::path::Path::new(s).parent().map(|d| d.to_path_buf())).filter(|d| !d.as_os_str().is_empty()));
+        // Unsaved project: ~/Movies, else the home folder (as FilmCraft's exports do). The working directory
+        // is `/` for an app started from the macOS Finder, where nothing can be written (#446).
+        let home = std::env::var_os("HOME").or_else(|| std::env::var_os("USERPROFILE")).map(std::path::PathBuf::from);
+        let base = base.or_else(|| default_output_base(home));
         // (the web has no working directory: relative outputs land in its virtual root)
         let base = base.or_else(|| std::env::current_dir().ok()).or_else(|| cfg!(target_arch = "wasm32").then(|| "/".into()))?;
         Some(base.join(path).to_string_lossy().to_string())
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests_m145.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests_m145.rs
index b55442eb8..972bcdc33 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests_m145.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests_m145.rs
@@ -682,3 +682,13 @@ fn dynamic_menus_and_window_viewer_labels() {
         assert!(labels.iter().any(|x| x == l), "{l}");
     }
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn unsaved_project_renders_to_movies_or_home_not_the_working_directory() {
+    // A Finder-launched app has `/` as its working directory, where renders fail (#446).
+    let home = tmp("home446");
+    assert_eq!(crate::render_queue::default_output_base(Some(home.clone())), Some(home.clone()));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(home.join("Movies")).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(crate::render_queue::default_output_base(Some(home.clone())), Some(home.join("Movies")));
+    assert_eq!(crate::render_queue::default_output_base(None), None);
+}
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests_timeline.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests_timeline.rs
index de746f668..a741f5ade 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests_timeline.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests_timeline.rs
@@ -242,6 +242,25 @@ fn graph_editor_key_and_handle_edits() {
     assert_eq!(prop(&s, l, "transform/opacity").keys[0].out_interp, Interp::Linear);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn convert_expression_to_keyframes_on_a_reversed_layer_keeps_values() {
+    let (mut s, l) = setup();
+    // These tests run without an expression host, so the conversion bakes the keyed ramp under the expression.
+    animate(&mut s, l, "transform/rotation", &[(0.0, json!(0)), (3.0, json!(30))]);
+    s.execute("prop.setExpression", json!({"layer": l, "path": "transform/rotation", "expression": "value"})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("layer.timeReverse", json!({"layers": [l]})).unwrap();
+    let at = |t: f64| json!({"layer": l, "path": "transform/rotation", "time": t});
+    let sample = |s: &mut Session| [0.5, 1.0, 2.0].map(|t| s.execute("prop.get", at(t)).unwrap()["value"].as_f64().unwrap());
+    let before = sample(&mut s);
+    assert!(before[0] > before[1] && before[1] > before[2], "{before:?}");
+    s.execute("prop.convertExpressionToKeyframes", json!({"layer": l, "path": "transform/rotation"})).unwrap();
+    let keys = prop(&s, l, "transform/rotation").keys;
+    assert!(keys.len() > 1);
+    assert!(keys.windows(2).all(|w| w[0].time < w[1].time));
+    let after = sample(&mut s);
+    assert!(before.iter().zip(after).all(|(b, a)| (b - a).abs() < 1e-6), "{before:?} -> {after:?}");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn time_reverse_keyframes() {
     let (mut s, l) = setup();
@@ -391,6 +410,36 @@ fn time_set_snaps_to_the_nearest_frame_and_ae_timecode() {
     assert_eq!(effectcraft_time::format_timecode_ae(75, fr, true), "0;00;02;15");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn time_set_keeps_the_frame_shown_in_the_current_time_field() {
+    let mut s = Session::default();
+    s.execute("comp.new", json!({"name": "Example", "width": 64, "height": 64, "frameRate": 30, "duration": 0.6, "startTimecode": "0:00:00:05"})).unwrap();
+    let r = s.execute("time.set", json!({"frame": 0})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(r["display"], "0:00:00:05");
+    let r = s.execute("time.set", json!({"timecode": "0:00:00:05"})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!((r["frame"].as_i64(), r["time"].as_f64()), (Some(0), Some(0.0)));
+
+    s.execute("file.projectSettings", json!({"timeDisplay": "frames"})).unwrap();
+    std::sync::Arc::make_mut(&mut s.project).settings.frame_start = 1;
+    let r = s.execute("time.set", json!({"frame": 12})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(r["display"], "00013");
+    let r = s.execute("time.set", json!({"timecode": "00013"})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!((r["frame"].as_i64(), r["time"].as_f64()), (Some(12), Some(0.4)));
+    let r = s.execute("time.set", json!({"timecode": "+1"})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(r["frame"], 13);
+}
+
+/// Frames display style: typed digits are a frame count, so 00100 is frame 100, not 1 s (#530).
+#[test]
+fn time_set_reads_frames_style_digits_as_a_frame_count() {
+    let mut s = Session::default();
+    s.execute("comp.new", json!({"name": "Long", "width": 64, "height": 64, "frameRate": 30, "duration": 10})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("file.projectSettings", json!({"timeDisplay": "frames"})).unwrap();
+    let r = s.execute("time.set", json!({"timecode": "00100"})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(r["frame"], 100);
+    assert_eq!(r["display"], "00100");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn separate_dimensions_split_and_rejoin() {
     let (mut s, l) = setup();
diff --git a/crates/gpu/src/fx_pixel2.rs b/crates/gpu/src/fx_pixel2.rs
index 1b1b42bef..9de26f013 100644
--- a/crates/gpu/src/fx_pixel2.rs
+++ b/crates/gpu/src/fx_pixel2.rs
@@ -476,6 +476,10 @@ fn wire_removal(e: &mut Enc, ctx: &EffectCtx, b: GBuf) -> Option<GBuf> {
     if half <= 0.0 {
         return Some(b);
     }
+    // Frame Offset reads another frame from the effect host: that renders on the CPU.
+    if ctx.params.e("removalStyle") == 1 && ctx.params.f("frameOffset").round() != 0.0 && ctx.env.host.is_some() {
+        return None;
+    }
     let slope = (ctx.params.f("slope") / 100.0).clamp(0.0, 1.0) as f32;
     let mirror = (ctx.params.f("mirrorBlend") / 100.0).clamp(0.0, 1.0) as f32;
     let a = b.to_px(ctx.params.v2("pointA"));
diff --git a/crates/gpu/src/fx_stylize.rs b/crates/gpu/src/fx_stylize.rs
index c39b8d169..8aee71ed2 100644
--- a/crates/gpu/src/fx_stylize.rs
+++ b/crates/gpu/src/fx_stylize.rs
@@ -486,6 +486,9 @@ fn ripple_pulse(e: &mut Enc, ctx: &EffectCtx, b: GBuf) -> Option<GBuf> {
 }
 
 fn power_pin(e: &mut Enc, ctx: &EffectCtx, mut b: GBuf) -> Option<GBuf> {
+    if ctx.params.b("unstretch") {
+        return None; // Unstretch (reverse pinning) renders on the CPU (catalog CPU_ONLY_CONTROLS).
+    }
     let persp = (ctx.params.f("perspective") / 100.0).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
     let (lw, lh) = (ctx.layer_size[0].max(1.0), ctx.layer_size[1].max(1.0));
     let ex = [ctx.params.f("expandTop"), ctx.params.f("expandLeft"), ctx.params.f("expandRight"), ctx.params.f("expandBottom")];
diff --git a/crates/gpu/src/tests_fx_pixel2.rs b/crates/gpu/src/tests_fx_pixel2.rs
index abd0c6556..899955b85 100644
--- a/crates/gpu/src/tests_fx_pixel2.rs
+++ b/crates/gpu/src/tests_fx_pixel2.rs
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ fn keys_and_3d() {
     effect_case("ec.key.ccsimplewireremoval", &[]);
     effect_case("ec.key.ccsimplewireremoval", &[("removalStyle", e(0)), ("thickness", n(8.0)), ("slope", n(50.0))]);
     effect_case("ec.key.ccsimplewireremoval", &[("removalStyle", e(1)), ("mirrorBlend", n(60.0)), ("pointB", pt(60.0, 10.0))]);
+    effect_case("ec.key.ccsimplewireremoval", &[("removalStyle", e(1)), ("frameOffset", n(-2.0)), ("thickness", n(6.0))]);
     effect_case("ec.key.ccsimplewireremoval", &[("removalStyle", e(3)), ("mirrorBlend", n(30.0)), ("slope", n(20.0))]);
     effect_case("ec.obsolete.basic3d", &[("swivel", n(25.0))]);
     effect_case("ec.obsolete.basic3d", &[("tilt", n(-30.0)), ("swivel", n(10.0)), ("specularHighlight", on())]);
diff --git a/crates/keyframe/src/lib.rs b/crates/keyframe/src/lib.rs
index 13814c532..805371491 100644
--- a/crates/keyframe/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/keyframe/src/lib.rs
@@ -426,7 +426,13 @@ pub fn retime_roving(keys: &mut [Keyframe], spatial: bool) -> bool {
             for (o, i) in (a + 1..b).enumerate() {
                 let f = if total > 1e-9 { acc[o + 1] / total } else { (o + 1) as f64 / (b - a) as f64 };
                 let span = i128::from(t1.0) - i128::from(t0.0);
-                let retimed = i128::from(t0.0) + (span as f64 * f).round() as i128;
+                let mut retimed = i128::from(t0.0) + (span as f64 * f).round() as i128;
+                // Keep every roving key strictly between its neighbours: a zero-length segment would otherwise
+                // put it on a fixed key's time, and two keys can't share a time.
+                let (lo, hi) = (i128::from(keys[i - 1].time.0) + 1, i128::from(t1.0) - (b - i) as i128);
+                if lo <= hi {
+                    retimed = retimed.clamp(lo, hi);
+                }
                 let nt = Tick(retimed.clamp(i128::from(i64::MIN), i128::from(i64::MAX)) as i64);
                 if nt != keys[i].time {
                     keys[i].time = nt;
@@ -817,6 +823,21 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!keys[0].roving);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn roving_keys_never_share_a_time_with_a_fixed_key() {
+        // Zero-length last segment (issue #532) and zero-length first segment.
+        for xs in [[0.0, 40.0, 120.0, 120.0], [0.0, 0.0, 40.0, 120.0]] {
+            let mut keys: Vec<Keyframe> = xs.iter().enumerate().map(|(i, x)| Keyframe::new(s(i as f64), Value::Vec2([*x, 64.0]))).collect();
+            for k in &mut keys {
+                k.spatial_auto = false;
+            }
+            keys[1].roving = true;
+            keys[2].roving = true;
+            retime_roving(&mut keys, true);
+            assert!(keys.windows(2).all(|w| w[0].time < w[1].time), "{xs:?}: {:?}", keys.iter().map(|k| k.time).collect::<Vec<_>>());
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn side_ease_reports_linear_and_eased_sides() {
         let keys = vec![Keyframe::new(s(0.0), Value::Scalar(0.0)), Keyframe::new(s(2.0), Value::Scalar(100.0)).eased()];
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/color_picker.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/color_picker.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd24dbc0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/color_picker.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,411 @@
+//! The colour picker every colour input opens, laid out like After Effects' Color Picker: a
+//! square and a slider for the channel chosen with the H / S / B / R / G / B buttons, the new
+//! colour over the original, the HSB and RGB values, the hex code, and OK / Cancel.
+//!
+//! Colours are sRGB components (0–1), as the project stores them. Changes apply as they are made
+//! (After Effects' Preview); Cancel or Escape goes back to the colour the picker opened with.
+
+use egui::{Color32, Rect, Response, Sense, Stroke, StrokeKind, Ui, pos2, vec2};
+
+use crate::i18n::tr;
+use crate::widgets::{open_popup, popup_is_open, pressed_outside, select_all};
+
+/// A colour button for egui-laid-out rows and dialogs: a swatch that opens [`color_popup`]. Don't
+/// use egui's `color_edit_button_rgb(a)` for project colours: they read linear values, so the
+/// swatch shows lighter and a picked colour is stored darker. The value is only rewritten when the
+/// user picks a colour.
