diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/settings/WebcamSettings.tsx b/src/components/video-editor/settings/WebcamSettings.tsx
index 333ae267..2604fe8b 100644
--- a/src/components/video-editor/settings/WebcamSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/settings/WebcamSettings.tsx
@@ -397,15 +397,12 @@ export function WebcamSettings({
 				<div className="space-y-2">
 					<div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
 						<p className="text-xs font-medium">
-							{tSettings("effects.webcamPreviewFrame", "Preview frame")}
+							{tSettings("effects.webcamPreviewFrame", "Frame")}
 						</p>
-						<span className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground">
-							{tSettings("effects.webcamPreviewOnly", "Preview only")}
-						</span>
 					</div>
 					<ChoiceGroup
 						type="single"
-						aria-label={tSettings("effects.webcamPreviewFrame", "Preview frame")}
+						aria-label={tSettings("effects.webcamPreviewFrame", "Frame")}
 						value={webcam.previewFrame ?? "soft-blur"}
 						className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2"
 						onValueChange={(previewFrame) => {
diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/types.ts b/src/components/video-editor/types.ts
index 20ae0b6a..26204543 100644
--- a/src/components/video-editor/types.ts
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/types.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export type WebcamPositionPreset =
 export interface WebcamOverlaySettings {
 	/** Missing in legacy projects, which retain the squircle mask. */
 	shape?: WebcamShape;
-	/** Editor-only frame trial; exported webcam rendering is unchanged. */
+	/** Shared edge appearance in the editor and exported video. */
 	previewFrame?: "standard" | "soft-blur";
 	/** Source-time intervals containing webcam footage in an imported sequence. */
 	visibleRanges?: { startMs: number; endMs: number }[];
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_WEBCAM_POSITION_Y = 1;
 export const DEFAULT_WEBCAM_TIME_OFFSET_MS = 0;
 
 export const DEFAULT_WEBCAM_OVERLAY: WebcamOverlaySettings = {
+	previewFrame: "soft-blur",
 	shape: "circle",
 	enabled: false,
 	sourcePath: null,
diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/PlaybackView.tsx b/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/PlaybackView.tsx
index b9fec0e0..2ceca869 100644
--- a/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/PlaybackView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/PlaybackView.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import type { usePlaybackWallpaper } from "./usePlaybackWallpaper";
 import type { usePlaybackWebcamLayout } from "./usePlaybackWebcamLayout";
 import type { usePlaybackWebcamSync } from "./usePlaybackWebcamSync";
 import { isWebcamVisibleAtSourceTime } from "./webcamSync";
-import { WebcamFeatherPreview } from "./WebcamFeatherPreview";
 export type PlaybackViewInput = Pick<
 	ReturnType<typeof usePlaybackState> &
 		PlaybackProps &
@@ -215,14 +214,11 @@ export function PlaybackView(input: PlaybackViewInput) {
 						className="absolute rounded-md border border-[#2563EB]/80 bg-[#2563EB]/20 shadow-[0_0_0_1px_rgba(37,99,235,0.35)]"
 						style={{ display: "none", pointerEvents: "none" }}
 					/>
-					<WebcamFeatherPreview
-						enabled={webcam?.previewFrame !== "standard"}
-						shape={webcam?.shape}
-						roundness={webcam?.roundness}
-					>
+					<>
 						<canvas
 							ref={webcamBlurCanvasRef}
 							data-webcam-motion-blur
+							data-webcam-frame-style={webcam?.previewFrame ?? "soft-blur"}
 							aria-hidden="true"
 							className="pointer-events-none absolute"
 							style={{ display: "none" }}
@@ -296,7 +292,7 @@ export function PlaybackView(input: PlaybackViewInput) {
 								</div>
 							</div>
 						) : null}
-					</WebcamFeatherPreview>
+					</>
 					<PlaybackCaptions {...input} />
 					<div
 						className="absolute inset-0"
diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/WebcamFeatherPreview.tsx b/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/WebcamFeatherPreview.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 13b31795..00000000
--- a/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/WebcamFeatherPreview.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-import { type ReactNode, useId, useLayoutEffect, useRef } from "react";
-import { DEFAULT_WEBCAM_ROUNDNESS, type WebcamShape } from "../types";
-import { getWebcamCornerRadiusPx } from "../webcamOverlay";
-import { getWebcamShapeSvgPath } from "../webcamShapePath";
