feat: audio area length — remove the upper cap + step by 1s

The audio extract length is meant for visualizing/grabbing sequences that can
run minutes long, but the control capped it and stepped in fiddly 0.10s
increments. Raise the range to effectively unlimited (24h; ffmpeg stops cleanly
at end-of-file if the source is shorter) and make the arrows step 1s — typing
still allows sub-second precision. Widen the field for the larger values.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

README.md

@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ All clips are exactly 8 seconds — the standard length for foley sound datasets
 - **Menu bar** — File / Edit / Scan / View / Help hold the occasional actions (open files, train, scan all, profiles); the profile selector and shortcuts (`?`) sit in the top-right corner
 - **Control deck** — a compact tabbed panel under the video groups the settings into **Export** (label, name, folder, format, resize, duration/clips/spread, workers), **Crop & Track**, and **Scan** (model, threshold, fuse, scan/auto/speech/review)
 - **Side-by-side panels** — pin deck panels to view them as resizable columns: right-click a deck tab → *Show side-by-side*, or toggle them under *View ▸ Side-by-side panels*; drag the dividers to reallocate space, and the layout persists between sessions
+- **Per-tab export folder** — each file-list tab remembers its own output folder; switching tabs follows that tab's folder, and a guardrail warns when the loaded video doesn't match the destination
+- **Duplicate tab** — right-click a file-list tab → *Duplicate tab* to clone its files into a new tab with its own export folder
+- **LTX-2 export mode** — per-tab **Foley | LTX-2** toggle (right-click a tab, shown with an `[LTX2]` badge): LTX-2 clips are frame-exact (`frames % 8 == 1`), forced to 25 fps, and center-cropped so width & height are divisible by 32 — for LTX-2 video-to-audio datasets; applies to manual, re-export, and auto-export
 - **Status bar** — export/scan progress and messages, with the current file · profile · worker count always shown
 
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core/ffmpeg.py

@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ def build_ffmpeg_command(
     image_sequence: bool = False,
     encoder: str = "libx264",
     duration: float = 8.0,
+    target_fps: float | None = None,
+    snap32: bool = False,
+    frames: int | None = None,
 ) -> list[str]:
     # -ss before -i: fast input-seeking. Safe here because we always re-encode,
     # so there is no keyframe-alignment issue from pre-input seek.
@@ -109,6 +112,13 @@ def build_ffmpeg_command(
             f"scale='if(lt(iw,ih),{short_side},-2)':'if(lt(iw,ih),-2,{short_side})':flags=lanczos"
         )
 
+    # LTX-2: centered crop to ÷32 (no rescale → no aspect distortion) then fps.
+    # Placed among CPU filters, after scale and before the VAAPI hwupload block.
+    if snap32:
+        filters.append("crop=trunc(iw/32)*32:trunc(ih/32)*32")
+    if target_fps is not None:
+        filters.append(f"fps={target_fps:g}")
+
     # VAAPI: decoded frames are GPU surfaces. CPU filters need hwdownload first.
     if use_hw_vaapi:
         if filters:
@@ -120,6 +130,12 @@ def build_ffmpeg_command(
     if filters:
         cmd += ["-vf", ",".join(filters)]
 
+    # LTX-2 output rate + exact frame cap (apply to both clip and webp-seq paths).
+    if target_fps is not None:
+        cmd += ["-r", f"{target_fps:g}"]
+    if frames is not None:
+        cmd += ["-frames:v", str(frames)]
+
     if image_sequence:
         cmd += [
             "-an",
@@ -157,6 +173,51 @@ def build_audio_extract_command(input_path: str, start: float, sequence_dir: str
     ]
 
 
+# Audio codec chosen per output extension for the manual "Extract audio area"
+# tool. Empty list -> let ffmpeg pick a default encoder from the extension.
+_AUDIO_CODEC_BY_EXT: dict[str, list[str]] = {
+    ".wav":  ["-c:a", "pcm_s16le"],
+    ".flac": ["-c:a", "flac"],
+    ".mp3":  ["-c:a", "libmp3lame", "-q:a", "2"],
+    ".m4a":  ["-c:a", "aac", "-b:a", "256k"],
+    ".aac":  ["-c:a", "aac", "-b:a", "256k"],
+    ".ogg":  ["-c:a", "libvorbis", "-q:a", "5"],
+    ".opus": ["-c:a", "libopus", "-b:a", "192k"],
+}
+
+
+def probe_duration(path: str) -> float | None:
+    """Return the media duration in seconds via ffprobe, or None on failure."""
+    try:
+        r = subprocess.run(
+            [_bin("ffprobe"), "-v", "error", "-show_entries", "format=duration",
+             "-of", "default=nw=1:nk=1", path],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30,
+        )
+        if r.returncode == 0 and r.stdout.strip():
+            return float(r.stdout.strip())
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return None
+
+
+def build_audio_clip_command(input_path: str, start: float, duration: float,
+                             out_path: str) -> list[str]:
+    """ffmpeg command to extract exactly *duration* seconds of audio starting
+    at *start*, re-encoded per *out_path*'s extension (wav/mp3/flac/…)."""
+    ext = os.path.splitext(out_path)[1].lower()
+    codec = _AUDIO_CODEC_BY_EXT.get(ext, [])
+    return [
+        _bin("ffmpeg"), "-y",
+        "-ss", str(start),
+        "-i", input_path,
+        "-t", str(duration),
+        "-vn",
+        *codec,
+        out_path,
+    ]
+
+
 def detect_hw_encoders() -> list[str]:
     """Probe ffmpeg for available H.264 hardware encoders.
 

core/ltx2.py

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""LTX-2 frame-count math. Legal F satisfy F % 8 == 1 (8x temporal + 1)."""
+
+
+def is_legal_frames(f: int) -> bool:
+    return f >= 9 and f % 8 == 1
+
+
+def legal_frames(min_f: int = 9, max_f: int = 1000) -> list[int]:
+    start = max(9, min_f + ((1 - min_f) % 8))   # first 8k+1 >= min_f
+    return list(range(start, max_f + 1, 8))
+
+
+def nearest_legal_frames(f: int) -> int:
+    if f <= 9:
+        return 9
+    low = ((f - 1) // 8) * 8 + 1
+    high = low + 8
+    return low if (f - low) <= (high - f) else high
+
+
+def duration_for_frames(frames: int, fps: float) -> float:
+    return frames / fps
+
+
+def frames_for_duration(duration: float, fps: float) -> int:
+    return nearest_legal_frames(round(duration * fps))

docs/plans/2026-06-18-ltx2-preset-design.md

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# LTX-2 per-tab export mode — Design
+
+**Goal:** Add an export *pipeline mode* to each file-list tab — **Foley** (current behavior) or **LTX-2** — so the same source videos can feed both a Foley dataset (8 s clips) and an LTX-2 V2A dataset (frame-exact, ÷32, 25 fps) without the two ever mixing.
+
+**Depends on:** the per-tab export folder feature (branch `tab-export-folder`) — this design extends that per-tab state. Implementation branch `ltx2-preset` is based on it.
+
+**Scope:** soft preset (no hard enforcement — defaults are LTX-2-legal but every control stays editable). `core/` gains optional pipeline params; Foley path is byte-for-byte unchanged.
+
+---
+
+## LTX-2 constraints (why this exists)
+
+LTX-2 (32× spatial VAE, 8× temporal + 1) requires, for a clip:
+- **W and H each divisible by 32.**
+- **Frame count F such that `F % 8 == 1`** → 9, 17, 25, … 201, … (transformer seq-len ∝ `(W/32)·(H/32)·((F−1)/8+1)`).
+- **fps** only sets real duration `F/fps`; for V2A it fixes the paired-audio length and audio↔motion sync, so it must be **consistent across the dataset and equal to the inference `frame_rate`**. Target: **25 fps**.
+- V2A video is frozen conditioning → low spatial res (384–512) is fine and cheaper.
+
+Note: 8 s @ 25 fps = 200 frames, and `200 % 8 == 0` → **8 s is not legal**. Nearest legal: F=193 (7.72 s) or **F=201 (8.04 s)**.
+
+---
+
+## Model: per-tab mode
+
+Each tab (`PlaylistWidget`) gains `_mode ∈ {"foley","ltx2"}`, persisted alongside `_dest_folder`/`_pinned`/`_tab_folder` in `_save_playlist_tabs`/`_load_playlist_tabs`. Default `"foley"` → existing tabs load unchanged. The **active tab's mode drives the export pipeline and the length control.**
+
+### Tab context menu (`_DeckTabBar`/`_PlaylistTabBar`)
+- **Duplicate as LTX-2** — headline action: clone the tab's file list + separators into a new tab; set `mode="ltx2"`; derive a separate export folder `"<dest_folder>_ltx2"`; load LTX-2 default geometry. Lets you spin an LTX-2 dataset off a Foley working set.
+- **Duplicate tab** — clone keeping the same mode.
+- **LTX-2 mode** — checkable, flips an existing tab between foley/ltx2.
+- Tab label shows a small **`[LTX2]`** badge when `mode=="ltx2"`.
+
+## What `ltx2` mode changes (soft — still editable)
+
+| Aspect | Foley | LTX-2 |
+|--------|-------|-------|
+| Clip length | Duration spinbox (seconds) | **Frame-count F** control stepping the legal series (9, 17, …, 201, …); shows `= F/25 s` |
+| Output fps | inherits source | **forced 25 fps** (resample; preserves duration/sync) |
+| Output W×H | short-side resize → even long side | **center-cropped to ÷32** on both axes (no aspect distortion; loses ≤31 px/side); resize default **512** |
+| Frame exactness | duration-based | exactly **F** frames (`-frames:v F`) |
+
+Defaults loaded on convert: resize **512**, **F = 201** (≈8.04 s, mirrors the 8 s Foley clips), ratio as set. All editable afterward.
+
+## Pipeline (`core/ffmpeg.build_ffmpeg_command`)
+
+Add optional params; Foley calls pass none → identical output to today:
+- `target_fps: float | None` — when set, append `fps={target_fps}` filter and `-r {target_fps}`.
+- `snap32: bool` — when true, after the scale append a centered crop to the nearest lower multiple of 32 on each axis: `crop=trunc(iw/32)*32:trunc(ih/32)*32`.
+- Frame-exact length: caller computes `duration = F/target_fps` and passes `-frames:v F` on the video output so the clip has exactly F frames; audio extract uses the same `F/target_fps` duration so V2A pairing stays aligned.
+
+Filter order: portrait-crop (aspect) → scale (short side, ÷32 default) → snap32 crop → fps. The snap32 center-crop runs after scaling so the ÷32 trim is on final pixels.
+
+## UI wiring (`MainWindow`)
+
+- The length spinbox area swaps with the active tab's mode: Foley shows *Duration (s)*; LTX-2 shows *Frames (F)* with a live `= s @25fps` readout. Switching tabs (or toggling mode) reconfigures it; uses the existing `_sync_folder_field_to_tab`-style sync hook on tab change.
+- `_on_export` / `_start_export_batch`: when the active tab is `ltx2`, pass `target_fps=25`, `snap32=True`, and frame-exact length to the ffmpeg builder; otherwise unchanged.
+- The mismatch guardrail (just added) and per-tab folder continue to apply.
+
+## Persistence & migration
+`_mode` added to each tab's saved JSON (default `"foley"` when absent). No DB changes. Existing sessions load every tab as Foley → zero behavior change until a tab is converted.
+
+## What this does NOT do
+- No hard enforcement: you can set an illegal F or non-÷32 resize manually; the pipeline still crops to ÷32 and uses whatever F you pick (the *control* defaults/steps keep you legal, but nothing blocks you).
+- No motion interpolation on fps resample (frame drop/dup only); keep sources native 25 fps where possible.
+- No change to Foley exports, the scan pipeline, or the DB schema.
+- No automatic re-export of existing clips into LTX-2 — you cut LTX-2 clips in the converted tab.

