
Build Log: Added the Text Overlay Page UI for Reel Quick
Build Log: Added the Text Overlay Page UI for Reel Quick Today I worked on the frontend for Reel Quick and added the first version of the Text Overlay page . The goal was to create the page structure and user flow for adding text overlays to a video, without wiring up the full backend save/process flow yet. What I added I introduced a new page for creating text overlays: Route: /create-text-overlay/<video-id> Added a per-video link from the /videos page so each video now has a Create action for text overlays Added a scaffolded frontend page that we can expand later into the full editor UI decisions locked before implementation Before building, I confirmed a few product decisions: This phase is design only Video data should be fetched from the backend API “Done / Process Video” is UI-only for now Time display should use mm:ss format like 00:00 Users can add and delete overlays for now No editing flow yet That helped keep the implementation focused on layout and interaction, not backend
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