+pub fn srgb_color_button(ui: &mut Ui, c: &mut [f32; 3]) -> Response {
+    let (rect, mut resp) = ui.allocate_exact_size(ui.spacing().interact_size, Sense::click());
+    resp.widget_info(|| egui::WidgetInfo::labeled(egui::WidgetType::ColorButton, ui.is_enabled(), srgb_hex(*c)));
+    let stroke = if resp.hovered() { ui.visuals().widgets.hovered.fg_stroke } else { ui.visuals().widgets.inactive.bg_stroke };
+    ui.painter().rect_filled(rect, 2.0, srgb32(*c));
+    ui.painter().rect_stroke(rect, 2.0, stroke, StrokeKind::Inside);
+    if resp.clicked() {
+        open_popup(ui, resp.id);
+    }
+    if color_popup(ui, resp.id, rect.left_bottom(), c) {
+        resp.mark_changed();
+    }
+    resp
+}
+
+/// The colour picker as a popup at `pos`, bound to `c`, opened with [`open_popup`]. Returns true
+/// when the colour changed (Cancel, Escape and the original swatch change it back).
+pub fn color_popup(ui: &mut Ui, id: egui::Id, pos: egui::Pos2, c: &mut [f32; 3]) -> bool {
+    if !popup_is_open(ui, id) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    let orig_id = id.with("original");
+    let original = ui.data_mut(|d| *d.get_temp_mut_or_insert_with(orig_id, || *c));
+    let mut out = Outcome::default();
+    let area = egui::Area::new(id.with("area")).order(egui::Order::Foreground).fixed_pos(pos + vec2(0.0, 4.0)).show(ui.ctx(), |ui| {
+        egui::Frame::popup(ui.style()).show(ui, |ui| out = color_picker(ui, id, c, original));
+    });
+    if ui.input(|i| i.key_pressed(egui::Key::Escape)) {
+        out.close = Some(false);
+    }
+    if pressed_outside(ui.ctx(), &area.response) {
+        out.close.get_or_insert(true);
+    }
+    if let Some(keep) = out.close {
+        if !keep && *c != original {
+            *c = original;
+            out.changed = true;
+        }
+        ui.data_mut(|d| {
+            d.insert_temp(id.with("open"), false);
+            d.remove::<[f32; 3]>(orig_id);
+        });
+    }
+    out.changed
+}
+
+/// What the picker did this frame.
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct Outcome {
+    changed: bool,
+    /// Close the picker, keeping the colour (OK) or not (Cancel).
+    close: Option<bool>,
+}
+
+/// The channel the slider sets; the square sets the other two of its model.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+enum Chan {
+    H,
+    S,
+    V,
+    R,
+    G,
+    B,
+}
+
+impl Chan {
+    /// The square's (across, up) channels while `self` is on the slider (After Effects' layout).
+    fn square(self) -> (Chan, Chan) {
+        match self {
+            Chan::H => (Chan::S, Chan::V),
+            Chan::S => (Chan::H, Chan::V),
+            Chan::V => (Chan::H, Chan::S),
+            Chan::R => (Chan::B, Chan::G),
+            Chan::G => (Chan::B, Chan::R),
+            Chan::B => (Chan::R, Chan::G),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn index(self) -> usize {
+        match self {
+            Chan::H | Chan::R => 0,
+            Chan::S | Chan::G => 1,
+            Chan::V | Chan::B => 2,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn is_hsv(self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, Chan::H | Chan::S | Chan::V)
+    }
+}
+
+/// The colour as both HSB and RGB: HSB keeps the hue (and saturation) of greys and black, where
+/// RGB has none, so moving off black returns to the hue that was chosen.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
+struct Pick {
+    hsv: [f32; 3],
+    rgb: [f32; 3],
+}
+
+impl Pick {
+    fn get(&self, ch: Chan) -> f32 {
+        let v = if ch.is_hsv() { self.hsv } else { self.rgb };
+        v.get(ch.index()).copied().unwrap_or(0.0)
+    }
+
+    fn set(mut self, ch: Chan, v: f32) -> Pick {
+        let v = v.clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+        if ch.is_hsv() {
+            if let Some(x) = self.hsv.get_mut(ch.index()) {
+                *x = v;
+            }
+            self.rgb = hsv_to_rgb(self.hsv);
+        } else {
+            if let Some(x) = self.rgb.get_mut(ch.index()) {
+                *x = v;
+            }
+            self.hsv = keep_hue(rgb_to_hsv(self.rgb), self.hsv);
+        }
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// The colour at (`u` across, `v` up) on the square, or `t` up the slider.
+    fn at(&self, ch: Chan, u: f32, v: f32) -> Pick {
+        let (x, y) = ch.square();
+        self.set(x, u).set(y, v)
+    }
+}
+
+const SQUARE: f32 = 200.0;
+const SLIDER_W: f32 = 16.0;
+
+fn color_picker(ui: &mut Ui, id: egui::Id, c: &mut [f32; 3], original: [f32; 3]) -> Outcome {
+    let state_id = id.with("pick");
+    let mut pick = match ui.data(|d| d.get_temp::<([f32; 3], [f32; 3])>(state_id)) {
+        Some((hsv, rgb)) if rgb == *c => Pick { hsv, rgb },
+        Some((hsv, _)) => Pick { hsv: keep_hue(rgb_to_hsv(*c), hsv), rgb: *c },
+        None => Pick { hsv: rgb_to_hsv(*c), rgb: *c },
+    };
+    // The slider's channel is remembered between pickers, as After Effects does.
+    let chan_id = egui::Id::new("color-picker-channel");
+    let mut chan = ui.data(|d| d.get_temp::<usize>(chan_id)).and_then(|i| CHANS.get(i).map(|c| c.0)).unwrap_or(Chan::H);
+    let before = pick;
+    let mut out = Outcome::default();
+
+    ui.horizontal_top(|ui| {
+        ui.spacing_mut().item_spacing.x = 10.0;
+        // The square and slider, with OK and Cancel under the square's left edge.
+        ui.vertical(|ui| {
+            ui.horizontal_top(|ui| {
+                square(ui, chan, &mut pick);
+                slider(ui, chan, &mut pick);
+            });
+            ui.add_space(8.0);
+            ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                ui.spacing_mut().item_spacing.x = 6.0;
+                if ui.add_sized(vec2(72.0, 20.0), egui::Button::new(tr("OK"))).clicked() {
+                    out.close = Some(true);
+                }
+                if ui.add_sized(vec2(72.0, 20.0), egui::Button::new(tr("Cancel"))).clicked() {
+                    out.close = Some(false);
+                }
+            });
+        });
+        ui.vertical(|ui| {
+            ui.spacing_mut().item_spacing.y = 4.0;
+            if swatches(ui, pick.rgb, original) {
+                pick = Pick { hsv: keep_hue(rgb_to_hsv(original), pick.hsv), rgb: original };
+            }
+            ui.add_space(4.0);
+            let mut field = |ui: &mut Ui, ch: Chan, name: &str, scale: f32, suffix: &str| {
+                ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                    ui.spacing_mut().item_spacing.x = 2.0;
+                    let radio = ui.radio(chan == ch, format!("{name}:"));
+                    // Line the fields up whatever each label's width.
+                    ui.add_space((40.0 - radio.rect.width()).max(0.0));
+                    if radio.clicked() {
+                        chan = ch;
+                    }
+                    // Rounded as the hex code rounds, and 360° shows as 0°.
+                    let mut v = (pick.get(ch) * scale).round();
+                    if ch == Chan::H && v >= 360.0 {
+                        v = 0.0;
+                    }
+                    let drag = egui::DragValue::new(&mut v).range(0.0..=scale).fixed_decimals(0).suffix(suffix).speed(scale / 255.0);
+                    if ui.add_sized(vec2(56.0, 18.0), drag).labelled_by(radio.id).changed() {
+                        pick = pick.set(ch, v.round() / scale);
+                    }
+                });
+            };
+            field(ui, Chan::H, "H", 360.0, "°");
+            field(ui, Chan::S, "S", 100.0, "%");
+            field(ui, Chan::V, "B", 100.0, "%");
+            ui.add_space(4.0);
+            field(ui, Chan::R, "R", 255.0, "");
+            field(ui, Chan::G, "G", 255.0, "");
+            field(ui, Chan::B, "B", 255.0, "");
+            ui.add_space(4.0);
+            ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                ui.spacing_mut().item_spacing.x = 4.0;
+                let mut rgb = pick.rgb;
+                if hex_field(ui, id.with("hex"), &mut rgb) {
+                    pick = Pick { hsv: keep_hue(rgb_to_hsv(rgb), pick.hsv), rgb };
+                }
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
+    if let Some(i) = CHANS.iter().position(|(c, _)| *c == chan) {
+        ui.data_mut(|d| d.insert_temp(chan_id, i));
+    }
+    if pick != before && pick.rgb != *c {
+        *c = pick.rgb;
+        out.changed = true;
+    }
+    ui.data_mut(|d| d.insert_temp(state_id, (pick.hsv, pick.rgb)));
+    out
+}
+
+/// The channels in the order of their buttons.
+const CHANS: [(Chan, &str); 6] = [(Chan::H, "H"), (Chan::S, "S"), (Chan::V, "B"), (Chan::R, "R"), (Chan::G, "G"), (Chan::B, "B")];
+
+/// Drag or click on the square to set its two channels.
+fn square(ui: &mut Ui, chan: Chan, pick: &mut Pick) {
+    let (rect, resp) = ui.allocate_exact_size(vec2(SQUARE, SQUARE), Sense::click_and_drag());
+    resp.widget_info(|| egui::WidgetInfo::labeled(egui::WidgetType::Slider, true, "Color field"));
+    let (x, y) = chan.square();
+    if let Some(p) = resp.interact_pointer_pos().filter(|_| resp.is_pointer_button_down_on()) {
+        *pick = pick.at(chan, (p.x - rect.min.x) / rect.width(), 1.0 - (p.y - rect.min.y) / rect.height());
+    }
+    // Hue changes unevenly across a row, so the HSB squares get a finer grid.
+    let n: u32 = if chan.is_hsv() { 24 } else { 8 };
+    let row = n + 1;
+    let mut mesh = egui::Mesh::default();
+    for yi in 0..=n {
+        for xi in 0..=n {
+            let (u, v) = (xi as f32 / n as f32, yi as f32 / n as f32);
+            mesh.colored_vertex(rect.lerp_inside(vec2(u, v)), srgb32(pick.at(chan, u, 1.0 - v).rgb));
+            if xi < n && yi < n {
+                let k = yi * row + xi;
+                mesh.add_triangle(k, k + 1, k + row);
+                mesh.add_triangle(k + 1, k + row + 1, k + row);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    ui.painter().add(mesh);
+    let at = rect.lerp_inside(vec2(pick.get(x), 1.0 - pick.get(y)));
+    let light = pick.rgb[0] * 0.3 + pick.rgb[1] * 0.59 + pick.rgb[2] * 0.11 > 0.6;
+    ui.painter().circle_stroke(at, 5.0, Stroke::new(1.5, if light { Color32::BLACK } else { Color32::WHITE }));
+}
+
+/// Drag or click on the slider to set `chan`; arrows on both sides mark its value.
+fn slider(ui: &mut Ui, chan: Chan, pick: &mut Pick) {
+    let (outer, resp) = ui.allocate_exact_size(vec2(SLIDER_W + 12.0, SQUARE), Sense::click_and_drag());
+    resp.widget_info(|| egui::WidgetInfo::labeled(egui::WidgetType::Slider, true, "Color slider"));
+    let bar = Rect::from_center_size(outer.center(), vec2(SLIDER_W, SQUARE));
+    if let Some(p) = resp.interact_pointer_pos().filter(|_| resp.is_pointer_button_down_on()) {
+        *pick = pick.set(chan, 1.0 - (p.y - bar.min.y) / bar.height());
+    }
+    let n: u32 = if chan == Chan::H { 36 } else { 16 };
+    let mut mesh = egui::Mesh::default();
+    for i in 0..=n {
+        let t = i as f32 / n as f32;
+        // The hue slider shows pure hues; the others vary their channel in the current colour.