docs/plans/2026-06-18-ltx2-preset-implementation.md

@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+# LTX-2 per-tab export mode — Implementation Plan
+
+> **For Claude:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task.
+
+**Goal:** Add a per-tab export pipeline mode (Foley | LTX-2) so the same videos can feed both an 8 s Foley dataset and a frame-exact, ÷32, 25 fps LTX-2 V2A dataset, with a "Duplicate as LTX-2" tab action.
+
+**Architecture:** `core/ffmpeg.build_ffmpeg_command` gains optional `target_fps` / `snap32` / `frames` params (Foley path unchanged); a tiny `core/ltx2.py` holds the legal-frame math. `PlaylistWidget` gains `_mode`; the tab menu gains duplicate/convert actions; the length control + `_on_export` wiring switch on the active tab's mode. Soft preset — defaults are legal, everything stays editable.
+
+**Tech Stack:** Python 3.11+, PyQt6, ffmpeg, pytest. Branch `ltx2-preset` (based on `tab-export-folder`). Design: `docs/plans/2026-06-18-ltx2-preset-design.md`.
+
+---
+
+## Conventions
+- **Core (`core/ffmpeg.py`, `core/ltx2.py`) is real TDD** — pure functions tested in `tests/test_utils.py` style. Run: `LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 python -m pytest tests/test_utils.py -q` (the preload is needed because importing `main` pulls `mpv`; see `project_qt_test_env`). 3 pre-existing failures there are unrelated — don't count them.
+- **GUI parts** verified by the offscreen structure test (`LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen python -m pytest tests/test_ui_structure.py -v`) plus a **manual launch** (`./8cut.sh`).
+- Line numbers are starting anchors; locate by symbol. Commit per task. Co-author trailer on every commit:
+  `Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>`
+
+---
+
+## Stage 1 — LTX-2 math (`core/ltx2.py`) [TDD]
+
+### Task 1.1: legal-frame helpers
+**Files:** Create `core/ltx2.py`; Test in `tests/test_utils.py` (append).
+
+**Step 1 — failing tests** (append to `tests/test_utils.py`):
+```python
+from core.ltx2 import is_legal_frames, nearest_legal_frames, frames_for_duration, duration_for_frames, legal_frames
+
+def test_ltx2_is_legal():
+    assert is_legal_frames(201) and is_legal_frames(9) and is_legal_frames(25)
+    assert not is_legal_frames(200) and not is_legal_frames(8)
+
+def test_ltx2_nearest():
+    assert nearest_legal_frames(200) == 201   # 200 -> nearest 8k+1
+    assert nearest_legal_frames(196) == 193
+    assert nearest_legal_frames(5) == 9        # floor at 9
+
+def test_ltx2_duration_roundtrip():
+    assert duration_for_frames(201, 25) == 201 / 25
+    assert frames_for_duration(8.0, 25) == 201   # 200 -> 201
+
+def test_ltx2_legal_series():
+    s = legal_frames(min_f=9, max_f=33)
+    assert s == [9, 17, 25, 33]
+```
+**Step 2 — run, expect ImportError/FAIL:** `LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 python -m pytest tests/test_utils.py -k ltx2 -q`
+
+**Step 3 — implement `core/ltx2.py`:**
+```python
+"""LTX-2 frame-count math. Legal F satisfy F % 8 == 1 (8x temporal + 1)."""
+
+def is_legal_frames(f: int) -> bool:
+    return f >= 9 and f % 8 == 1
+
+def legal_frames(min_f: int = 9, max_f: int = 1000) -> list[int]:
+    start = max(9, min_f + ((1 - min_f) % 8))   # first 8k+1 >= min_f
+    return list(range(start, max_f + 1, 8))
+
+def nearest_legal_frames(f: int) -> int:
+    if f <= 9:
+        return 9
+    low = ((f - 1) // 8) * 8 + 1
+    high = low + 8
+    return low if (f - low) <= (high - f) else high
+
+def duration_for_frames(frames: int, fps: float) -> float:
+    return frames / fps
+
+def frames_for_duration(duration: float, fps: float) -> int:
+    return nearest_legal_frames(round(duration * fps))
+```
+**Step 4 — run, expect PASS** (same command). **Step 5 — commit:** `feat: LTX-2 legal-frame helpers (core/ltx2.py)`.
+
+---
+
+## Stage 2 — ffmpeg pipeline params [TDD]
+
+### Task 2.1: `target_fps`, `snap32`, `frames` in `build_ffmpeg_command`
+**Files:** Modify `core/ffmpeg.py:74` (`build_ffmpeg_command`); Test `tests/test_utils.py`.
+
+**Step 1 — failing tests:**
+```python
+def test_ffmpeg_ltx2_fps_and_frames():
+    cmd = build_ffmpeg_command("/in/v.mp4", 0.0, "/out/c.mp4",
+                               short_side=512, target_fps=25, frames=201)
+    assert "-r" in cmd and cmd[cmd.index("-r")+1] == "25"
+    assert "-frames:v" in cmd and cmd[cmd.index("-frames:v")+1] == "201"
+    vf = cmd[cmd.index("-vf")+1]
+    assert "fps=25" in vf
+
+def test_ffmpeg_ltx2_snap32_crop():
+    cmd = build_ffmpeg_command("/in/v.mp4", 0.0, "/out/c.mp4",
+                               short_side=512, snap32=True)
+    vf = cmd[cmd.index("-vf")+1]
+    assert "crop=trunc(iw/32)*32:trunc(ih/32)*32" in vf
+
+def test_ffmpeg_foley_unchanged():
+    cmd = build_ffmpeg_command("/in/v.mp4", 0.0, "/out/c.mp4", short_side=256)
+    assert "-r" not in cmd and "-frames:v" not in cmd
+    assert "crop=trunc" not in cmd[cmd.index("-vf")+1]
+```
+**Step 2 — run, expect FAIL** (unexpected kwargs). 
+
+**Step 3 — implement:** add params `target_fps: float | None = None, snap32: bool = False, frames: int | None = None` to the signature. After the scale filter (and before the VAAPI block), append:
+```python
+    if snap32:
+        filters.append("crop=trunc(iw/32)*32:trunc(ih/32)*32")
+    if target_fps is not None:
+        filters.append(f"fps={target_fps:g}")
+```
+Add output flags: after `-t duration` (or near the encoder args, before `output_path`), when `target_fps` set add `cmd += ["-r", f"{target_fps:g}"]`; when `frames` set add `cmd += ["-frames:v", str(frames)]` (video frame cap — exact F). Ensure ordering keeps `-vf` before outputs. Keep `fps`/`snap32` filters out of the `image_sequence=False` vs `True` branches consistently (they apply to both; webp seq also benefits from fps/÷32).
+
+**Step 4 — run, expect PASS.** Also run full `tests/test_utils.py` (the 3 pre-existing failures only). **Step 5 — commit:** `feat: LTX-2 ffmpeg params (target_fps, snap32, frames)`.
+
+### Task 2.2: audio extract honors frame-exact duration
+**Files:** `core/ffmpeg.py:145` (`build_audio_extract_command`) — confirm it takes a duration; if it derives from a fixed 8 s, add a `duration` param so the `.wav` for an LTX-2 webp sequence is exactly `F/25 s`. Add a test mirroring `test_audio_extract_timing` asserting the `-t` value equals `frames/fps`. Commit: `fix: audio extract duration for LTX-2 frame-exact clips`.
+
+---
+
+## Stage 3 — per-tab `_mode`
+
+### Task 3.1: attribute + persistence + migration
+**Files:** `main.py` — `PlaylistWidget.__init__` (~3409, next to `_dest_folder`); `_save_playlist_tabs` (~5271); `_load_playlist_tabs` (~5315).
+- Add `self._mode: str = "foley"` in `PlaylistWidget.__init__`.
+- `_save_playlist_tabs`: add `"mode": pw._mode` to each tab dict.
+- `_load_playlist_tabs`: after creating each pw, `pw._mode = t.get("mode", "foley")`.
+- `_add_playlist_tab`: new tabs default `_mode="foley"` (already via init).
+
+**Verify:** structure test passes; add `test_tab_mode_defaults_foley` (construct, assert each `_pws[i]._mode == "foley"`). Commit: `feat: per-tab export mode attribute (foley default)`.
+
+---
+
+## Stage 4 — tab menu: duplicate / convert / toggle
+
+### Task 4.1: menu actions + label badge
+**Files:** `main.py` — `_PlaylistTabBar.contextMenuEvent` (~3300) add items; new handlers in `MainWindow`; tab-title rendering.
+- Add to the tab context menu: **"Duplicate tab"**, **"Duplicate as LTX-2"**, and a checkable **"LTX-2 mode"** (checked when `pw._mode=="ltx2"`). Emit new signals (e.g. `duplicate_requested(idx, as_ltx2: bool)`, `mode_toggle_requested(idx)`) like the existing `pin_toggle_requested`.
+- `MainWindow._on_duplicate_tab(idx, as_ltx2)`: build a new tab via `_add_playlist_tab(label=…, files=list(src._paths), separators=sorted(src._separators_before), select=True)`; set `pw._dest_folder = src._dest_folder + ("_ltx2" if as_ltx2 else "")`; `pw._mode = "ltx2" if as_ltx2 else src._mode`; if ltx2, apply LTX-2 defaults (Stage 5 hook); `_save_playlist_tabs()`; refresh.
+- `MainWindow._on_tab_mode_toggle(idx)`: flip `pw._mode`; if now ltx2, apply LTX-2 defaults; `_save_playlist_tabs()`; re-sync controls (Stage 5).
+- Label badge: when adding/refreshing a tab whose `_mode=="ltx2"`, show `f"{label} [LTX2]"` (or set a distinct color) — apply in `_refresh_layout`/`_add_playlist_tab` title set.
+
+**Verify:** manual launch — right-click a tab → Duplicate as LTX-2 creates a `[LTX2]` tab with `_ltx2` folder; toggle works. Structure test still green. Commit: `feat: tab duplicate / Duplicate-as-LTX-2 / mode toggle + [LTX2] badge`.
+
+---
+
+## Stage 5 — length control swap + export wiring
+
+### Task 5.1: length control reflects active tab mode
+**Files:** `main.py` — the clip-length widgets (`_spn_clip_dur` ~4051 area) + the tab-change sync hook (`_on_tab_changed` / `_sync_folder_field_to_tab` neighbor).
+- Add a frames spinbox `_spn_frames` (min 9, singleStep 8 → always 8k+1; suffix " f"; tooltip live `= F/25 s`). Default 201.
+- Add `_apply_mode_to_controls()`: if active tab `ltx2` → show `_spn_frames` (+ "Frames" label), hide the seconds Duration control, default resize 512 if unset; else show Duration (seconds), hide frames. Call it from `_on_tab_changed`, after `_on_duplicate_tab`/`_on_tab_mode_toggle`, and once after `_load_playlist_tabs`.
+- A small label shows `= {F/25:.2f}s @25fps` updating on `_spn_frames.valueChanged`.
+
+### Task 5.2: route LTX-2 params through export
+**Files:** `main.py` — `_on_export` (~7317) + `ExportWorker` construction (~7484) + `_update_next_label`.
+- When the active tab's `_mode=="ltx2"`: compute `frames = self._spn_frames.value()`; `fps = 25`; `duration = frames / fps`; pass `target_fps=25, snap32=True, frames=frames, duration=duration` through to `ExportWorker` → `build_ffmpeg_command`. Default `short_side` to 512 if 0/None in ltx2.
+- Foley path: unchanged (no new params).
+- `ExportWorker.__init__`/`run`: thread the new params (default None/False) into `build_ffmpeg_command`.
+
+**Verify (manual, authoritative):** in an LTX-2 tab, export → inspect an output clip: `ffprobe` shows **25 fps, exactly F frames, W&H ÷32**; a Foley tab still exports 8 s/source-fps unchanged. Structure test green; full `pytest tests/test_utils.py` (3 pre-existing fails only). Commit: `feat: route LTX-2 (25fps, ÷32 crop, F frames) through export for ltx2 tabs`.
+
+---
+
+## Stage 6 — finalize
+- **Task 6.1:** Full regression — `pytest tests/test_ui_structure.py` + `tests/test_utils.py` separately; manual: Foley export unchanged, LTX-2 export legal (ffprobe), duplicate/convert, persistence across relaunch, guardrail + per-tab folder still work.
+- **Task 6.2:** Changelog (`main.py` CHANGELOG, bump APP_VERSION) + README note (per-tab LTX-2 mode). Commit `docs: changelog + README for LTX-2 export mode`.
+- **Task 6.3:** Hand off branch (depends on `tab-export-folder`; merge that first, then this).
+
+## Risks
+| Risk | Mitigation |
+|------|-----------|
+| `-frames:v` vs `-t` interaction yields F±1 frames | Set both `-t F/fps` and `-frames:v F`; verify exact count with ffprobe in 5.2. |
+| `fps` filter + HW (VAAPI) filter ordering | Place `fps`/`snap32` among CPU filters before the VAAPI hwupload block; test a HW-encoder build if available. |
+| Length-control swap leaves stale state across tab switches | `_apply_mode_to_controls()` called on every tab change + mode toggle + load. |
+| Depends on unmerged `tab-export-folder` | Branch is based on it; land that branch first. |
+
+## NOT in scope
+Hard enforcement (illegal F/resize allowed manually), motion-interpolated fps, auto re-export of existing Foley clips, DB schema changes, scan-pipeline changes.

