diff --git a/client/src/remotion/ImageComposition.tsx b/client/src/remotion/ImageComposition.tsx
index 07522e1..ba4d30a 100644
--- a/client/src/remotion/ImageComposition.tsx
+++ b/client/src/remotion/ImageComposition.tsx
@@ -15,66 +15,14 @@ export type ImageCompositionProps = {
   musicVolume?: number;
   logoUrl?: string;
   storeName?: string;
-  endingFrames?: number; // frames reserved for ending slide (default 90 = 3s at 30fps)
+  endingFrames?: number;
 };
 
-// 6 modern, simple entrance transitions
-type Transition = "fade" | "slideLeft" | "slideRight" | "zoomIn" | "zoomOut" | "slideUp";
-const TRANSITIONS: Transition[] = ["zoomIn", "slideLeft", "fade", "slideRight", "zoomOut", "slideUp"];
-
-// Deterministic "random" — varied order that never repeats two in a row
-const TRANSITION_ORDER = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 3, 0, 4, 2, 5];
-function pickTransition(index: number): Transition {
-  return TRANSITIONS[TRANSITION_ORDER[index % TRANSITION_ORDER.length]];
-}
-
-// Sub-component: one image with its entrance spring animation
-const ImageSlide: React.FC<{ src: string; transition: Transition }> = ({ src, transition }) => {
-  const frame = useCurrentFrame();
-  const { fps } = useVideoConfig();
-
-  const progress = spring({ frame, fps, config: { damping: 22, stiffness: 160 }, durationInFrames: 22 });
-
-  let wrapStyle: React.CSSProperties = {};
-  switch (transition) {
-    case "fade":
-      wrapStyle = { opacity: progress };
-      break;
-    case "slideLeft":
-      wrapStyle = {
-        opacity: interpolate(progress, [0, 0.4], [0, 1], { extrapolateRight: "clamp" }),
-        transform: `translateX(${interpolate(progress, [0, 1], [110, 0])}%)`,
-      };
-      break;
-    case "slideRight":
-      wrapStyle = {
-        opacity: interpolate(progress, [0, 0.4], [0, 1], { extrapolateRight: "clamp" }),
-        transform: `translateX(${interpolate(progress, [0, 1], [-110, 0])}%)`,
-      };
-      break;
-    case "slideUp":
-      wrapStyle = {
-        opacity: interpolate(progress, [0, 0.4], [0, 1], { extrapolateRight: "clamp" }),
-        transform: `translateY(${interpolate(progress, [0, 1], [80, 0])}%)`,
-      };
-      break;
-    case "zoomIn":
-      wrapStyle = {
-        opacity: interpolate(progress, [0, 0.5], [0, 1], { extrapolateRight: "clamp" }),
-        transform: `scale(${interpolate(progress, [0, 1], [0.75, 1])})`,
-      };
-      break;
-    case "zoomOut":
-      wrapStyle = {
-        opacity: interpolate(progress, [0, 0.5], [0, 1], { extrapolateRight: "clamp" }),
-        transform: `scale(${interpolate(progress, [0, 1], [1.25, 1])})`,
-      };
-      break;
-  }
-
+// Sub-component: one image displayed directly, no entrance transition
+const ImageSlide: React.FC<{ src: string }> = ({ src }) => {
   return (
-    <AbsoluteFill style={{ justifyContent: "center", alignItems: "center", overflow: "hidden", ...wrapStyle }}>
-      <Img src={src} style={{ maxWidth: "100%", maxHeight: "100%", objectFit: "contain" }} />
+    <AbsoluteFill style={{ justifyContent: "center", alignItems: "center", overflow: "hidden", backgroundColor: "black" }}>
+      <Img src={src} style={{ width: "100%", height: "100%", objectFit: "cover" }} />
     </AbsoluteFill>
   );
 };
@@ -86,7 +34,6 @@ export const ImageComposition = ({
   const { fps, durationInFrames } = useVideoConfig();
   const frame = useCurrentFrame();
 
-  // Reserve last endingFrames for the ending slide; spread images across the rest
   const hasEnding = !!(logoUrl || storeName);
   const effectiveEndingFrames = hasEnding ? endingFrames : 0;
   const contentFrames = durationInFrames - effectiveEndingFrames;
@@ -101,16 +48,17 @@ export const ImageComposition = ({
     durationInFrames: 30,
   });
 