+        let col = if chan == Chan::H { hsv_to_rgb([1.0 - t, 1.0, 1.0]) } else { pick.set(chan, 1.0 - t).rgb };
+        let y = bar.min.y + t * bar.height();
+        mesh.colored_vertex(pos2(bar.min.x, y), srgb32(col));
+        mesh.colored_vertex(pos2(bar.max.x, y), srgb32(col));
+        if i < n {
+            let k = 2 * i;
+            mesh.add_triangle(k, k + 1, k + 2);
+            mesh.add_triangle(k + 1, k + 3, k + 2);
+        }
+    }
+    ui.painter().add(mesh);
+    let y = bar.min.y + (1.0 - pick.get(chan)) * bar.height();
+    let fg = ui.visuals().strong_text_color();
+    let stroke = Stroke::new(1.2, fg);
+    for (edge, dir) in [(outer.min.x + 1.0, 1.0), (outer.max.x - 1.0, -1.0)] {
+        let tip = pos2(edge + dir * 4.0, y);
+        ui.painter().line_segment([pos2(edge, y - 4.0), tip], stroke);
+        ui.painter().line_segment([pos2(edge, y + 4.0), tip], stroke);
+    }
+}
+
+/// The new colour over the original; returns true when the original is clicked (to go back to it).
+fn swatches(ui: &mut Ui, new: [f32; 3], original: [f32; 3]) -> bool {
+    let (rect, _) = ui.allocate_exact_size(vec2(64.0, 64.0), Sense::hover());
+    let (top, bottom) = rect.split_top_bottom_at_fraction(0.5);
+    let new_resp = ui.interact(top, ui.id().with("new-swatch"), Sense::hover());
+    new_resp.widget_info(|| egui::WidgetInfo::labeled(egui::WidgetType::Other, true, "New color"));
+    let old = ui.interact(bottom, ui.id().with("original-swatch"), Sense::click()).on_hover_text(tr("Original color: click to go back to it"));
+    old.widget_info(|| egui::WidgetInfo::labeled(egui::WidgetType::Button, true, "Original color"));
+    ui.painter().rect_filled(top, 0.0, srgb32(new));
+    ui.painter().rect_filled(bottom, 0.0, srgb32(original));
+    ui.painter().rect_stroke(rect, 0.0, ui.visuals().widgets.inactive.bg_stroke, StrokeKind::Outside);
+    old.clicked()
+}
+
+/// `hsv` with `old`'s hue where `hsv` has none (a grey or black), and `old`'s saturation where it
+/// has neither (black).
+fn keep_hue(mut hsv: [f32; 3], old: [f32; 3]) -> [f32; 3] {
+    if hsv[1] == 0.0 || hsv[2] == 0.0 {
+        hsv[0] = old[0];
+    }
+    if hsv[2] == 0.0 {
+        hsv[1] = old[1];
+    }
+    hsv
+}
+
+/// The hex field. While it has focus it keeps what was typed (`id` holds the text); otherwise it
+/// shows the colour. Focusing it selects the code, so typing replaces it; a valid code applies as
+/// it is typed.
+fn hex_field(ui: &mut Ui, id: egui::Id, c: &mut [f32; 3]) -> bool {
+    let mut text = ui.data(|d| d.get_temp::<String>(id)).unwrap_or_else(|| srgb_hex(*c).trim_start_matches('#').to_string());
+    let mut changed = false;
+    let label = ui.label("#");
+    let resp = ui
+        .add(egui::TextEdit::singleline(&mut text).id(id.with("edit")).desired_width(62.0).char_limit(7).font(egui::TextStyle::Monospace))
+        .labelled_by(label.id);
+    if resp.gained_focus() {
+        select_all(ui.ctx(), resp.id, &text);
+    }
+    if resp.changed()
+        && let Some(rgb) = hex_rgb(&text)
+    {
+        let v = rgb.map(|b| b as f32 / 255.0);
+        if v != *c {
+            *c = v;
+            changed = true;
+        }
+    }
+    if resp.has_focus() {
+        ui.data_mut(|d| d.insert_temp(id, text.clone()));
+    } else {
+        ui.data_mut(|d| d.remove::<String>(id));
+    }
+    changed
+}
+
+/// An sRGB colour (components 0–1) as an egui colour.
+pub fn srgb32(c: [f32; 3]) -> Color32 {
+    let b = |v: f32| (v.clamp(0.0, 1.0) * 255.0).round() as u8;
+    Color32::from_rgb(b(c[0]), b(c[1]), b(c[2]))
+}
+
+/// An sRGB colour (components 0–1) as `#RRGGBB`.
+pub fn srgb_hex(c: [f32; 3]) -> String {
+    let col = srgb32(c);
+    format!("#{:02X}{:02X}{:02X}", col.r(), col.g(), col.b())
+}
+
+/// Parse a hex colour: `#RRGGBB`, `RRGGBB`, `#RGB` or `RGB` (any case, surrounding space ignored).
+pub fn hex_rgb(s: &str) -> Option<[u8; 3]> {
+    let h = s.trim().trim_start_matches('#');
+    if !h.is_ascii() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let digit = |i: usize| h.get(i..i + 1).and_then(|d| u8::from_str_radix(d, 16).ok());
+    let pair = |i: usize| h.get(i..i + 2).and_then(|d| u8::from_str_radix(d, 16).ok());
+    match h.len() {
+        3 => Some([digit(0)? * 17, digit(1)? * 17, digit(2)? * 17]),
+        6 => Some([pair(0)?, pair(2)?, pair(4)?]),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+/// sRGB (components 0–1) to hue, saturation and value (0–1).
+pub fn rgb_to_hsv([r, g, b]: [f32; 3]) -> [f32; 3] {
+    let (r, g, b) = (r.clamp(0.0, 1.0), g.clamp(0.0, 1.0), b.clamp(0.0, 1.0));
+    let max = r.max(g).max(b);
+    let d = max - r.min(g).min(b);
+    if d <= 0.0 {
+        return [0.0, 0.0, max];
+    }
+    let h = if max == r {
+        ((g - b) / d).rem_euclid(6.0)
+    } else if max == g {
+        (b - r) / d + 2.0
+    } else {
+        (r - g) / d + 4.0
+    };
+    [h / 6.0, d / max, max]
+}
+
+/// Hue, saturation and value (0–1) to sRGB (components 0–1).
+pub fn hsv_to_rgb([h, s, v]: [f32; 3]) -> [f32; 3] {
+    let h = h.clamp(0.0, 1.0) * 6.0;
+    let (s, v) = (s.clamp(0.0, 1.0), v.clamp(0.0, 1.0));
+    let f = |n: f32| {
+        let k = (n + h) % 6.0;
+        v - v * s * k.min(4.0 - k).clamp(0.0, 1.0)
+    };
+    [f(5.0), f(3.0), f(1.0)]
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/dock.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/dock.rs
index 65bca8803..ba5f5eaa7 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/dock.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/dock.rs
@@ -501,8 +501,27 @@ impl DockNode {
                 },
             }
         }
-        if !add(self, p, near) && !add(self, p, PanelKind::EffectsPresets) {
-            add(self, p, PanelKind::Project);
+        fn add_first(n: &mut DockNode, p: PanelKind) -> bool {
+            match n {
+                DockNode::Split { a, b, .. } => add_first(a, p) || add_first(b, p),
+                DockNode::Tabs { panels, active } if !panels.is_empty() => {
+                    panels.push(p);
+                    *active = panels.len() - 1;
+                    true
+                }
+                DockNode::Stack { entries } if !entries.is_empty() => {
+                    entries.push(StackEntry { panel: p, open: true, height: None });
+                    true
+                }
+                _ => false,
+            }
+        }
+        if self.panel_count() == 0 {
+            // Every panel was closed: there is no anchor, so the panel becomes the whole dock.
+            *self = tabs(&[p], 0);
+        } else if !add(self, p, near) && !add(self, p, PanelKind::EffectsPresets) && !add(self, p, PanelKind::Project) {
+            // None of the anchors is docked (e.g. Minimal with Timeline closed): use the first group.
+            add_first(self, p);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1181,6 +1200,24 @@ pub fn placeholder(ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect, t: &Tokens, text: &str) {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn open_near_in_an_empty_dock_makes_the_panel_the_dock() {
+        for p in [PanelKind::Composition, PanelKind::Timeline, PanelKind::Project] {
+            let mut d = tabs(&[], 0);
+            d.open_near(p, PanelKind::EffectsPresets);
+            assert!(d.is_visible(p));
+            assert_eq!(d.panel_count(), 1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn open_near_without_any_anchor_uses_the_first_group() {
+        let mut d = tabs(&[PanelKind::Composition], 0);
+        d.open_near(PanelKind::Timeline, PanelKind::EffectsPresets);
+        assert!(d.is_visible(PanelKind::Timeline));
+        assert_eq!(d.panel_count(), 2);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn stacked_panels_toggle_open_close() {
         use PanelKind::*;
@@ -1419,6 +1456,27 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(PanelKind::from_name("effects & presets"), Some(PanelKind::EffectsPresets));
     }
 
+    /// Ported from #630 (Ni-zav): the reporter's reproduction on the Minimal workspace.
+    #[test]
+    fn window_panels_reopen_after_last_panel_is_closed() {
+        use PanelKind::*;
+        for reopen in [Composition, Timeline, Project] {
+            let mut d = workspace("Minimal");
+            d.close(Composition);
+            d.close(Timeline);
+            assert_eq!(d.panel_count(), 0);
+            d.open_near(reopen, EffectsPresets);
+            assert_eq!(d.panel_count(), 1);
+            assert!(d.is_visible(reopen), "{reopen:?} must be visible");
+        }
+        let mut d = tabs(&[Audio], 0);
+        d.open_near(History, Project);
+        assert_eq!(d, tabs(&[Audio, History], 1));
+        let mut d = workspace("Minimal");
+        d.open_near(EffectsPresets, Timeline);
+        assert_eq!(d.path_of(EffectsPresets), d.path_of(Timeline));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn closing_earlier_inactive_tab_keeps_the_shown_panel() {
         use PanelKind::*;
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/header.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/header.rs
index 1b93658f2..779459fb8 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/header.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/header.rs
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ fn fill_stroke_options(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, p: &egui::Pa
             }
         }
         let mut c = tp.color;
-        if color_popup(ui, picker_id(key), sr.left_bottom(), &mut c) {
+        if widgets::color_popup(ui, picker_id(key), sr.left_bottom(), &mut c) {
             tool_options(app, json!({key: c}));
             paint(app, key, json!(c));
         }
@@ -445,12 +445,6 @@ fn paint_options_popup(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, key: &str, t
     }
 }
 
-/// sRGB components (0–1) as a colour.
-fn srgb32(c: [f32; 3]) -> Color32 {
-    let b = |v: f32| (v.clamp(0.0, 1.0) * 255.0).round() as u8;
-    Color32::from_rgb(b(c[0]), b(c[1]), b(c[2]))
-}
-
 /// A Fill or Stroke swatch: its colour, a gradient (white to black), or None's red slash.
 fn paint_swatch(p: &egui::Painter, r: Rect, paint: &ToolPaint, hovered: bool, t: &Tokens) {
     let clip = p.with_clip_rect(r);
@@ -460,7 +454,7 @@ fn paint_swatch(p: &egui::Painter, r: Rect, paint: &ToolPaint, hovered: bool, t:
             clip.line_segment([r.left_bottom(), r.right_top()], Stroke::new(1.5, Color32::from_rgb(0xe0, 0x30, 0x30)));
         }
         PaintKind::Solid => {
-            clip.rect_filled(r, 2.0, srgb32(paint.color));
+            clip.rect_filled(r, 2.0, widgets::srgb32(paint.color));
         }
         PaintKind::Linear => {
             let mut m = egui::Mesh::default();
@@ -555,28 +549,6 @@ fn ws_menu(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
     }
 }
 
-/// A small colour picker popup bound to an RGB value.
