diff --git a/pages/index.vue b/pages/index.vue
index 2a8ba1b..b079530 100644
--- a/pages/index.vue
+++ b/pages/index.vue
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
           <NuxtLink
             to="/queue"
             class="rounded-full border px-3 py-1 text-zinc-300 hover:border-amber-300/50 hover:text-white"
-            :class="queuePendingCount ? 'border-amber-300/40 text-amber-100' : 'border-white/10'"
+            :class="queueBadgeCount ? 'border-amber-300/40 text-amber-100' : 'border-white/10'"
           >
-            Queue<span v-if="queuePendingCount" class="ml-1.5 text-amber-200">{{ queuePendingCount }}</span>
+            Queue<span v-if="queueBadgeCount" class="ml-1.5 text-amber-200">{{ queueBadgeCount }}</span>
           </NuxtLink>
           <a v-if="authEnabled" href="/api/auth/logout" class="text-zinc-400 hover:text-white">Sign out</a>
         </div>
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
           <h2 class="font-display text-2xl font-bold">Input</h2>
           <p class="text-sm text-zinc-400">{{ studioMode === 'edit'
             ? 'Drop the still to edit. An optional second still applies image 2 onto image 1. Files leave the desktop after save.'
-            : 'Drop a still, describe the motion, then send the job to the desktop GPU.' }}</p>
+            : 'Drop a still, describe the motion, then send the job. Generate stays available — a long shot list takes one queue slot, and you can line up more while it runs.' }}</p>
         </div>
 
         <div
@@ -660,8 +660,50 @@
             Cancel / Interrupt
           </button>
         </div>
+        <p v-if="studioMode === 'video' && videoBusy" class="text-xs text-zinc-400">The current job keeps running in Output. This submit waits in the job queue.</p>
         <p v-if="studioMode === 'edit' && editBlockReason" class="text-xs text-zinc-400">{{ editBlockReason }}</p>
 
+        <div v-if="studioMode === 'video' && studioJobs.length" class="rounded-2xl border border-white/10 bg-zinc-950/40 p-4">
+          <h3 class="text-sm font-semibold text-zinc-100">Job queue</h3>
+          <p class="mt-1 text-xs text-zinc-500">A long shot script is one slot. Run next inserts after the current shot as its own clip, then the original sequence continues.</p>
+          <ul class="mt-3 space-y-2">
+            <li
+              v-for="job in studioJobs"
+              :key="job.id"
+              class="flex items-start gap-3 rounded-xl border px-3 py-2"
+              :class="job.status === 'running'
+                ? 'border-amber-300/40 bg-amber-400/5'
+                : job.cutIn
+                  ? 'border-sky-300/30 bg-sky-400/5'
+                  : 'border-white/10 bg-zinc-950/50'"
+            >
+              <div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
+                <p class="truncate text-sm font-medium text-zinc-100">{{ job.name }}</p>
+                <p class="mt-0.5 text-xs text-zinc-500">
+                  {{ studioJobStatusLabel(job) }}
+                  · {{ job.shotCount }} shot{{ job.shotCount === 1 ? '' : 's' }}
+                </p>
+              </div>
+              <button
+                v-if="job.status === 'waiting' && canCutInStudioJob"
+                type="button"
+                class="shrink-0 rounded-full border border-sky-300/40 px-2.5 py-1 text-xs text-sky-100 hover:border-sky-200 hover:text-white"
+                @click="cutInStudioJob(job.id)"
+              >
+                {{ job.cutIn ? 'Next' : 'Run next' }}
+              </button>
+              <button
+                v-if="job.status === 'waiting' || job.status === 'held'"
+                type="button"
+                class="shrink-0 text-xs text-zinc-400 hover:text-red-200"
+                @click="dismissStudioJob(job.id)"
+              >
+                Remove
+              </button>
+            </li>
+          </ul>
+        </div>
+
         <div v-if="drafts.length" class="rounded-2xl border border-amber-300/20 bg-amber-400/5 p-4">
           <h3 class="text-sm font-semibold text-amber-100">Held jobs</h3>
           <p class="mt-1 text-xs text-zinc-400">Comfy was still busy after 3 minutes. Click one to restore the still, prompt, and settings.</p>
@@ -686,6 +728,17 @@
           <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
             <div class="flex items-center gap-3">
               <h2 class="font-display text-2xl font-bold">Output</h2>
+              <button
+                v-if="canRestoreOutput"
+                type="button"
+                class="inline-flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-white/15 text-zinc-300 hover:border-amber-300/50 hover:text-white"
+                title="Load this job back into Input"
+                @click="restoreOutputJob"
+              >
+                <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor" class="h-4 w-4">
+                  <path d="M13.586 3.586a2 2 0 1 1 2.828 2.828l-.793.793-2.828-2.828.793-.793ZM11.379 5.793 3 14.172V17h2.828l8.38-8.379-2.83-2.828Z" />
+                </svg>
+              </button>
               <button
                 v-if="canClearPreview"
                 type="button"
@@ -1582,6 +1635,22 @@ const liveQueue = ref<{
   totalCount: number
   segments: Array<{ index: number; prompt: string; duration: number; status: string; clipId?: string }>
 } | null>(null)
+const studioJobs = ref<Array<{
+  id: string
+  status: string
+  name: string
+  prompt: string
+  shotCount: number
+  liveJobId?: string
+  shotQueueId?: string
+  stillId?: string
+  hideThumbnail?: boolean
+  folderLocked?: boolean
+  cutIn?: boolean
+  holdForCutIn?: boolean
+  lastError?: string
+}>>([])
+const outputStudioJobId = ref('')
 const pickerOpen = ref(false)
 const pickerSlot = ref<'main' | 'editRef' | number>('main')
 const libraryFilter = ref<'all' | 'images' | 'videos'>('all')
@@ -1758,7 +1827,7 @@ const queueReady = computed(() => {
   return extensionQueue.value.every(item => item.prompt.trim())
 })
 const videoGenerateDisabled = computed(() => {
-  return videoBusy.value || (!textToVideo.value && !file.value) || !prompt.value.trim() || !folderId.value || !queueReady.value
+  return (!textToVideo.value && !file.value) || !prompt.value.trim() || !folderId.value || !queueReady.value
 })
 const recommendDisabled = computed(() => {
   if (recommendBusy.value) return true
@@ -1789,10 +1858,19 @@ const editBlockReason = computed(() => {
 })
 const generateLabel = computed(() => {
   const n = queuedExtensionCount.value
-  if (videoBusy.value) return 'Generating…'
+  if (videoBusy.value) return n ? `Queue ${n + 1} shots` : 'Queue job'
   if (!n) return 'Generate Video'
   return n === 1 ? 'Generate Initial + 1 Extension' : `Generate Initial + ${n} Extensions`
 })
+const studioWaitingCount = computed(() => studioJobs.value.filter(job => job.status === 'waiting').length)
+const queueBadgeCount = computed(() => studioWaitingCount.value + queuePendingCount.value)
+const canCutInStudioJob = computed(() => studioJobs.value.some(job => job.status === 'running' || job.status === 'held') || videoBusy.value)
+const outputRestoreId = computed(() => (
+  outputStudioJobId.value
+  || studioJobs.value.find(job => job.liveJobId && job.liveJobId === videoJobId.value)?.id
+  || ''
+))
+const canRestoreOutput = computed(() => Boolean(outputRestoreId.value && outputProgressKind.value === 'video'))
 const queuedExtensionCount = computed(() => (
   shotScriptMode.value ? Math.max(0, parsedShots.value.length - 1) : extensionQueue.value.length
 ))
@@ -2153,6 +2231,7 @@ async function loadLibrary() {
   ])
   applyLibrary(data)
   queuePendingCount.value = queued.pendingCount || 0
+  await refreshStudioQueue()
   await refreshLiveQueue()
 }
 
