diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/files/video-trim.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/files/video-trim.tsx
index b401401..c87ce8c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/files/video-trim.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/files/video-trim.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 "use client";
 
 /**
- * Phone-first video trim: set in/out points, then send the cut to the Video
- * Studio. Under the hood the group file's R2 object is registered as a
- * video_asset (same storage key — no re-upload), an EDL project is created
- * with the single trimmed clip, and the produce worker renders the derived
- * cut into the Video library. The original stays untouched.
+ * Phone-first video trim: set in/out points on live sliders (each drag seeks
+ * the preview), then send the cut to the Video Studio. The cut is versioned
+ * automatically (v2, v3, … after the original v1) and renders as a NEW derived
+ * clip — the original is never modified.
  */
-import { useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { api } from "../../lib/api-client";
 import { useFilesLang } from "./i18n";
 import type { GroupFile } from "./types";
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ export function VideoTrim({ item, videoUrl, onClose }: {
   onClose: () => void;
 }): React.ReactElement {
   const { t } = useFilesLang();
+  const videoRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement>(null);
   const [duration, setDuration] = useState(0);
   const [inMs, setInMs] = useState(0);
   const [outMs, setOutMs] = useState(0);
@@ -27,7 +27,37 @@ export function VideoTrim({ item, videoUrl, onClose }: {
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
   const span = Math.max(0, outMs - inMs);
+  const ready = duration > 0;
   const fmt = (ms: number): string => `${(ms / 1000).toFixed(1)}s`;
+  const clampIn = (v: number): number => Math.max(0, Math.min(v, Math.max(0, outMs - 500)));
+  const clampOut = (v: number): number => Math.min(Math.max(v, Math.min(inMs + 500, duration)), duration);
+
+  // Duration discovery with a fallback poll: blob-backed videos sometimes only
+  // surface metadata after the first frames decode.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const v = videoRef.current;
+    if (v === null) return;
+    const read = (): void => {
+      const d = v.duration;
+      if (Number.isFinite(d) && d > 0) {
+        setDuration(Math.round(d * 1000));
+        setOutMs((current) => (current === 0 ? Math.min(10_000, Math.round(d * 1000)) : current));
+      }
+    };
+    v.addEventListener("loadedmetadata", read);
+    v.addEventListener("durationchange", read);
+    const poll = window.setInterval(read, 700);
+    const stop = window.setTimeout(() => window.clearInterval(poll), 12_000);
+    return () => {
+      window.clearInterval(poll); window.clearTimeout(stop);
+      v.removeEventListener("loadedmetadata", read); v.removeEventListener("durationchange", read);
+    };
+  }, [videoUrl]);
+
+  const seekPreview = useCallback((ms: number): void => {
+    const v = videoRef.current;
+    if (v !== null) v.currentTime = Math.max(0, Math.min(ms / 1000, duration / 1000));
+  }, [duration]);
 
   const cut = async (): Promise<void> => {
     setStage("working");
@@ -40,12 +70,20 @@ export function VideoTrim({ item, videoUrl, onClose }: {
         mimeType: item.mimeType,
         sizeBytes: item.sizeBytes,
       });
-      // 2. One-clip EDL project with the trim, 3. render it.
+      // 2. Version label: the original is v1; each cut of the same source bumps it.
+      const base = item.name.replace(/\.[^.]+$/, "");
+      let version = 2;
+      try {
+        const lib = await api.get<{ items: Array<{ name: string }> }>("/video?limit=200");
+        version = 2 + lib.items.filter((v) => v.name.startsWith(`${base} v`)).length;
+      } catch { /* versioning is best-effort; the cut still renders */ }
+      const label = `${base} v${version}`.slice(0, 80);
+      // 3. One-clip EDL project with the trim, 4. render it.
       const edl = await api.post<{ id: string }>("/video/edl", {
         project: {
           version: 1, aspect: "16:9", fit: "cover", fps: 30,
           items: [{ kind: "clip", assetId: reg.videoAsset.id, trimStartMs: inMs, trimEndMs: outMs, rotate: 0, volumeDb: 0 }],
-          overlays: [], voiceover: null, outputLabel: `${item.name}-cut`,
+          overlays: [], voiceover: null, outputLabel: label,
         },
       });
       await api.post(`/video/edl/${edl.id}/render`, { lane: "local" });
@@ -56,6 +94,8 @@ export function VideoTrim({ item, videoUrl, onClose }: {
     }
   };
 