-pub fn color_popup(ui: &mut egui::Ui, id: egui::Id, pos: egui::Pos2, c: &mut [f32; 3]) -> bool {
-    let open_id = id.with("open");
-    if !ui.data(|d| d.get_temp::<bool>(open_id).unwrap_or(false)) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    let mut changed = false;
-    let area = egui::Area::new(id.with("area")).order(egui::Order::Foreground).fixed_pos(pos + vec2(0.0, 4.0)).show(ui.ctx(), |ui| {
-        egui::Frame::popup(ui.style()).show(ui, |ui| {
-            let mut col = srgb32(*c);
-            if egui::color_picker::color_picker_color32(ui, &mut col, egui::color_picker::Alpha::Opaque) {
-                *c = [col.r() as f32 / 255.0, col.g() as f32 / 255.0, col.b() as f32 / 255.0];
-                changed = true;
-            }
-        });
-    });
-    if widgets::pressed_outside(ui.ctx(), &area.response) || ui.input(|i| i.key_pressed(egui::Key::Escape)) {
-        ui.data_mut(|d| d.insert_temp(open_id, false));
-    }
-    changed
-}
-
 /// The ArtCraft mark as supplied in `docs/brand` (the README's and getartcraft.com's logo; used
 /// unmodified, see `docs/brand/LICENSE-brand.txt`).
 static ARTCRAFT_MARK: &[u8] = include_bytes!("../../../docs/brand/artcraft-mark.png");
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ui.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ui.rs
index 9cb9d7365..c0385aa47 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ui.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ui.rs
@@ -1927,9 +1927,11 @@ mod tests {
     /// The interface text that has moved into this catalog. Add a panel here when you convert it;
     /// the tests below then keep it translated.
     const CONVERTED: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
+        ("color_picker.rs", include_str!("../color_picker.rs")),
         ("credits.rs", include_str!("../credits.rs")),
         ("header.rs", include_str!("../header.rs")),
         ("menus.rs", include_str!("../menus.rs")),
+        ("widgets.rs", include_str!("../widgets.rs")),
         ("panels/anim_tools.rs", include_str!("../panels/anim_tools.rs")),
         ("panels/camera_tracker_ui.rs", include_str!("../panels/camera_tracker_ui.rs")),
         ("panels/comp_settings.rs", include_str!("../panels/comp_settings.rs")),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
index 7cd7a2a54..6c4053c01 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 pub mod audio;
 pub mod automation;
 pub mod bench;
+pub mod color_picker;
 pub mod control;
 pub mod credits;
 pub mod dock;
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
index 7851779ff..9283dce27 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
@@ -1391,7 +1391,16 @@ pub fn shortcut_text(s: &str) -> String {
 pub fn parse_shortcut(s: &str) -> Option<(egui::Modifiers, egui::Key)> {
     let mut m = egui::Modifiers::NONE;
     let mut key = None;
-    let parts: Vec<&str> = if s == "+" { vec!["+"] } else { s.split('+').collect() };
+    // The plus key itself is written `+` or `Cmd++`.
+    let (head, plus) = match s.strip_suffix("++") {
+        Some(h) => (h, true),
+        None if s == "+" => ("", true),
+        None => (s, false),
+    };
+    let mut parts: Vec<&str> = if head.is_empty() { vec![] } else { head.split('+').collect() };
+    if plus {
+        parts.push("+");
+    }
     for p in parts {
         match p {
             "Cmd" => {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/camera_tracker_ui.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/camera_tracker_ui.rs
index 18e248135..71cea1554 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/camera_tracker_ui.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/camera_tracker_ui.rs
@@ -215,8 +215,22 @@ pub fn viewer_hook(
         return;
     }
     // Interaction over the image.
-    let resp = ui.interact(map.area, egui::Id::new("viewer-camera-tracker"), Sense::click_and_drag());
+    // While Space (Hand tool) is held the overlay only hovers, so the viewer underneath gets the pan drag.
+    let sense = if super::space_hand(&ctx) { Sense::hover() } else { Sense::click_and_drag() };
+    let resp = ui.interact(map.area, egui::Id::new("viewer-camera-tracker"), sense);
     app.auto.add("viewer.cameraTracker", map.area, "3D Camera Tracker points");
+    // The overlay is on top of the viewer, so a middle-button drag lands here: pan the viewer like the Hand tool.
+    if resp.dragged_by(egui::PointerButton::Middle) {
+        let pid = egui::Id::new("viewer-camera-tracker-pan");
+        if resp.drag_started() {
+            let start_pan = app.ui.viewer.pan;
+            ui.data_mut(|d| d.insert_temp(pid, start_pan));
+        }
+        if let (Some(start_pan), Some(d)) = (ui.data(|m| m.get_temp::<[f32; 2]>(pid)), resp.total_drag_delta()) {
+            app.ui.viewer.pan = [start_pan[0] + d.x, start_pan[1] + d.y];
+        }
+        return;
+    }
     for (id, sp, r) in hits.iter().take(400) {
         app.auto.add(&format!("viewer.cameraTracker.point.{id}"), Rect::from_center_size(*sp, vec2(r * 2.0 + 4.0, r * 2.0 + 4.0)), "track point");
     }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/dialogs_3d.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/dialogs_3d.rs
index 6113c8662..afc0fc8ac 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/dialogs_3d.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/dialogs_3d.rs
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ pub fn light(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, t: &Tokens) {
             });
             ui.end_row();
             ui.label(tr("Color"));
-            ui.color_edit_button_rgb(&mut d.color);
+            crate::widgets::srgb_color_button(ui, &mut d.color);
             ui.end_row();
             ui.label(tr("Intensity"));
             ui.add(crate::widgets::drag_value(egui::DragValue::new(&mut d.intensity).range(-10000.0..=10000.0).suffix(" %")));
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effect_controls.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effect_controls.rs
index 94d8e5a45..adab02474 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effect_controls.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effect_controls.rs
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ fn prop_row(
             }
             app.auto.add(&format!("effectControls.prop.{uid}.eyedropper"), er, &prop.name);
             let mut rgb = [c[0] as f32, c[1] as f32, c[2] as f32];
-            if crate::header::color_popup(ui, pop, sr.left_bottom(), &mut rgb) {
+            if crate::widgets::color_popup(ui, pop, sr.left_bottom(), &mut rgb) {
                 set(actions, json!([rgb[0], rgb[1], rgb[2], 1.0]));
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/essential.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/essential.rs
index c264e74ed..ce6121a76 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/essential.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/essential.rs
@@ -344,11 +344,10 @@ fn value_widget(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, auto: &str, ty: Opt
         }
         ControlType::Color => {
             let c = v.as_color();
-            let mut rgba = egui::Rgba::from_rgba_unmultiplied(c[0], c[1], c[2], c[3]);
-            let r = egui::widgets::color_picker::color_edit_button_rgba(ui, &mut rgba, egui::widgets::color_picker::Alpha::Opaque);
+            let mut rgb = [c[0], c[1], c[2]];
+            let r = crate::widgets::srgb_color_button(ui, &mut rgb);
             if r.changed() {
-                let u = rgba.to_rgba_unmultiplied();
-                out = Some(json!([u[0], u[1], u[2], u[3]]));
+                out = Some(json!([rgb[0], rgb[1], rgb[2], c[3]]));
             }
             r.rect
         }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/fx_editors.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/fx_editors.rs
index 51b146af4..a426f5a18 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/fx_editors.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/fx_editors.rs
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ fn colorama_wheel(
             t.text_dim,
         );
         let mut rgb = [col[0], col[1], col[2]];
-        if crate::header::color_popup(ui, pop, sr.left_bottom(), &mut rgb) {
+        if crate::widgets::color_popup(ui, pop, sr.left_bottom(), &mut rgb) {
             let mut st = pal.stops.clone();
             st[sel].1 = [rgb[0], rgb[1], rgb[2], col[3]];
             new_stops = Some(st);
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/layer_styles_dialog.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/layer_styles_dialog.rs
index c6b6abbe3..1366c2ae8 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/layer_styles_dialog.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/layer_styles_dialog.rs
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ fn control(ui: &mut egui::Ui, p: &Property, v: &KV) -> Option<Value> {
             (r.changed() && y != *x).then(|| json!(y))
         }
         (KV::Color(c), _) => {
-            let mut rgba = egui::Rgba::from_rgba_unmultiplied(c[0] as f32, c[1] as f32, c[2] as f32, c[3] as f32);
-            let changed = egui::color_picker::color_edit_button_rgba(ui, &mut rgba, egui::color_picker::Alpha::Opaque).changed();
-            changed.then(|| json!([rgba.r(), rgba.g(), rgba.b()]))
+            let mut rgb = [c[0] as f32, c[1] as f32, c[2] as f32];
+            let changed = crate::widgets::srgb_color_button(ui, &mut rgb).changed();
+            changed.then(|| json!(rgb))
         }
         (KV::Gradient(_), _) => {
             ui.label(egui::RichText::new(tr("Edit in the Timeline")).weak());
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/mod.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/mod.rs
index ab5a1c8f7..79ef9c2bc 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/mod.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,32 @@ pub enum DragPayload {
     Files(Vec<String>),
 }
 
+/// Layers carried by a Project item drag. Dragging a selected item uses the
+/// complete selection, while dragging an unselected item uses only that item.
+/// Folders and data files are not composition layers.
+pub(crate) fn project_drop_items(app: &EffectcraftApp, dragged: u64) -> Vec<u64> {
+    use effectcraft_engine::project::{FootageKind, ItemId, ItemKind};
+
+    let selected = &app.session.state.project_selection;
+    let candidates: Vec<u64> = if selected.iter().any(|id| id.0 == dragged) {
+        selected.iter().map(|id| id.0).collect()
+    } else {
+        // One unselected item goes through as is, so a folder or data file still gets the
+        // engine's error instead of a silent no-op.
+        return vec![dragged];
+    };
+    candidates
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter(|id| {
+            app.session.project.item(ItemId(*id)).is_some_and(|item| match &item.kind {
+                ItemKind::Comp(_) | ItemKind::Solid(_) => true,
+                ItemKind::Footage(f) => f.kind != FootageKind::Data,
+                ItemKind::Folder => false,
+            })
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
 /// The current time formatted per project settings (timecode with `;` for drop-frame, frames
 /// or Feet + Frames).
 pub fn timecode(session: &Session, comp: &Comp, t: Tick) -> String {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/paint_panels.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/paint_panels.rs
index 62f270558..675bc1e16 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/paint_panels.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/paint_panels.rs
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ pub fn paint(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
     app.auto.add("paint.color", fg, "Foreground color");
     app.auto.add("paint.background", bg, "Background color");
     let mut fc = rgb(o.color);
-    if crate::header::color_popup(ui, egui::Id::new("paint-fg-pop"), fg.left_bottom(), &mut fc) {
+    if crate::widgets::color_popup(ui, egui::Id::new("paint-fg-pop"), fg.left_bottom(), &mut fc) {
         set(app, json!({"color": [fc[0], fc[1], fc[2], 1.0]}));
     }
     let mut bc = rgb(o.background);
-    if crate::header::color_popup(ui, egui::Id::new("paint-bg-pop"), bg.left_bottom(), &mut bc) {
+    if crate::widgets::color_popup(ui, egui::Id::new("paint-bg-pop"), bg.left_bottom(), &mut bc) {
         set(app, json!({"background": [bc[0], bc[1], bc[2], 1.0]}));
     }
     let swap = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(x0 + 46.0, y), vec2(18.0, 14.0));
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties.rs
index e5d5d165a..dbeeb1a7a 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/properties.rs
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ fn text_section(
         }
         app.auto.add(&format!("properties.text.{key}"), sw, label);
         let mut rgb = [c[0], c[1], c[2]];
-        if crate::header::color_popup(ui, pop, sw.left_bottom(), &mut rgb) {
+        if crate::widgets::color_popup(ui, pop, sw.left_bottom(), &mut rgb) {
             set(actions, json!({key: [rgb[0], rgb[1], rgb[2]], "merge": format!("props-text-{key}")}));
         }
         p.text(pos2(sw.max.x + 8.0, sw.center().y), Align2::LEFT_CENTER, label, Tokens::ui(12.0), t.text);
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/settings.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/settings.rs
index c79451785..385febefe 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/settings.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/settings.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ fn hex(c: [u8; 3]) -> String {
     format!("#{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}", c[0], c[1], c[2])
 }
 
+/// sRGB components (0–1) as bytes.