-
-/** Geometry-based transparency gradient plus a little blur at the camera edge. */
-export function WebcamFeatherPreview({
-	children,
-	enabled = true,
-	shape = "squircle",
-	roundness = DEFAULT_WEBCAM_ROUNDNESS,
-}: {
-	children: ReactNode;
-	enabled?: boolean;
-	shape?: WebcamShape;
-	roundness?: number;
-}) {
-	const id = `webcam-feather-${useId().replace(/:/g, "")}`;
-	const layerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-	const pathRef = useRef<SVGPathElement>(null);
-	useLayoutEffect(() => {
-		const layer = layerRef.current;
-		if (!layer) return;
-		const update = () => {
-			const camera = layer.querySelector<HTMLElement>("[data-webcam-overlay]");
-			if (!camera || !pathRef.current) return;
-			const width = Number.parseFloat(camera.style.width);
-			const height = Number.parseFloat(camera.style.height);
-			const x = Number.parseFloat(camera.style.left);
-			const y = Number.parseFloat(camera.style.top);
-			if (![width, height, x, y].every(Number.isFinite) || width <= 0 || height <= 0) return;
-			const inset = Math.min(8, width / 8, height / 8);
-			const radius = getWebcamCornerRadiusPx(roundness, width, height, shape);
-			const path = getWebcamShapeSvgPath({
-				x: x + inset,
-				y: y + inset,
-				width: width - inset * 2,
-				height: height - inset * 2,
-				radius: Math.max(0, radius - inset),
-				shape,
-			});
-			if (pathRef.current.getAttribute("d") !== path) pathRef.current.setAttribute("d", path);
-		};
-		update();
-		const observer = new MutationObserver(update);
-		observer.observe(layer, {
-			attributes: true,
-			attributeFilter: ["style"],
-			childList: true,
-			subtree: true,
-		});
-		return () => observer.disconnect();
-	}, [shape, roundness]);
-	return (
-		<>
-			<svg
-				width="100%"
-				height="100%"
-				aria-hidden="true"
-				className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0"
-			>
-				<defs>
-					<path id={`${id}-contour`} ref={pathRef} />
-					<filter id={`${id}-gradient`} colorInterpolationFilters="sRGB">
-						<feGaussianBlur stdDeviation="3" />
-					</filter>
-					<mask
-						id={`${id}-fade`}
-						maskUnits="userSpaceOnUse"
-						x="0"
-						y="0"
-						width="100%"
-						height="100%"
-						style={{ maskType: "alpha" }}
-					>
-						<use href={`#${id}-contour`} fill="white" filter={`url(#${id}-gradient)`} />
-					</mask>
-					<mask
-						id={`${id}-edge`}
-						maskUnits="userSpaceOnUse"
-						x="0"
-						y="0"
-						width="100%"
-						height="100%"
-						style={{ maskType: "alpha" }}
-					>
-						<use
-							href={`#${id}-contour`}
-							fill="none"
-							stroke="white"
-							strokeWidth="8"
-							filter={`url(#${id}-gradient)`}
-						/>
-					</mask>
-				</defs>
-			</svg>
-			<div
-				ref={layerRef}
-				data-webcam-feather-preview
-				className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0"
-				style={{ mask: enabled ? `url(#${id}-fade)` : undefined }}
-			>
-				{children}
-				{enabled && (
-					<span
-						aria-hidden="true"
-						className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0"
-						style={{ mask: `url(#${id}-edge)`, backdropFilter: "blur(3px)" }}
-					/>
-				)}
-			</div>
-		</>
-	);
-}
diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/usePlaybackWebcamLayout.ts b/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/usePlaybackWebcamLayout.ts
index 5f72de81..86a3abfd 100644
--- a/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/usePlaybackWebcamLayout.ts
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/usePlaybackWebcamLayout.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 	DEFAULT_WEBCAM_SHADOW,
 	DEFAULT_WEBCAM_SIZE,
 } from "../types";
+import { getWebcamEdgeFeatherPixels } from "../webcamEdgeFeather";
 import {
 	getCropMatchedWebcamHeightPercent,
 	getWebcamClipPath,
@@ -228,6 +229,10 @@ export function usePlaybackWebcamLayout(input: usePlaybackWebcamLayoutInput) {
 					if (path.getAttribute("d") !== contour) path.setAttribute("d", contour);
 				}
 			}
+			const edgeFeatherPx = getWebcamEdgeFeatherPixels(
+				webcam?.previewFrame,
+				overlay.clientWidth,
+			);
 			const video = webcamVideoRef.current;
 			if (!video || video.readyState < 2 || !webcamMediaSynchronized) {
 				webcamMotionBlurRef.current.reset();
@@ -237,7 +242,10 @@ export function usePlaybackWebcamLayout(input: usePlaybackWebcamLayoutInput) {
 					? webcamMotionBlurRef.current.render({
 							// Keep one renderer throughout playback, including tiny zoom steps
 							// and frames at rest, so edges/shadows never switch mid-animation.