@@ -2226,9 +2305,11 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   applyInstancePrivacy()
   healthTimer = setInterval(() => {
     void pollComfyHealth()
+    void refreshStudioQueue()
     if (activeQueueId.value) void refreshLiveQueue()
   }, 5000)
   await resumeActiveJob()
+  await refreshStudioQueue()
   await refreshLiveQueue()
   await loadPromptPresets()
 })
@@ -2502,6 +2583,19 @@ function resetImage() {
   imageHeight.value = 0
 }
 
+function clearVideoForm() {
+  resetImage()
+  prompt.value = ''
+  clipName.value = ''
+  extensionQueue.value = []
+  shotScriptMode.value = false
+  identityRefs.value.forEach((_, index) => clearIdentityRef(index))
+  recommendText.value = ''
+  recommendError.value = ''
+  recommendApplied.value = false
+  activeDraftId = ''
+}
+
 function readFile(next: File, opts?: { keepThumbnailPref?: boolean }) {
   file.value = next
   preview.value = URL.createObjectURL(next)
@@ -2635,6 +2729,166 @@ async function refreshLiveQueue() {
   }
 }
 
+function studioJobStatusLabel(job: { status: string; cutIn?: boolean; holdForCutIn?: boolean; lastError?: string }) {
+  if (job.status === 'running') return 'Generating'
+  if (job.status === 'held') return job.holdForCutIn ? 'Paused for cut-in' : 'Paused'
+  if (job.status === 'waiting') return job.cutIn ? 'Next after current shot' : 'Waiting'
+  if (job.status === 'error') return job.lastError || 'Error'
+  return job.status
+}
+
+async function refreshStudioQueue() {
+  const data = await $fetch<{
+    jobs?: Array<{
+      id: string
+      status: string
+      name: string
+      prompt: string
+      shotCount: number
+      liveJobId?: string
+      shotQueueId?: string
+      stillId?: string
+      hideThumbnail?: boolean
+      folderLocked?: boolean
+      cutIn?: boolean
+      holdForCutIn?: boolean
+      lastError?: string
+    }>
+  }>('/api/studio-queue').catch(() => ({ jobs: [] }))
+  studioJobs.value = data.jobs || []
+  const running = studioJobs.value.find(job => job.status === 'running' && job.liveJobId)
+  if (running?.liveJobId && running.liveJobId !== videoJobId.value && !videoBusy.value) {
+    outputStudioJobId.value = running.id
+    videoJobId.value = running.liveJobId
+    persistActiveJob('video', running.liveJobId, running.hideThumbnail === true, running.folderLocked === true)
+    listen('video', running.liveJobId, running.hideThumbnail === true, running.folderLocked === true)
+    if (running.shotQueueId) {
+      persistActiveQueue(running.shotQueueId)
+      void refreshLiveQueue()
+    }
+    videoBusy.value = true
+    statusMessage.value = 'Starting queued job…'
+    startTimer('video')
+  } else if (running?.id && running.liveJobId === videoJobId.value) {
+    outputStudioJobId.value = running.id
+  }
+}
+
+async function cutInStudioJob(id: string) {
+  try {
+    await $fetch(`/api/studio-queue/${id}/cut-in`, { method: 'POST' })
+    toast('This job will run after the current shot, as its own clip.')
+    await refreshStudioQueue()
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    toast(error?.data?.statusMessage || error?.statusMessage || 'Could not move that job next')
+  }
+}
+
+async function dismissStudioJob(id: string) {
+  try {
+    await $fetch(`/api/studio-queue/${id}`, { method: 'DELETE' })
+    if (outputStudioJobId.value === id) outputStudioJobId.value = ''
+    await refreshStudioQueue()
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    toast(error?.data?.statusMessage || error?.statusMessage || 'Could not remove that job')
+  }
+}
+
+async function restoreStudioJob(id: string) {
+  const job = await $fetch<{
+    payload?: {
+      prompt?: string
+      name?: string
+      folderId?: string
+      aspect?: string
+      width?: number
+      height?: number
+      turbo?: boolean
+      seed?: number
+      cfg?: number
+      fps?: number
+      samplerName?: string
+      scheduler?: string
+      duration?: number
+      sound?: boolean
+      workflow?: string
+      useIdentityRefs?: boolean
+      stillId?: string
+      stillFilename?: string
+      hideThumbnail?: boolean
+      hideInput?: boolean
+      referenceStillIds?: Array<string | null>
+      extensions?: { prompt: string; duration: number }[]
+      queueAutoRun?: boolean
+    }
+  }>(`/api/studio-queue/${id}`)
+  const payload = job.payload
+  if (!payload) throw new Error('That job has no saved inputs')
+  studioMode.value = 'video'
+  outputFocus.value = 'video'
+  closeExtend()
+  const extensions = payload.extensions || []
+  applyVideoWorkflow(payload.workflow)
+  prompt.value = extensions.length
+    ? [payload.prompt.trim(), ...extensions.map((item, index) => `shot ${index + 2}\n${item.prompt.trim()}`)].join('\n\n')
+    : (payload.prompt || '')
+  clipName.value = payload.name || ''
+  seedInput.value = String(payload.seed || '')
+  restoreAdvanced({
+    turbo: payload.turbo === true,
+    aspect: payload.aspect,
+    width: payload.width,
+    height: payload.height,
+    cfg: payload.cfg,
+    fps: payload.fps,
+    samplerName: payload.samplerName,
+    scheduler: payload.scheduler
+  })
+  duration.value = clampDuration(Number(payload.duration))
+  hideThumbnail.value = showPrivacyToggles.value && payload.hideThumbnail === true
+  if (showPrivacyToggles.value) hideInputPreview.value = payload.hideInput === true
+  if (payload.folderId) {
+    folderId.value = payload.folderId
+    browseFolderId.value = payload.folderId
+  }
+  if (typeof payload.sound === 'boolean') withSound.value = payload.sound
+  shotScriptMode.value = extensions.length > 0
+  useIdentityRefs.value = payload.useIdentityRefs === true
+  identityRefs.value.forEach((_, index) => clearIdentityRef(index))
+  extensionQueue.value = extensions.map(item => ({
+    id: crypto.randomUUID(),
+    prompt: item.prompt,
+    duration: clampDuration(Number(item.duration))
+  }))
+  queueAutoRun.value = payload.queueAutoRun === true
+  const stillId = payload.stillId
+  if (stillId) {
+    const blob = await $fetch<Blob>(`/api/library/stills/${stillId}`, { responseType: 'blob' })
+    readFile(new File([blob], payload.stillFilename || 'still.png', { type: blob.type || 'image/png' }), { keepThumbnailPref: true })
+  } else {
+    resetImage()
+  }
+  for (const [index, refId] of (payload.referenceStillIds || []).entries()) {
+    if (!refId || index >= 4) continue
+    try {
+      const blob = await $fetch<Blob>(`/api/library/stills/${refId}`, { responseType: 'blob' })
+      setIdentityRef(index, new File([blob], `identity-ref-${index + 2}.png`, { type: blob.type || 'image/png' }))
+    } catch { /* skip missing identity stills */ }
+  }
+}
+
+async function restoreOutputJob() {
+  const id = outputRestoreId.value
+  if (!id) return
+  try {
+    await restoreStudioJob(id)
+    statusMessage.value = 'Job loaded into Input. Generate when you are ready.'
+    toast('Inputs restored. Make any changes, then generate.')
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    toast(error?.data?.statusMessage || error?.message || 'Could not restore that job')
+  }
+}
+
 function clearActiveJob(kind?: 'video' | 'edit') {
   try {
     if (!kind || kind === 'video') localStorage.removeItem(JOB_STORE)
@@ -3528,27 +3782,8 @@ async function generate() {
   const queued = shots
     ? shots.slice(1).map(shot => ({ prompt: shot.prompt.trim(), duration: duration.value }))
     : extensionQueue.value.map(item => ({ prompt: item.prompt.trim(), duration: item.duration }))
-  statusBusy.value = false
-  videoBusy.value = true
-  stopListen('video')
-  videoSettledUi = false
-  progress.value = 1
-  videoUrl.value = ''
-  currentClipId.value = ''
-  closeExtend()
-  awaitingReveal.value = false
-  concealOutput.value = hideThumbnail.value
-  lockedSave.value = false
-  watchingLibrary.value = false
-  playerSize.value = outputSize.value
-  statusMessage.value = 'Checking ComfyUI...'
-  chainStep.value = 1
-  chainTotal.value = 1 + queued.length
-  chainLabel.value = queued.length ? 'Initial' : ''
-  overallProgress.value = 0
-  completedChainStep.value = 0
-  activeChainPlan.value = plannedChain.value.map(part => ({ ...part }))
-  startTimer('video')
+  const hideOut = hideThumbnail.value
+  const folderLockedPref = false
   try {
     const body = new FormData()
     if (file.value) body.append('image', file.value)
@@ -3581,22 +3816,68 @@ async function generate() {
       body.append('extensions', JSON.stringify(queued))
       body.append('queueAutoRun', String(queueAutoRun.value))
     }
-    videoDownloadName.value = clipFileName(clipName.value.trim() || initialPrompt.split(/[.!?\n]/)[0] || 'aigen')
-    const started = await $fetch<{ jobId: string; seed: number; width: number; height: number; steps: number; turbo: boolean; hideThumbnail?: boolean; folderLocked?: boolean; queueId?: string }>('/api/generate', {
+    const downloadName = clipFileName(clipName.value.trim() || initialPrompt.split(/[.!?\n]/)[0] || 'aigen')
+    const chainPlan = plannedChain.value.map(part => ({ ...part }))
+    const started = await $fetch<{
+      jobId: string
+      studioJobId?: string
+      queued?: boolean
+      seed: number
+      width: number
+      height: number
+      steps: number
+      turbo: boolean
+      hideThumbnail?: boolean
+      folderLocked?: boolean
+      queueId?: string
+      chainTotal?: number
+    }>('/api/generate', {
       method: 'POST',
       body
     })
-    videoJobId.value = started.jobId
-    maxStep.value = started.steps
-    playerSize.value = { width: started.width, height: started.height }
+    if (started.queued) {
+      clearVideoForm()
+      const n = 1 + queued.length
+      toast(n > 1
+        ? `Queued ${n} shots behind the current job.`
+        : 'Queued behind the current job.')
+      await refreshStudioQueue()
+      return
+    }
+    clearVideoForm()
+    statusBusy.value = false
+    videoBusy.value = true
+    stopListen('video')
     videoSettledUi = false
-    persistActiveJob('video', started.jobId, started.hideThumbnail === true || hideThumbnail.value, started.folderLocked === true)
+    progress.value = 1
+    videoUrl.value = ''
+    currentClipId.value = ''
+    closeExtend()
+    awaitingReveal.value = false
+    concealOutput.value = started.hideThumbnail === true || hideOut
+    lockedSave.value = false
+    watchingLibrary.value = false
+    playerSize.value = { width: started.width, height: started.height }
+    statusMessage.value = 'Checking ComfyUI...'
+    chainStep.value = 1
+    chainTotal.value = started.chainTotal || (1 + queued.length)
+    chainLabel.value = queued.length ? 'Initial' : ''
+    overallProgress.value = 0
+    completedChainStep.value = 0
+    activeChainPlan.value = chainPlan
+    startTimer('video')
+    videoDownloadName.value = downloadName
+    videoJobId.value = started.jobId
+    outputStudioJobId.value = started.studioJobId || ''
+    maxStep.value = started.steps
+    persistActiveJob('video', started.jobId, started.hideThumbnail === true || hideOut, started.folderLocked === true || folderLockedPref)
     if (started.queueId) {
       persistActiveQueue(started.queueId)
       void refreshLiveQueue()
     }
-    listen('video', started.jobId, started.hideThumbnail === true || hideThumbnail.value, started.folderLocked === true)
+    listen('video', started.jobId, started.hideThumbnail === true || hideOut, started.folderLocked === true)
     void pollComfyHealth()
+    void refreshStudioQueue()
   } catch (error: any) {
     videoBusy.value = false
     statusBusy.value = false
@@ -3761,6 +4042,7 @@ function applyVideoEvent(payload: Record<string, any>, hidden: boolean, folderLo
     clearActiveJob('video')
     loadLibrary().catch(() => null)
     void pollComfyHealth()
+    void refreshStudioQueue()
     toast(payload.message || 'Comfy was still busy. This job was saved under Held jobs.')
     return
   }
@@ -3794,6 +4076,7 @@ function applyVideoEvent(payload: Record<string, any>, hidden: boolean, folderLo
       clearActiveJob('video')
       activeDraftId = ''
       void pollComfyHealth()
+      void refreshStudioQueue()
       videoSettledUi = true
       return
     }
@@ -3812,6 +4095,7 @@ function applyVideoEvent(payload: Record<string, any>, hidden: boolean, folderLo
       activeDraftId = ''
       loadLibrary().catch(() => null)
       void pollComfyHealth()
+      void refreshStudioQueue()
       statusMessage.value = currentClip.value?.hideThumbnail ? 'Hidden clip ready' : 'Loaded from library'
       toast(locked
         ? 'Saved to the locked folder. Unlock it to view.'
@@ -3846,6 +4130,7 @@ function applyVideoEvent(payload: Record<string, any>, hidden: boolean, folderLo
     activeDraftId = ''
     loadLibrary().catch(() => null)
     void pollComfyHealth()
+    void refreshStudioQueue()
     return
   }
 