+fn srgb_bytes(c: [f32; 3]) -> [u8; 3] {
+    let col = crate::widgets::srgb32(c);
+    [col.r(), col.g(), col.b()]
+}
+
 fn reg(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, id: &str, r: &egui::Response, label: &str) {
     app.auto.add(id, r.rect, label);
 }
@@ -178,8 +184,9 @@ fn page_ui(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, page: &Page, cur: &Value
                                 }
                                 Kind::Color => {
                                     let c = crate::panels::viewer::hex_rgb(v.as_str().unwrap_or("")).unwrap_or([128, 128, 128]);
-                                    let mut rgb = c;
-                                    let r = ui.color_edit_button_srgb(&mut rgb);
+                                    let mut f = c.map(|v| v as f32 / 255.0);
+                                    let r = crate::widgets::srgb_color_button(ui, &mut f);
+                                    let rgb = if r.changed() { srgb_bytes(f) } else { c };
                                     ui.label(RichText::new(hex(rgb)).monospace().color(t.text_dim));
                                     if rgb != c {
                                         acts.push(Act::Set(key.into(), json!(hex(rgb))));
@@ -559,8 +566,9 @@ fn labels_ui(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, cur: &Value, acts: &mu
     egui::Grid::new("settings-labels").num_columns(4).spacing([10.0, 4.0]).show(ui, |ui| {
         for (i, l) in labels.iter().enumerate() {
             let c = crate::panels::viewer::hex_rgb(l["color"].as_str().unwrap_or("")).unwrap_or([128, 128, 128]);
-            let mut rgb = c;
-            let r = ui.color_edit_button_srgb(&mut rgb);
+            let mut f = c.map(|v| v as f32 / 255.0);
+            let r = crate::widgets::srgb_color_button(ui, &mut f);
+            let rgb = if r.changed() { srgb_bytes(f) } else { c };
             app.auto.add(&format!("settings.labels.{i}.color"), r.rect, "label colour");
             if rgb != c {
                 acts.push(Act::Set(format!("labels.{i}.color"), json!(hex(rgb))));
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/shortcut_editor.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/shortcut_editor.rs
index c0893c5b1..021dffe75 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/shortcut_editor.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/shortcut_editor.rs
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, t: &Tokens) {
                 _ => None,
             })
         });
+        // The shortcut field must not also type the key it just recorded (Alt+R came out as `rAlt+R`).
+        ctx.input_mut(|i| i.events.retain(|e| !matches!(e, egui::Event::Text(_) | egui::Event::Key { .. })));
         if let Some((k, m)) = got {
             st.recording = false;
             if k != egui::Key::Escape
@@ -586,6 +588,41 @@ mod tests {
         }
         assert_eq!(split("Cmd+Shift+K"), ([false, true, false, true], "K".into()));
         assert_eq!(split("Cmd++"), ([false, true, false, false], "+".into()));
+        // The plus key, with and without modifiers, parses back (typed by hand or recorded).
+        for txt in ["+", "Cmd++", "Alt++"] {
+            assert_eq!(crate::menus::parse_shortcut(txt).map(|(_, k)| k), Some(egui::Key::Plus), "{txt}");
+        }
+        assert_eq!(crate::menus::parse_shortcut("Alt+R").map(|(m, k)| (m.alt, k)), Some((true, egui::Key::R)));
         assert_eq!(split("F9"), ([false; 4], "F9".into()));
     }
+
+    fn frame(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, events: Vec<egui::Event>) {
+        app.auto.begin_frame();
+        let mut out = ctx.run_ui(egui::RawInput { events, ..Default::default() }, |ui| crate::panels::dialogs::show(app, ui.ctx()));
+        out.textures_delta.clear();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn recording_a_shortcut_does_not_also_type_the_key_into_the_field() {
+        let mut app = EffectcraftApp::new(effectcraft_engine::Session::default());
+        let ctx = egui::Context::default();
+        crate::theme::install(&ctx, &app.tokens, crate::i18n::language(&app));
+        open(&mut app);
+        app.dialog_state.shortcuts.selected = app.session.shortcuts().bindables.first().map(|b| b.key.clone());
+        for _ in 0..3 {
+            frame(&mut app, &ctx, vec![]);
+        }
+        let [x, y, w, h] = app.auto.find("shortcuts.record").expect("shortcut field").rect;
+        let at = pos2(x + w / 2.0, y + h / 2.0);
+        let click = |pressed| egui::Event::PointerButton { pos: at, button: egui::PointerButton::Primary, pressed, modifiers: Default::default() };
+        frame(&mut app, &ctx, vec![egui::Event::PointerMoved(at), click(true)]);
+        frame(&mut app, &ctx, vec![click(false)]);
+        frame(&mut app, &ctx, vec![]);
+        assert!(app.dialog_state.shortcuts.recording);
+        // Alt+R arrives as the key and as the typed text `r`.
+        let key = egui::Event::Key { key: egui::Key::R, physical_key: None, pressed: true, repeat: false, modifiers: egui::Modifiers::ALT };
+        frame(&mut app, &ctx, vec![key, egui::Event::Text("r".into())]);
+        frame(&mut app, &ctx, vec![]);
+        assert_eq!(app.dialog_state.shortcuts.pending, "Alt+R");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/text_panels.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/text_panels.rs
index fa64860ae..1ed3f21e0 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/text_panels.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/text_panels.rs
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ pub fn character(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
         }
         app.auto.add(&format!("character.{key}"), fs, label);
         let mut rgb = [c[0], c[1], c[2]];
-        if crate::header::color_popup(ui, pop, fs.left_bottom(), &mut rgb) {
+        if crate::widgets::color_popup(ui, pop, fs.left_bottom(), &mut rgb) {
             actions.push(json!({key: [rgb[0], rgb[1], rgb[2]], "merge": format!("char-{key}")}));
         }
         p.text(pos2(fs.max.x + 6.0, y + 10.0), Align2::LEFT_CENTER, label, Tokens::ui(11.5), t.text_dim);
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs
index 7df3439be..f91987c08 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs
@@ -2959,9 +2959,14 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
                 rp.galley(tag.min, g, Color32::WHITE);
             }
             if released {
-                let (index, time) = (json!(index), json!(start.map(Tick::seconds)));
+                let time = json!(start.map(Tick::seconds));
                 match payload.as_ref() {
-                    crate::panels::DragPayload::Item(id) => actions.push(("layer.addItem".into(), json!({"item": id, "index": index, "time": time}))),
+                    crate::panels::DragPayload::Item(id) => {
+                        // Insert each selected item at the drop point, in selection order.
+                        for (offset, item) in crate::panels::project_drop_items(app, *id).into_iter().enumerate() {
+                            actions.push(("layer.addItem".into(), json!({"item": item, "index": index.saturating_add(offset), "time": time.clone()})));
+                        }
+                    }
                     crate::panels::DragPayload::Files(paths) => {
                         actions.push(("mediaBrowser.import".into(), json!({"paths": paths, "addToComp": true, "index": index, "time": time})))
                     }
@@ -3558,7 +3563,7 @@ fn value_editor(
                 widgets::open_popup(ui, pop);
             }
             let mut rgb = [c[0] as f32, c[1] as f32, c[2] as f32];
-            if crate::header::color_popup(ui, pop, r.left_bottom(), &mut rgb) {
+            if crate::widgets::color_popup(ui, pop, r.left_bottom(), &mut rgb) {
                 set(actions, json!([rgb[0], rgb[1], rgb[2], 1.0]));
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer.rs
index 9adf007f8..081e136dc 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer.rs
@@ -522,10 +522,12 @@ fn locked_pane(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, full: Rect, bg: Colo
     let cam = (lv.view != View3D::ActiveCamera && comp.has_3d())
         .then(|| app.session.state.views3d.get(&lv.comp).cloned().unwrap_or_default().cam(lv.view, comp.width as f64, comp.height as f64).state());
     let dc = effectcraft_engine::viewer::DisplayColor::of(&app.session);
+    // The display conversion's inputs, keyed as in the main viewer's texture caches.
+    let dc_key = format!("{cam:?}{}", super::viewer_tools::display_key(app, dc.is_some()));
     let key = {
         use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
         let mut h = std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher::new();
-        (app.session.revision, lv.comp.0, t.0, scale.to_bits(), format!("{cam:?}{}", dc.is_some())).hash(&mut h);
+        (app.session.revision, lv.comp.0, t.0, scale.to_bits(), dc_key).hash(&mut h);
         h.finish()
     };
     let id = egui::Id::new("viewer-locked");
@@ -1044,7 +1046,9 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
         }
     }
     let gid = egui::Id::new("viewer-gesture");
-    if let Some(hp) = resp.hover_pos() {
+    // An overlay on top of the viewer (e.g. the camera tracker points) takes the hover, but the pointer is still over the viewer: keep wheel zoom working.
+    let hover_pos = resp.hover_pos().or_else(|| if resp.contains_pointer() { ui.input(|i| i.pointer.hover_pos()) } else { None });
+    if let Some(hp) = hover_pos {
         app.pointer_comp = Some({
             let c = map.to_comp(hp);
             [c[0] as f32, c[1] as f32]
@@ -2147,14 +2151,7 @@ pub(crate) fn minify_factor(smooth: bool, pixels: f64, screen: f64) -> usize {
     if smooth && k >= 1.0 { k.min(256.0) as usize } else { 1 }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn hex_rgb(s: &str) -> Option<[u8; 3]> {
-    let h = s.trim().trim_start_matches('#');
-    if h.len() != 6 || !h.is_ascii() {
-        return None;
-    }
-    let p = |i: usize| u8::from_str_radix(&h[i..i + 2], 16).ok();
-    Some([p(0)?, p(2)?, p(4)?])
-}
+pub(crate) use crate::widgets::hex_rgb;
 
 /// The Extended Viewer's render region for this frame (see [`ViewerState::extended`]):
 /// Settings ▸ 3D ▸ Extended Viewer on, the comp has 3D layers and the view is a custom 3D view
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer_drop.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer_drop.rs
index 31d426b36..2d42eb2c9 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer_drop.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer_drop.rs
@@ -23,32 +23,37 @@ pub(crate) fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &egui::Ui, painter: &egui::Pain
     let Some(ptr) = ctx.input(|i| i.pointer.hover_pos()).filter(|_| ui.rect_contains_pointer(map.area)) else { return };
     let stroke = Stroke::new(2.0, app.tokens.accent);
     let at = map.to_comp(ptr);
-    let action: Option<(&str, Value)> = match payload.as_ref() {
-        DragPayload::Effect(effect) => layer_at(ectx, at).map(|l| {
-            if let Some((_, q, _)) = layer_quad(ectx, l) {
-                painter.add(egui::Shape::closed_line(q.iter().map(|c| map.to_screen(*c)).collect(), stroke));
-            }
-            ("effect.apply", json!({"effect": effect, "layers": [l.id.0]}))
-        }),
+    let actions: Vec<(&str, Value)> = match payload.as_ref() {
+        DragPayload::Effect(effect) => layer_at(ectx, at)
+            .map(|l| {
+                if let Some((_, q, _)) = layer_quad(ectx, l) {
+                    painter.add(egui::Shape::closed_line(q.iter().map(|c| map.to_screen(*c)).collect(), stroke));
+                }
+                ("effect.apply", json!({"effect": effect, "layers": [l.id.0]}))
+            })
+            .into_iter()
+            .collect(),
         DragPayload::Item(item) => {
             // The layer's frame, centred on the pointer.
             if let Some([w, h]) = app.session.project.item(ItemId(*item)).and_then(|it| frame_size(&it.kind, ectx.comp.pixel_aspect)) {
                 painter.rect_stroke(Rect::from_center_size(ptr, vec2(w, h) * map.zoom), 0.0, Stroke::new(1.0, app.tokens.accent), StrokeKind::Middle);
             }
-            Some(("layer.addItem", json!({"item": item, "position": at})))
+            // New layers go above the current selection, so insert in reverse
+            // to preserve the order of the dragged Project items.
+            crate::panels::project_drop_items(app, *item).into_iter().rev().map(|item| ("layer.addItem", json!({"item": item, "position": at}))).collect()
         }
-        DragPayload::Files(paths) => Some(("mediaBrowser.import", json!({"paths": paths, "addToComp": true, "position": at}))),
-        DragPayload::Property { .. } => None,
+        DragPayload::Files(paths) => vec![("mediaBrowser.import", json!({"paths": paths, "addToComp": true, "position": at}))],
+        DragPayload::Property { .. } => vec![],
     };
-    if action.as_ref().is_some_and(|(id, _)| *id != "effect.apply") {
+    if actions.first().is_some_and(|(id, _)| *id != "effect.apply") {
         painter.rect_stroke(map.area, 0.0, stroke, StrokeKind::Inside);
     }
     if ctx.input(|i| i.pointer.any_released()) {
         egui::DragAndDrop::clear_payload(&ctx);
-        if let Some((id, params)) = action
-            && let Err(e) = crate::menus::invoke(app, &ctx, id, params)
-        {
-            app.ui.status = e;
+        for (id, params) in actions {
+            if let Err(e) = crate::menus::invoke(app, &ctx, id, params) {
+                app.ui.status = e;
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer_tools.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer_tools.rs
index e704e0a60..c94f94f56 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer_tools.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer_tools.rs
@@ -349,6 +349,14 @@ fn transformed(img: &egui::ColorImage, ch: Channel, colorized: bool, stops: f32,
     egui::ColorImage::new(img.size, px.into_iter().map(|a| Color32::from_rgba_premultiplied(a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3])).collect())
 }
 
+/// The display conversion's inputs, for the texture caches.