+  const slider = "w-full accent-accent";
+
   return (
     <div className="flex h-full w-full flex-col bg-surface" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
       <div className="border-b border-border-subtle px-3 py-2 text-sm">
@@ -67,7 +107,7 @@ export function VideoTrim({ item, videoUrl, onClose }: {
           <div className="rounded-lg border border-border-subtle bg-surface-2 p-4 text-sm">
             <p className="font-medium">{t({ en: "Cut queued ✓", es: "Corte en cola ✓" })}</p>
             <p className="mt-1 text-text-dim">
-              {t({ en: "The cut is rendering. It will appear in the Video library as a new clip when it lands — the original file stays untouched.", es: "El corte se está renderizando. Aparecerá en la videoteca como un clip nuevo — el archivo original no se toca." })}
+              {t({ en: "The cut is rendering. It will appear in the Video library as a new versioned clip when it lands — the original file stays untouched.", es: "El corte se está renderizando. Aparecerá en la videoteca como un clip nuevo — el archivo original no se toca." })}
             </p>
             <button type="button" className="mt-3 rounded px-3 py-1.5 text-xs hover:bg-surface-2" onClick={onClose}>
               {t({ en: "Close", es: "Cerrar" })}
@@ -83,24 +123,27 @@ export function VideoTrim({ item, videoUrl, onClose }: {
           </div>
         ) : (
           <>
-            <video src={videoUrl} controls className="max-h-[40vh] w-full rounded-lg bg-black"
-              onLoadedMetadata={(e) => {
-                const d = e.currentTarget.duration;
-                if (Number.isFinite(d) && d > 0) { setDuration(d); setOutMs(Math.min(10_000, Math.round(d))); }
-              }} />
-            <div className="mt-4 space-y-3">
+            <video ref={videoRef} src={videoUrl} controls className="max-h-[40vh] w-full rounded-lg bg-black" />
+            {!ready && (
+              <p className="mt-3 text-xs text-text-dim">{t({ en: "Reading the video duration…", es: "Leyendo la duración del vídeo…" })}</p>
+            )}
+            <div className={`mt-4 space-y-3 ${ready ? "" : "pointer-events-none opacity-40"}`}>
               <label className="block">
                 <span className="text-xs text-text-dim">{t({ en: "Start", es: "Inicio" })} — {fmt(inMs)}</span>
-                <input type="range" min={0} max={Math.max(0, Math.floor(duration))} value={inMs} className="w-full accent-accent"
-                  onChange={(e) => { const v = Number(e.target.value); setInMs(Math.min(v, outMs - 500)); }} />
+                <input type="range" min={0} max={duration} step={100} value={inMs} className={slider}
+                  aria-label={t({ en: "Cut start", es: "Inicio del corte" })}
+                  onChange={(e) => { const v = clampIn(Number(e.target.value)); setInMs(v); seekPreview(v); }} />
               </label>
               <label className="block">
                 <span className="text-xs text-text-dim">{t({ en: "End", es: "Fin" })} — {fmt(outMs)}</span>
-                <input type="range" min={0} max={Math.max(0, Math.floor(duration))} value={outMs} className="w-full accent-accent"
-                  onChange={(e) => { const v = Number(e.target.value); setOutMs(Math.max(v, inMs + 500)); }} />
+                <input type="range" min={0} max={duration} step={100} value={outMs} className={slider}
+                  aria-label={t({ en: "Cut end", es: "Fin del corte" })}
+                  onChange={(e) => { const v = clampOut(Number(e.target.value)); setOutMs(v); seekPreview(v); }} />
               </label>
               <div className="relative h-2 w-full rounded bg-surface-2">
-                <div className="absolute inset-y-0 bg-accent" style={{ left: `${duration > 0 ? (inMs / duration) * 100 : 0}%`, width: `${duration > 0 ? (span / duration) * 100 : 0}%` }} />
+                <div className="absolute inset-y-0 bg-accent" style={{ left: `${ready ? (inMs / duration) * 100 : 0}%`, width: `${ready ? (span / duration) * 100 : 0}%` }} />
+                <span className="absolute top-1/2 h-4 w-4 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 rounded-full border-2 border-white bg-accent" style={{ left: `${ready ? (inMs / duration) * 100 : 0}%` }} aria-hidden />
+                <span className="absolute top-1/2 h-4 w-4 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 rounded-full border-2 border-white bg-accent" style={{ left: `${ready ? (outMs / duration) * 100 : 0}%` }} aria-hidden />
               </div>
               <p className="text-xs text-text-dim">
                 {t({ en: `Cut length: ${fmt(span)} of ${fmt(Math.round(duration))}`, es: `Duración del corte: ${fmt(span)} de ${fmt(Math.round(duration))}` })}
@@ -116,7 +159,7 @@ export function VideoTrim({ item, videoUrl, onClose }: {
                   : t({ en: "Cut in Video Studio", es: "Cortar en el estudio de vídeo" })}
               </button>
               <p className="text-2xs text-text-faint">
-                {t({ en: "The cut renders in the Video library — the original file is never modified.", es: "El corte se renderiza en la videoteca — el archivo original nunca se modifica." })}
+                {t({ en: "The cut renders in the Video library as a new versioned clip — the original file is never modified.", es: "El corte se renderiza en la videoteca como un clip nuevo — el archivo original nunca se modifica." })}
               </p>
             </div>
           </>