-							renderStill: isPlayingRef.current && !isSeekingRef.current,
+							renderStill:
+								edgeFeatherPx > 0 ||
+								(isPlayingRef.current && !isSeekingRef.current),
+							edgeFeatherPx,
 							layout: { x, y, ...scaledDimensions, radius: scaledRadius },
 							// Supersample small cameras even on standard-density displays.
 							resolution: Math.max(2, window.devicePixelRatio || 1),
diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/webcamEdgeFeather.ts b/src/components/video-editor/webcamEdgeFeather.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..30789deb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/webcamEdgeFeather.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import type { WebcamOverlaySettings } from "./types";
+import { scaleWebcamOverlayPixels } from "./webcamOverlay";
+import { traceWebcamShapeOnCanvas } from "./webcamShapePath";
+
+/** Keep the edge transition the same size relative to the scene in preview and export. */
+export function getWebcamEdgeFeatherPixels(
+	frame: WebcamOverlaySettings["previewFrame"],
+	viewportWidth: number,
+): number {
+	return frame === "standard" ? 0 : scaleWebcamOverlayPixels(16, viewportWidth);
+}
+
+/** Blends a blurred perimeter into a sharp center, then feathers its alpha. */
+export class WebcamEdgeFeather {
+	private source: HTMLCanvasElement | null = null;
+	private mask: HTMLCanvasElement | null = null;
+
+	destroy() {
+		for (const canvas of [this.source, this.mask]) {
+			if (canvas) {
+				canvas.width = 0;
+				canvas.height = 0;
+			}
+		}
+		this.source = null;
+		this.mask = null;
+	}
+
+	apply(
+		canvas: HTMLCanvasElement,
+		contour: Parameters<typeof traceWebcamShapeOnCanvas>[1],
+		featherPixels: number,
+	) {
+		const inset = Math.min(featherPixels, contour.width / 8, contour.height / 8);
+		if (!Number.isFinite(inset) || inset <= 0) return;
+		this.source ??= document.createElement("canvas");
+		this.mask ??= document.createElement("canvas");
+		for (const scratch of [this.source, this.mask]) {
+			if (scratch.width !== canvas.width) scratch.width = canvas.width;
+			if (scratch.height !== canvas.height) scratch.height = canvas.height;
+		}
+		const output = canvas.getContext("2d");
+		const source = this.source.getContext("2d");
+		const mask = this.mask.getContext("2d");
+		if (!output || !source || !mask) return;
+		const blur = `blur(${(inset * 3) / 8}px)`;
+		const drawMask = (distance: number) => {
+			mask.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+			mask.save();
+			mask.filter = blur;
+			mask.fillStyle = "white";
+			mask.beginPath();
+			traceWebcamShapeOnCanvas(mask, {
+				...contour,
+				x: contour.x + distance,
+				y: contour.y + distance,
+				width: contour.width - distance * 2,
+				height: contour.height - distance * 2,
+				radius: Math.max(0, contour.radius - distance),
+			});
+			mask.fill();
+			mask.restore();
+		};
+
+		source.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+		source.drawImage(canvas, 0, 0);
+		output.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+		output.save();
+		output.filter = blur;
+		output.drawImage(this.source, 0, 0);
+		output.filter = "none";
+
+		// Retain the original pixels in the center instead of blurring the whole camera.
+		drawMask(inset * 2);
+		source.save();
+		source.globalCompositeOperation = "destination-in";
+		source.drawImage(this.mask, 0, 0);
+		source.restore();
+		output.drawImage(this.source, 0, 0);
+
+		drawMask(inset);
+		output.globalCompositeOperation = "destination-in";
+		output.drawImage(this.mask, 0, 0);
+		output.restore();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/webcamMotionBlur.ts b/src/components/video-editor/webcamMotionBlur.ts
index a396994d..de057e09 100644
--- a/src/components/video-editor/webcamMotionBlur.ts
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/webcamMotionBlur.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { getWebcamShadowFilter, getWebcamShadowPadding } from "@/lib/exporter/shadowProfile";
 import { drawWebcamGlassRim } from "./glassRim";
 import type { CropRegion, WebcamShape } from "./types";
+import { WebcamEdgeFeather } from "./webcamEdgeFeather";
 import { getWebcamCropSourceRect } from "./webcamOverlay";
 import { traceWebcamShapeOnCanvas } from "./webcamShapePath";
 
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ export function getWebcamMotionSamples(
 interface RenderOptions {
 	/** Physical pixels per layout pixel; exports already use output-pixel coordinates. */
 	resolution?: number;
+	/** Width of the soft border in layout pixels; zero keeps the standard frame. */
+	edgeFeatherPx?: number;
 	// Composite a single clipped frame and its shadow when there is no shutter.
 	renderStill?: boolean;
 	shape?: WebcamShape;
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ interface RenderOptions {
 }
 
 export class WebcamMotionBlur {
+	private edgeFeather = new WebcamEdgeFeather();
 	private previous: { layout: WebcamMotionLayout; timeMs: number } | null = null;
 	private samples: WebcamMotionLayout[] = [];
 	private lastMotionTimeMs: number | null = null;
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ export class WebcamMotionBlur {
 
 	destroy() {
 		this.reset();
+		this.edgeFeather.destroy();
 		for (const canvas of [this.accumulation, this.output]) {
 			if (canvas) {
 				canvas.width = 0;
@@ -197,6 +202,9 @@ export class WebcamMotionBlur {
 		ctx.globalCompositeOperation = "lighter";
 		ctx.globalAlpha = 1 / this.samples.length;
 		const { sx, sy, sw, sh } = getWebcamCropSourceRect(cropRegion, sourceWidth, sourceHeight);
+		const edgeFeatherPx = Number.isFinite(options.edgeFeatherPx)
+			? Math.max(0, options.edgeFeatherPx!)