+pub(crate) fn display_key(app: &EffectcraftApp, has_conversion: bool) -> String {
+    let opts = &app.session.state.viewer;
+    let custom = if opts.simulation.profile == vw::SimProfile::MyCustom { format!("{:?}", app.session.prefs.custom_rgb) } else { String::new() };
+    format!("{:?}{:?}{}{custom}", has_conversion, opts.simulation, app.session.prefs.previews.display_profile)
+        + &format!("{:?}{:?}{}", app.session.project.settings.working_space, app.session.project.settings.output_space, opts.display_color_management)
+}
+
 /// Draw the frame into `comp_rect`: the rendered frame (covering the region of interest when one
 /// is set), or the snapshot while Show Snapshot is on / F5 is held, through Show Channel and the
 /// exposure. Fast Previews ▸ Wireframe draws layer outlines instead.
@@ -378,10 +386,7 @@ pub(crate) fn draw_frame(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, painter:
         return;
     }
     let dc = vw::DisplayColor::of(&app.session);
-    // The display conversion's inputs, for the texture caches.
-    let custom = if opts.simulation.profile == vw::SimProfile::MyCustom { format!("{:?}", app.session.prefs.custom_rgb) } else { String::new() };
-    let dc_key = format!("{:?}{:?}{}{custom}", dc.is_some(), opts.simulation, app.session.prefs.previews.display_profile)
-        + &format!("{:?}{:?}{}", app.session.project.settings.working_space, app.session.project.settings.output_space, opts.display_color_management);
+    let dc_key = display_key(app, dc.is_some());
     let plain = opts.channel == Channel::Rgb && opts.exposure == 0.0 && dc.is_none();
     let uv = Rect::from_min_max(pos2(0.0, 0.0), pos2(1.0, 1.0));
     if snap {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewers.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewers.rs
index f23fd5115..8d2351330 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewers.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewers.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, id: u32, rect: Rect) {
             app.request_frame(cid, frame, scale);
             let key = app.frame_key(cid, frame, scale);
             if let Some((key, img)) = app.frames.get_for_viewer(&key, app.passive_tex.get(&id).map(|(k, _)| k)) {
-                set_texture(app, &ctx, id, key, img);
+                let dc = effectcraft_engine::viewer::DisplayColor::of(&app.session);
+                let dkey = display_hash(&super::viewer_tools::display_key(app, dc.is_some()));
+                set_texture(app, &ctx, id, key, img, dc, dkey);
             }
             match app.passive_tex.get(&id).filter(|(k, _)| k.comp == cid.0) {
                 Some((_, tex)) => {
@@ -126,16 +128,38 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, id: u32, rect: Rect) {
 }
 
 /// Keep the frame viewer `id` shows in its texture.
-fn set_texture(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, id: u32, key: FrameKey, img: FrameImage) {
+fn set_texture(
+    app: &mut EffectcraftApp,
+    ctx: &egui::Context,
+    id: u32,
+    key: FrameKey,
+    img: FrameImage,
+    dc: Option<effectcraft_engine::viewer::DisplayColor>,
+    dkey: u64,
+) {
+    let dc_id = egui::Id::new(("passive-viewer-display", id));
+    let same_display = ctx.data(|d| d.get_temp::<u64>(dc_id)) == Some(dkey);
     if let Some((k, _)) = app.passive_tex.get_mut(&id)
         && *k == key
+        && same_display
     {
         // An undo or an edit elsewhere can reuse this content at a newer revision. Keep that
         // revision as the lower bound for subsequent intermediate edit frames.
         k.revision = key.revision;
         return;
     }
+    ctx.data_mut(|d| d.insert_temp(dc_id, dkey));
     let opts = super::viewer::zoom_texture_options(app.session.prefs.viewer_zoom_smooth());
+    // The monitor conversion the active viewer applies (Use Display Color Management).
+    let img = match (img, &dc) {
+        (FrameImage::Cpu(img), Some(dc)) => {
+            let mut px: Vec<[u8; 4]> = img.pixels.iter().map(|c| c.to_array()).collect();
+            dc.apply(&mut px);
+            let pixels = px.into_iter().map(|a| Color32::from_rgba_premultiplied(a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3])).collect();
+            FrameImage::Cpu(Arc::new(egui::ColorImage::new(img.size, pixels)))
+        }
+        (img, _) => img,
+    };
     let tex = match (img, app.passive_tex.remove(&id)) {
         (FrameImage::Cpu(img), Some((_, PassiveTexture::Cpu(mut h))))
             if h.size() == crate::frames::fitted_size(img.size, crate::frames::max_texture_side(ctx)) =>
@@ -165,6 +189,14 @@ fn set_texture(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ctx: &egui::Context, id: u32, key: Fram
     app.passive_tex.insert(id, (key, tex));
 }
 
+/// A hash of the display conversion's inputs (see `viewer_tools::display_key`).
+fn display_hash(key: &str) -> u64 {
+    use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
+    let mut h = std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher::new();
+    key.hash(&mut h);
+    h.finish()
+}
+
 /// Give a passive viewer's texture back (GPU textures are registered with the renderer).
 fn free(app: &EffectcraftApp, tex: Option<PassiveTexture>) {
     if let (Some(PassiveTexture::Gpu(id, _)), Some(rs)) = (tex, &app.wgpu) {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/theme.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/theme.rs
index a37bead64..928dca9b4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/theme.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/theme.rs
@@ -339,8 +339,9 @@ const SCRIPT_PROBES: &[(char, &str)] = &[
 /// Japanese-locale machine would be drawn with the Japanese face. The interface language is the
 /// better signal, so the probe for its script comes first — kana for Japanese, a Han character for
 /// the Chinese catalogs. Both scripts are registered, so file, layer and template names in the
-/// other one still render; then [`SCRIPT_PROBES`]. The web build has no system fonts and installs
-/// nothing.
+/// other one still render; then [`SCRIPT_PROBES`], then Hangul, since the Japanese and Chinese faces
+/// may lack it (Hiragino Sans on macOS has none). The web build has no system fonts
+/// and installs nothing.
 fn install_script_fallbacks(family_fonts: &mut FontDefinitions, language: &str) -> Vec<String> {
     #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
     {
@@ -354,13 +355,17 @@ fn install_script_fallbacks(family_fonts: &mut FontDefinitions, language: &str)
         // language's face draws them.
         const KANA: (char, &str) = ('あ', "japanese-system");
         const HAN: (char, &str) = ('文', "chinese-system");
+        // Hangul is probed last: with no Korean font installed the lookup can land on a catch-all
+        // face (Unifont) that also covers Arabic or Indic text but can't shape it, so the
+        // script-specific faces must be registered ahead of it. A face already seen is skipped.
+        const HANGUL: (char, &str) = ('한', "korean-system");
         // Han text follows the interface language, not the operating system's locale.
         fonts::set_cjk_locale(cjk_locale(language));
         let base = fonts::resolve("Inter", "Regular").face;
         let cjk = if is_chinese(language) { [HAN, KANA] } else { [KANA, HAN] };
         let mut names = Vec::new();
         let mut seen = Vec::new();
-        for &(probe, name) in cjk.iter().chain(SCRIPT_PROBES) {
+        for &(probe, name) in cjk.iter().chain(SCRIPT_PROBES).chain(std::iter::once(&HANGUL)) {
             let id = fonts::fallback_for(probe, base);
             if seen.contains(&id) {
                 continue;
@@ -597,6 +602,24 @@ mod tests {
         install_script_fallbacks(&mut english, "en");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn hangul_gets_a_face_when_one_is_installed() {
+        use effectcraft_text::fonts;
+        let mut fonts_def = FontDefinitions::default();
+        install_script_fallbacks(&mut fonts_def, "en");
+        let base = fonts::resolve("Inter", "Regular").face;
+        let id = fonts::fallback_for('한', base);
+        let face = fonts::face(id);
+        if !face.has_char('한') {
+            eprintln!("no Hangul font is installed: nothing to check here");
+            return;
+        }
+        let Some(font) = face.font() else { return };
+        let bytes = font.data().as_bytes();
+        let covered = fonts_def.font_data.values().any(|d| d.font.as_ref() == bytes && d.index == face.info.index);
+        assert!(covered, "a face covering Hangul must be registered with egui");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn a_fallback_face_is_registered_at_most_once() {
         let mut fonts = FontDefinitions::default();
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
index 81b976d2d..0b811ffbd 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
@@ -192,17 +192,8 @@ pub fn swatch(ui: &mut Ui, rect: Rect, c: [f32; 4], id: egui::Id, t: &Tokens) ->
     resp
 }
 
-/// A colour button with egui's picker for a colour stored as sRGB components (0–1), as the
-/// project stores colours (`color_edit_button_rgb` reads linear values and shows them lighter).
-/// The value is only rewritten when the user picks a colour.
-pub fn srgb_color_button(ui: &mut Ui, c: &mut [f32; 3]) -> Response {
-    let mut u = c.map(|v| (v.clamp(0.0, 1.0) * 255.0).round() as u8);
-    let r = ui.color_edit_button_srgb(&mut u);
-    if r.changed() {
-        *c = u.map(|v| v as f32 / 255.0);
-    }
-    r
-}
+// The colour picker and its helpers (every colour input uses them).
+pub use crate::color_picker::{color_popup, hex_rgb, hsv_to_rgb, rgb_to_hsv, srgb_color_button, srgb_hex, srgb32};
 
 /// A twirl-down triangle; returns clicked.
 pub fn twirl(ui: &mut Ui, rect: Rect, open: bool, id: egui::Id, t: &Tokens) -> Response {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_camera_tracker.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_camera_tracker.rs
index 9e0bede60..a90c3fa45 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_camera_tracker.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_camera_tracker.rs
@@ -145,6 +145,60 @@ fn viewer_points_selection_and_effect_controls() {
     assert!(h.state().session.is_enabled("track.camera"));
 }
 
+/// Drag with `button` from `from` to `to` in steps, then release.
+fn drag_with(h: &mut Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>, button: egui::PointerButton, from: egui::Pos2, to: egui::Pos2) {
+    h.input_mut().events.push(egui::Event::PointerMoved(from));
+    h.input_mut().events.push(egui::Event::PointerButton { pos: from, button, pressed: true, modifiers: Default::default() });
+    h.step();
+    for i in 1..=8 {
+        h.input_mut().events.push(egui::Event::PointerMoved(from + (to - from) * (i as f32 / 8.0)));
+        h.step();
+    }
+    h.input_mut().events.push(egui::Event::PointerButton { pos: to, button, pressed: false, modifiers: Default::default() });
+    h.run_steps(3);
+}
+
+/// #505: with the track points shown, the wheel still zooms the viewer, and a middle-button drag
+/// and a Spacebar (Hand tool) drag over the points still pan it.
+#[test]
+fn viewer_zooms_and_pans_over_the_track_points() {
+    let (a, ..) = app();
+    let mut h = Harness::builder().with_size(egui::vec2(1600.0, 1000.0)).build_eframe(|_| a);
+    h.state_mut().show_panel(PanelKind::Composition);
+    h.run_steps(4);
+    // Wheel over a point: zooms.
+    let at = rect(&h, "viewer.cameraTracker.point.7").center();
+    let zoom = h.state().ui.viewer.zoom;
+    h.input_mut().events.push(egui::Event::PointerMoved(at));
+    h.input_mut().events.push(egui::Event::MouseWheel {
+        unit: egui::MouseWheelUnit::Point,
+        delta: egui::vec2(0.0, 120.0),
+        modifiers: Default::default(),
+        phase: egui::TouchPhase::Move,
+    });
+    h.run_steps(20);
+    assert_ne!(h.state().ui.viewer.zoom, zoom, "the wheel zooms over the track points");
+    // Middle-button drag from a point: pans, and selects nothing.