main.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ locale.setlocale(locale.LC_NUMERIC, "C")  # required by libmpv before any import
 import sys
 import os
 import random
+import re
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
@@ -34,11 +35,13 @@ import mpv
 from core.paths import _bin, _log, build_export_path, build_sequence_dir, format_time
 from core.ffmpeg import (
     _RATIOS, resolve_keyframe, apply_keyframes_to_jobs,
-    build_ffmpeg_command, build_audio_extract_command, detect_hw_encoders,
+    build_ffmpeg_command, build_audio_extract_command, build_audio_clip_command,
+    probe_duration, detect_hw_encoders,
 )
 from core.db import ProcessedDB
 from core.annotations import remove_clip_annotation, upsert_clip_annotation
 from core.tracking import track_centers_for_jobs
+from core.ltx2 import nearest_legal_frames
 
 _ASSET_DIR = (Path(sys._MEIPASS) if getattr(sys, "frozen", False) else Path(__file__).parent) / "assets"
 
@@ -47,6 +50,11 @@ def _icon(name: str) -> "QIcon":
     return QIcon(str(_ASSET_DIR / "icons" / name))
 
 
+def _norm_token(s: str) -> str:
+    """Lowercase a string and strip everything but [a-z0-9] for fuzzy matching."""
+    return re.sub(r"[^a-z0-9]", "", s.lower())
+
+
 _SELVA_CATEGORIES = ["", "Human", "Animal", "Vehicle", "Tool", "Music", "Nature", "Sport", "Other"]
 
 
@@ -101,7 +109,10 @@ class ExportWorker(QThread):
                  image_sequence: bool = False,
                  max_workers: int | None = None,
                  encoder: str = "libx264",
-                 duration: float = 8.0):
+                 duration: float = 8.0,
+                 target_fps: float | None = None,
+                 snap32: bool = False,
+                 frames: int | None = None):
         super().__init__()
         self._input = input_path
         self._jobs = jobs  # [(start, output, portrait_ratio, crop_center), ...]
@@ -110,6 +121,9 @@ class ExportWorker(QThread):
         self._max_workers = max_workers
         self._encoder = encoder
         self._duration = duration
+        self._target_fps = target_fps   # LTX-2: force output fps (None = source)
+        self._snap32 = snap32           # LTX-2: crop W/H down to ÷32
+        self._frames = frames           # LTX-2: exact video frame count
         self._cancel = False
         self._procs: list[subprocess.Popen] = []
         self._procs_lock = __import__('threading').Lock()
@@ -138,6 +152,9 @@ class ExportWorker(QThread):
             image_sequence=self._image_sequence,
             encoder=self._encoder,
             duration=self._duration,
+            target_fps=self._target_fps,
+            snap32=self._snap32,
+            frames=self._frames,
         )
         proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
         with self._procs_lock:
@@ -1880,6 +1897,9 @@ class TimelineWidget(QWidget):
         self._scan_regions: list[tuple[float, float, float, float, float]] = []
         self._scan_neg_times: set[float] = set()
         self._active_scan_region: tuple[float, float] | None = None
+        # Manual "Extract audio area" band (start, end) — drawn as a distinct
+        # teal dashed region so it reads apart from the blue clip selection.
+        self._audio_region: tuple[float, float] | None = None
 
         # View window for zoom/pan. When _view_span <= 0 the full duration is shown.
         self._view_start: float = 0.0
@@ -2042,6 +2062,17 @@ class TimelineWidget(QWidget):
             self._active_scan_region = None
             self.update()
 
+    def set_audio_region(self, start: float, end: float) -> None:
+        region = (start, end)
+        if region != self._audio_region:
+            self._audio_region = region
+            self.update()
+
+    def clear_audio_region(self) -> None:
+        if self._audio_region is not None:
+            self._audio_region = None
+            self.update()
+
     def set_play_position(self, t: float | None) -> None:
         # In lock mode, ignore mpv position updates while the user is dragging
         # — the async seek hasn't caught up yet, so mpv reports stale values.
@@ -2270,6 +2301,18 @@ class TimelineWidget(QWidget):
                 p.drawLine(x_start, rh, x_start, h)
                 p.drawLine(x_end,   rh, x_end,   h)
 
