diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/timeline/model/timelineModel.test.ts b/src/components/video-editor/timeline/model/timelineModel.test.ts
index 0c470c77..250b213e 100644
--- a/src/components/video-editor/timeline/model/timelineModel.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/timeline/model/timelineModel.test.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,24 @@ describe("timeline model", () => {
 		});
 	});
 
+	it("keeps a split clip's sourceSpan in source coordinates", () => {
+		const items = buildTimelineItems({
+			zoomRegions: [],
+			// The right half of a 2x clip split at timeline 10s: it still sits at
+			// 10s but reads from 20s.
+			clipRegions: [
+				{ id: "c1", startMs: 10_000, endMs: 60_000, sourceStartMs: 20_000, speed: 2 },
+			],
+			annotationRegions: [],
+			audioRegions: [],
+		});
+
+		expect(items[0]).toMatchObject({
+			span: { start: 10_000, end: 60_000 },
+			sourceSpan: { start: 20_000, end: 120_000 },
+		});
+	});
+
 	it("builds all variant labels for annotation and audio", () => {
 		expect(getAnnotationLabel({ ...BASE_ANNOTATION, type: "text", content: "   " })).toBe(
 			"Empty text",
diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/timeline/model/timelineModel.ts b/src/components/video-editor/timeline/model/timelineModel.ts
index 545b4bbd..e681abfc 100644
--- a/src/components/video-editor/timeline/model/timelineModel.ts
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/timeline/model/timelineModel.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import type {
 	ClipRegion,
 	ZoomRegion,
 } from "../../types";
-import { getClipSourceStartMs } from "../../types";
+import { getClipSourceEndMs, getClipSourceStartMs } from "../../types";
 import { CAPTION_ROW_ID, CLIP_ROW_ID, ZOOM_ROW_ID } from "../core/constants";
 import {
 	getAnnotationTrackIndex,
@@ -62,9 +62,8 @@ export function buildTimelineItems(params: {
 	}));
 
 	const clips: TimelineRenderItem[] = clipRegions.map((region, index) => {
-		const displayDurationMs = Math.max(0, region.endMs - region.startMs);
 		const speed = Number.isFinite(region.speed) && region.speed > 0 ? region.speed : 1;
-		const sourceEndMs = region.startMs + displayDurationMs * speed;
+		const sourceEndMs = getClipSourceEndMs(region);
 		const speedLabel = formatClipSpeedLabel(speed);
 
 		return {
diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/types.test.ts b/src/components/video-editor/types.test.ts
index 34b3502b..4504b8b9 100644
--- a/src/components/video-editor/types.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/types.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { deriveNextId } from "./projectPersistence";
 
 import {
+	type ClipRegion,
+	clipsToTrims,
 	extendAutoFullTrackClip,
 	findClipAtTimelineTime,
 	getTimelineDurationMs,
@@ -180,3 +182,43 @@ describe("getTimelineDurationMs", () => {
 		).toBe(10_000);
 	});
 });
+
+describe("clipsToTrims", () => {
+	it("trims the source ranges no clip covers", () => {
+		const clips: ClipRegion[] = [
+			{ id: "clip-1", startMs: 0, endMs: 10_000, speed: 1 },
+			{ id: "clip-2", startMs: 10_000, endMs: 20_000, sourceStartMs: 30_000, speed: 1 },
+		];
+
+		expect(clipsToTrims(clips, 60_000)).toEqual([
+			{ id: "trim-gap-1", startMs: 10_000, endMs: 30_000 },
+			{ id: "trim-gap-2", startMs: 40_000, endMs: 60_000 },
+		]);
+	});
+
+	it("covers source ranges that sit out of order on the timeline", () => {
+		// A moved clip keeps its source in-point, so the clip that comes first on
+		// the timeline can read from later in the recording.
+		const clips: ClipRegion[] = [
+			{ id: "clip-1", startMs: 0, endMs: 10_000, sourceStartMs: 20_000, speed: 1 },
+			{ id: "clip-2", startMs: 10_000, endMs: 20_000, sourceStartMs: 0, speed: 1 },
+		];
+
+		// Source [0,10] and [20,30] are both in use; only the gaps go.
+		expect(clipsToTrims(clips, 40_000)).toEqual([
+			{ id: "trim-gap-1", startMs: 10_000, endMs: 20_000 },
+			{ id: "trim-gap-2", startMs: 30_000, endMs: 40_000 },
+		]);
+	});
+
+	it("merges overlapping source spans instead of trimming between them", () => {
+		const clips: ClipRegion[] = [
+			{ id: "clip-1", startMs: 0, endMs: 20_000, sourceStartMs: 0, speed: 1 },
+			{ id: "clip-2", startMs: 20_000, endMs: 30_000, sourceStartMs: 10_000, speed: 1 },
+		];
+
+		expect(clipsToTrims(clips, 40_000)).toEqual([
+			{ id: "trim-gap-1", startMs: 20_000, endMs: 40_000 },
+		]);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/types.ts b/src/components/video-editor/types.ts
index 5879ae70..55de007b 100644
--- a/src/components/video-editor/types.ts
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/types.ts
@@ -380,16 +380,24 @@ export function extendAutoFullTrackClip(
 /** Convert clip regions (kept segments) to trim regions (gaps to remove). */
 export function clipsToTrims(clips: ClipRegion[], totalDurationMs: number): TrimRegion[] {
 	if (clips.length === 0) return [];
-	const sorted = [...clips].sort((a, b) => a.startMs - b.startMs);
+	// Clips are ordered on the timeline, but a moved clip keeps its source
+	// in-point, so timeline order says nothing about source order. Walk the
+	// source ranges the clips claim and trim whatever is left uncovered.
+	const coveredSpans = clips
+		.map((clip) => ({
+			startMs: getClipSourceStartMs(clip),
+			endMs: getClipSourceEndMs(clip),
+		}))
+		.filter((span) => span.endMs > span.startMs)
+		.sort((left, right) => left.startMs - right.startMs);
 	const trims: TrimRegion[] = [];
 	let cursor = 0;
 	let trimId = 1;
-	for (const clip of sorted) {
-		const sourceStartMs = getClipSourceStartMs(clip);
-		if (sourceStartMs > cursor) {
-			trims.push({ id: `trim-gap-${trimId++}`, startMs: cursor, endMs: sourceStartMs });
+	for (const span of coveredSpans) {
+		if (span.startMs > cursor) {
+			trims.push({ id: `trim-gap-${trimId++}`, startMs: cursor, endMs: span.startMs });
 		}
-		cursor = getClipSourceEndMs(clip);
+		cursor = Math.max(cursor, span.endMs);
 	}
 	if (cursor < totalDurationMs) {
 		trims.push({ id: `trim-gap-${trimId++}`, startMs: cursor, endMs: totalDurationMs });