+    let at = rect(&h, "viewer.cameraTracker.point.7").center();
+    let before = h.state().ui.viewer.pan;
+    drag_with(&mut h, egui::PointerButton::Middle, at, at + egui::vec2(120.0, 60.0));
+    let after = h.state().ui.viewer.pan;
+    assert!((after[0] - before[0] - 120.0).abs() < 1.0 && (after[1] - before[1] - 60.0).abs() < 1.0, "{before:?} → {after:?}");
+    assert!(h.state().session.state.camera_points.is_empty(), "a pan selects no points");
+    // Spacebar held: a primary drag from a point pans instead of drawing a marquee.
+    let at = rect(&h, "viewer.cameraTracker.point.7").center();
+    let space = |h: &mut Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>, pressed: bool| {
+        h.input_mut().events.push(egui::Event::Key { key: egui::Key::Space, physical_key: None, pressed, repeat: false, modifiers: Default::default() });
+        h.step();
+    };
+    space(&mut h, true);
+    drag_with(&mut h, egui::PointerButton::Primary, at, at + egui::vec2(80.0, 40.0));
+    space(&mut h, false);
+    let end = h.state().ui.viewer.pan;
+    assert!((end[0] - after[0] - 80.0).abs() < 1.0 && (end[1] - after[1] - 40.0).abs() < 1.0, "{after:?} → {end:?}");
+    assert!(h.state().session.state.camera_points.is_empty(), "a Spacebar pan selects no points");
+}
+
 /// Step the UI until background frame renders have landed.
 fn settle(h: &mut Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>) {
     for _ in 0..600 {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_color_hex.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_color_hex.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90eb19b8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_color_hex.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+//! The colour picker every colour input opens: its hex field sets an effect's colour (CC Toner),
+//! the dialogs' colour button stores sRGB (egui's own `color_edit_button_rgba` read the stored
+//! sRGB values as linear, so mid-grey `#808080` was stored as `#373737`), the square, slider and
+//! HSB / RGB fields set the colour, and Cancel / Escape / the original swatch restore it.
+
+use effectcraft_engine::Session;
+use effectcraft_engine::project::LayerId;
+use effectcraft_ui_egui::EffectcraftApp;
+use effectcraft_ui_egui::dock::PanelKind;
+use effectcraft_ui_egui::widgets;
+use egui::accesskit::Role;
+use egui::{Event, Key, Modifiers, Pos2, pos2, vec2};
+use egui_kittest::Harness;
+use egui_kittest::kittest::Queryable;
+use serde_json::json;
+
+const GREY: f32 = 128.0 / 255.0;
+
+fn click<S>(h: &mut Harness<'_, S>, p: Pos2) {
+    h.input_mut().events.push(Event::PointerMoved(p));
+    h.input_mut().events.push(Event::PointerButton { pos: p, button: egui::PointerButton::Primary, pressed: true, modifiers: Modifiers::NONE });
+    h.step();
+    h.input_mut().events.push(Event::PointerButton { pos: p, button: egui::PointerButton::Primary, pressed: false, modifiers: Modifiers::NONE });
+    h.run_steps(3);
+}
+
+/// Click the open popup's Hex field and type `text` over the code it shows.
+fn type_hex<S>(h: &mut Harness<'_, S>, text: &str) {
+    let at = h.get_by_role_and_label(Role::TextInput, "#").rect().center();
+    click(h, at);
+    for pressed in [true, false] {
+        h.input_mut().events.push(Event::Key { key: Key::A, physical_key: None, pressed, repeat: false, modifiers: Modifiers::COMMAND });
+    }
+    h.step();
+    h.input_mut().events.push(Event::Text(text.into()));
+    h.run_steps(3);
+}
+
+fn close(c: [f32; 3], want: [f32; 3]) -> bool {
+    c.iter().zip(want).all(|(a, b)| (a - b).abs() < 1e-4)
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn hex_code_sets_an_effect_colour() {
+    let mut s = Session::default();
+    s.execute("comp.new", json!({"name": "Hex", "width": 320, "height": 180, "duration": 4})).unwrap();
+    let layer = s.execute("layer.newSolid", json!({"name": "Plate", "color": "#40b080"})).unwrap()["layer"].as_u64().unwrap();
+    let fx = s.execute("effect.apply", json!({"layer": layer, "effect": "CC Toner"})).unwrap()["effects"][0].as_u64().unwrap();
+    let uid = s.active_comp().unwrap().layer(LayerId(layer)).unwrap().props.find_group(fx).unwrap().get("midtones").unwrap().uid;
+    s.state.selected_layers = vec![LayerId(layer)];
+    let mut app = EffectcraftApp::new(s);
+    app.show_panel(PanelKind::EffectControls);
+    app.toggle_maximize(PanelKind::EffectControls);
+    let mut h = Harness::builder().with_size(vec2(1600.0, 1000.0)).build_eframe(|_| app);
+    h.run_steps(4);
+    let midtones = |h: &Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>| {
+        let c = h.state().session.active_comp().unwrap().layer(LayerId(layer)).unwrap().props.find(uid).unwrap().value.as_color();
+        [c[0], c[1], c[2]]
+    };
+
+    let [x, y, w, ht] = h.state().auto.find(&format!("effectControls.prop.{uid}.value")).expect("the Midtones swatch").rect;
+    click(&mut h, pos2(x + w / 2.0, y + ht / 2.0));
+    type_hex(&mut h, "#FF8000");
+    assert!(close(midtones(&h), [1.0, GREY, 0.0]), "{:?}", midtones(&h));
+    // A partial code doesn't apply; the short form does.
+    type_hex(&mut h, "#12");
+    assert!(close(midtones(&h), [1.0, GREY, 0.0]), "{:?}", midtones(&h));
+    type_hex(&mut h, "0f8");
+    assert!(close(midtones(&h), [0.0, 1.0, 136.0 / 255.0]), "{:?}", midtones(&h));
+}
+
+/// A colour button in a harness of its own, its picker open.
+fn picker(c: [f32; 3]) -> Harness<'static, [f32; 3]> {
+    let mut h = Harness::builder().with_size(vec2(560.0, 400.0)).build_ui_state(
+        |ui, c: &mut [f32; 3]| {
+            widgets::srgb_color_button(ui, c);
+        },
+        c,
+    );
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    let button = h.get_by_role(Role::ColorWell).rect().center();
+    click(&mut h, button);
+    h
+}
+
+fn press(h: &mut Harness<'_, [f32; 3]>, key: Key, modifiers: Modifiers) {
+    for pressed in [true, false] {
+        h.input_mut().events.push(Event::Key { key, physical_key: None, pressed, repeat: false, modifiers });
+    }
+    h.run_steps(2);
+}
+
+fn click_label(h: &mut Harness<'_, [f32; 3]>, label: &str) {
+    let at = h.get_by_label(label).rect().center();
+    click(h, at);
+}
+
+/// Type `text` into the first number field labelled `label` ("R:", "H:" …; "B:" is Brightness
+/// before Blue, as in After Effects) and press Enter.
+fn type_field(h: &mut Harness<'_, [f32; 3]>, label: &str, text: &str) {
+    let at = h.get_all_by_role_and_label(Role::SpinButton, label).next().expect("the field").rect().center();
+    click(h, at);
+    press(h, Key::A, Modifiers::COMMAND);
+    h.input_mut().events.push(Event::Text(text.into()));
+    h.step();
+    press(h, Key::Enter, Modifiers::NONE);
+}
+
+fn near(c: [f32; 3], want: [f32; 3]) -> bool {
+    c.iter().zip(want).all(|(a, b)| (a - b).abs() < 0.02)
+}
+
+fn is_open(h: &Harness<'_, [f32; 3]>) -> bool {
+    h.query_by_role_and_label(Role::TextInput, "#").is_some()
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn the_dialog_colour_button_stores_srgb() {
+    let mut h = picker([1.0, 1.0, 1.0]);
+    type_hex(&mut h, "808080");
+    assert!(close(*h.state(), [GREY; 3]), "{:?}", h.state());
+    click_label(&mut h, "OK");
+    assert!(!is_open(&h));
+    assert!(close(*h.state(), [GREY; 3]));
+}
+
+/// Changes apply as they are made; Cancel, Escape and the original swatch go back to the colour
+/// the picker opened with, OK keeps the new one.
+#[test]
+fn cancel_escape_and_the_original_swatch_restore_the_colour() {
+    let red = [1.0, 0.0, 0.0];
+    let mut h = picker(red);
+    type_hex(&mut h, "00FF00");
+    assert!(close(*h.state(), [0.0, 1.0, 0.0]));
+    click_label(&mut h, "Cancel");
+    assert!(!is_open(&h));
+    assert!(close(*h.state(), red), "{:?}", h.state());
+
+    let button = h.get_by_role(Role::ColorWell).rect().center();
+    click(&mut h, button);
+    type_hex(&mut h, "0000FF");
+    press(&mut h, Key::Escape, Modifiers::NONE);
+    assert!(!is_open(&h));
+    assert!(close(*h.state(), red), "{:?}", h.state());
+
+    click(&mut h, button);
+    type_hex(&mut h, "0000FF");
+    click_label(&mut h, "Original color");
+    assert!(is_open(&h), "going back to the original keeps the picker open");
+    assert!(close(*h.state(), red), "{:?}", h.state());
+    type_hex(&mut h, "FFFF00");
+    click_label(&mut h, "OK");
+    assert!(close(*h.state(), [1.0, 1.0, 0.0]), "{:?}", h.state());
+}
+
+/// With H on the slider the square is saturation × brightness; the hue is kept while the colour is
+/// black, where RGB has none. HSB and RGB values can be typed.
+#[test]
+fn the_hsb_square_slider_and_fields_set_the_colour() {
+    let mut h = picker([1.0, 0.0, 0.0]);
+    let square = h.get_by_label("Color field").rect();
+    let slider = h.get_by_label("Color slider").rect();
+
+    click(&mut h, pos2(square.center().x, square.max.y - 1.0));
+    assert!(near(*h.state(), [0.0; 3]), "the bottom edge is black: {:?}", h.state());
+    click(&mut h, slider.center());
+    assert!(near(*h.state(), [0.0; 3]), "a new hue leaves black black: {:?}", h.state());
+    click(&mut h, pos2(square.max.x - 1.0, square.min.y + 1.0));
+    assert!(near(*h.state(), [0.0, 1.0, 1.0]), "the hue chosen while black is kept: {:?}", h.state());
+
+    type_field(&mut h, "R:", "64");
+    assert!((h.state()[0] - 64.0 / 255.0).abs() < 1e-4 && near(*h.state(), [64.0 / 255.0, 1.0, 1.0]), "{:?}", h.state());
+    type_field(&mut h, "H:", "0");
+    type_field(&mut h, "S:", "100");
+    type_field(&mut h, "B:", "50");
+    assert!(near(*h.state(), [0.5, 0.0, 0.0]), "{:?}", h.state());
+}
+
+/// With R chosen the slider sets red and the square blue (across) and green (up), as in After
+/// Effects; the choice is remembered by the next picker.
+#[test]
+fn choosing_r_puts_red_on_the_slider_and_blue_green_on_the_square() {
+    let mut h = picker([0.0, 0.0, 0.0]);
+    let radio = h.get_by_role_and_label(Role::RadioButton, "R:").rect().center();
+    click(&mut h, radio);
+    let square = h.get_by_label("Color field").rect();
+    let slider = h.get_by_label("Color slider").rect();
+    click(&mut h, pos2(slider.center().x, slider.min.y + 1.0));
+    assert!(near(*h.state(), [1.0, 0.0, 0.0]), "the top of the slider is full red: {:?}", h.state());
+    click(&mut h, pos2(square.max.x - 1.0, square.max.y - 1.0));
+    assert!(near(*h.state(), [1.0, 0.0, 1.0]), "bottom right adds full blue: {:?}", h.state());
+    click(&mut h, pos2(square.min.x + 1.0, square.min.y + 1.0));
+    assert!(near(*h.state(), [1.0, 1.0, 0.0]), "top left is full green, no blue: {:?}", h.state());
+    click_label(&mut h, "OK");
+
+    let button = h.get_by_role(Role::ColorWell).rect().center();
+    click(&mut h, button);
+    let slider = h.get_by_label("Color slider").rect();
+    click(&mut h, pos2(slider.center().x, slider.max.y - 1.0));
+    assert!(near(*h.state(), [0.0, 1.0, 0.0]), "the slider still sets red: {:?}", h.state());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn hex_codes_parse() {
+    assert_eq!(widgets::hex_rgb("#ff8000"), Some([255, 128, 0]));
+    assert_eq!(widgets::hex_rgb(" FF8000 "), Some([255, 128, 0]));
+    assert_eq!(widgets::hex_rgb("#0f8"), Some([0, 255, 136]));
+    for bad in ["", "#", "#12", "#12345", "#1234567", "#gg0000", "#ffé000"] {
+        assert_eq!(widgets::hex_rgb(bad), None, "{bad}");
+    }
+    assert_eq!(widgets::srgb_hex([1.0, GREY, 0.0]), "#FF8000");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn hsv_round_trips() {
+    for c in [[1.0, 0.0, 0.0], [0.0, 1.0, 1.0], [GREY, 0.25, 0.75], [0.2, 0.2, 0.2], [0.0, 0.0, 0.0], [1.0, 1.0, 1.0]] {
+        let back = widgets::hsv_to_rgb(widgets::rgb_to_hsv(c));
+        assert!(close(back, c), "{c:?} -> {back:?}");
+    }
+    assert!(close(widgets::hsv_to_rgb([0.5, 1.0, 1.0]), [0.0, 1.0, 1.0]));
+}
+
+/// The fields round as the hex code does (0.7 × 255 = 178.5 shows as 179, `B3`), and a hue just
+/// under 360° shows as 0°.