+  // Current active word (wordTimings only contains spoken words — no hashtags/emojis)
   const activeWordIdx = wordTimings
     ? wordTimings.findIndex(w => frame >= w.startFrame && frame < w.endFrame)
     : -1;
 
   return (
     <AbsoluteFill style={{ backgroundColor: "black" }}>
-      {/* Images with entrance transitions */}
+      {/* Images — displayed immediately, no entrance transition */}
       {images.map((imgUrl, index) => (
         <Sequence key={index} from={index * durationPerImage} durationInFrames={durationPerImage}>
-          <ImageSlide src={imgUrl} transition={pickTransition(index)} />
+          <ImageSlide src={imgUrl} />
         </Sequence>
       ))}
 
@@ -120,73 +68,70 @@ export const ImageComposition = ({
       {/* Background music */}
       {musicUrl && <Html5Audio src={musicUrl} volume={musicVolume} />}
 
-      {/* TikTok-style 3-words-at-a-time overlay (content section only) */}
-      {frame < endingStart && (
-        wordTimings && wordTimings.length > 0 && activeWordIdx >= 0 ? (() => {
-          // Group index: which chunk of 3 is currently active
-          const groupIdx = Math.floor(activeWordIdx / 3);
-          const groupStart = groupIdx * 3;
-          const groupWords = wordTimings.slice(groupStart, groupStart + 3);
-          return (
-            <AbsoluteFill style={{ justifyContent: "flex-end", alignItems: "center", paddingBottom: 160 }}>
-              <div
-                style={{
-                  maxWidth: "88%",
-                  textAlign: "center",
-                  display: "flex",
-                  flexWrap: "wrap",
-                  justifyContent: "center",
-                  gap: "0 18px",
-                  alignItems: "baseline",
-                  filter: "drop-shadow(0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.7))",
-                }}
-              >
-                {groupWords.map((w, gi) => {
-                  const isActive = groupStart + gi === activeWordIdx;
-                  return (
-                    <span
-                      key={groupStart + gi}
-                      style={{
-                        color: isActive ? "#FFE600" : "white",
-                        fontFamily: "'Arial Black', 'Impact', sans-serif",
-                        fontSize: 76,
-                        fontWeight: 900,
-                        lineHeight: 1.2,
-                        WebkitTextStroke: isActive ? "3px rgba(0,0,0,0.8)" : "2px rgba(0,0,0,0.7)",
-                        textShadow: "0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.9)",
-                        display: "inline-block",
-                        textTransform: "uppercase",
-                        transform: isActive ? "scale(1.08)" : "scale(1)",
-                      }}
-                    >
-                      {w.word}
-                    </span>
-                  );
-                })}
-              </div>
-            </AbsoluteFill>
-          );
-        })() : null
-      )}
+      {/* Word overlay — TikTok style, 3 spoken words at a time, synced to TTS */}
+      {frame < endingStart && wordTimings && wordTimings.length > 0 && activeWordIdx >= 0 && (() => {
+        const groupIdx = Math.floor(activeWordIdx / 3);
+        const groupStart = groupIdx * 3;
+        const groupWords = wordTimings.slice(groupStart, groupStart + 3);
+        return (
+          <AbsoluteFill style={{ justifyContent: "flex-end", alignItems: "center", paddingBottom: 160 }}>
+            <div
+              style={{
+                maxWidth: "88%",
+                textAlign: "center",
+                display: "flex",
+                flexWrap: "wrap",
+                justifyContent: "center",
+                gap: "0 18px",
+                alignItems: "baseline",
+                filter: "drop-shadow(0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.7))",
+              }}
+            >
+              {groupWords.map((w, gi) => {
+                const isActive = groupStart + gi === activeWordIdx;
+                return (
+                  <span
+                    key={groupStart + gi}
+                    style={{
+                      color: isActive ? "#FFE600" : "white",
+                      fontFamily: "'Arial Black', 'Impact', sans-serif",
+                      fontSize: 76,
+                      fontWeight: 900,
+                      lineHeight: 1.2,
+                      WebkitTextStroke: isActive ? "3px rgba(0,0,0,0.8)" : "2px rgba(0,0,0,0.7)",
+                      textShadow: "0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.9)",
+                      display: "inline-block",
+                      textTransform: "uppercase",
+                      transform: isActive ? "scale(1.08)" : "scale(1)",
+                    }}
+                  >
+                    {w.word}
+                  </span>
+                );
+              })}
+            </div>
+          </AbsoluteFill>
+        );
+      })()}
 
