diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/VideoEditor.tsx b/src/components/video-editor/VideoEditor.tsx
index 589b79bf..58fc0ef8 100644
--- a/src/components/video-editor/VideoEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/VideoEditor.tsx
@@ -62,14 +62,12 @@ import {
 	type ExportPipelineModel,
 	type ExportProgress,
 	type ExportQuality,
-	type ExportRenderBackend,
 	type ExportSettings,
 	FrameRenderer,
 	GIF_SIZE_PRESETS,
 	GifExporter,
 	type GifFrameRate,
 	type GifSizePreset,
-	isValidMp4FrameRate,
 	ModernVideoExporter,
 	probeSupportedMp4Dimensions,
 	type SupportedMp4Dimensions,
@@ -140,6 +138,7 @@ import {
 	validateProjectData,
 } from "./projectPersistence";
 import { SettingsPanel } from "./SettingsPanel";
+import { getDevOpenRecordingConfig, getSmokeExportConfig } from "./smokeExportConfig";
 import { useVideoEditorAudio } from "./audio/useVideoEditorAudio";
 import {
 	APP_HEADER_ICON_BUTTON_CLASS,
@@ -233,27 +232,6 @@ type CancelableExporter = {
 	cancel(): void;
 };
 
-type SmokeExportConfig = {
-	enabled: boolean;
-	inputPath: string | null;
-	outputPath: string | null;
-	useNativeExport: boolean;
-	encodingMode?: ExportEncodingMode;
-	shadowIntensity?: number;
-	webcamInputPath?: string | null;
-	webcamShadow?: number;
-	webcamSize?: number;
-	pipelineModel?: ExportPipelineModel;
-	backendPreference?: ExportBackendPreference;
-	renderBackend?: ExportRenderBackend;
-	maxEncodeQueue?: number;
-	maxDecodeQueue?: number;
-	maxPendingFrames?: number;
-	projectPath?: string | null;
-	quality?: ExportQuality;
-	fps?: ExportMp4FrameRate;
-};
-
 const EXPORT_BLOB_STREAM_CHUNK_BYTES = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 async function streamExportBlobToTempFile(blob: Blob, extension: string): Promise<string | null> {
@@ -312,11 +290,6 @@ type SaveProjectOptions = {
 	captureThumbnail?: boolean;
 };
 
-type DevOpenRecordingConfig = {
-	inputPath: string | null;
-	webcamInputPath: string | null;
-};
-
 async function writeSmokeExportReport(
 	outputPath: string | null,
 	report: Record<string, unknown>,
@@ -366,108 +339,6 @@ function cloneStructured<T>(value: T): T {
 	return globalThis.structuredClone(value);
 }
 
-function parseSmokeExportNumber(value: string | null): number | undefined {
-	if (value === null) {
-		return undefined;
-	}
-
-	const parsed = Number.parseInt(value, 10);
-	return Number.isFinite(parsed) && parsed > 0 ? parsed : undefined;
-}
-
-function parseSmokeExportNonNegativeNumber(value: string | null): number | undefined {
-	if (value === null) {
-		return undefined;
-	}
-
-	const parsed = Number.parseFloat(value);
-	return Number.isFinite(parsed) && parsed >= 0 ? parsed : undefined;
-}
-
-function parseSmokeExportQuality(value: string | null): ExportQuality | undefined {
-	if (value === "medium" || value === "good" || value === "high" || value === "source") {
-		return value;
-	}
-	return undefined;
-}
-
-function parseSmokeExportFps(value: string | null): ExportMp4FrameRate | undefined {
-	if (value === null) return undefined;
-	const parsed = Number.parseInt(value, 10);
-	return isValidMp4FrameRate(parsed) ? parsed : undefined;
-}
-
-function parseSmokeRenderBackend(value: string | null): ExportRenderBackend | undefined {
-	return value === "webgl" || value === "webgpu" ? value : undefined;
-}
-
-function getSmokeExportConfig(search: string): SmokeExportConfig {