+			: 0;
 		for (const sample of this.samples) {
 			// Reuse the output as scratch until the final shadow pass. The rim must
 			// composite over each pose before weighted accumulation, not add light to it.
@@ -234,8 +242,23 @@ export class WebcamMotionBlur {
 				sh * scale,
 			);
 			out.restore();
-			drawWebcamGlassRim(out, { ...sample, x: 0, y: 0, shape: options.shape });
+			if (edgeFeatherPx === 0)
+				drawWebcamGlassRim(out, { ...sample, x: 0, y: 0, shape: options.shape });
 			out.restore();
+			if (edgeFeatherPx > 0) {
+				this.edgeFeather.apply(
+					this.output,
+					{
+						x: (sample.x - x) * resolution,
+						y: (sample.y - y) * resolution,
+						width: sample.width * resolution,
+						height: sample.height * resolution,
+						radius: sample.radius * resolution,
+						shape: options.shape,
+					},
+					edgeFeatherPx * resolution,
+				);
+			}
 			ctx.drawImage(
 				this.output,
 				0,
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/de/settings.json b/src/i18n/locales/de/settings.json
index bdd16338..d8acc134 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/de/settings.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/de/settings.json
@@ -207,10 +207,9 @@
 			"bottom-center": "Unten mittig",
 			"bottom-right": "Unten rechts"
 		},
-		"webcamPreviewFrame": "Vorschaurahmen",
+		"webcamPreviewFrame": "Rahmen",
 		"webcamFrameStandard": "Standard",
-		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "Weicher Rand",
-		"webcamPreviewOnly": "Nur Vorschau"
+		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "Weicher Rand"
 	},
 	"sections": {
 		"scene": "Szene",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json b/src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json
index 07cc52b6..dfba4799 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 		"cursorSpringMassMultiplier": "Spring mass",
 		"classicZoom": "Classic Animation",
 		"webcamShape": "Shape",
-		"webcamPreviewFrame": "Preview frame",
+		"webcamPreviewFrame": "Frame",
 		"webcamFrameStandard": "Standard",
 		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "Soft blur",
 		"webcamCircle": "Circle",
@@ -227,8 +227,7 @@
 		"webcamCustomPosition": "Custom position",
 		"webcamHorizontal": "Horizontal",
 		"webcamVertical": "Vertical",
-		"webcamMargin": "Margin",
-		"webcamPreviewOnly": "Preview only"
+		"webcamMargin": "Margin"
 	},
 	"sections": {
 		"scene": "Scene",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/es/settings.json b/src/i18n/locales/es/settings.json
index 84f4a38a..52c18830 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/es/settings.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/es/settings.json
@@ -207,10 +207,9 @@
 			"bottom-center": "Abajo en el centro",
 			"bottom-right": "Abajo a la derecha"
 		},
-		"webcamPreviewFrame": "Marco de vista previa",
+		"webcamPreviewFrame": "Marco",
 		"webcamFrameStandard": "Estándar",
-		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "Desenfoque suave",
-		"webcamPreviewOnly": "Solo vista previa"
+		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "Desenfoque suave"
 	},
 	"sections": {
 		"scene": "Escena",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/fr/settings.json b/src/i18n/locales/fr/settings.json
index 25105ed1..fdaf6562 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/fr/settings.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/fr/settings.json
@@ -207,10 +207,9 @@
 			"bottom-center": "En bas au centre",
 			"bottom-right": "En bas à droite"
 		},
-		"webcamPreviewFrame": "Cadre d’aperçu",
+		"webcamPreviewFrame": "Cadre",
 		"webcamFrameStandard": "Standard",
-		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "Flou doux",
-		"webcamPreviewOnly": "Aperçu uniquement"
+		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "Flou doux"
 	},
 	"sections": {
 		"scene": "Scène",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/it/settings.json b/src/i18n/locales/it/settings.json
index af2095ba..e5f7a0d1 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/it/settings.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/it/settings.json
@@ -207,10 +207,9 @@
 			"bottom-center": "In basso al centro",
 			"bottom-right": "In basso a destra"
 		},
-		"webcamPreviewFrame": "Cornice di anteprima",
+		"webcamPreviewFrame": "Cornice",
 		"webcamFrameStandard": "Standard",
-		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "Sfocatura morbida",
-		"webcamPreviewOnly": "Solo anteprima"
+		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "Sfocatura morbida"
 	},
 	"sections": {
 		"scene": "Scena",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/ja/settings.json b/src/i18n/locales/ja/settings.json
index 0ce94cc5..eea5a602 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/ja/settings.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/ja/settings.json
@@ -225,10 +225,9 @@
 			"bottom-center": "下中央",
 			"bottom-right": "右下"
 		},
-		"webcamPreviewFrame": "プレビューフレーム",
+		"webcamPreviewFrame": "フレーム",
 		"webcamFrameStandard": "標準",
-		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "ソフトぼかし",
-		"webcamPreviewOnly": "プレビューのみ"
+		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "ソフトぼかし"
 	},
 	"sections": {
