diff --git a/components/DurationField.vue b/components/DurationField.vue
index 6fe12ca..b8c780b 100644
--- a/components/DurationField.vue
+++ b/components/DurationField.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <Thumbwheel
       v-model="model"
       :label="label || 'Duration'"
-      lock-key="duration"
+      :lock-key="lockKey || 'duration'"
       :min="MIN"
       :max="MAX"
       :step="0.1"
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ const MAX = 120
 withDefaults(defineProps<{
   label?: string
   hint?: string
+  lockKey?: string
 }>(), {
   label: '',
-  hint: ''
+  hint: '',
+  lockKey: 'duration'
 })
 
 const model = defineModel<number>({ required: true })
diff --git a/components/SettingsForm.vue b/components/SettingsForm.vue
index 4569e2e..cf03432 100644
--- a/components/SettingsForm.vue
+++ b/components/SettingsForm.vue
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       >{{ notice }}</p>
 
       <section v-if="activePanel === 'gpu'" class="glass rounded-3xl p-5 sm:p-6">
-          <h2 class="font-display text-xl font-bold">GPU</h2>
+          <h2 class="font-display text-xl font-bold">GPU & defaults</h2>
           <div class="mt-4 space-y-3 rounded-2xl border border-white/10 bg-zinc-950/50 px-4 py-3">
             <p class="text-sm text-zinc-400">
               Stops Comfy on the desktop GPU so it drops out of VRAM. The PC stays on. Generate or Wake GPU will start it again.
@@ -66,18 +66,19 @@
             </span>
           </label>
           <p v-if="notifyMessage" class="mt-2 text-xs text-zinc-500">{{ notifyMessage }}</p>
-        </section>
 
-      <section v-if="activePanel === 'studio'" class="glass rounded-3xl p-5 sm:p-6">
-          <h2 class="font-display text-xl font-bold">Studio</h2>
-          <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-zinc-400">Defaults for new video jobs. Extend still copies the length of the clip you are extending.</p>
-          <div class="mt-4 max-w-xs rounded-2xl border border-white/10 bg-zinc-950/50 px-4 py-3">
-            <DurationField
-              v-model="defaultVideoDuration"
-              label="Default video length"
-              hint="Used when you open Studio or add a new shot. Extend uses the source clip’s length."
-              @update:model-value="onDefaultVideoDuration"
-            />
+          <div class="mt-6 border-t border-white/10 pt-5">
+            <h3 class="text-sm font-semibold text-zinc-200">Default video length</h3>
+            <p class="mt-1 text-xs text-zinc-500">New Studio jobs and new shot cards start at this length. Extend still copies the clip you are extending.</p>
+            <div class="mt-3 max-w-xs">
+              <DurationField
+                v-model="defaultVideoDuration"
+                label="Seconds"
+                lock-key="default-video-duration"
+                @update:model-value="onDefaultVideoDuration"
+              />
+            </div>
+            <p class="mt-2 text-xs text-zinc-500">Saved as {{ defaultVideoDuration }}s for this browser.</p>
           </div>
         </section>
 
@@ -409,7 +410,7 @@ export interface SettingsFolder {
   unlocked: boolean
 }
 
-type SettingsPanel = 'gpu' | 'studio' | 'storage' | 'login' | 'folders' | 'loras' | 'keeps' | 'prompts'
+type SettingsPanel = 'gpu' | 'storage' | 'login' | 'folders' | 'loras' | 'keeps' | 'prompts'
 type LoraKindFilter = 'all' | 'image' | 'video'
 
 const route = useRoute()
@@ -422,7 +423,7 @@ const notice = ref('')
 const noticeError = ref(false)
 let noticeTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
 
-const panelIds: SettingsPanel[] = ['gpu', 'studio', 'storage', 'login', 'folders', 'loras', 'keeps', 'prompts']
+const panelIds: SettingsPanel[] = ['gpu', 'storage', 'login', 'folders', 'loras', 'keeps', 'prompts']
 
 function parsePanel(raw: unknown): SettingsPanel {
   const value = String(raw || '')
@@ -443,8 +444,7 @@ const activePanel = computed({
 
 const navItems = computed(() => {
   const items: Array<{ id: SettingsPanel; label: string }> = [
-    { id: 'gpu', label: 'GPU' },
-    { id: 'studio', label: 'Studio' },
+    { id: 'gpu', label: 'GPU & defaults' },
     { id: 'storage', label: 'Storage' }
   ]
   if (authMode.value === 'password') items.push({ id: 'login', label: 'Site login' })
diff --git a/pages/index.vue b/pages/index.vue
index fc580a8..1f97ad6 100644
--- a/pages/index.vue
+++ b/pages/index.vue
@@ -1012,10 +1012,20 @@
 
         <div v-if="studioMode === 'video'" class="space-y-4">
           <div class="grid grid-cols-1 items-start gap-3 sm:grid-cols-2">
-            <DurationField
-              v-model="duration"
-              label="Duration"
-            />
+            <div>
+              <DurationField
+                v-model="duration"
+                label="Duration"
+              />
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                class="mt-2 text-[11px] text-amber-200/90 hover:text-amber-100"
+                title="Save this length as the default for new video jobs"
+                @click="saveDurationAsDefault"
+              >
+                Save {{ duration }}s as default
+              </button>
+            </div>
             <div>
               <Thumbwheel
                 v-model="cfg"
@@ -2302,7 +2312,8 @@ import {
   VIDEO_DURATION_DEFAULT,
   clampVideoDuration,
   clipPartDuration,
-  defaultVideoDurationPref
+  defaultVideoDurationPref,
+  setDefaultVideoDurationPref
 } from '~/utils/videoDuration'
 
 const runtimeConfig = useRuntimeConfig()
@@ -2579,6 +2590,8 @@ function selectStudioKind(kind: 'video' | 'image') {
   studioMode.value = 'editv2'
   outputFocus.value = 'edit'
 }
+  outputFocus.value = 'edit'
+}
 
 function applyStudioQueryFromRoute() {
   const studio = String(route.query.studio || '').toLowerCase()
@@ -4109,6 +4122,12 @@ function clampDuration(value: number) {
   return clampVideoDuration(value, defaultVideoDurationPref())
 }
 
+function saveDurationAsDefault() {
+  const next = setDefaultVideoDurationPref(duration.value)
+  duration.value = next
+  toast(`Default video length set to ${next}s`)
+}
+
 function clampCfg(value: number) {
   return clampVideoCfg(value, turbo.value ? CFG_TURBO : CFG_QUALITY)
 }