-	const params = new URLSearchParams(search);
-	const enabled = params.get("smokeExport") === "1";
-
-	return {
-		enabled,
-		inputPath: enabled ? params.get("smokeInput") : null,
-		outputPath: enabled ? params.get("smokeOutput") : null,
-		useNativeExport: enabled ? params.get("smokeUseNativeExport") === "1" : false,
-		encodingMode:
-			enabled && params.get("smokeEncodingMode") === "fast"
-				? "fast"
-				: enabled && params.get("smokeEncodingMode") === "balanced"
-					? "balanced"
-					: enabled && params.get("smokeEncodingMode") === "quality"
-						? "quality"
-						: undefined,
-		shadowIntensity: enabled
-			? parseSmokeExportNonNegativeNumber(params.get("smokeShadowIntensity"))
-			: undefined,
-		webcamInputPath: enabled ? params.get("smokeWebcamInput") : null,
-		webcamShadow: enabled
-			? parseSmokeExportNonNegativeNumber(params.get("smokeWebcamShadow"))
-			: undefined,
-		webcamSize: enabled
-			? parseSmokeExportNonNegativeNumber(params.get("smokeWebcamSize"))
-			: undefined,
-		pipelineModel:
-			enabled && params.get("smokePipelineModel") === "modern"
-				? "modern"
-				: enabled && params.get("smokePipelineModel") === "legacy"
-					? "legacy"
-					: undefined,
-		backendPreference:
-			enabled && params.get("smokeBackendPreference") === "auto"
-				? "auto"
-				: enabled && params.get("smokeBackendPreference") === "webcodecs"
-					? "webcodecs"
-					: enabled && params.get("smokeBackendPreference") === "breeze"
-						? "breeze"
-						: undefined,
-		renderBackend: enabled
-			? parseSmokeRenderBackend(params.get("smokeRenderBackend"))
-			: undefined,
-		maxEncodeQueue: enabled
-			? parseSmokeExportNumber(params.get("smokeMaxEncodeQueue"))
-			: undefined,
-		maxDecodeQueue: enabled
-			? parseSmokeExportNumber(params.get("smokeMaxDecodeQueue"))
-			: undefined,
-		maxPendingFrames: enabled
-			? parseSmokeExportNumber(params.get("smokeMaxPendingFrames"))
-			: undefined,
-		projectPath: enabled ? params.get("smokeProject") : null,
-		quality: enabled ? parseSmokeExportQuality(params.get("smokeQuality")) : undefined,
-		fps: enabled ? parseSmokeExportFps(params.get("smokeFps")) : undefined,
-	};
-}
-
-function getDevOpenRecordingConfig(search: string): DevOpenRecordingConfig {
-	const params = new URLSearchParams(search);
-	return {
-		inputPath: params.get("devOpenInput"),
-		webcamInputPath: params.get("devOpenWebcam"),
-	};
-}
-
 function isComparableObject(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
 	return typeof value === "object" && value !== null;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/smokeExportConfig.test.ts b/src/components/video-editor/smokeExportConfig.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c221e1e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/smokeExportConfig.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { getDevOpenRecordingConfig, getSmokeExportConfig } from "./smokeExportConfig";
+
+describe("getSmokeExportConfig", () => {
+	it("keeps smoke export disabled when the flag is absent", () => {
+		expect(getSmokeExportConfig("?smokeInput=/tmp/input.mp4")).toEqual({
+			enabled: false,
+			inputPath: null,
+			outputPath: null,
+			useNativeExport: false,
+			encodingMode: undefined,
+			shadowIntensity: undefined,
+			webcamInputPath: null,
+			webcamShadow: undefined,
+			webcamSize: undefined,
+			pipelineModel: undefined,
+			backendPreference: undefined,