@@ -3858,6 +4143,7 @@ function applyVideoEvent(payload: Record<string, any>, hidden: boolean, folderLo
     clearActiveJob('video')
     loadLibrary().catch(() => null)
     void pollComfyHealth()
+    void refreshStudioQueue()
     toast(payload.error || payload.message || 'Generation failed')
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/api/generate.post.ts b/server/api/generate.post.ts
index b4013a6..99fcb9d 100644
--- a/server/api/generate.post.ts
+++ b/server/api/generate.post.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
-import { frameLength, runGeneration } from '~/server/utils/videoChain'
-import { createShotQueue, finishQueueBurst, setQueueJob } from '~/server/utils/shotQueue'
+import { addStudioJob, kickStudioQueue, listStudioJobs } from '~/server/utils/studioQueue'
 import { defaultVideoSteps, isLtxWorkflow, isTextToVideo, parseVideoWorkflow } from '~/utils/videoModels'
 
-function isComfyBusyTimeout(error: unknown) {
-  const err = error as { statusCode?: number; status?: number; data?: { code?: string }; message?: string; statusMessage?: string }
-  if (err?.statusCode === 409 || err?.status === 409 || err?.data?.code === 'COMFY_BUSY') return true
-  const text = `${err?.statusMessage || ''} ${err?.message || ''}`
-  return text.includes('still busy after 3 minutes')
-}
-
 function parseDuration(raw: unknown) {
   const seconds = Number(raw)
   if (!Number.isFinite(seconds)) return 5
@@ -114,7 +106,6 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
   const cfg = parseCfg(fields.cfg, turbo, isLtxWorkflow(workflow))
   const samplerName = parseSampler(fields.sampler_name, isLtxWorkflow(workflow))
   const scheduler = parseScheduler(fields.scheduler)
-  const length = frameLength(durationSeconds, fps)
   const hideThumbnail = fields.hideThumbnail === 'true'
   const hideInput = fields.hideInput === 'true'
   const sound = !isLtxWorkflow(workflow) && fields.sound !== 'false'
@@ -159,156 +150,49 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
   }
 
   const chainTotal = 1 + extensions.length
-  const job = createJob()
-  job.kind = 'video'
-  job.maxStep = steps
-  job.hideThumbnail = hideThumbnail
   const familyId = crypto.randomUUID()
   const queueAutoRun = fields.queueAutoRun === 'true'
-  job.library = {
+  const studio = await addStudioJob({
     ownerKey,
-    folderId,
-    hideThumbnail,
-    hideInput,
-    folderLocked,
-    name: clipName,
-    prompt,
-    aspect: fields.aspect || 'auto',
-    width,
-    height,
-    steps,
-    turbo,
-    seed,
-    cfg,
-    fps,
-    samplerName,
-    scheduler,
-    thumb: image && !isPipelineFrameFilename(image.filename) ? image.data : undefined,
-    stillId: still?.id,
-    stillFilename: still?.filename,
-    referenceStillIds,
-    duration: durationSeconds,
-    sound,
-    draftId: (fields.draftId || '').trim() || undefined,
-    extensions,
-    chainIndex: 0,
-    chainStep: 1,
-    chainTotal,
-    chainLabel: extensions.length ? 'Initial' : undefined,
     familyId,
-    workflow,
-    useIdentityRefs,
-    queueAutoRun: extensions.length ? queueAutoRun : false,
-    queueBudget: extensions.length && queueAutoRun ? extensions.length : 0
-  }
-  if (extensions.length) {
-    const queue = await createShotQueue({
-      ownerKey,
+    payload: {
+      prompt,
       name: clipName,
-      familyId,
       folderId,
-      autoRun: queueAutoRun,
-      stillId: still?.id,
-      stillFilename: still?.filename,
-      hideThumbnail,
-      hideInput,
       aspect: fields.aspect || 'auto',
       width,
       height,
       steps,
       turbo,
+      seed,
       cfg,
       fps,
       samplerName,
       scheduler,
-      workflow,
+      duration: durationSeconds,
       sound,
+      workflow,
       useIdentityRefs,
+      stillId: still?.id,
+      stillFilename: still?.filename,
+      hideThumbnail,
+      hideInput,
+      folderLocked,
       referenceStillIds,
-      initial: { prompt, duration: durationSeconds },
       extensions,
-      jobId: job.id
-    })
-    job.library.queueId = queue.id
-    setQueueJob(queue.id, job.id)
-  }
-  emitChainJob(job, { type: 'status', message: 'Checking ComfyUI...', progress: 1 })
-
-  void runGeneration(job, {
-    prompt,
-    image,
-    width,
-    height,
-    steps,
-    seed,
-    turbo,
-    length,
-    sound,
-    cfg,
-    fps,
-    samplerName,
-    scheduler,
-    extensions,
-    workflow,
-    duration: durationSeconds,
-    useIdentityRefs,
-    referenceImages
-  }).catch(async (error) => {
-    removeExtendTemp(job.library?.extendTmpDir)
-    if (isComfyBusyTimeout(error) && job.library) {
-      try {
-        const draft = await saveRetryDraft({
-          ownerKey: job.library.ownerKey,
-          id: job.library.draftId,
-          folderId: job.library.folderId,
-          stillId: job.library.stillId,
-          stillFilename: job.library.stillFilename,
-          name: job.library.name,
-          prompt: job.library.prompt,
-          aspect: job.library.aspect,
-          width: job.library.width,
-          height: job.library.height,
-          steps: job.library.steps,
-          turbo: job.library.turbo,
-          seed: job.library.seed,
-          duration: job.library.duration || durationSeconds,
-          hideThumbnail: job.library.hideThumbnail,
-          hideInput: job.library.hideInput === true,
-          sound: job.library.sound !== false,
-          cfg: job.library.cfg,
-          fps: job.library.fps,
-          samplerName: job.library.samplerName,
-          scheduler: job.library.scheduler,
-          extensions: job.library.extensions,
-          workflow: job.library.workflow
-        })
-        job.library.draftId = draft.id
-        job.status = 'deferred'
-        const message = 'ComfyUI was still busy after 3 minutes. Saved this job — click it under Held jobs to restore the form.'
-        emitJob(job, { type: 'deferred', draftId: draft.id, message, progress: job.progress })
-        if (job.library.queueId) {
-          await finishQueueBurst(job.library.ownerKey, job.library.queueId, true, 'Held because ComfyUI was busy').catch(() => null)
-          setQueueJob(job.library.queueId, null)
-        }
-        return
-      } catch {
-        // fall through to a normal error if the held job could not be saved
-      }
-    }
-    if (job.status === 'error' || job.status === 'cancelled' || job.status === 'deferred') return
-    const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
-    job.status = 'error'
-    job.error = message
-    emitJob(job, { type: 'error', error: message, message })
-    if (job.library?.queueId) {
-      await finishQueueBurst(job.library.ownerKey, job.library.queueId, false, message).catch(() => null)
-      setQueueJob(job.library.queueId, null)
+      queueAutoRun
     }
   })
+  await kickStudioQueue()
+  const latest = listStudioJobs(ownerKey).find(item => item.id === studio.id)
+  const liveJobId = latest?.liveJobId || ''
+  const queueId = latest?.shotQueueId
 