 		"scene": "シーン",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/ko/settings.json b/src/i18n/locales/ko/settings.json
index 391ea83d..1e1595a3 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/ko/settings.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/ko/settings.json
@@ -207,10 +207,9 @@
 			"bottom-center": "가운데 아래",
 			"bottom-right": "오른쪽 아래"
 		},
-		"webcamPreviewFrame": "미리보기 프레임",
+		"webcamPreviewFrame": "프레임",
 		"webcamFrameStandard": "기본",
-		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "부드러운 흐림",
-		"webcamPreviewOnly": "미리보기 전용"
+		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "부드러운 흐림"
 	},
 	"sections": {
 		"scene": "장면",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/nl/settings.json b/src/i18n/locales/nl/settings.json
index ef36cb92..b3e6ff28 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/nl/settings.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/nl/settings.json
@@ -207,10 +207,9 @@
 			"bottom-center": "Middenonder",
 			"bottom-right": "Rechtsonder"
 		},
-		"webcamPreviewFrame": "Voorbeeldkader",
+		"webcamPreviewFrame": "Frame",
 		"webcamFrameStandard": "Standaard",
-		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "Zachte vervaging",
-		"webcamPreviewOnly": "Alleen voorbeeld"
+		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "Zachte vervaging"
 	},
 	"sections": {
 		"scene": "Scène",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR/settings.json b/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR/settings.json
index 7f65661e..992a0f87 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR/settings.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR/settings.json
@@ -207,10 +207,9 @@
 			"bottom-center": "Inferior central",
 			"bottom-right": "Inferior direito"
 		},
-		"webcamPreviewFrame": "Moldura de prévia",
+		"webcamPreviewFrame": "Moldura",
 		"webcamFrameStandard": "Padrão",
-		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "Desfoque suave",
-		"webcamPreviewOnly": "Somente prévia"
+		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "Desfoque suave"
 	},
 	"sections": {
 		"scene": "Cena",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN/settings.json b/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN/settings.json
index d6d7b197..f0c7a54a 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN/settings.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN/settings.json
@@ -207,10 +207,9 @@
 			"bottom-center": "下中",
 			"bottom-right": "右下"
 		},
-		"webcamPreviewFrame": "预览边框",
+		"webcamPreviewFrame": "边框",
 		"webcamFrameStandard": "标准",
-		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "柔和模糊",
-		"webcamPreviewOnly": "仅预览"
+		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "柔和模糊"
 	},
 	"sections": {
 		"scene": "场景",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW/settings.json b/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW/settings.json
index 4762bf89..e331e131 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW/settings.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW/settings.json
@@ -207,10 +207,9 @@
 			"bottom-center": "下中",
 			"bottom-right": "右下"
 		},
-		"webcamPreviewFrame": "預覽邊框",
+		"webcamPreviewFrame": "邊框",
 		"webcamFrameStandard": "標準",
-		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "柔和模糊",
-		"webcamPreviewOnly": "僅預覽"
+		"webcamFrameSoftBlur": "柔和模糊"
 	},
 	"sections": {
 		"scene": "場景",
diff --git a/src/lib/exporter/legacyFrameComposite.ts b/src/lib/exporter/legacyFrameComposite.ts
index b4c5c9b1..54032e8b 100644
--- a/src/lib/exporter/legacyFrameComposite.ts
+++ b/src/lib/exporter/legacyFrameComposite.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
 	getWebcamMediaTargetTimeSeconds,
 	isWebcamVisibleAtSourceTime,
 } from "@/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/webcamSync";
+import { getWebcamEdgeFeatherPixels } from "@/components/video-editor/webcamEdgeFeather";
 import {
 	getCropMatchedWebcamHeightPercent,
 	getWebcamCornerRadiusPx,
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ export function drawWebcamOverlay(
 	// bubble canvas and stretching it back shifts the clipped video at the edge.
 	const overlay = context.webcamMotionBlur.render({
 		renderStill: true,
+		edgeFeatherPx: getWebcamEdgeFeatherPixels(webcam.previewFrame, width),
 		layout: { x, y, ...dimensions, radius },
 		shape: webcamShape,
 		timeMs: context.webcamMotionTimeMs,
diff --git a/src/lib/exporter/modernFrameWebcam.ts b/src/lib/exporter/modernFrameWebcam.ts
index ae36df48..7c9b4341 100644
--- a/src/lib/exporter/modernFrameWebcam.ts
+++ b/src/lib/exporter/modernFrameWebcam.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Sprite } from "pixi.js";
 import { DEFAULT_WEBCAM_ROUNDNESS } from "@/components/video-editor/types";
 import { isWebcamVisibleAtSourceTime } from "@/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/webcamSync";
+import { getWebcamEdgeFeatherPixels } from "@/components/video-editor/webcamEdgeFeather";
 import { WebcamMotionBlur } from "@/components/video-editor/webcamMotionBlur";
 import {
 	getCropMatchedWebcamHeightPercent,
@@ -279,6 +280,10 @@ export class FrameWebcam {
 		// silhouette and a GPU stencil have different edge coverage, exposing a rim.
