diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/cursorFollowCamera.ts b/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/cursorFollowCamera.ts
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+++ b/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/cursorFollowCamera.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import type { CursorTelemetryPoint, ZoomFocus } from "../types";
+import { interpolateCursorPosition } from "./cursorRenderer";
+import { edgeSnapFocus } from "./focusUtils";
+
+/**
+ * Cursor-follow camera.
+ *
+ * Computes a TARGET focus point each frame (cursor → edge snap → focus),
+ * then the zoom transition animation layer smoothly interpolates toward it.
+ *
+ * Edge snap: With snapToEdgesRatio = 0.25, cursor positions within 25% of
+ * each edge pin the camera to that edge. The middle 50% maps linearly.
+ * This prevents the camera from panning beyond the viewport bounds.
+ */
+
+/** Default snap ratio for manual zoom regions */
+export const SNAP_TO_EDGES_RATIO_MANUAL = 0.25;
+/** Snap ratio for system/auto zoom regions */
+export const SNAP_TO_EDGES_RATIO_AUTO = 0.25;
+
+export interface CursorFollowCameraState {
+  /** Whether the state has been initialized with a starting position */
+  initialized: boolean;
+  /** Time of last update in ms (video time, not wall clock) */
+  lastTimeMs: number;
+  /** Whether the camera was active (zoomed) on the previous frame */
+  wasZoomed: boolean;
+  /** Whether the zoom reached full strength (≈1) — used to detect zoom-out */
+  reachedFullZoom: boolean;
+  /** Frozen focus when zooming out (camera holds position) */
+  frozenFocusX: number;
+  frozenFocusY: number;
+}
+
+export interface CursorFollowConfig {
+  /**
+   * snapToEdgesRatio — how much of the screen edge pins the camera.
+   * 0.25 for manual zooms, 0.5 for auto/system zooms.
+   */
+  snapToEdgesRatio: number;
+}
+
+export const DEFAULT_CURSOR_FOLLOW_CONFIG: CursorFollowConfig = {
+  snapToEdgesRatio: SNAP_TO_EDGES_RATIO_AUTO,
+};
+
+export function createCursorFollowCameraState(): CursorFollowCameraState {
+  return {
+    initialized: false,
+    lastTimeMs: 0,
+    wasZoomed: false,
+    reachedFullZoom: false,
+    frozenFocusX: 0.5,
+    frozenFocusY: 0.5,
+  };
+}
+
+export function resetCursorFollowCamera(state: CursorFollowCameraState): void {
+  state.initialized = false;
+  state.lastTimeMs = 0;
+  state.wasZoomed = false;
+  state.reachedFullZoom = false;
+  state.frozenFocusX = 0.5;
+  state.frozenFocusY = 0.5;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Cursor follow: target focus computation.
+ *
+ * Computes the desired camera focus point based on cursor position and
+ * edge snap. The zoom transition layer handles smooth interpolation.
+ *
+ * Pipeline: cursor → edgeSnap(snapToEdgesRatio) → focus
+ *
+ * @returns The target focus point for this frame (normalized 0-1).
+ */
+export function computeCursorFollowFocus(
+  state: CursorFollowCameraState,
+  cursorSamples: CursorTelemetryPoint[],
+  timeMs: number,
+  zoomScale: number,
+  zoomStrength: number,
+  regionFocus: ZoomFocus,
+  config: CursorFollowConfig = DEFAULT_CURSOR_FOLLOW_CONFIG,
+): ZoomFocus {
+  // If no cursor data available, fall back to static region focus
+  const cursorPos = interpolateCursorPosition(cursorSamples, timeMs);
+  if (!cursorPos) {
+    return regionFocus;
+  }
+
+  // If not zoomed (strength ≈ 0), reset state and return region focus
+  if (zoomStrength < 0.01) {
+    if (state.wasZoomed) {
+      state.wasZoomed = false;
+      state.initialized = false;
+      state.reachedFullZoom = false;
+    }
+    return regionFocus;
+  }
+
+  // Track when zoom reaches full strength
+  if (zoomStrength >= 0.99) {
+    state.reachedFullZoom = true;
+  }
+
+  // Zooming out: was fully zoomed but strength is now dropping — freeze camera
+  if (state.reachedFullZoom && zoomStrength < 0.99) {
+    return { cx: state.frozenFocusX, cy: state.frozenFocusY };
+  }
+
+  // First frame of a zoom: mark initialized
+  if (!state.initialized || !state.wasZoomed) {
+    state.lastTimeMs = timeMs;
+    state.initialized = true;
+    state.wasZoomed = true;
+  }
+
+  state.lastTimeMs = timeMs;
+
+  // Edge snap: maps cursor through clamped linear remap.
+  // Camera pins to edge when cursor is within snapToEdgesRatio of boundary.
+  const targetFocus = edgeSnapFocus(
+    { cx: cursorPos.cx, cy: cursorPos.cy },
+    zoomScale,
+    config.snapToEdgesRatio,
+  );
+
+  // Save for zoom-out freeze
+  state.frozenFocusX = targetFocus.cx;
+  state.frozenFocusY = targetFocus.cy;
+
+  return targetFocus;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/focusUtils.ts b/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/focusUtils.ts
index c0433def..c6e6af09 100644
--- a/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/focusUtils.ts
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/videoPlayback/focusUtils.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,48 @@ export function softenFocusToScale(
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Edge snap algorithm for cursor-follow camera.
+ *
+ * Maps cursor position through a clamped linear remap so the camera
+ * pins to the edge when the cursor is within `snapToEdgesRatio` of
+ * the viewport boundary.
+ *
+ * With snapToEdgesRatio = 0.25 (default for manual zooms):
+ *   cursor ∈ [0, 0.25]   → output 0   (camera pinned to left/top)
+ *   cursor ∈ [0.25, 0.75] → linearly maps 0→1 (camera follows)
+ *   cursor ∈ [0.75, 1.0]  → output 1   (camera pinned to right/bottom)
+ *
+ * The result is then mapped back to focus-space bounds for the given
+ * zoom scale, so the camera stays within the valid viewport.
+ *
+ * @param snapToEdgesRatio 0.25 for manual zooms, 0.5 for system/auto zooms
+ */
+export function edgeSnapFocus(
+  cursorFocus: ZoomFocus,
+  zoomScale: number,
+  snapToEdgesRatio: number,
+): ZoomFocus {
+  const bounds = getFocusBoundsForScale(zoomScale);
+
+  const snappedX = clampedInterpolate(cursorFocus.cx, snapToEdgesRatio, 1 - snapToEdgesRatio + 0.0001);
+  const snappedY = clampedInterpolate(cursorFocus.cy, snapToEdgesRatio, 1 - snapToEdgesRatio + 0.0001);
+
+  return {
+    cx: bounds.minX + snappedX * (bounds.maxX - bounds.minX),
+    cy: bounds.minY + snappedY * (bounds.maxY - bounds.minY),
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Clamped linear interpolation: maps `value` from [inMin, inMax] → [0, 1].
+ */
+function clampedInterpolate(value: number, inMin: number, inMax: number): number {
+  if (inMax <= inMin) return 0;
+  const t = (value - inMin) / (inMax - inMin);
+  return clamp(t, 0, 1);
+}
+
 export function stageFocusToVideoSpace(
   focus: ZoomFocus,
   stageSize: StageSize,