   return {
-    jobId: job.id,
-    clientId: job.clientId,
+    jobId: liveJobId || studio.id,
+    studioJobId: studio.id,
+    queued: !liveJobId,
+    clientId: '',
     seed,
     width,
     height,
@@ -323,7 +207,7 @@ export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
     hideThumbnail,
     folderLocked,
     chainTotal,
-    queueId: job.library?.queueId,
+    queueId,
     queuedRemaining: extensions.length
   }
 })
diff --git a/server/api/studio-queue.get.ts b/server/api/studio-queue.get.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cea93b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/studio-queue.get.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { listStudioJobs, summarizeStudioJob } from '~/server/utils/studioQueue'
+
+export default defineEventHandler((event) => {
+  const { owner } = assertLibraryOwner(event)
+  const jobs = listStudioJobs(owner)
+    .filter(job => job.status === 'waiting' || job.status === 'running' || job.status === 'held')
+    .map(summarizeStudioJob)
+  return {
+    jobs,
+    waitingCount: jobs.filter(job => job.status === 'waiting').length
+  }
+})
diff --git a/server/api/studio-queue/[id].delete.ts b/server/api/studio-queue/[id].delete.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bff40bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/studio-queue/[id].delete.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { cancelStudioJob } from '~/server/utils/studioQueue'
+
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+  const { owner } = assertLibraryOwner(event)
+  const id = String(getRouterParam(event, 'id') || '')
+  await cancelStudioJob(owner, id)
+  return { ok: true }
+})
diff --git a/server/api/studio-queue/[id].get.ts b/server/api/studio-queue/[id].get.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34c874a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/studio-queue/[id].get.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { listStudioJobs } from '~/server/utils/studioQueue'
+
+export default defineEventHandler((event) => {
+  const { owner } = assertLibraryOwner(event)
+  const id = String(getRouterParam(event, 'id') || '')
+  const job = listStudioJobs(owner).find(item => item.id === id)
+  if (!job) {
+    throw createError({ statusCode: 404, statusMessage: 'Queued job not found' })
+  }
+  return job
+})
diff --git a/server/api/studio-queue/[id]/cut-in.post.ts b/server/api/studio-queue/[id]/cut-in.post.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a433ab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/studio-queue/[id]/cut-in.post.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { requestCutIn } from '~/server/utils/studioQueue'
+
+export default defineEventHandler(async (event) => {
+  const { owner } = assertLibraryOwner(event)
+  const id = String(getRouterParam(event, 'id') || '')
+  const job = await requestCutIn(owner, id)
+  return job
+})
diff --git a/server/plugins/resume-queues.ts b/server/plugins/resume-queues.ts
index a83d72e..4060c51 100644
--- a/server/plugins/resume-queues.ts
+++ b/server/plugins/resume-queues.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,22 @@
 import { listPendingJobs } from '~/server/utils/pending'
 import { listOwnersWithQueues, listShotQueues, pendingSegmentCount } from '~/server/utils/shotQueue'
+import { kickStudioQueue, listOwnersWithStudioQueues, listStudioJobs } from '~/server/utils/studioQueue'
 import { startQueueBurst } from '~/server/utils/videoChain'
 