 		const blur = this.webcamMotionBlur.render({
 			renderStill: true,
+			edgeFeatherPx: getWebcamEdgeFeatherPixels(
+				webcam.previewFrame,
+				this.context.config.width,
+			),
 			layout: { x: position.x, y: position.y, ...dimensions, radius },
 			shape: webcamShape,
 			timeMs: frameTimeMs,
diff --git a/tests/ui/webcam-feather-probe.ts b/tests/ui/webcam-feather-probe.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78b33842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/webcam-feather-probe.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/** Inspect rendered pixels rather than the presence of a CSS mask declaration. */
+export function readPreviewFeather() {
+	const canvas = document.querySelector<HTMLCanvasElement>("[data-webcam-motion-blur]")!;
+	const camera = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>("[data-webcam-overlay]")!;
+	const density = canvas.width / parseFloat(canvas.style.width);
+	const x = Math.round(
+		(parseFloat(camera.style.left) -
+			parseFloat(canvas.style.left) +
+			parseFloat(camera.style.width) / 2) *
+			density,
+	);
+	const y = Math.ceil((parseFloat(camera.style.top) - parseFloat(canvas.style.top)) * density);
+	const height = Math.floor((parseFloat(camera.style.height) / 2) * density);
+	const pixels = canvas.getContext("2d")!.getImageData(x, y, 1, height).data;
+	const alpha = Array.from({ length: height }, (_, i) => pixels[i * 4 + 3]);
+	return {
+		transparentEdge: alpha[0] < 10,
+		opaqueCenter: alpha.at(-1) === 255,
+		gradualFade: alpha.filter((value) => value > 10 && value < 245).length >= 5 * density,
+	};
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/webcam-feather.html b/tests/ui/webcam-feather.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..924d5961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/webcam-feather.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<!doctype html><html><head><meta charset="UTF-8"/><title>Webcam edge render regression</title></head><body><script type="module" src="./webcam-feather.ts"></script></body></html>
diff --git a/tests/ui/webcam-feather.spec.ts b/tests/ui/webcam-feather.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0002710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/webcam-feather.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
+import { installDesktopBridge } from "./bridge";
+import type { featherChecks } from "./webcam-feather";
+import { readPreviewFeather } from "./webcam-feather-probe";
+
+test("both export compositors feather every webcam border and preserve the sharp center", async ({
+	page,
+}, testInfo) => {
+	test.setTimeout(60_000);
+	await installDesktopBridge(page, "filmstrip.mp4");
+	await page.goto("/tests/ui/webcam-feather.html");
+	const results = await page.evaluate(() =>
+		(window as Window & { featherChecks: typeof featherChecks }).featherChecks(),
+	);
+	for (const soft of results.filter((result) => result.frame === "soft-blur")) {
+		const standard = results.find(
+			(result) =>
+				result.name === soft.name &&
+				result.shape === soft.shape &&
+				result.frame === "standard",
+		)!;
+		for (const edge of soft.edges) {
+			expect(
+				edge[0],
+				`${soft.name}/${soft.shape}: border blends into the background`,
+			).toBeLessThan(65);
+			expect(
+				edge.filter((value) => value > 40 && value < 245).length,
+				`${soft.name}/${soft.shape}: gradual transition`,
+			).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(4);
+			expect(edge.at(-1)).toBe(255);
+		}
+		expect(
+			Math.max(
+				...soft.center.map((value, index) => Math.abs(value - standard.center[index])),
+			),
+			`${soft.name}/${soft.shape}: center stays sharp`,
+		).toBeLessThanOrEqual(1);
+		const other = results.find(
+			(result) =>
+				result.name !== soft.name &&
+				result.shape === soft.shape &&
+				result.frame === "soft-blur",
+		)!;
+		expect(
+			Math.max(
+				...soft.edges
+					.flat()
+					.map((value, index) => Math.abs(value - other.edges.flat()[index])),
+			),
+			`${soft.shape}: export backends match`,
+		).toBeLessThanOrEqual(3);
+	}
+	await page.screenshot({ path: testInfo.outputPath("webcam-export-edges.png"), fullPage: true });
+});
+
+test("soft webcam edges stay rendered during playback and after pausing", async ({ page }) => {
+	await installDesktopBridge(page, "filmstrip.mp4");