+            # ── audio-extract area (exact length from the playhead) ───────────
+            if (not self._scan_mode and self._audio_region is not None
+                    and self._duration > 0):
+                a0, a1 = self._audio_region
+                ax1 = int(self._time_to_x(a0))
+                ax2 = int(self._time_to_x(min(a1, self._duration)))
+                aw = max(ax2 - ax1, 1)
+                p.fillRect(ax1, rh, aw, th, QColor(0, 200, 180, 45))
+                p.setBrush(Qt.BrushStyle.NoBrush)
+                p.setPen(QPen(QColor(0, 220, 190), 1, Qt.PenStyle.DashLine))
+                p.drawRect(ax1, rh + 1, aw, th - 2)
+
             # ── ghost of the previous cursor position (undo-by-eye) ──────────
             if (not self._scan_mode and self._ghost_cursor is not None
                     and abs(self._ghost_cursor - self._cursor) > 0.05):
@@ -3296,6 +3339,8 @@ class _PlaylistTabBar(QTabBar):
     tab_renamed = pyqtSignal(int, str)
     pin_toggle_requested = pyqtSignal(int)
     tab_folder_toggle_requested = pyqtSignal(int)
+    duplicate_requested = pyqtSignal(int)
+    mode_toggle_requested = pyqtSignal(int)
 
     def mouseDoubleClickEvent(self, event):
         idx = self.tabAt(event.pos())
@@ -3321,6 +3366,10 @@ class _PlaylistTabBar(QTabBar):
         act_tabfolder.setCheckable(True)
         act_tabfolder.setChecked(bool(getattr(pw, "_tab_folder", False)))
         act_rename = menu.addAction("Rename…")
+        act_dup = menu.addAction("Duplicate tab")
+        act_mode = menu.addAction("LTX-2 mode")
+        act_mode.setCheckable(True)
+        act_mode.setChecked(bool(getattr(pw, "_mode", "foley") == "ltx2"))
         chosen = menu.exec(event.globalPos())
         if chosen == act_pin:
             self.pin_toggle_requested.emit(idx)
@@ -3328,6 +3377,10 @@ class _PlaylistTabBar(QTabBar):
             self.tab_folder_toggle_requested.emit(idx)
         elif chosen == act_rename:
             self._start_edit(idx)
+        elif chosen == act_dup:
+            self.duplicate_requested.emit(idx)
+        elif chosen == act_mode:
+            self.mode_toggle_requested.emit(idx)
 
     def _start_edit(self, idx: int) -> None:
         editor = QLineEdit(self)
@@ -3400,6 +3453,8 @@ class PlaylistWidget(QListWidget):
         self._missing: set[str] = set()       # paths not present on disk
         self._pinned: bool = False            # shown in the side-by-side view
         self._tab_folder: bool = False        # append this tab's name to export folder
+        self._dest_folder: str = ""           # per-tab export destination
+        self._mode: str = "foley"             # export pipeline mode: "foley" | "ltx2"
         self._label: str = ""                 # tab name (source of truth across views)
         self._visible: list[str | None] = []  # rows shown; None = separator row
         self._selected_path: str | None = None
@@ -3922,6 +3977,9 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self._playlist_filter.setClearButtonEnabled(True)
         self._playlist_filter.textChanged.connect(self._on_filter_changed)
 
+        # Guard against the textChanged→tab-save loop when we programmatically
+        # sync _txt_folder to the active tab's stored export folder.
+        self._syncing_folder = False
         # Suppress tab persistence until _load_playlist_tabs runs at the end of
         # __init__ (the profile combo it needs doesn't exist yet).
         self._loading_tabs = True
@@ -3936,6 +3994,8 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self._playlist_tabs.tabBar().pin_toggle_requested.connect(self._on_pin_toggle)
         self._playlist_tabs.tabBar().tab_folder_toggle_requested.connect(
             self._on_tab_folder_toggle)
+        self._playlist_tabs.tabBar().duplicate_requested.connect(self._on_duplicate_tab)
+        self._playlist_tabs.tabBar().mode_toggle_requested.connect(self._on_tab_mode_toggle)
         self._playlist_tabs.tabCloseRequested.connect(self._on_close_tab)
         self._playlist_tabs.currentChanged.connect(self._on_tab_changed)
         self._btn_add_tab = QPushButton("+")
@@ -4046,6 +4106,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self._txt_folder.textChanged.connect(
             lambda v: self._settings.setValue("export_folder", v)
         )
+        self._txt_folder.textChanged.connect(self._on_export_folder_edited)
         self._btn_folder = QPushButton("...")
         self._btn_folder.setFixedWidth(30)
         self._btn_folder.setToolTip("Browse for output folder")
@@ -4116,6 +4177,20 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self._spn_clip_dur.valueChanged.connect(lambda: self._preview_timer.start())
         self._spn_clip_dur.valueChanged.connect(self._update_play_loop)
 
+        # LTX-2 frame-count length control (soft preset; F % 8 == 1 when stepped
+        # by 8 from 9). Shown only on ltx2-mode tabs via _apply_mode_to_controls.
+        self._spn_frames = QSpinBox()
+        self._spn_frames.setRange(9, 100000)
+        self._spn_frames.setSingleStep(8)
+        self._spn_frames.setValue(201)
+        self._spn_frames.setSuffix(" f")
+        self._spn_frames.setToolTip("LTX-2 frame count (F % 8 == 1)")
+        self._lbl_frames_secs = QLabel()
+        self._lbl_frames_secs.setToolTip("Clip length at 25 fps")
+        self._spn_frames.valueChanged.connect(self._update_frames_secs_label)
+        self._spn_frames.editingFinished.connect(self._snap_frames_to_legal)
+        self._update_frames_secs_label()
+
         self._spn_clips = QSpinBox()
         self._spn_clips.setRange(1, 99)
         self._spn_clips.setToolTip("Number of overlapping clips per export")
@@ -4357,17 +4432,50 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         transport_row.addStretch()
         transport_row.addWidget(self._lbl_next)
         transport_row.addWidget(self._btn_export)
-        # Subprofile export buttons sit right after Export
+        transport_row.addWidget(self._btn_cancel)
+        transport_row.addWidget(self._btn_delete)
+
+        # Extract audio area — an exact-length audio slice from the playhead,
+        # saved via a Save As dialog (format follows the chosen extension).
+        transport_row.addSpacing(12)
+        self._spn_audio_len = QDoubleSpinBox()
+        # No practical upper cap — audio areas can be minutes long; ffmpeg stops
+        # cleanly at end-of-file if the source is shorter. Arrows step by 1s;
+        # type for sub-second precision.
+        self._spn_audio_len.setRange(0.10, 86400.0)
+        self._spn_audio_len.setDecimals(2)
+        self._spn_audio_len.setSingleStep(1.0)
+        self._spn_audio_len.setSuffix(" s")
+        self._spn_audio_len.setFixedWidth(92)
+        self._spn_audio_len.setToolTip(
+            "Audio area length, measured from the playhead "
+            "(arrows step 1s; type for finer)")
+        self._spn_audio_len.setValue(
+            float(self._settings.value("audio_extract_len", 3.0)))
+        self._spn_audio_len.valueChanged.connect(self._on_audio_len_changed)
+        self._btn_extract_audio = QPushButton("♪ Extract audio")
+        self._btn_extract_audio.setFocusPolicy(Qt.FocusPolicy.NoFocus)
+        self._btn_extract_audio.setToolTip(
+            "Extract this exact length of audio from the playhead and save it")
+        self._btn_extract_audio.setEnabled(False)
+        self._btn_extract_audio.clicked.connect(self._on_extract_audio)
+        transport_row.addWidget(self._spn_audio_len)
+        transport_row.addWidget(self._btn_extract_audio)
+        self._transport_row = transport_row
+
+        # Row 1b — subcategory (subprofile) export buttons live on their own
+        # centered row so the (often many) "▸ name" buttons don't crowd the
+        # transport controls. Stretches on both ends keep the group centered.
+        subprofile_row = QHBoxLayout()
+        subprofile_row.addStretch()
         self._subprofile_btns: list[QPushButton] = []
-        self._sub_insert_anchor = self._btn_cancel  # buttons inserted before this
         self._btn_add_sub = QPushButton("+")
         self._btn_add_sub.setFixedWidth(28)
         self._btn_add_sub.setToolTip("Add a subprofile — exports to folder_suffix")
         self._btn_add_sub.clicked.connect(self._add_subprofile)
-        transport_row.addWidget(self._btn_add_sub)
-        transport_row.addWidget(self._btn_cancel)
-        transport_row.addWidget(self._btn_delete)
-        self._transport_row = transport_row
+        subprofile_row.addWidget(self._btn_add_sub)
+        subprofile_row.addStretch()
+        self._subprofile_row = subprofile_row
         self._rebuild_subprofile_buttons()
 
         # Row 2/3 — annotation, output path, crop and scan controls all live in
@@ -4383,6 +4491,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         right_layout.addWidget(self._timeline)
         right_layout.addWidget(self._crop_bar)
         right_layout.addLayout(transport_row)
+        right_layout.addLayout(self._subprofile_row)
         right_layout.addWidget(self._build_control_deck())
         self._build_export_tab()
         self._build_crop_tab()
@@ -4520,6 +4629,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         # Resume last session: rebuild file-list tabs (per-profile).
         self._load_playlist_tabs()
         self._apply_playlist_filters()
+        self._apply_mode_to_controls()
         if self._playlist is not None and self._playlist.count() > 0:
             self._playlist._select(0)
 
@@ -4609,10 +4719,17 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         # Row 4: separator — encode │ batch
         g.addWidget(self._group_sep(), 4, 0, 1, 7)
         # Row 5/6: batch params + actions
-        g.addWidget(QLabel("Duration:"), 5, 0); g.addWidget(self._spn_clip_dur, 5, 1)
+        self._lbl_duration = QLabel("Duration:")
+        g.addWidget(self._lbl_duration, 5, 0); g.addWidget(self._spn_clip_dur, 5, 1)
+        # LTX-2 frames length control reuses the Duration row's label+spinbox
+        # cells; only one of the two is shown at a time (see
+        # _apply_mode_to_controls). Its read-out sits in the free cell on row 6.
+        self._lbl_frames = QLabel("Frames:")
+        g.addWidget(self._lbl_frames, 5, 0); g.addWidget(self._spn_frames, 5, 1)
         g.addWidget(QLabel("Clips:"),    5, 2); g.addWidget(self._spn_clips, 5, 3)
         g.addWidget(QLabel("Spread:"),   5, 4); g.addWidget(self._spn_spread, 5, 5)
         g.addWidget(QLabel("Workers:"),  6, 0); g.addWidget(self._spn_workers, 6, 1)
+        g.addWidget(self._lbl_frames_secs, 6, 2, 1, 2)
         g.addWidget(self._btn_reexport, 6, 5)
         g.setColumnStretch(6, 1)
 