 export default defineNitroPlugin(() => {
   const pendingQueueIds = new Set(listPendingJobs().map(job => job.queueId).filter(Boolean))
+  const claimedQueueIds = new Set<string>()
+  for (const owner of listOwnersWithStudioQueues()) {
+    for (const job of listStudioJobs(owner)) {
+      if (!job.shotQueueId) continue
+      if (job.status === 'waiting' || job.status === 'running' || job.status === 'held') {
+        claimedQueueIds.add(job.shotQueueId)
+      }
+    }
+  }
   for (const owner of listOwnersWithQueues()) {
     for (const queue of listShotQueues(owner)) {
+      if (claimedQueueIds.has(queue.id)) continue
       if (!queue.autoRun) continue
       if (queue.status === 'complete') continue
       if (pendingQueueIds.has(queue.id)) continue
@@ -13,4 +24,5 @@ export default defineNitroPlugin(() => {
       void startQueueBurst(owner, queue.id, 'all').catch(() => null)
     }
   }
+  void kickStudioQueue()
 })
diff --git a/server/utils/studioQueue.ts b/server/utils/studioQueue.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..813e3f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/utils/studioQueue.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,575 @@
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, readFileSync, renameSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+import { getJob, listJobs, type Job } from '~/server/utils/jobs'
+import { parseVideoWorkflow, type VideoWorkflowId } from '~/utils/videoModels'
+
+export type StudioJobStatus = 'waiting' | 'running' | 'held' | 'complete' | 'error' | 'cancelled'
+
+export interface StudioJobPayload {
+  prompt: string
+  name: string
+  folderId: string
+  aspect: string
+  width: number
+  height: number
+  steps: number
+  turbo: boolean
+  seed: number
+  cfg: number
+  fps: number
+  samplerName: string
+  scheduler: string
+  duration: number
+  sound: boolean
+  workflow: VideoWorkflowId
+  useIdentityRefs: boolean
+  stillId?: string
+  stillFilename?: string
+  hideThumbnail: boolean
+  hideInput?: boolean
+  folderLocked?: boolean
+  referenceStillIds: Array<string | null>
+  extensions: { prompt: string; duration: number }[]
+  queueAutoRun: boolean
+}
+
+export interface StudioJob {
+  id: string
+  ownerKey: string
+  createdAt: number
+  updatedAt: number
+  status: StudioJobStatus
+  name: string
+  prompt: string
+  shotCount: number
+  familyId: string
+  shotQueueId?: string
+  liveJobId?: string
+  payload: StudioJobPayload
+  cutIn?: boolean
+  holdForCutIn?: boolean
+  resumeAutoRun?: boolean
+  lastError?: string
+}
+
+const writeChains = new Map<string, Promise<unknown>>()
+let dispatchChain: Promise<unknown> = Promise.resolve()
+
+function libraryRoot() {
+  const config = useRuntimeConfig()
+  return (config.libraryDir || process.env.LIBRARY_DIR || '/data/library').replace(/\/$/, '')
+}
+
+function queuePath(owner: string) {
+  return join(libraryRoot(), 'users', owner, 'studio-queue.json')
+}
+
+function ensureOwner(owner: string) {
+  mkdirSync(join(libraryRoot(), 'users', owner), { recursive: true })
+}
+
+function readJobs(owner: string): StudioJob[] {
+  ensureOwner(owner)
+  const path = queuePath(owner)
+  if (!existsSync(path)) return []
+  try {
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(readFileSync(path, 'utf8'))
+    return Array.isArray(parsed) ? parsed : []
+  } catch {
+    return []
+  }
+}
+
+function writeJobs(owner: string, jobs: StudioJob[]) {
+  ensureOwner(owner)
+  const path = queuePath(owner)
+  const tmp = `${path}.tmp`
+  writeFileSync(tmp, JSON.stringify(jobs, null, 2))
+  renameSync(tmp, path)
+}
+
+function mutate<T>(owner: string, fn: (jobs: StudioJob[]) => T): Promise<T> {
+  const prev = writeChains.get(owner) || Promise.resolve()
+  const run = prev.then(() => {
+    const jobs = readJobs(owner)
+    const result = fn(jobs)
+    writeJobs(owner, jobs)
+    return result
+  })
+  writeChains.set(owner, run.then(() => undefined, () => undefined))
+  return run
+}
+
+export function listOwnersWithStudioQueues() {
+  const root = join(libraryRoot(), 'users')
+  if (!existsSync(root)) return [] as string[]
+  return readdirSync(root, { withFileTypes: true })
+    .filter(entry => entry.isDirectory())
+    .map(entry => entry.name)
+    .filter(owner => existsSync(queuePath(owner)))
+}
+
+export function listStudioJobs(owner: string) {
+  return readJobs(owner)
+}
+
+export function summarizeStudioJob(job: StudioJob) {
+  return {
+    id: job.id,
+    createdAt: job.createdAt,
+    updatedAt: job.updatedAt,
+    status: job.status,
+    name: job.name,
+    prompt: job.prompt,
+    shotCount: job.shotCount,
+    familyId: job.familyId,
+    shotQueueId: job.shotQueueId,
+    liveJobId: job.liveJobId,
+    stillId: job.payload.stillId,
+    workflow: job.payload.workflow,
+    duration: job.payload.duration,
+    hideThumbnail: job.payload.hideThumbnail,
+    folderLocked: job.payload.folderLocked === true,
+    queueAutoRun: job.payload.queueAutoRun === true,
+    cutIn: job.cutIn === true,
+    holdForCutIn: job.holdForCutIn === true,
+    lastError: job.lastError
+  }
+}
+
+export function videoJobsBusy() {
+  return listJobs().some(job => job.kind !== 'edit' && (job.status === 'queued' || job.status === 'uploading' || job.status === 'running'))
+}
+
+export async function addStudioJob(params: {
+  ownerKey: string
+  payload: StudioJobPayload
+  familyId: string
+}) {
+  const now = Date.now()
+  const shotCount = 1 + (params.payload.extensions?.length || 0)
+  const job: StudioJob = {
+    id: crypto.randomUUID(),
+    ownerKey: params.ownerKey,
+    createdAt: now,
+    updatedAt: now,
+    status: 'waiting',
+    name: (params.payload.name || '').trim() || params.payload.prompt.slice(0, 80),
+    prompt: params.payload.prompt,
+    shotCount,
+    familyId: params.familyId,
+    payload: params.payload,
+    cutIn: false
+  }
+  await mutate(params.ownerKey, (jobs) => {
+    jobs.push(job)
+    return job
+  })
+  return job
+}
+
+export async function patchStudioJob(owner: string, id: string, patch: (job: StudioJob) => void) {
+  return mutate(owner, (jobs) => {
+    const job = jobs.find(item => item.id === id)
+    if (!job) throw createError({ statusCode: 404, statusMessage: 'Queued job not found' })
+    patch(job)
+    job.updatedAt = Date.now()
+    return structuredClone(job)
+  })
+}
+
+export async function cancelStudioJob(owner: string, id: string) {
+  const result = await mutate(owner, (jobs) => {
+    const job = jobs.find(item => item.id === id)
+    if (!job) throw createError({ statusCode: 404, statusMessage: 'Queued job not found' })
+    if (job.status === 'running') {
+      throw createError({ statusCode: 409, statusMessage: 'Stop the live job from Output if you want to cancel the one that is generating' })
+    }
+    if (job.status !== 'waiting' && job.status !== 'held') {
+      throw createError({ statusCode: 409, statusMessage: 'Only a waiting or paused job can be removed from the queue' })
+    }
+    job.status = 'cancelled'
