diff --git a/client/src/components/camera-recorder.tsx b/client/src/components/camera-recorder.tsx
index 28dadf5..8e539c2 100644
--- a/client/src/components/camera-recorder.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/camera-recorder.tsx
@@ -53,11 +53,22 @@ export function CameraRecorder({ onCapture, onCancel }: CameraRecorderProps) {
             console.log(`📸 Starting camera: ${config.label}, facing: ${facingMode}`);
 
             const constraints: MediaStreamConstraints = {
-                audio: true,
+                audio: {
+                    echoCancellation: true,
+                    noiseSuppression: true,
+                },
                 video: {
                     facingMode: facingMode,
                     width: { ideal: config.width, min: 640 },
                     height: { ideal: config.height, min: 480 },
+                    frameRate: { ideal: 30 },
+                    // @ts-ignore - Advanced constraints for iOS stabilization
+                    advanced: [
+                        { zoom: 1.0 },
+                        // Enable video stabilization on supported devices (iOS)
+                        { videoStabilizationMode: 'cinematic' },
+                        { videoStabilizationMode: 'auto' },
+                    ]
                 }
             };
 
@@ -240,18 +251,23 @@ export function CameraRecorder({ onCapture, onCancel }: CameraRecorderProps) {
                     <X className="h-6 w-6" />
                 </Button>
                 <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                    <div className="bg-black/30 backdrop-blur-md px-3 py-1 rounded-full text-white font-mono text-sm">
-                        {isRecording ? formatTime(timer) : (resolutionInfo || 'Camera')}
-                    </div>
-                    {!isRecording && (
-                        <Button
-                            variant="ghost"
-                            size="icon"
+                    {/* Recording timer or quality selector */}
+                    {isRecording ? (
+                        <div className="bg-red-600 px-3 py-1 rounded-full text-white font-mono text-sm flex items-center gap-2">
+                            <div className="w-2 h-2 bg-white rounded-full animate-pulse" />
+                            {formatTime(timer)}
+                        </div>
+                    ) : (
+                        <button
                             onClick={() => setShowSettings(!showSettings)}
-                            className="text-white"
+                            className="bg-black/50 backdrop-blur-md px-3 py-2 rounded-full text-white font-medium text-sm flex items-center gap-2 border border-white/30"
                         >
-                            <Settings2 className="h-5 w-5" />
-                        </Button>
+                            <Settings2 className="h-4 w-4" />
+                            {quality.toUpperCase()}
+                            <span className="text-white/60 text-xs">
+                                {resolutionInfo || QUALITY_CONFIGS[quality].label}
+                            </span>
+                        </button>
                     )}
                 </div>
                 <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" onClick={switchCamera} className="text-white">
@@ -272,8 +288,8 @@ export function CameraRecorder({ onCapture, onCancel }: CameraRecorderProps) {
                                     setShowSettings(false);
                                 }}
                                 className={`px-3 py-2 rounded-lg text-sm font-medium transition-all ${quality === q
-                                        ? 'bg-white text-black'
-                                        : 'bg-white/20 text-white hover:bg-white/30'
+                                    ? 'bg-white text-black'
+                                    : 'bg-white/20 text-white hover:bg-white/30'
                                     }`}
                             >
                                 {q.toUpperCase()}
@@ -298,7 +314,26 @@ export function CameraRecorder({ onCapture, onCancel }: CameraRecorderProps) {
             </div>
 
             {/* Controls */}
-            <div className="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 p-8 pb-12 flex justify-center items-center bg-gradient-to-t from-black/80 to-transparent">
+            <div className="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0 p-6 pb-10 flex flex-col items-center bg-gradient-to-t from-black/80 to-transparent">
+                {/* Quality selector - visible before recording */}
+                {!isRecording && (
+                    <div className="flex gap-2 mb-6">
+                        {(Object.keys(QUALITY_CONFIGS) as VideoQuality[]).map((q) => (
+                            <button
+                                key={q}
+                                onClick={() => setQuality(q)}
+                                className={`px-4 py-2 rounded-full text-sm font-bold transition-all ${quality === q
+                                    ? 'bg-white text-black'
+                                    : 'bg-white/20 text-white border border-white/40'
+                                    }`}
+                            >
+                                {q.toUpperCase()}
+                            </button>
+                        ))}
+                    </div>
+                )}
+
+                {/* Record button */}
                 {isRecording ? (
                     <button
                         onClick={stopRecording}
diff --git a/ffmpeg-service/main.py b/ffmpeg-service/main.py
index 298b9db..1a65f8c 100644
--- a/ffmpeg-service/main.py
+++ b/ffmpeg-service/main.py
@@ -310,15 +310,22 @@ async def process_reel(request: ReelRequest, x_api_key: str = Header(None)):
         # (Original audio is never used per user request)
 
         if has_music:
-            # Music volume
-            music_vol = request.music_volume * 0.4 if has_tts else request.music_volume
+            # Music volume - ensure it's properly scaled (0.0 to 1.0)
+            # Apply volume more aggressively for noticeable effect
+            music_vol = request.music_volume
+            if has_tts:
+                # Reduce music even more when TTS is active so voice is clear
+                music_vol = music_vol * 0.3
+            print(
+                f"🎵 Music volume applied: {music_vol:.2f} (requested: {request.music_volume})"
+            )
             filter_complex_parts.append(f"[1:a]volume={music_vol}[a1]")
             mix_inputs += 1
 
         if has_tts:
             tts_idx = 2 if has_music else 1
             # Voice needs to be loud and clear
-            filter_complex_parts.append(f"[{tts_idx}:a]volume=2.0[a2]")
+            filter_complex_parts.append(f"[{tts_idx}:a]volume=1.5[a2]")
             mix_inputs += 1
 
         # Build mix command
@@ -330,8 +337,10 @@ async def process_reel(request: ReelRequest, x_api_key: str = Header(None)):
             if has_tts:
                 inputs_str += "[a2]"
 
+            # IMPORTANT: normalize=0 prevents amix from auto-adjusting volumes
+            # which was causing volume slider to have no effect
             filter_complex_parts.append(
-                f"{inputs_str}amix=inputs={mix_inputs}:duration=first:dropout_transition=2[aout]"
+                f"{inputs_str}amix=inputs={mix_inputs}:duration=first:dropout_transition=2:normalize=0[aout]"
             )
 
             cmd.extend(["-filter_complex", ";".join(filter_complex_parts)])