+#[test]
+fn the_fields_agree_with_the_hex_code() {
+    let h = picker([1.0, 0.699, 0.7]);
+    let value = |label: &str, nth: usize| h.get_all_by_role_and_label(Role::SpinButton, label).nth(nth).and_then(|n| n.value()).unwrap_or_default();
+    assert_eq!(h.get_by_role_and_label(Role::TextInput, "#").value().as_deref(), Some("FFB2B3"));
+    assert_eq!(value("G:", 0), "178");
+    assert_eq!(value("B:", 1), "179");
+    assert_eq!(value("H:", 0), "0°");
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_drag_drop.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_drag_drop.rs
index 9738fef28..3dee2727e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_drag_drop.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_drag_drop.rs
@@ -123,6 +123,46 @@ fn project_items_dropped_on_the_viewer_land_under_the_pointer() {
     assert!((p[0] - 80.0).abs() <= tol && (p[1] - 45.0).abs() <= tol, "{p:?}");
 }
 
+/// #351: dragging one of several selected Project items inserts all the items,
+/// in selection order, instead of only the item the drag started on.
+#[test]
+fn dragging_selected_project_items_adds_every_item_to_the_timeline() {
+    let (mut h, clip) = harness();
+    let main = h.state().session.active_comp_id().unwrap().0;
+    let other = h.state_mut().session.execute("comp.new", json!({"name": "Other", "width": 80, "height": 60, "frameRate": 30, "duration": 1})).unwrap()["comp"]
+        .as_u64()
+        .unwrap();
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("comp.open", json!({"comp": main})).unwrap();
+    h.state_mut().session.state.project_selection = vec![effectcraft_engine::project::ItemId(clip), effectcraft_engine::project::ItemId(other)];
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let from = rect(&h, &format!("project.item.{clip}.name")).center();
+    let top = rect(&h, &format!("timeline.layer.{}.row", layer_id(&h, "Top")));
+    drag(&mut h, from, pos2(top.center().x, top.max.y - 2.0), Modifiers::NONE);
+    assert_eq!(stack(&h), ["Top", "Clip", "Other", "Middle", "Bottom"]);
+    assert_eq!(in_point(&h, 1), in_point(&h, 2), "both layers use the drop time");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn dragging_selected_project_items_adds_every_item_to_the_viewer() {
+    let (mut h, clip) = harness();
+    let main = h.state().session.active_comp_id().unwrap().0;
+    let other = h.state_mut().session.execute("comp.new", json!({"name": "Other", "width": 80, "height": 60, "frameRate": 30, "duration": 1})).unwrap()["comp"]
+        .as_u64()
+        .unwrap();
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("comp.open", json!({"comp": main})).unwrap();
+    h.state_mut().session.state.project_selection = vec![effectcraft_engine::project::ItemId(clip), effectcraft_engine::project::ItemId(other)];
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    let from = rect(&h, &format!("project.item.{clip}.name")).center();
+    let to = comp_to_screen(&h.ctx, [80.0, 45.0]).unwrap();
+    drag(&mut h, from, to, Modifiers::NONE);
+    assert_eq!(stack(&h), ["Clip", "Other", "Top", "Middle", "Bottom"]);
+    for layer in &h.state().session.active_comp().unwrap().layers[..2] {
+        let Some(KV::Vec3(p)) = layer.props.prop("transform/position").map(|p| p.value.clone()) else { panic!("no position") };
+        let tol = 1.0 / last_fit(&h.ctx) as f64 + 1e-6;
+        assert!((p[0] - 80.0).abs() <= tol && (p[1] - 45.0).abs() <= tol, "{p:?}");
+    }
+}
+
 /// #88: an effect dragged from Effects & Presets onto the viewer goes on the layer under the
 /// pointer, not the selected one.
 #[test]
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_locked_color.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_locked_color.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d942da111
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_locked_color.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+//! The split locked viewer re-converts its pixels when the display profile or the output
+//! simulation changes (egui_kittest, texture uploads captured).
+
+use effectcraft_engine::{Session, render::RenderOpts, viewer::DisplayColor};
+use effectcraft_ui_egui::EffectcraftApp;
+use egui_kittest::{Harness, TestRenderer};
+use serde_json::{Value, json};
+use std::{cell::RefCell, collections::HashMap, rc::Rc};
+
+type Images = Rc<RefCell<HashMap<egui::TextureId, egui::ColorImage>>>;
+
+struct Capture(Images);
+
+impl TestRenderer for Capture {
+    fn handle_delta(&mut self, delta: &mut egui::TexturesDelta) {
+        for (id, ops) in std::mem::take(&mut delta.set) {
+            for op in ops {
+                let egui::ImageData::Color(image) = op.image;
+                if op.pos.is_none() && image.size[0] <= 256 && image.size[1] <= 256 {
+                    self.0.borrow_mut().insert(id, (*image).clone());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        for id in std::mem::take(&mut delta.free) {
+            self.0.borrow_mut().remove(&id);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn render(&mut self, _: &egui::Context, _: &egui::FullOutput) -> Result<image::RgbaImage, String> {
+        Err("Texture inspection only".into())
+    }
+}
+
+fn invoke(h: &mut Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>, command: &str, params: Value) {
+    let ctx = h.ctx.clone();
+    effectcraft_ui_egui::menus::invoke(h.state_mut(), &ctx, command, params).unwrap();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+}
+
+fn locked_center(h: &Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>, images: &Images) -> [u8; 4] {
+    let (_, texture) = h.ctx.data(|d| d.get_temp::<(u64, egui::TextureHandle)>(egui::Id::new("viewer-locked"))).unwrap();
+    let images = images.borrow();
+    let image = images.get(&texture.id()).unwrap();
+    image.pixels[(image.size[1] / 2) * image.size[0] + image.size[0] / 2].to_array()
+}
+
+fn expected_center(h: &mut Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>) -> [u8; 4] {
+    let s = &mut h.state_mut().session;
+    let comp = s.active_comp_id().unwrap();
+    let image = s.render(comp, s.time(), RenderOpts::default());
+    let ci = effectcraft_ui_egui::frames::to_color_image(&image);
+    let mut pixels = vec![ci.pixels[(ci.size[1] / 2) * ci.size[0] + ci.size[0] / 2].to_array()];
+    DisplayColor::of(s).unwrap().apply(&mut pixels);
+    pixels[0]
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn locked_viewer_follows_display_profile_and_simulation() {
+    let mut s = Session::default();
+    s.execute("comp.new", json!({"name": "Color", "width": 64, "height": 64, "duration": 1})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("layer.newSolid", json!({"name": "Plate", "color": "#406080", "width": 64, "height": 64})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("file.projectSettings", json!({"workingSpace": "srgb", "outputSpace": "rec2020", "renderer": "software"})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("prefs.set", json!({"key": "previews.displayProfile", "value": "srgb"})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("view.displayColorManagement", json!({"value": true})).unwrap();
+    let images = Images::default();
+    let mut h = Harness::builder().with_size(egui::vec2(1600.0, 1000.0)).renderer(Capture(images.clone())).build_eframe(|_| EffectcraftApp::new(s));
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    invoke(&mut h, "view.splitLockedViewer", json!({}));
+    let first = expected_center(&mut h);
+    assert_eq!(locked_center(&h, &images), first);
+
+    invoke(&mut h, "prefs.set", json!({"key": "previews.displayProfile", "value": "p3"}));
+    let after_display = expected_center(&mut h);
+    assert_ne!(after_display, first);
+    assert_eq!(locked_center(&h, &images), after_display);
+
+    invoke(&mut h, "view.simulateOutput", json!({"profile": "rec709", "preserveRgb": true}));
+    let after_sim = expected_center(&mut h);
+    assert_ne!(after_sim, after_display);
+    assert_eq!(locked_center(&h, &images), after_sim);
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/viewer_passive_display.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/viewer_passive_display.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..797689af3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/viewer_passive_display.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+//! A passive Composition viewer applies the same monitor conversion as the active one (#547).
+use effectcraft_engine::Session;
+use effectcraft_ui_egui::{EffectcraftApp, menus, panels::viewers};
+use egui::{Color32, Context, ImageData, RawInput, Rect, pos2, vec2};
+use serde_json::json;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+fn frames(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ctx: &Context, textures: &mut HashMap<String, Vec<Color32>>) {
+    for _ in 0..4 {
+        let mut output = ctx.run_ui(RawInput { screen_rect: Some(Rect::from_min_size(pos2(0.0, 0.0), vec2(256.0, 256.0))), ..Default::default() }, |ui| {
+            viewers::show(app, ui, 0, Rect::from_min_size(pos2(0.0, 0.0), vec2(128.0, 256.0)));
+            viewers::show(app, ui, 1, Rect::from_min_size(pos2(128.0, 0.0), vec2(128.0, 256.0)));
+        });
+        for (&id, deltas) in &output.textures_delta.set {
+            let Some(name) = ctx.tex_manager().read().meta(id).map(|m| m.name.clone()) else { continue };
+            for delta in deltas {
+                let ImageData::Color(image) = &delta.image;
+                if delta.pos.is_none() {
+                    textures.insert(name.clone(), image.pixels.clone());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        output.textures_delta.clear();
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(100));
+    }
+}
+
+fn pixel(textures: &HashMap<String, Vec<Color32>>, name: &str) -> [u8; 4] {
+    let p = &textures[name];
+    p[p.len() / 2].to_array()
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn passive_viewer_matches_the_monitor_conversion() {
+    let mut s = Session::default();
+    s.execute("comp.new", json!({"name": "Display test", "width": 16, "height": 16, "duration": 1})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("layer.newSolid", json!({"name": "Color", "color": "#406080", "width": 16, "height": 16})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("edit.deselectAll", json!({})).unwrap();
+    let mut app = EffectcraftApp::new(s);
+    let ctx = Context::default();
+    menus::invoke(&mut app, &ctx, "view.newViewer", json!({})).unwrap();
+    let mut textures = HashMap::new();
+    app.session.execute("file.projectSettings", json!({"workingSpace": "rec2020"})).unwrap();
+    app.session.execute("prefs.set", json!({"key": "previews.displayProfile", "value": "p3"})).unwrap();
+    frames(&mut app, &ctx, &mut textures);
+    assert_eq!(pixel(&textures, "viewer-display"), [37, 89, 122, 255]);
+    assert_eq!(pixel(&textures, "viewer-0"), [37, 89, 122, 255]);
+    // Changing which viewer is active keeps the conversion in both.
+    viewers::activate(&mut app, &ctx, 0);
+    frames(&mut app, &ctx, &mut textures);
+    assert_eq!(pixel(&textures, "viewer-display"), [37, 89, 122, 255]);
+    assert_eq!(pixel(&textures, "viewer-1"), [37, 89, 122, 255]);
+    // No output-to-monitor conversion needed: both show the raw frame.
+    app.session.execute("prefs.set", json!({"key": "previews.displayProfile", "value": "srgb"})).unwrap();
+    frames(&mut app, &ctx, &mut textures);
+    assert_eq!(pixel(&textures, "viewer-frame"), [0, 90, 125, 255]);
+    assert_eq!(pixel(&textures, "viewer-1"), [0, 90, 125, 255]);
+}