+    job.cutIn = false
+    job.holdForCutIn = false
+    job.updatedAt = Date.now()
+    const stillCutIn = jobs.some(item => item.status === 'waiting' && item.cutIn)
+    if (!stillCutIn) {
+      for (const item of jobs) {
+        if (item.status === 'running' || item.status === 'held') {
+          item.holdForCutIn = false
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return structuredClone(job)
+  })
+  const jobs = readJobs(owner)
+  if (!jobs.some(item => item.status === 'waiting' && item.cutIn)) {
+    const running = jobs.find(item => item.status === 'running')
+    if (running?.liveJobId) {
+      const live = getJob(running.liveJobId)
+      if (live?.library) live.library.stopAfterCurrent = false
+    }
+  }
+  kickStudioQueue()
+  return result
+}
+
+export async function requestCutIn(owner: string, id: string) {
+  const jobsNow = readJobs(owner)
+  const running = jobsNow.find(job => job.status === 'running')
+    || jobsNow.find(job => job.status === 'held')
+  if (!running) {
+    throw createError({ statusCode: 409, statusMessage: 'Nothing is generating, so this job can just wait its turn' })
+  }
+  if (running.id === id) {
+    throw createError({ statusCode: 409, statusMessage: 'That job is already running' })
+  }
+  const updated = await mutate(owner, (jobs) => {
+    const job = jobs.find(item => item.id === id)
+    if (!job) throw createError({ statusCode: 404, statusMessage: 'Queued job not found' })
+    if (job.status !== 'waiting') {
+      throw createError({ statusCode: 409, statusMessage: 'Only a waiting job can cut in' })
+    }
+    job.cutIn = true
+    job.updatedAt = Date.now()
+    for (const item of jobs) {
+      if (item.id !== id && item.status === 'waiting') item.cutIn = false
+    }
+    const active = jobs.find(item => item.id === running.id)
+    if (active && active.status === 'running') {
+      active.holdForCutIn = true
+      active.resumeAutoRun = active.payload.queueAutoRun === true
+      active.updatedAt = Date.now()
+    }
+    return structuredClone(job)
+  })
+  const liveId = running.liveJobId
+  if (liveId) {
+    const live = getJob(liveId)
+    if (live?.library) {
+      live.library.stopAfterCurrent = true
+    }
+  }
+  kickStudioQueue()
+  return updated
+}
+
+function pruneDone(jobs: StudioJob[]) {
+  const cutoff = Date.now() - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24
+  return jobs.filter(job => {
+    if (job.status === 'waiting' || job.status === 'running' || job.status === 'held') return true
+    return job.updatedAt > cutoff
+  }).slice(-40)
+}
+
+export async function markStudioLive(owner: string, id: string, liveJobId: string, shotQueueId?: string) {
+  return patchStudioJob(owner, id, (job) => {
+    job.status = 'running'
+    job.liveJobId = liveJobId
+    if (shotQueueId) job.shotQueueId = shotQueueId
+    job.lastError = undefined
+  })
+}
+
+export async function markStudioHeld(owner: string, id: string) {
+  return patchStudioJob(owner, id, (job) => {
+    job.status = 'held'
+    job.liveJobId = undefined
+  })
+}
+
+export async function markStudioSettled(owner: string, liveJobId: string, status: 'complete' | 'error' | 'cancelled', error?: string) {
+  return mutate(owner, (jobs) => {
+    const job = jobs.find(item => item.liveJobId === liveJobId) || jobs.find(item => item.status === 'running')
+    if (!job) return null
+    if (job.holdForCutIn && status === 'complete') {
+      job.status = 'held'
+      job.liveJobId = undefined
+      job.updatedAt = Date.now()
+      return structuredClone(job)
+    }
+    job.status = status
+    job.liveJobId = undefined
+    job.cutIn = false
+    job.holdForCutIn = false
+    job.lastError = error
+    job.updatedAt = Date.now()
+    return structuredClone(job)
+  })
+}
+
+function pickCutIn(jobs: StudioJob[]) {
+  return jobs.find(job => job.status === 'waiting' && job.cutIn) || null
+}
+
+function pickHeld(jobs: StudioJob[]) {
+  const held = jobs
+    .filter(job => job.status === 'held' && job.shotQueueId)
+    .sort((a, b) => b.updatedAt - a.updatedAt)
+  const cutInHold = held.find(job => job.holdForCutIn)
+  return cutInHold || held[0] || null
+}
+
+function pickWaiting(jobs: StudioJob[]) {
+  return jobs.find(job => job.status === 'waiting') || null
+}
+
+export function kickStudioQueue() {
+  const run = dispatchChain.then(() => dispatchStudioQueue()).catch(() => undefined)
+  dispatchChain = run
+  return run
+}
+
+function repairStaleJobs(jobs: StudioJob[]) {
+  for (const job of jobs) {
+    if (job.status !== 'running') continue
+    const live = job.liveJobId ? getJob(job.liveJobId) : undefined
+    const liveBusy = live && (live.status === 'queued' || live.status === 'uploading' || live.status === 'running')
+    if (liveBusy) continue
+    if (job.shotQueueId) {
+      job.status = 'held'
+      job.liveJobId = undefined
+      job.holdForCutIn = true
+      job.resumeAutoRun = job.payload.queueAutoRun === true || job.resumeAutoRun === true
+      job.updatedAt = Date.now()
+    } else {
+      job.status = 'complete'
+      job.liveJobId = undefined
+      job.updatedAt = Date.now()
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+async function dispatchStudioQueue() {
+  if (videoJobsBusy()) return
+  for (const owner of listOwnersWithStudioQueues()) {
+    const jobs = await mutate(owner, (list) => {
+      repairStaleJobs(list)
+      const next = pruneDone(list)
+      list.splice(0, list.length, ...next)
+      return list.map(item => structuredClone(item))
+    })
+    const cutIn = pickCutIn(jobs)
+    if (cutIn) {
+      await startStudioJob(cutIn)
+      return
+    }
+    const held = pickHeld(jobs)
+    if (held?.shotQueueId) {
+      await resumeHeldStudioJob(held)
+      return
+    }
+    const waiting = pickWaiting(jobs)
+    if (waiting) {
+      await startStudioJob(waiting)
+      return
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+async function resumeHeldStudioJob(item: StudioJob) {
+  if (!item.shotQueueId) {
+    await patchStudioJob(item.ownerKey, item.id, (job) => {
+      job.status = 'complete'
+      job.holdForCutIn = false
+    })
+    return
+  }
+  const { startQueueBurst } = await import('~/server/utils/videoChain')
+  const count = item.resumeAutoRun ? 'all' as const : 1
+  try {
+    const started = await startQueueBurst(item.ownerKey, item.shotQueueId, count)
+    await patchStudioJob(item.ownerKey, item.id, (job) => {
+      job.status = 'running'
+      job.liveJobId = started.jobId
+      job.holdForCutIn = false
+      job.cutIn = false
+    })
+  } catch (error) {
+    const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
+    await patchStudioJob(item.ownerKey, item.id, (job) => {
+      job.status = 'error'
+      job.lastError = message
+      job.holdForCutIn = false
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+export async function startStudioJob(item: StudioJob) {
+  try {
+  const { createJob } = await import('~/server/utils/jobs')