+	await page.goto("/tests/ui/webcam-motion-blur.html");
+	await expect(page.locator("main")).toHaveAttribute("data-ready", "true");
+	await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Soft frame", exact: true }).click();
+	const layer = page.locator('[data-webcam-frame-style="soft-blur"]');
+	await expect(layer).toBeVisible();
+	const expected = { transparentEdge: true, opaqueCenter: true, gradualFade: true };
+	await expect.poll(() => page.evaluate(readPreviewFeather)).toEqual(expected);
+	await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Play", exact: true }).click();
+	await expect
+		.poll(async () => Number(await page.locator("main").getAttribute("data-time")))
+		.toBeGreaterThan(1.5);
+	await expect.poll(() => page.evaluate(readPreviewFeather)).toEqual(expected);
+	await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Pause", exact: true }).click();
+	await expect(layer).toBeVisible();
+	await expect.poll(() => page.evaluate(readPreviewFeather)).toEqual(expected);
+});
diff --git a/tests/ui/webcam-feather.ts b/tests/ui/webcam-feather.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c7ab2cd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/webcam-feather.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import {
+	DEFAULT_WEBCAM_OVERLAY,
+	type WebcamOverlaySettings,
+	type WebcamShape,
+} from "@/components/video-editor/types";
+import { FrameRenderer as LegacyRenderer } from "@/lib/exporter/frameRenderer";
+import { FrameRenderer as ModernRenderer } from "@/lib/exporter/modernFrameRenderer";
+import type {
+	ExportRendererProbe,
+	LegacyRendererProbe,
+	ModernRendererProbe,
+} from "./exportRendererProbe";
+
+export async function featherChecks() {
+	const source = document.createElement("canvas");
+	source.width = source.height = 200;
+	const sourceContext = source.getContext("2d")!;
+	sourceContext.fillStyle = "white";
+	sourceContext.fillRect(0, 0, 200, 200);
+	for (let y = 80; y < 120; y += 4) {
+		for (let x = 80; x < 120; x += 4) {
+			sourceContext.fillStyle = (x + y) % 8 === 0 ? "black" : "white";
+			sourceContext.fillRect(x, y, 4, 4);
+		}
+	}
+	const results = [];
+	for (const [name, Renderer] of [
+		["modern", ModernRenderer],
+		["legacy", LegacyRenderer],
+	] as const) {
+		const renderer = new Renderer({
+			width: 640,
+			height: 360,
+			videoWidth: 640,
+			videoHeight: 360,
+			wallpaper: "#202020",
+			zoomRegions: [],
+			showShadow: false,
+			shadowIntensity: 0,
+			backgroundBlur: 0,
+			cropRegion: { x: 0, y: 0, width: 1, height: 1 },
+			webcam: {
+				...DEFAULT_WEBCAM_OVERLAY,
+				enabled: true,
+				width: 50,
+				height: 50,
+				shadow: 0,
+				roundness: 0,
+			},
+			zoomMotionBlur: 0,
+			showCursor: false,
+			preferredRenderBackend: "webgl",
+		}) as unknown as ExportRendererProbe & { config: { webcam: WebcamOverlaySettings } };
+		const modern = renderer as unknown as ModernRendererProbe;
+		const legacy = renderer as unknown as LegacyRendererProbe;
+		if (name === "modern") await modern.initialize();
+		const frames = name === "modern" ? modern.webcamFrames : legacy;
+		frames.webcamFrameCacheCanvas = source;
+		frames.webcamFrameCacheCtx = source.getContext("2d");
+		if (name === "legacy") legacy.webcamVideoElement = { readyState: 0 };
+		const target = document.createElement("canvas");
+		target.width = 640;
+		target.height = 360;
+		for (const shape of ["circle", "rectangle", "squircle"] as WebcamShape[]) {
+			for (const frame of ["standard", "soft-blur"] as const) {
+				renderer.config.webcam = { ...renderer.config.webcam, shape, previewFrame: frame };
+				let canvas: HTMLCanvasElement;
+				if (name === "modern") {
+					modern.webcam.updateWebcamOverlay(0, 0);
+					modern.scene.app.render();
+					canvas = renderer.getCanvas();
+				} else {
+					const context = target.getContext("2d")!;
+					context.fillStyle = "#202020";
+					context.fillRect(0, 0, 640, 360);
+					legacy.drawWebcamOverlay(context, 640, 360);
+					canvas = target;
+				}
+				const copy = document.createElement("canvas");
+				copy.width = 640;
+				copy.height = 360;
+				const context = copy.getContext("2d")!;
+				context.drawImage(canvas, 0, 0);
+				const pixel = (x: number, y: number) => context.getImageData(x, y, 1, 1).data[0];
+				// The fixture's 180px camera occupies (452,172)–(632,352).