@@ -4745,9 +4862,25 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
 
     # ── Changelog ────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-    APP_VERSION = "1.1"
+    APP_VERSION = "1.2"
     _SPLIT_HEADER_H = 22  # deck split-column header height (keep both deck spots in sync)
     CHANGELOG: list[tuple[str, list[str]]] = [
+        ("1.2", [
+            "<b>Per-tab export folder</b> — each file-list tab now remembers "
+            "its own output folder; switching tabs follows that tab's folder. "
+            "An <b>export-folder mismatch guardrail</b> warns when the loaded "
+            "video's talent/folder doesn't match the destination, so clips "
+            "don't land in the wrong tree.",
+            "<b>Duplicate tab</b> — right-click a file-list tab → "
+            "<i>Duplicate tab</i> to clone its files into a new tab with its "
+            "own export folder.",
+            "<b>LTX-2 export mode</b> — a per-tab <b>Foley | LTX-2</b> toggle "
+            "(right-click a tab) marked with an <code>[LTX2]</code> badge. "
+            "LTX-2 clips are frame-exact (<code>frames % 8 == 1</code>, set via "
+            "the frames control), forced to <b>25 fps</b>, and center-cropped so "
+            "width &amp; height are divisible by 32 — for LTX-2 video-to-audio "
+            "datasets. Applies to manual, re-export, and auto-export.",
+        ]),
         ("1.1", [
             "<b>Reorganized interface</b> — the dense control rows are now a "
             "<b>menu bar</b> (File / Edit / Scan / View / Help) for occasional "
@@ -4919,7 +5052,10 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
     def _tab_export_folder(self) -> str:
         """The export base folder, with the active tab name appended when its
         per-tab 'Export to tab-named folder' option is enabled."""
-        base = self._txt_folder.text()
+        # rstrip the trailing separator so basename()/suffix logic downstream
+        # never sees an empty base (a folder like ".../mp4/" → base "" broke
+        # subprofile naming, e.g. "_blowjob" instead of "mp4_blowjob").
+        base = self._txt_folder.text().rstrip("/" + os.sep)
         pw = self._playlist
         if pw is not None and getattr(pw, "_tab_folder", False):
             name = self._active_tab_name()
@@ -4930,6 +5066,28 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
     def _export_base_name(self) -> str:
         return os.path.basename(self._tab_export_folder())
 
+    def _on_export_folder_edited(self, text: str) -> None:
+        """User edited the folder field → store it on the active tab."""
+        if self._syncing_folder:
+            return
+        pw = self._playlist
+        if pw is not None:
+            pw._dest_folder = text
+            self._save_playlist_tabs()
+
+    def _sync_folder_field_to_tab(self) -> None:
+        """Reflect the active tab's stored export folder in the folder field."""
+        pw = self._playlist
+        if pw is None:
+            return
+        folder = getattr(pw, "_dest_folder", "") or self._settings.value(
+            "export_folder", str(Path.home()))
+        if folder != self._txt_folder.text():
+            self._syncing_folder = True
+            self._txt_folder.setText(folder)
+            self._syncing_folder = False
+        self._update_next_label()
+
     def _on_tab_folder_toggle(self, idx: int) -> None:
         pw = self._playlist_tabs.widget(idx)
         if pw is None:
@@ -4941,6 +5099,107 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self._refresh_playlist_checks()
         self._update_next_label()
 
+    def _on_duplicate_tab(self, idx: int) -> None:
+        """Clone a tab's file list into a new tab with an adapted name and its
+        own (adapted) export folder. No files are moved or copied — the new tab
+        just targets a separate dataset folder you export into."""
+        src = self._playlist_tabs.widget(idx)
+        if src is None:
+            return
+        base = f"{src._label} copy"
+        label, n = base, 2
+        existing = {pw._label for pw in self._pws}
+        while label in existing:
+            label = f"{base} {n}"
+            n += 1
+        pw = self._add_playlist_tab(
+            label=label,
+            files=list(src._paths),
+            separators=sorted(src._separators_before),
+            select=True,
+        )
+        src_folder = getattr(src, "_dest_folder", "")
+        # rstrip the trailing separator so ".../AlexisCrystal/" + "_copy" becomes
+        # a sibling ".../AlexisCrystal_copy", not a child ".../AlexisCrystal/_copy".
+        pw._dest_folder = (src_folder.rstrip("/" + os.sep) + "_copy") if src_folder else ""
+        pw._tab_folder = getattr(src, "_tab_folder", False)
+        pw._mode = getattr(src, "_mode", "foley")
+        self._refresh_layout()      # re-render tab titles (LTX2 badge)
+        self._on_active_pw_changed()
+        self._save_playlist_tabs()
+        self._show_status(f"Duplicated tab → {label}", 4000)
+
+    def _update_frames_secs_label(self) -> None:
+        """Refresh the LTX-2 read-out (= F/25 s @25fps) from _spn_frames."""
+        f = self._spn_frames.value()
+        self._lbl_frames_secs.setText(f"= {f / 25:.2f}s @25fps")
+
+    def _snap_frames_to_legal(self) -> None:
+        """Snap a typed frame count to the nearest legal 8k+1 value.
+
+        Keeps the displayed value == the exported value, always legal. No-op
+        (and re-entrancy-safe) when the value is already legal.
+        """
+        cur = self._spn_frames.value()
+        legal = nearest_legal_frames(cur)
+        if legal != cur:
+            self._spn_frames.setValue(legal)
+
+    def _on_active_pw_changed(self) -> None:
+        """Re-sync everything that depends on which tab is active."""
+        self._sync_folder_field_to_tab()
+        self._apply_mode_to_controls()
+
+    def _apply_mode_to_controls(self) -> None:
+        """Show the length control matching the active tab's mode.
+
+        ltx2 → frames spinbox + read-out (Duration hidden); foley → Duration.
+        Guarded for early calls before the widgets exist.
+        """
+        if not hasattr(self, "_spn_frames") or not hasattr(self, "_spn_clip_dur"):
+            return
+        pw = self._playlist
+        is_ltx2 = pw is not None and getattr(pw, "_mode", "foley") == "ltx2"
+        self._spn_frames.setVisible(is_ltx2)
+        self._lbl_frames_secs.setVisible(is_ltx2)
+        if hasattr(self, "_lbl_frames"):
+            self._lbl_frames.setVisible(is_ltx2)
+        self._spn_clip_dur.setVisible(not is_ltx2)
+        if hasattr(self, "_lbl_duration"):
+            self._lbl_duration.setVisible(not is_ltx2)
+        if is_ltx2 and self._spn_resize.value() == 0:
+            self._spn_resize.setValue(512)  # LTX-2 default short side
+
+    def _ltx2_export_params(self) -> dict | None:
+        """Return LTX-2 ffmpeg kwargs for the active tab, or None for Foley."""
+        pw = self._playlist
+        if pw is None or getattr(pw, "_mode", "foley") != "ltx2":
+            return None
+        frames = int(self._spn_frames.value())
+        fps = 25.0
+        return {
+            "target_fps": fps,
+            "snap32": True,
+            "frames": frames,
+            "duration": frames / fps,
+            "short_side": self._spn_resize.value() or 512,
+        }
+
+    def _on_tab_mode_toggle(self, idx: int) -> None:
+        pw = self._playlist_tabs.widget(idx)
+        if pw is None:
+            return
+        pw._mode = "ltx2" if getattr(pw, "_mode", "foley") != "ltx2" else "foley"
+        self._refresh_layout()      # re-render tab titles (badge)
+        self._save_playlist_tabs()
+        self._apply_mode_to_controls()
+        self._show_status(f"{pw._label}: {pw._mode.upper()} mode", 3000)
+
+    def _tab_title(self, pw) -> str:
+        """Displayed tab title — appends a [LTX2] badge for ltx2-mode tabs.
+        Does NOT mutate pw._label (the source of truth for export folders)."""
+        return f"{pw._label} [LTX2]" if getattr(pw, "_mode", "foley") == "ltx2" else pw._label
+
     # ── File-list tabs ───────────────────────────────────────────
     def _wire_pw(self, pw: "PlaylistWidget") -> None:
         pw.file_selected.connect(self._load_file)
@@ -4958,6 +5217,10 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                           select: bool = True) -> "PlaylistWidget":
         pw = PlaylistWidget()
         self._wire_pw(pw)
+        # Inherit the current folder field (overwritten on load). _txt_folder may
+        # not exist yet during the bootstrap tab built before widgets are wired.
+        _fld = getattr(self, "_txt_folder", None)
+        pw._dest_folder = _fld.text() if _fld is not None else ""
         pw._label = label or f"List {len(self._pws) + 1}"
         self._pws.append(pw)
         if separators:
@@ -4998,7 +5261,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                 for pw in self._pws:
                     if not pw._pinned:
                         pw.setMinimumWidth(0)
-                        self._playlist_tabs.addTab(pw, pw._label)
+                        self._playlist_tabs.addTab(pw, self._tab_title(pw))
                 splitter = QSplitter(Qt.Orientation.Horizontal)
                 splitter.setChildrenCollapsible(False)
                 for pw in pinned:
@@ -5009,7 +5272,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                     header = QWidget()
                     hdr = QHBoxLayout(header)
                     hdr.setContentsMargins(2, 1, 2, 1)
-                    lbl = QLabel(pw._label)
+                    lbl = QLabel(self._tab_title(pw))
                     lbl.setStyleSheet("font-weight: bold;")
                     btn = QPushButton("✕")
                     btn.setFocusPolicy(Qt.FocusPolicy.NoFocus)
@@ -5034,7 +5297,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             else:
                 for pw in self._pws:
                     pw.setMinimumWidth(200)
-                    self._playlist_tabs.addTab(pw, pw._label)
+                    self._playlist_tabs.addTab(pw, self._tab_title(pw))
                 self._list_stack.setCurrentWidget(self._playlist_tabs)
                 self._set_left_pane_width(220)
         finally:
@@ -5193,6 +5456,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         if w is not None:
             self._active_pw = w
             w.set_filter(self._playlist_filter.text())
+            self._on_active_pw_changed()
         self._apply_playlist_filters()
         self._save_playlist_tabs()
 
@@ -5230,6 +5494,8 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             "separators": sorted(pw._separators_before),
             "pinned": pw._pinned,
             "tab_folder": pw._tab_folder,
+            "export_folder": pw._dest_folder,
+            "mode": pw._mode,
         } for pw in self._pws]
         cur = self._pws.index(self._active_pw) if self._active_pw in self._pws else 0
         data = {"tabs": tabs, "current": cur}
@@ -5273,6 +5539,9 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                         separators=t.get("separators", []), select=False)
                     pw._pinned = bool(t.get("pinned"))
                     pw._tab_folder = bool(t.get("tab_folder"))
+                    pw._dest_folder = t.get("export_folder") or self._settings.value(
+                        "export_folder", str(Path.home()))
+                    pw._mode = t.get("mode", "foley")
                 cur = min(max(0, data.get("current", 0)), len(self._pws) - 1)
         finally:
             self._loading_tabs = False
@@ -5282,6 +5551,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             if not self._active_pw._pinned:
                 self._playlist_tabs.setCurrentWidget(self._active_pw)
             self._active_pw.set_filter(self._playlist_filter.text())
+            self._on_active_pw_changed()
 
     def _on_profile_activated(self, index: int) -> None:
         text = self._cmb_profile.itemText(index)
@@ -5335,6 +5605,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             self._playlist._select(0)
         self._refresh_markers()
         self._update_status_perm()
+        self._on_active_pw_changed()
         _log(f"Profile switched: {text}")
         self._show_status(f"Profile: {text}", 3000)
 