+  const { runGeneration, frameLength } = await import('~/server/utils/videoChain')
+  const { createShotQueue, setQueueJob } = await import('~/server/utils/shotQueue')
+  const { stillPath } = await import('~/server/utils/library')
+  const { existsSync, readFileSync } = await import('node:fs')
+
+  const payload = item.payload
+  const job = createJob()
+  job.kind = 'video'
+  job.maxStep = payload.steps
+  job.hideThumbnail = payload.hideThumbnail
+  const extensions = payload.extensions || []
+  job.library = {
+    ownerKey: item.ownerKey,
+    folderId: payload.folderId,
+    hideThumbnail: payload.hideThumbnail,
+    hideInput: payload.hideInput,
+    folderLocked: payload.folderLocked,
+    name: payload.name,
+    prompt: payload.prompt,
+    aspect: payload.aspect,
+    width: payload.width,
+    height: payload.height,
+    steps: payload.steps,
+    turbo: payload.turbo,
+    seed: payload.seed || Math.floor(Math.random() * 2_147_483_647),
+    cfg: payload.cfg,
+    fps: payload.fps,
+    samplerName: payload.samplerName,
+    scheduler: payload.scheduler,
+    stillId: payload.stillId,
+    stillFilename: payload.stillFilename,
+    referenceStillIds: payload.referenceStillIds,
+    duration: payload.duration,
+    sound: payload.sound,
+    extensions,
+    chainIndex: 0,
+    chainStep: 1,
+    chainTotal: 1 + extensions.length,
+    chainLabel: extensions.length ? 'Initial' : undefined,
+    familyId: item.familyId,
+    workflow: parseVideoWorkflow(payload.workflow),
+    useIdentityRefs: payload.useIdentityRefs,
+    queueAutoRun: extensions.length ? payload.queueAutoRun : false,
+    queueBudget: extensions.length && payload.queueAutoRun ? extensions.length : 0
+  }
+
+  if (extensions.length) {
+    const queue = await createShotQueue({
+      ownerKey: item.ownerKey,
+      name: payload.name,
+      familyId: item.familyId,
+      folderId: payload.folderId,
+      autoRun: payload.queueAutoRun,
+      stillId: payload.stillId,
+      stillFilename: payload.stillFilename,
+      hideThumbnail: payload.hideThumbnail,
+      hideInput: payload.hideInput,
+      aspect: payload.aspect,
+      width: payload.width,
+      height: payload.height,
+      steps: payload.steps,
+      turbo: payload.turbo,
+      cfg: payload.cfg,
+      fps: payload.fps,
+      samplerName: payload.samplerName,
+      scheduler: payload.scheduler,
+      workflow: parseVideoWorkflow(payload.workflow),
+      sound: payload.sound,
+      useIdentityRefs: payload.useIdentityRefs,
+      referenceStillIds: payload.referenceStillIds,
+      initial: { prompt: payload.prompt, duration: payload.duration },
+      extensions,
+      jobId: job.id
+    })
+    job.library.queueId = queue.id
+    setQueueJob(queue.id, job.id)
+    await patchStudioJob(item.ownerKey, item.id, (row) => {
+      row.shotQueueId = queue.id
+    })
+  }
+
+  await markStudioLive(item.ownerKey, item.id, job.id, job.library.queueId)
+
+  const stillFile = payload.stillId && existsSync(stillPath(item.ownerKey, payload.stillId))
+    ? {
+      filename: payload.stillFilename || 'still.png',
+      data: readFileSync(stillPath(item.ownerKey, payload.stillId)),
+      type: 'image/png'
+    }
+    : null
+  const referenceImages: Array<{ filename: string; data: Buffer; type?: string } | null> = [null, null, null, null]
+  for (const [index, stillId] of (payload.referenceStillIds || []).entries()) {
+    if (!stillId || index >= 4) continue
+    const path = stillPath(item.ownerKey, stillId)
+    if (!existsSync(path)) continue
+    referenceImages[index] = {
+      filename: `identity-ref-${index + 2}.png`,
+      data: readFileSync(path),
+      type: 'image/png'
+    }
+  }
+
+  void runGeneration(job, {
+    prompt: payload.prompt,
+    image: stillFile,
+    width: payload.width,
+    height: payload.height,
+    steps: payload.steps,
+    seed: job.library.seed,
+    turbo: payload.turbo,
+    length: frameLength(payload.duration, payload.fps),
+    sound: payload.sound,
+    cfg: payload.cfg,
+    fps: payload.fps,
+    samplerName: payload.samplerName,
+    scheduler: payload.scheduler,
+    extensions,
+    workflow: parseVideoWorkflow(payload.workflow),
+    duration: payload.duration,
+    useIdentityRefs: payload.useIdentityRefs,
+    referenceImages
+  }).catch((error) => {
+    const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
+    if (job.status !== 'error' && job.status !== 'cancelled' && job.status !== 'deferred') {
+      job.status = 'error'
+      job.error = message
+    }
+  })
+  } catch (error) {
+    const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
+    await patchStudioJob(item.ownerKey, item.id, (job) => {
+      job.status = 'error'
+      job.lastError = message
+    }).catch(() => null)
+    kickStudioQueue()
+  }
+}
+
+export async function onLiveVideoSettled(job: Job) {
+  const owner = job.library?.ownerKey
+  if (!owner) {
+    kickStudioQueue()
+    return
+  }
+  const remaining = job.library
+    ? Math.max(0, (job.library.chainTotal || 1) - (job.library.chainStep || 1))
+    : 0
+  const interrupted = job.library?.stopAfterCurrent === true
+    && remaining > 0
+    && job.status !== 'error'
+    && job.status !== 'cancelled'
+  if (interrupted && job.status === 'running') {
+    job.status = 'complete'
+  }
+  const hold = interrupted
+  if (hold) {
+    await mutate(owner, (jobs) => {
+      const row = jobs.find(item => item.liveJobId === job.id) || jobs.find(item => item.status === 'running')
+      if (!row) return
+      row.status = 'held'
+      row.liveJobId = undefined
+      row.holdForCutIn = true
+      row.resumeAutoRun = row.payload.queueAutoRun === true || job.library?.queueAutoRun === true
+      row.updatedAt = Date.now()
+    })
+  } else {
+    const status = job.status === 'cancelled'
+      ? 'cancelled'
+      : job.status === 'complete'
+        ? 'complete'
+        : 'error'
+    await markStudioSettled(owner, job.id, status, job.error)
+  }
+  kickStudioQueue()
+}
diff --git a/server/utils/videoChain.ts b/server/utils/videoChain.ts
index 6fae19e..3e81b31 100644
--- a/server/utils/videoChain.ts
+++ b/server/utils/videoChain.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { isLtxWorkflow, isTextToVideo, parseVideoWorkflow, workflowForExtension,
 import { clipVideoPath, clipTitle, deleteRetryDraft, extendTempDir, getClip, nextClipPartName, removeExtendTemp, stillPath } from '~/server/utils/library'
 import { extractLastFrame, probeHasAudio } from '~/server/utils/ffmpeg'
 import { ensureComfyReady } from '~/server/utils/comfyLifecycle'
+import { onLiveVideoSettled } from '~/server/utils/studioQueue'
 import {
   finishQueueBurst,
   getShotQueue,
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ export async function continueQueuedExtensions(
     for (let i = startFrom; i < extensions.length; i++) {
       if (shotsLeft <= 0) break
       assertJobActive(job)
-      if (job.library.stopAfterCurrent && i > startFrom) break
+      if (job.library.stopAfterCurrent) break
 