-      {/* Logo watermark — bottom right, always visible during content */}
+      {/* Logo watermark — bottom right during content */}
       {logoUrl && frame < endingStart && (
         <AbsoluteFill style={{ justifyContent: "flex-end", alignItems: "flex-end", padding: 48 }}>
           <Img
             src={logoUrl}
             style={{
-              width: 130,
-              height: 130,
+              width: 150,
+              height: 150,
               objectFit: "contain",
-              opacity: 0.82,
-              borderRadius: 16,
+              opacity: 0.85,
+              borderRadius: 20,
               filter: "drop-shadow(0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.5))",
             }}
           />
         </AbsoluteFill>
       )}
 
-      {/* Ending slide — centered logo + store name */}
+      {/* Ending slide — large centered logo + store name */}
       {hasEnding && (
         <Sequence from={endingStart} durationInFrames={effectiveEndingFrames}>
           <AbsoluteFill
@@ -195,20 +140,20 @@ export const ImageComposition = ({
               justifyContent: "center",
               alignItems: "center",
               flexDirection: "column",
-              gap: 40,
+              gap: 48,
             }}
           >
             {logoUrl && (
               <Img
                 src={logoUrl}
                 style={{
-                  width: 300,
-                  height: 300,
+                  width: 520,
+                  height: 520,
                   objectFit: "contain",
                   opacity: endingProgress,
                   transform: `scale(${interpolate(endingProgress, [0, 1], [0.65, 1])})`,
-                  borderRadius: 24,
-                  filter: "drop-shadow(0 4px 24px rgba(255,255,255,0.15))",
+                  borderRadius: 32,
+                  filter: "drop-shadow(0 4px 32px rgba(255,255,255,0.2))",
                 }}
               />
             )}
@@ -216,7 +161,7 @@ export const ImageComposition = ({
               <div
                 style={{
                   color: "white",
-                  fontSize: 80,
+                  fontSize: 90,
                   fontFamily: "'Arial Black', Impact, sans-serif",
                   fontWeight: 900,
                   textAlign: "center",
diff --git a/server/routes/remotion.ts b/server/routes/remotion.ts
index f069a98..ca16ab4 100644
--- a/server/routes/remotion.ts
+++ b/server/routes/remotion.ts
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ function stripForTTS(text: string): string {
 }
 
 /**
- * Calculates word timings (in frames at 30fps) based on audio duration.
- * Each word appears only when spoken, then disappears (no accumulation).
+ * Calculates word timings (in frames) for SPOKEN words only (no hashtags, no emojis).
+ * Distributes audio duration evenly across words → tight sync with TTS voice.
  */
 function computeWordTimings(
   displayText: string,
@@ -63,22 +63,19 @@ function computeWordTimings(
   fps: number,
   startFrame: number
 ): Array<{ word: string; startFrame: number; endFrame: number }> {
-  const displayWords = displayText.split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean);
+  // Only keep words that the TTS will actually speak
   const ttsText = stripForTTS(displayText);
-  const ttsWords = ttsText.split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean);
+  const spokenWords = ttsText.split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean);
+  if (spokenWords.length === 0) return [];
 
-  const totalTTSFrames = audioDurationSeconds * fps;
-  const framesPerTTSWord = ttsWords.length > 0 ? totalTTSFrames / ttsWords.length : fps;
+  const totalFrames = audioDurationSeconds * fps;
+  const framesPerWord = totalFrames / spokenWords.length;
 
-  let currentFrame = startFrame;
-
-  return displayWords.map((word) => {
-    const wordStart = currentFrame;
-    const isSpoken = !/^#/.test(word) && !(/[\uD800-\uDFFF\u2600-\u27BF]/.test(word));
-    const frameDuration = isSpoken ? framesPerTTSWord : framesPerTTSWord * 0.4;
-    currentFrame += Math.round(frameDuration);
-    return { word, startFrame: wordStart, endFrame: currentFrame };
-  });
+  return spokenWords.map((word, i) => ({
+    word,
+    startFrame: startFrame + Math.round(i * framesPerWord),
+    endFrame: startFrame + Math.round((i + 1) * framesPerWord),
+  }));
 }
 
 // Duration constants