@@ -5371,17 +5642,17 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
     # ── Subprofiles ──────────────────────────────────────────
 
     def _rebuild_subprofile_buttons(self):
-        """Recreate the per-subprofile export buttons in the transport row."""
+        """Recreate the per-subprofile export buttons on the subprofile row."""
         for btn in self._format_btns:
-            self._transport_row.removeWidget(btn)
             btn.setParent(None)
         self._format_btns.clear()
         for btn in self._subprofile_btns:
-            self._transport_row.removeWidget(btn)
+            self._subprofile_row.removeWidget(btn)
             btn.deleteLater()
         self._subprofile_btns.clear()
-        # Find where to insert: right after the main Export button.
-        anchor = self._transport_row.indexOf(self._btn_add_sub)
+        # Insert before the "+" add button (which sits before the trailing
+        # stretch), so the buttons stay centered on the row.
+        anchor = self._subprofile_row.indexOf(self._btn_add_sub)
         has_file = bool(self._file_path)
         for i, name in enumerate(self._subprofiles):
             btn = QPushButton(f"▸ {name}")
@@ -5389,7 +5660,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             btn.setToolTip(f"Export to folder_{name}  (right-click to remove)")
             btn.setEnabled(has_file)
             btn.clicked.connect(lambda _, s=name: self._on_export(folder_suffix=s))
-            self._transport_row.insertWidget(anchor + i, btn)
+            self._subprofile_row.insertWidget(anchor + i, btn)
             self._subprofile_btns.append(btn)
         self._rebuild_format_buttons()
         # Keep the Edit ▸ Subprofiles ▸ Remove submenu in sync. Guarded because
@@ -5499,6 +5770,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         if paths:
             target = self._add_target_playlist()
             self._active_pw = target
+            self._on_active_pw_changed()
             target.add_files(paths)
             self._apply_playlist_filters()
             self._save_playlist_tabs()
@@ -5508,7 +5780,10 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             return  # ignore auto-selection while rebuilding tabs
         # The list that emitted this becomes the active pane (side-by-side).
         sender = self.sender()
-        if isinstance(sender, PlaylistWidget) and sender in self._pws:
+        if isinstance(sender, PlaylistWidget) and sender in self._pws and sender is not self._active_pw:
+            self._active_pw = sender
+            self._on_active_pw_changed()
+        elif isinstance(sender, PlaylistWidget) and sender in self._pws:
             self._active_pw = sender
         if not os.path.isfile(path):
             self._show_status(f"File not found: {os.path.basename(path)}", 5000)
@@ -5568,6 +5843,8 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self._btn_play.setEnabled(True)
         self._btn_pause.setEnabled(True)
         self._btn_export.setEnabled(True)
+        self._btn_extract_audio.setEnabled(True)
+        self._update_audio_region()
         self._set_subprofile_btns_enabled(True)
         # Reset stale state from previous file
         self._overwrite_path = ""
@@ -5661,7 +5938,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self._playlist.set_folder_counts(folder_counts)
         self._playlist.set_disabled_paths(disabled_paths)
         # Profile-wide subcategory counts (exclude the main export folder).
-        base = os.path.basename(self._txt_folder.text())
+        base = os.path.basename(self._txt_folder.text().rstrip("/" + os.sep))
         self._playlist.set_all_subcat_counts(
             {f: c for f, c in all_counts.items() if f != base})
 
@@ -5908,7 +6185,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             if sub_btn.isHidden():
                 continue
             suffix = sub_btn.text().removeprefix("▸ ")
-            sub_idx = self._transport_row.indexOf(sub_btn) + 1
+            sub_idx = self._subprofile_row.indexOf(sub_btn) + 1
             for j, (label, ratio) in enumerate(formats):
                 btn = QPushButton(label)
                 btn.setFocusPolicy(Qt.FocusPolicy.NoFocus)
@@ -5918,7 +6195,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                 btn.clicked.connect(
                     lambda _, s=suffix, r=ratio: self._on_export(
                         folder_suffix=s, force_ratio=r))
-                self._transport_row.insertWidget(sub_idx + j, btn)
+                self._subprofile_row.insertWidget(sub_idx + j, btn)
                 self._format_btns.append(btn)
 
     def _on_rand_toggle(self, _checked: bool = False) -> None:
@@ -6100,6 +6377,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self._cursor = t
         dur = self._mpv.get_duration()
         self._lbl_time.setText(f"{format_time(t)} / {format_time(dur)}")
+        self._update_audio_region()
         self._preview_timer.start()
         if self._timeline._scan_mode:
             self._scan_panel.highlight_time(t)
@@ -6109,6 +6387,75 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         else:
             self._mpv.seek(t)
 
+    def _on_audio_len_changed(self, value: float) -> None:
+        self._settings.setValue("audio_extract_len", value)
+        self._update_audio_region()
+
+    def _update_audio_region(self) -> None:
+        """Keep the timeline's audio-area band in sync with the playhead and
+        the audio-length control."""
+        if not self._file_path:
+            self._timeline.clear_audio_region()
+            return
+        start = self._cursor
+        self._timeline.set_audio_region(start, start + self._spn_audio_len.value())
+
+    def _on_extract_audio(self) -> None:
+        """Extract an exact-length audio slice starting at the playhead and
+        prompt for where to save it (format follows the chosen extension)."""
+        if not self._file_path:
+            self._show_status("Load a video first", 3000)
+            return
+        start = self._cursor
+        dur = self._spn_audio_len.value()
+        # No clamping: pass the requested length straight to ffmpeg. It stops
+        # cleanly at end-of-file if the source is shorter, and we report the
+        # actual length afterwards so any truncation is visible, not silent.
+        stem = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(self._file_path))[0]
+        default_name = f"{stem}_{start:.2f}-{start + dur:.2f}s.wav"
+        default_dir = (self._settings.value("audio_extract_dir", "")
+                       or self._tab_export_folder()
+                       or os.path.dirname(self._file_path))
+        path, _sel = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(
+            self, "Save audio clip", os.path.join(default_dir, default_name),
+            "WAV (*.wav);;MP3 (*.mp3);;FLAC (*.flac);;All files (*)")
+        if not path:
+            return
+        if not os.path.splitext(path)[1]:
+            path += ".wav"
+        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(path) or ".", exist_ok=True)
+        cmd = build_audio_clip_command(self._file_path, start, dur, path)
+        self._btn_extract_audio.setEnabled(False)
+        QApplication.setOverrideCursor(Qt.CursorShape.WaitCursor)
+        self._show_status(f"Extracting {dur:.2f}s of audio…")
+        try:
+            proc = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=120)
+        except Exception as e:
+            proc = None
+            err = str(e)
+        finally:
+            QApplication.restoreOverrideCursor()
+            self._btn_extract_audio.setEnabled(True)
+        if proc is not None and proc.returncode == 0 and os.path.exists(path):
+            self._settings.setValue("audio_extract_dir", os.path.dirname(path))
+            actual = probe_duration(path)
+            name = os.path.basename(path)
+            if actual is not None and actual < dur - 0.1:
+                self._show_status(
+                    f"Saved {actual:.2f}s — source ended before {dur:.2f}s "
+                    f"requested  ({name})", 7000)
+            else:
+                self._show_status(
+                    f"Saved audio: {name} ({(actual or dur):.2f}s)", 5000)
+            _log(f"Audio extracted: {path} (requested {dur:.2f}s @ {start:.2f}s, "
+                 f"actual {actual if actual is not None else '?'})")
+        else:
+            err = (proc.stderr.strip().splitlines()[-1] if proc and proc.stderr
+                   else (err if proc is None else "ffmpeg failed"))
+            self._show_status("Audio extract failed", 5000)
+            QMessageBox.warning(self, "Audio extract failed",
+                                f"Could not extract audio:\n\n{err}")
+
     def _toggle_play(self):
         if not self._file_path:
             return
@@ -6333,7 +6680,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QMenu, QWidgetAction, QCheckBox, QWidget, QVBoxLayout, QPushButton, QHBoxLayout
         menu = QMenu(self)
         menu.setAttribute(Qt.WidgetAttribute.WA_DeleteOnClose)
-        base = os.path.basename(self._txt_folder.text())
+        base = os.path.basename(self._txt_folder.text().rstrip("/" + os.sep))
         counts = self._db.get_all_folder_counts(self._profile)
         folder_set: set[str] = set()
         # Subcategories from the current video's markers …
@@ -6408,7 +6755,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
 
     def _disable_all_subcats(self) -> None:
         """Disable every enabled subcategory at once (across all videos)."""
-        base = os.path.basename(self._txt_folder.text())
+        base = os.path.basename(self._txt_folder.text().rstrip("/" + os.sep))
         counts = self._db.get_all_folder_counts(self._profile)
         folders = sorted(f for f, c in counts.items()
                          if c and f != base and not f.endswith("_disabled"))
@@ -6481,11 +6828,16 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
     def _apply_subcat_visibility(self) -> None:
         self._timeline._hidden_subcats = self._hidden_subcats
         self._timeline.update()
+        # Match the subcategory folder EXACTLY (same name the menu shows and
+        # _hidden_subcats stores: "<base>_<suffix>"). A fuzzy endswith() match
+        # let a ghost "_blowjob" (empty-base leftover) or an unrelated
+        # "mp4_no_clap" hide the wrong button, so enabling a subcategory never
+        # revealed its export button.
+        base = os.path.basename(self._txt_folder.text().rstrip("/" + os.sep))
         for btn in self._subprofile_btns:
             suffix = btn.text().removeprefix("▸ ")
-            visible = not any(f.endswith("_" + suffix) or f == suffix
-                              for f in self._hidden_subcats)
-            btn.setVisible(visible)
+            folder = f"{base}_{suffix}" if base else suffix
+            btn.setVisible(folder not in self._hidden_subcats)
         self._rebuild_format_buttons()
         self._refresh_playlist_checks()
 
