# 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.