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+# Upload Inline Subtitle Style Design
+
+**Goal:** Move the subtitle defaults UI into the lower-left area of the main "Upload & prepare" card so the top section remains a three-card layout while keeping subtitle controls visible in the same primary workspace.
+
+## Context
+
+The current three-card top row improves discoverability for upload, mode, and language selection, but the subtitle defaults controls still live as a separate card beneath them. That creates a visual break and makes the upload workbench feel split into a top decision row and a detached lower settings card.
+
+The user wants the subtitle defaults controls absorbed back into the main upload card, specifically in the lower-left portion of that card.
+
+## Approved Direction
+
+- keep the top row as three cards:
+  - upload and prepare
+  - mode and workflow
+  - language and dubbing
+- remove the standalone subtitle defaults card
+- place subtitle defaults inside the upload card's lower-left region
+
+## Recommended Layout
+
+Use a two-part upload card:
+
+- upper section:
+  - upload heading
+  - description
+  - drag/drop upload area
+- lower section:
+  - left: embedded subtitle defaults module
+  - right: support text and mode chip
+
+This keeps the upload card self-contained while preserving the user's requested left-bottom placement.
+
+## Interaction Rules
+
+The embedded subtitle defaults module keeps all existing behavior:
+
+- preview sample remains live
+- reset button still restores defaults
+- position and size sliders still update preview
+- upload contract and trim flow remain unchanged
+
+## Testing Strategy
+
+Update upload-screen tests to verify:
+
+- no standalone subtitle defaults card is required
+- the subtitle defaults module is rendered inside the upload card
+- existing subtitle preview behavior still works
+- language and mode cards remain first-row peers
+
+## Out of Scope
+
+- backend changes
+- language list changes
+- editor redesign
+- upload flow changes
+
+## Success Criteria
+
+Success means the upload page reads as one compact top workbench, with subtitle style controls clearly attached to the upload card instead of floating below it as a separate panel.
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+# Upload Inline Subtitle Style Implementation Plan
+
+> **For Claude:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task.
+
+**Goal:** Embed the subtitle defaults controls into the lower-left area of the upload card while preserving the three-card top-row layout for upload, mode, and language.
+
+**Architecture:** Keep the existing upload page behavior and TTS/mode card layout, but remove the standalone subtitle defaults card. Move the preview and sliders into a compact embedded module inside `src/components/UploadScreen.tsx`, and update upload-screen tests to lock in the new structure.
+
+**Tech Stack:** React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS v4 utilities, Vitest, React Testing Library
+
+---
+
+### Task 1: Lock the embedded subtitle module with a failing test
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/components/UploadScreen.test.tsx`
+- Reference: `src/components/UploadScreen.tsx`
+
+**Step 1: Write the failing test**
+
+Add a structure test for the new placement:
+
+```tsx
+it('renders subtitle defaults inside the upload card footer area', () => {
+  renderUploadScreen();
+
+  expect(screen.getByTestId('upload-dropzone-card')).toContainElement(
+    screen.getByTestId('upload-subtitle-defaults-panel'),
+  );
+  expect(screen.queryByTestId('subtitle-defaults-card')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+});
+```
+
+**Step 2: Run test to verify it fails**
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+node ./node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs run src/components/UploadScreen.test.tsx
+```
+
+Expected: FAIL because the subtitle defaults controls still render as a standalone card.
+
+**Step 3: Write minimal implementation**
+
+Add the new `data-testid` for the embedded subtitle module and remove the old standalone-card marker.
+
+**Step 4: Run test to verify it passes**
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+node ./node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs run src/components/UploadScreen.test.tsx
+```
+
+Expected: PASS for the new inline-module assertion.
+
+**Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add src/components/UploadScreen.tsx src/components/UploadScreen.test.tsx
+git commit -m "test: lock inline subtitle defaults layout"
+```
+
+### Task 2: Move subtitle defaults into the upload card
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/components/UploadScreen.tsx`
+- Modify: `src/components/UploadScreen.test.tsx`
+
+**Step 1: Write the failing test**
+
+Add a second focused regression test:
+
+```tsx
+it('keeps subtitle preview controls active after moving them into the upload card', () => {
+  renderUploadScreen();
+
+  expect(screen.getByTestId('upload-subtitle-defaults-panel')).toContainElement(
+    screen.getByTestId('upload-subtitle-preview'),
+  );
+});
+```
+
+**Step 2: Run test to verify it fails**
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+node ./node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs run src/components/UploadScreen.test.tsx
+```
+
+Expected: FAIL until the subtitle module is actually moved.
+
+**Step 3: Write minimal implementation**
+
+Refactor `src/components/UploadScreen.tsx` to:
+
+- delete the standalone subtitle defaults card
+- add a compact subtitle defaults module inside the upload card bottom-left region
+- keep support text and mode chip in the upload card bottom-right region
+- preserve preview and slider behavior exactly
+
+**Step 4: Run test to verify it passes**
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+node ./node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs run src/components/UploadScreen.test.tsx
+```
+
+Expected: PASS for the new structure tests and existing subtitle interaction tests.
+
+**Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add src/components/UploadScreen.tsx src/components/UploadScreen.test.tsx
+git commit -m "feat: embed subtitle defaults in upload card"
+```
+
+### Task 3: Full verification
+
+**Files:**
+- Modify: `src/components/UploadScreen.tsx`
+- Modify: `src/components/UploadScreen.test.tsx`
+
+**Step 1: Write the failing test**
+
+If any final regression appears after the move, add the smallest targeted test first.
+
+**Step 2: Run test to verify it fails**
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+node ./node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs run src/components/UploadScreen.test.tsx src/App.test.tsx
+```
+
+Expected: FAIL only if a real regression remains.
+
+**Step 3: Write minimal implementation**
+
+Apply only the final layout polish needed for the regression.
+
+**Step 4: Run test to verify it passes**
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+npm.cmd test
+npm.cmd run lint
+npm.cmd run build
+```
+
+Expected:
+
+- all tests PASS
+- typecheck PASS
+- build PASS
+
+**Step 5: Commit**
+
+```bash
+git add src/components/UploadScreen.tsx src/components/UploadScreen.test.tsx src/App.tsx src/App.test.tsx
+git commit -m "test: verify inline subtitle defaults layout"
+```