@@ -7061,7 +7413,11 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             return
 
         spread = self._spn_spread.value()
-        clip_dur = self._clip_dur
+        # LTX-2 mode (active tab) sets the clip length from the exact frame
+        # count (F/25 s), not the Foley Duration spinbox — which is stale/hidden
+        # in LTX-2 mode. Computed here so span windowing uses the real length.
+        ltx2 = self._ltx2_export_params()
+        clip_dur = ltx2["duration"] if ltx2 is not None else self._clip_dur
         groups = self._build_export_spans(
             regions, fuse_gap=self._spn_auto_fuse.value(),
             spread=spread, min_dur=clip_dur,
@@ -7113,6 +7469,16 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         max_workers = min(self._spn_workers.value(), 3) if hw_on else self._spn_workers.value()
         is_scan = getattr(self, '_auto_export_no_markers', False)
 
+        clip_duration = self._clip_dur
+        # LTX-2 mode (active tab) overrides length/resize and feeds the
+        # 25fps / ÷32-crop / exact-frames params through to ffmpeg. Foley
+        # tabs return None (see `ltx2` above) and keep byte-identical behavior.
+        # `ltx2` was captured at the top of this batch build so the windowing
+        # min_dur and the stashed geometry share one consistent length.
+        if ltx2 is not None:
+            short_side = ltx2["short_side"]
+            clip_duration = ltx2["duration"]
+
         batch = {
             "jobs": jobs,
             "positions": positions,
@@ -7121,13 +7487,16 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             "image_sequence": image_sequence,
             "max_workers": max_workers,
             "encoder": encoder,
-            "clip_duration": self._clip_dur,
+            "clip_duration": clip_duration,
             "spread": spread,
             "folder": folder,
             "format": fmt,
             "profile": self._profile,
             "is_scan": is_scan,
             "replace_scan_exports": replace_scan_exports,
+            "target_fps": ltx2["target_fps"] if ltx2 else None,
+            "snap32": ltx2["snap32"] if ltx2 else False,
+            "frames": ltx2["frames"] if ltx2 else None,
         }
 
         if self._export_worker and self._export_worker.isRunning():
@@ -7173,6 +7542,9 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             max_workers=batch["max_workers"],
             encoder=batch["encoder"],
             duration=batch["clip_duration"],
+            target_fps=batch.get("target_fps"),
+            snap32=batch.get("snap32", False),
+            frames=batch.get("frames"),
         )
         self._export_worker.finished.connect(self._on_auto_clip_done)
         self._export_worker.all_done.connect(self._on_auto_batch_done)
@@ -7337,6 +7709,24 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         folder = self._tab_export_folder()
         if folder_suffix:
             folder = folder.rstrip(os.sep) + "_" + folder_suffix
+
+        # Guardrail: warn if the loaded video's parent folder name doesn't
+        # appear anywhere in the destination — likely a mismatched tab/folder.
+        vid_parent = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(self._file_path))
+        vid_tok = _norm_token(vid_parent)
+        folder_tokens = [_norm_token(p) for p in folder.split(os.sep) if p]
+        if len(vid_tok) >= 3 and not any(vid_tok in ft for ft in folder_tokens):
+            resp = QMessageBox.question(
+                self, "Export folder mismatch",
+                f"The loaded video is under:\n  {vid_parent}\n\n"
+                f"but you're exporting to:\n  {folder}\n\nExport anyway?",
+                QMessageBox.StandardButton.Yes | QMessageBox.StandardButton.No,
+                QMessageBox.StandardButton.No,
+            )
+            if resp != QMessageBox.StandardButton.Yes:
+                self._show_status("Export cancelled (folder mismatch)", 4000)
+                return
+
         os.makedirs(folder, exist_ok=True)
         spread = self._spn_spread.value()
 
@@ -7448,6 +7838,15 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             ]
 
         short_side = self._spn_resize.value() or None
+        duration = self._clip_dur
+
+        # LTX-2 mode (active tab) overrides length/resize and feeds the
+        # 25fps / ÷32-crop / exact-frames params through to ffmpeg. Foley
+        # tabs return None here and keep byte-identical behavior.
+        ltx2 = self._ltx2_export_params()
+        if ltx2 is not None:
+            short_side = ltx2["short_side"]
+            duration = ltx2["duration"]
 
         # Stash export config for _on_clip_done DB writes.
         # Cursor is frozen here — user may move it during async export.
@@ -7457,7 +7856,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self._export_crop_center = self._crop_center
         self._export_format = fmt
         self._export_clip_count = self._spn_clips.value()
-        self._export_clip_duration = self._clip_dur
+        self._export_clip_duration = duration
         self._export_spread = self._spn_spread.value()
         self._export_folder = folder
         self._export_folder_suffix = folder_suffix
@@ -7480,14 +7879,18 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         # (typically 3–5 on consumer NVIDIA cards), so cap workers.
         max_workers = min(self._spn_workers.value(), 3) if hw_on else self._spn_workers.value()
         _log(f"Export: {len(jobs)} clip(s), encoder={encoder}, workers={max_workers}, "
-             f"resize={short_side}, format={fmt}")
+             f"resize={short_side}, format={fmt}"
+             + (f", ltx2 frames={ltx2['frames']}@{ltx2['target_fps']:g}fps" if ltx2 else ""))
         self._export_worker = ExportWorker(
             self._file_path, jobs,
             short_side=short_side,
             image_sequence=image_sequence,
             max_workers=max_workers,
             encoder=encoder,
-            duration=self._clip_dur,
+            duration=duration,
+            target_fps=ltx2["target_fps"] if ltx2 else None,
+            snap32=ltx2["snap32"] if ltx2 else False,
+            frames=ltx2["frames"] if ltx2 else None,
         )
         self._export_worker.finished.connect(self._on_clip_done)
         self._export_worker.all_done.connect(self._on_batch_done)
@@ -7715,6 +8118,15 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         encoder = self._hw_encoders[0] if hw_on else "libx264"
         max_workers = min(self._spn_workers.value(), 3) if hw_on else self._spn_workers.value()
         clip_dur = self._clip_dur
+
+        # LTX-2 mode (active tab) overrides length/resize and feeds the
+        # 25fps / ÷32-crop / exact-frames params through to ffmpeg. Foley
+        # tabs return None here and keep byte-identical behavior.
+        ltx2 = self._ltx2_export_params()
+        if ltx2 is not None:
+            short_side = ltx2["short_side"]
+            clip_dur = ltx2["duration"]
+
         self._export_spread = spread
         self._export_clip_duration = clip_dur
         self._export_folder = folder
@@ -7732,6 +8144,9 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             max_workers=max_workers,
             encoder=encoder,
             duration=clip_dur,
+            target_fps=ltx2["target_fps"] if ltx2 else None,
+            snap32=ltx2["snap32"] if ltx2 else False,
+            frames=ltx2["frames"] if ltx2 else None,
         )
         self._export_worker.finished.connect(self._on_reexport_clip_done)
         self._export_worker.all_done.connect(self._on_reexport_batch_done)
@@ -7847,6 +8262,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         if paths:
             target = self._add_target_playlist()
             self._active_pw = target
+            self._on_active_pw_changed()
             target.add_files(paths)
             self._apply_playlist_filters()
             self._save_playlist_tabs()