       const liveQueue = job.library.queueId
         ? getShotQueue(job.library.ownerKey, job.library.queueId)
@@ -350,10 +351,12 @@ export async function continueQueuedExtensions(
     if (job.library) job.library.chainContinuing = false
     if (job.library?.queueId) {
       const paused = job.status !== 'error' && job.status !== 'cancelled'
+      const hold = job.library.stopAfterCurrent === true && paused
+      if (hold && job.status === 'running') job.status = 'complete'
       await finishQueueBurst(
         job.library.ownerKey,
         job.library.queueId,
-        paused && !job.library.queueAutoRun,
+        hold || (paused && !job.library.queueAutoRun),
         job.status === 'error' || job.status === 'cancelled' ? (job.error || 'Stopped') : undefined
       ).catch(() => null)
       setQueueJob(job.library.queueId, null)
@@ -394,22 +397,26 @@ export async function runGeneration(job: Job, params: VideoChainParams) {
     })
   }
 
-  await ensureComfyReady(ready)
+  try {
+    await ensureComfyReady(ready)
 
-  const { extensions, ...base } = params
-  const autoRun = job.library?.queueAutoRun === true
-  await queueMiniMax(job, {
-    ...base,
-    persist: extensions.length === 0 || !autoRun
-  })
+    const { extensions, ...base } = params
+    const autoRun = job.library?.queueAutoRun === true
+    await queueMiniMax(job, {
+      ...base,
+      persist: extensions.length === 0 || !autoRun
+    })
 
-  if (job.library?.queueId && !autoRun) {
-    await finishQueueBurst(job.library.ownerKey, job.library.queueId, true).catch(() => null)
-    setQueueJob(job.library.queueId, null)
+    if (job.library?.queueId && !autoRun) {
+      await finishQueueBurst(job.library.ownerKey, job.library.queueId, true).catch(() => null)
+      setQueueJob(job.library.queueId, null)
+    }
+
+    if (!extensions.length || !job.library || !autoRun) return
+    await continueQueuedExtensions(job, params, { maxShots: extensions.length, autoRun: true })
+  } finally {
+    await onLiveVideoSettled(job)
   }
-
-  if (!extensions.length || !job.library || !autoRun) return
-  await continueQueuedExtensions(job, params, { maxShots: extensions.length, autoRun: true })
 }
 
 export async function startQueueBurst(owner: string, queueId: string, count: number | 'all') {
@@ -485,6 +492,8 @@ export async function startQueueBurst(owner: string, queueId: string, count: num
     emitJob(job, { type: 'error', error: message, message })
     await finishQueueBurst(owner, queue.id, false, message).catch(() => null)
     setQueueJob(queue.id, null)
+  }).finally(() => {
+    void onLiveVideoSettled(job)
   })
 
   return { jobId: job.id, queueId: queue.id, count: n, chainTotal: queue.segments.length, chainStep: lastIndex + 1 }