+				const edges = [
+					Array.from({ length: 40 }, (_, i) => pixel(542, 172 + i)),
+					Array.from({ length: 40 }, (_, i) => pixel(631 - i, 262)),
+					Array.from({ length: 40 }, (_, i) => pixel(542, 351 - i)),
+					Array.from({ length: 40 }, (_, i) => pixel(452 + i, 262)),
+				];
+				results.push({
+					name,
+					shape,
+					frame,
+					edges,
+					center: Array.from(context.getImageData(538, 258, 8, 8).data),
+				});
+				copy.dataset.export = `${name}-${shape}-${frame}`;
+				document.body.append(copy);
+			}
+		}
+		if (name === "legacy") legacy.webcamVideoElement = null;
+		renderer.destroy();
+	}
+	return results;
+}
+Object.assign(window, { featherChecks });
diff --git a/tests/ui/webcam-motion-blur.spec.ts b/tests/ui/webcam-motion-blur.spec.ts
index 23cd7f3d..a25f04cd 100644
--- a/tests/ui/webcam-motion-blur.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/ui/webcam-motion-blur.spec.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ test("preview camera blurs on shrink and grow, then clears on pause", async ({ p
 	await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Play", exact: true }).click();
 	await expect(page.locator("[data-webcam-motion-blur]")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5000 });
 	await expect
-		.poll(async () => Number(await page.locator("main").getAttribute("data-time")))
+		.poll(async () => Number(await page.locator("main").getAttribute("data-time")), {
+			intervals: [25],
+		})
 		.toBeGreaterThan(1.35);
 	await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Pause", exact: true }).click();
 	await expect(page.locator("[data-webcam-motion-blur]")).toBeHidden();
diff --git a/tests/ui/webcam-motion-blur.tsx b/tests/ui/webcam-motion-blur.tsx
index 72a55aa6..c4edb30d 100644
--- a/tests/ui/webcam-motion-blur.tsx
+++ b/tests/ui/webcam-motion-blur.tsx
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@ const zooms: ZoomRegion[] = [
 ];
 const webcam = {
 	...DEFAULT_WEBCAM_OVERLAY,
+	previewFrame: "standard" as const,
 	enabled: true,
 	width: 50,
 	height: 50,
 	shadow: 0,
 	reactToZoom: true,
 };
+const softWebcam = { ...webcam, previewFrame: "soft-blur" as const };
 const noop = () => undefined;
 const fail = (error: string) => {
 	throw new Error(error);
@@ -43,16 +45,20 @@ function Preview() {
 	const [ready, setReady] = useState(false);
 	const [playing, setPlaying] = useState(false);
 	const [portrait, setPortrait] = useState(false);
+	const [softFrame, setSoftFrame] = useState(false);
 	return (
 		<main style={{ width: portrait ? 160 : 640 }} data-ready={ready} data-time={time}>
 			<button onClick={() => setPortrait(true)}>Portrait</button>
+			<button aria-pressed={softFrame} onClick={() => setSoftFrame(!softFrame)}>
+				Soft frame
+			</button>
 			<button onClick={() => void playback.current?.play()}>Play</button>
 			<button onClick={() => playback.current?.pause()}>Pause</button>
 			<VideoPlayback
 				ref={playback}
 				videoPath="/tests/ui/fixtures/filmstrip.mp4"
 				webcamVideoPath="/tests/ui/fixtures/filmstrip.mp4"
-				webcam={webcam}
+				webcam={softFrame ? softWebcam : webcam}
 				clipRegions={clips}
 				currentTime={time}
 				onTimeUpdate={setTime}
diff --git a/tests/ui/webcam-preview-frame.spec.ts b/tests/ui/webcam-preview-frame.spec.ts
index 1c97a9dd..5dbd878f 100644
--- a/tests/ui/webcam-preview-frame.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/ui/webcam-preview-frame.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
 import { installDesktopBridge, installDesktopBridgeOverrides } from "./bridge";
+import { readPreviewFeather } from "./webcam-feather-probe";
 
 test("webcam preview frame choices persist and inline crop updates immediately", async ({
 	page,
@@ -28,14 +29,16 @@ test("webcam preview frame choices persist and inline crop updates immediately",
 		timeout: 20000,
 	});
 	await page.getByRole("radio", { name: "Webcam", exact: true }).click();
-	const choices = page.getByRole("grid", { name: "Preview frame", exact: true });
+	const choices = page.getByRole("grid", { name: "Frame", exact: true });
 	const soft = choices.getByRole("row", { name: "Soft blur", exact: true });
 	const standard = choices.getByRole("row", { name: "Standard", exact: true });
-	const layer = page.locator("[data-webcam-feather-preview]");
+	const layer = page.locator("[data-webcam-motion-blur]");
+	const bubble = page.locator("[data-webcam-overlay]");
 	await expect(soft).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "true");
-	await expect(layer).not.toHaveCSS("mask-image", "none");
+	await expect(layer).toBeVisible();
 	await standard.click();
-	await expect(layer).toHaveCSS("mask-image", "none");
+	await expect(layer).toBeHidden();
+	await expect(bubble).toBeVisible();
 	await expect
 		.poll(() =>
 			page.evaluate(
@@ -49,8 +52,15 @@ test("webcam preview frame choices persist and inline crop updates immediately",
 	await page.getByRole("radio", { name: "Webcam", exact: true }).click();
 	await expect(standard).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "true");
 	await soft.click();
-	await expect(layer).not.toHaveCSS("mask-image", "none");
-	await expect(page.locator("[data-webcam-overlay]")).toBeVisible();
+	await expect(layer).toBeVisible();
+	await expect(bubble).toHaveAttribute("data-webcam-ready", "true");
+	await expect
+		.poll(() => page.evaluate(readPreviewFeather))
+		.toEqual({
+			transparentEdge: true,
+			opaqueCenter: true,
+			gradualFade: true,
+		});
 	await choices.screenshot({
 		path: testInfo.outputPath("webcam-frame-selector.png"),
 		animations: "disabled",