tests/test_ui_structure.py

@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 import pytest
 
+# Redirect QSettings to a throwaway dir BEFORE any MainWindow is constructed, so
+# these GUI tests can never read or clobber the user's real ~/.config/8cut.conf
+# (constructing MainWindow loads — and on window close re-saves — the playlist
+# tabs; a test mutating tab state would otherwise persist into the real session).
+import tempfile as _tempfile
+from PyQt6.QtCore import QSettings as _QSettings
+_QS_DIR = _tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="8cut-test-qs-")
+_QSettings.setPath(_QSettings.Format.NativeFormat, _QSettings.Scope.UserScope, _QS_DIR)
+_QSettings.setPath(_QSettings.Format.IniFormat, _QSettings.Scope.UserScope, _QS_DIR)
+
 # A real platform is needed because MpvWidget creates a GL context.
 # If construction fails for any environment reason, skip — this test is a
 # best-effort structural net, not a gate on core/ tests.
@@ -107,3 +117,157 @@ def test_side_by_side_menu_pins_third_panel(win):
         win._deck_loading = False
     assert win._tab_crop._pinned is True
     assert len(_split_columns(win)) == 3
+
+
+def test_duplicate_tab(win):
+    # Right-click → Duplicate tab: clones files into a new tab with an adapted
+    # name + adapted own folder, no file moves. Suppress QSettings writes via
+    # _loading_tabs so the test can't touch the real session.
+    win._loading_tabs = True
+    try:
+        src = win._pws[0]
+        src._label = "AlexisCrystal"
+        src._dest_folder = "/data/alexis/"   # trailing slash, like real folders
+        n_before = len(win._pws)
+        win._on_duplicate_tab(win._playlist_tabs.indexOf(src))
+    finally:
+        win._loading_tabs = False
+    assert len(win._pws) == n_before + 1
+    dup = win._pws[-1]
+    assert dup._label == "AlexisCrystal copy"
+    # sibling, not a child: ".../alexis/" -> ".../alexis_copy" (not ".../alexis/_copy")
+    assert dup._dest_folder == "/data/alexis_copy"
+
+
+def test_tab_mode_defaults_foley(win):
+    # Fresh tabs use the Foley pipeline; sessions/tabs without a stored mode
+    # load unchanged.
+    assert win._pws
+    for pw in win._pws:
+        assert pw._mode == "foley"
+
+
+def test_tab_mode_toggle(win):
+    # Right-click → "LTX-2 mode" flips the per-tab mode and the displayed title
+    # gains a [LTX2] badge (without mutating pw._label). Suppress QSettings
+    # writes via _loading_tabs so the test can't touch the real session.
+    win._loading_tabs = True
+    try:
+        win._on_tab_mode_toggle(win._playlist_tabs.indexOf(win._pws[0]))
+    finally:
+        win._loading_tabs = False
+    assert win._pws[0]._mode == "ltx2"
+    assert win._tab_title(win._pws[0]).endswith("[LTX2]")
+
+
+def test_ltx2_params_none_for_foley(win):
+    # A Foley tab feeds no LTX-2 ffmpeg params into export. Set the mode
+    # explicitly: a prior test's closeEvent can persist an ltx2 tab into the
+    # shared (throwaway) QSettings, so don't rely on the loaded default here.
+    win._playlist._mode = "foley"
+    assert win._ltx2_export_params() is None
+
+
+def test_ltx2_params_for_ltx2_tab(win):
+    # An ltx2-mode active tab: _ltx2_export_params returns the 25fps / ÷32 /
+    # exact-frames kwargs, and _apply_mode_to_controls swaps the length control
+    # (Duration hidden, frames shown). short_side defaults to 512 when unset.
+    win._spn_resize.setValue(0)            # force the 512 LTX-2 default path
+    win._pws[0]._mode = "ltx2"
+    win._active_pw = win._pws[0]
+    win._playlist_tabs.setCurrentWidget(win._pws[0])
+    win._spn_frames.setValue(201)
+    win._apply_mode_to_controls()
+
+    assert win._ltx2_export_params() == {
+        "target_fps": 25.0,
+        "snap32": True,
+        "frames": 201,
+        "duration": 201 / 25,
+        "short_side": 512,
+    }
+    # In offscreen, isVisibleTo(win) may be False for both; assert via the
+    # show/hide flag that the Duration control is hidden in ltx2 mode.
+    assert win._spn_clip_dur.isHidden()
+    assert not win._spn_frames.isHidden()
+
+
+def test_duplicate_preserves_ltx2_mode(win):
+    # Duplicating an LTX-2 tab must yield an LTX-2 tab (mode is copied alongside
+    # the folder fields). Suppress QSettings writes via _loading_tabs.
+    win._loading_tabs = True
+    try:
+        src = win._pws[0]
+        src._mode = "ltx2"
+        win._on_duplicate_tab(win._playlist_tabs.indexOf(src))
+    finally:
+        win._loading_tabs = False
+    dup = win._pws[-1]
+    assert dup._mode == "ltx2"
+
+
+def test_frames_snaps_to_legal(win):
+    # A typed (illegal) frame count snaps to the nearest legal 8k+1 value so the
+    # displayed value == the exported value and is always a valid LTX-2 clip.
+    win._spn_frames.setValue(100)
+    win._snap_frames_to_legal()              # the editingFinished slot
+    assert win._spn_frames.value() == 97     # nearest 8k+1 to 100
+    assert (win._spn_frames.value() - 1) % 8 == 0
+
+
+def test_export_base_name_handles_trailing_slash(win):
+    # A folder ending in "/" must still yield the real base name, else
+    # subprofile naming breaks ("_blowjob" instead of "mp4_blowjob").
+    win._txt_folder.setText("/x/AlexisCrystal/mp4/")
+    assert win._export_base_name() == "mp4"
+    win._txt_folder.setText("/x/AlexisCrystal/mp4")
+    assert win._export_base_name() == "mp4"
+
+
+def test_subprofile_button_visibility_exact_match(win):
+    # A subcategory's export button must track ITS folder exactly. A ghost
+    # "_blowjob" (empty-base leftover) or an unrelated "mp4_no_clap" must NOT
+    # hide the "blowjob"/"clap" buttons (the old fuzzy endswith() match did,
+    # so enabling a subcategory never revealed its export button).
+    win._txt_folder.setText("/x/AlexisCrystal/mp4")
+    win._subprofiles = ["blowjob", "clap"]
+    win._rebuild_subprofile_buttons()
+    btns = {b.text().removeprefix("▸ "): b for b in win._subprofile_btns}
+
+    win._hidden_subcats = {"_blowjob", "mp4_no_clap"}
+    win._apply_subcat_visibility()
+    assert not btns["blowjob"].isHidden()   # ghost "_blowjob" must not hide it
+    assert not btns["clap"].isHidden()      # "mp4_no_clap" must not hide "clap"
+
+    win._hidden_subcats = {"mp4_blowjob"}    # exact folder -> hidden
+    win._apply_subcat_visibility()
+    assert btns["blowjob"].isHidden()
+    assert not btns["clap"].isHidden()
+
+
+def test_extract_audio_controls_exist(win):
+    from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QPushButton, QDoubleSpinBox
+    assert isinstance(win._btn_extract_audio, QPushButton)
+    assert isinstance(win._spn_audio_len, QDoubleSpinBox)
+    # Disabled until a file is loaded.
+    assert not win._btn_extract_audio.isEnabled()
+    # Arrows step by 1s and there's no practical upper cap (long audio areas).
+    assert win._spn_audio_len.singleStep() == 1.0
+    assert win._spn_audio_len.maximum() >= 3600.0
+
+
+def test_audio_region_tracks_cursor_and_length(win):
+    # The teal audio band spans [cursor, cursor + length]; changing the length
+    # or moving the cursor moves the band. Fake a loaded file so the guard in
+    # _update_audio_region passes.
+    win._file_path = "/x/video.mp4"
+    win._cursor = 10.0
+    win._spn_audio_len.setValue(4.0)     # fires _on_audio_len_changed
+    assert win._timeline._audio_region == (10.0, 14.0)
+    win._cursor = 20.0
+    win._update_audio_region()
+    assert win._timeline._audio_region == (20.0, 24.0)
+    # No file -> band cleared.
+    win._file_path = ""
+    win._update_audio_region()
+    assert win._timeline._audio_region is None

tests/test_utils.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import tempfile, os, json
 from main import build_export_path, format_time, build_ffmpeg_command, build_sequence_dir, build_audio_extract_command, resolve_keyframe, apply_keyframes_to_jobs
+from core.ffmpeg import build_audio_clip_command
 from core.annotations import build_annotation_json_path, upsert_clip_annotation
 from main import ProcessedDB
 
@@ -54,6 +55,27 @@ def test_ffmpeg_command_with_resize():
     assert cmd[-1] == "/out/clip_001.mp4"
 
 
+def test_audio_clip_command_exact_length():
+    cmd = build_audio_clip_command("/in/video.mp4", 12.5, 3.2, "/out/clip.wav")
+    assert cmd[0] == "ffmpeg"
+    # fast seek before input, exact duration, no video
+    assert cmd[cmd.index("-ss") + 1] == "12.5"
+    assert cmd[cmd.index("-t") + 1] == "3.2"
+    assert cmd.index("-ss") < cmd.index("-i")
+    assert "-vn" in cmd
+    assert cmd[-1] == "/out/clip.wav"
+
+def test_audio_clip_command_codec_by_extension():
+    assert "pcm_s16le" in build_audio_clip_command("/in.mp4", 0, 1, "/o/a.wav")
+    assert "libmp3lame" in build_audio_clip_command("/in.mp4", 0, 1, "/o/a.mp3")
+    assert "flac" in build_audio_clip_command("/in.mp4", 0, 1, "/o/a.flac")
+    # Unknown extension -> no explicit -c:a, let ffmpeg pick from the container.
+    assert "-c:a" not in build_audio_clip_command("/in.mp4", 0, 1, "/o/a.xyz")
+
+def test_audio_clip_command_extension_case_insensitive():
+    assert "flac" in build_audio_clip_command("/in.mp4", 0, 1, "/o/A.FLAC")
+
+
 # --- ProcessedDB ---
 
 def test_db_add_and_get_markers():
@@ -439,3 +461,57 @@ def test_apply_keyframes_before_first_uses_base():
     result = apply_keyframes_to_jobs(jobs, kfs, base_center=0.5, base_ratio="4:5",
                                      base_rand_p=True, base_rand_s=False)
     assert result == [(1.0, "/out/a", "4:5", 0.5, True, False)]
+
+
+# --- LTX-2 legal-frame math (core/ltx2.py) ---
+
+from core.ltx2 import is_legal_frames, nearest_legal_frames, frames_for_duration, duration_for_frames, legal_frames
+
+def test_ltx2_is_legal():
+    assert is_legal_frames(201) and is_legal_frames(9) and is_legal_frames(25)
+    assert not is_legal_frames(200) and not is_legal_frames(8)
+
+def test_ltx2_nearest():
+    assert nearest_legal_frames(200) == 201   # 200 -> nearest 8k+1
+    assert nearest_legal_frames(196) == 193
+    assert nearest_legal_frames(5) == 9        # floor at 9
+
+def test_ltx2_duration_roundtrip():
+    assert duration_for_frames(201, 25) == 201 / 25
+    assert frames_for_duration(8.0, 25) == 201   # 200 -> 201
+
+def test_ltx2_legal_series():
+    s = legal_frames(min_f=9, max_f=33)
+    assert s == [9, 17, 25, 33]
+
+
+# --- LTX-2 ffmpeg params (target_fps, snap32, frames) ---
+
+def test_ffmpeg_ltx2_fps_and_frames():
+    cmd = build_ffmpeg_command("/in/v.mp4", 0.0, "/out/c.mp4",
+                               short_side=512, target_fps=25, frames=201)
+    assert "-r" in cmd and cmd[cmd.index("-r")+1] == "25"
+    assert "-frames:v" in cmd and cmd[cmd.index("-frames:v")+1] == "201"
+    vf = cmd[cmd.index("-vf")+1]
+    assert "fps=25" in vf
+
+def test_ffmpeg_ltx2_snap32_crop():
+    cmd = build_ffmpeg_command("/in/v.mp4", 0.0, "/out/c.mp4",
+                               short_side=512, snap32=True)
+    vf = cmd[cmd.index("-vf")+1]
+    assert "crop=trunc(iw/32)*32:trunc(ih/32)*32" in vf
+
+def test_ffmpeg_foley_unchanged():
+    cmd = build_ffmpeg_command("/in/v.mp4", 0.0, "/out/c.mp4", short_side=256)
+    assert "-r" not in cmd and "-frames:v" not in cmd
+    assert "crop=trunc" not in cmd[cmd.index("-vf")+1]
+
+
+# --- LTX-2 audio extract frame-exact duration ---
+
+def test_audio_extract_ltx2_duration():
+    frames, fps = 201, 25
+    cmd = build_audio_extract_command("/in/v.mp4", 0.0, "/out/clip_001",
+                                      duration=frames / fps)
+    assert "-t" in cmd
+    assert cmd[cmd.index("-t") + 1] == str(frames / fps)