+			renderBackend: undefined,
+			maxEncodeQueue: undefined,
+			maxDecodeQueue: undefined,
+			maxPendingFrames: undefined,
+			projectPath: null,
+			quality: undefined,
+			fps: undefined,
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("parses the enabled smoke export query contract", () => {
+		const config = getSmokeExportConfig(
+			"?smokeExport=1" +
+				"&smokeInput=/tmp/input.mp4" +
+				"&smokeOutput=/tmp/output.mp4" +
+				"&smokeUseNativeExport=1" +
+				"&smokeEncodingMode=quality" +
+				"&smokeShadowIntensity=0" +
+				"&smokeWebcamInput=/tmp/webcam.mp4" +
+				"&smokeWebcamShadow=1.5" +
+				"&smokeWebcamSize=0.75" +
+				"&smokePipelineModel=legacy" +
+				"&smokeBackendPreference=breeze" +
+				"&smokeRenderBackend=webgpu" +
+				"&smokeMaxEncodeQueue=8" +
+				"&smokeMaxDecodeQueue=9" +
+				"&smokeMaxPendingFrames=10" +
+				"&smokeProject=/tmp/project.recordly" +
+				"&smokeQuality=source" +
+				"&smokeFps=60",
+		);
+
+		expect(config).toEqual({
+			enabled: true,
+			inputPath: "/tmp/input.mp4",
+			outputPath: "/tmp/output.mp4",
+			useNativeExport: true,
+			encodingMode: "quality",
+			shadowIntensity: 0,
+			webcamInputPath: "/tmp/webcam.mp4",
+			webcamShadow: 1.5,
+			webcamSize: 0.75,
+			pipelineModel: "legacy",
+			backendPreference: "breeze",
+			renderBackend: "webgpu",
+			maxEncodeQueue: 8,
+			maxDecodeQueue: 9,
+			maxPendingFrames: 10,
+			projectPath: "/tmp/project.recordly",
+			quality: "source",
+			fps: 60,
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("drops invalid optional smoke export values", () => {
+		const config = getSmokeExportConfig(
+			"?smokeExport=1" +
+				"&smokeEncodingMode=slow" +
+				"&smokeShadowIntensity=-1" +
+				"&smokeWebcamShadow=nan" +
+				"&smokeWebcamSize=-0.1" +
+				"&smokePipelineModel=classic" +
+				"&smokeBackendPreference=native" +
+				"&smokeRenderBackend=canvas" +
+				"&smokeMaxEncodeQueue=0" +
+				"&smokeMaxDecodeQueue=-4" +
+				"&smokeMaxPendingFrames=abc" +
+				"&smokeQuality=ultra" +
+				"&smokeFps=25",
+		);
+
+		expect(config).toMatchObject({
+			enabled: true,
+			useNativeExport: false,
+			encodingMode: undefined,
+			shadowIntensity: undefined,
+			webcamShadow: undefined,
+			webcamSize: undefined,
+			pipelineModel: undefined,
+			backendPreference: undefined,
+			renderBackend: undefined,
+			maxEncodeQueue: undefined,
+			maxDecodeQueue: undefined,
+			maxPendingFrames: undefined,
+			quality: undefined,
+			fps: undefined,
+		});
+	});
+});
+
+describe("getDevOpenRecordingConfig", () => {
+	it("reads dev-open paths independently from smoke export", () => {
+		expect(
+			getDevOpenRecordingConfig(
+				"?devOpenInput=/tmp/input.mp4&devOpenWebcam=/tmp/webcam.mp4",
+			),
+		).toEqual({
+			inputPath: "/tmp/input.mp4",
+			webcamInputPath: "/tmp/webcam.mp4",
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/src/components/video-editor/smokeExportConfig.ts b/src/components/video-editor/smokeExportConfig.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d71779b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/video-editor/smokeExportConfig.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import {
+	isValidMp4FrameRate,
+	type ExportBackendPreference,
+	type ExportEncodingMode,
+	type ExportMp4FrameRate,
+	type ExportPipelineModel,
+	type ExportQuality,
+	type ExportRenderBackend,
+} from "@/lib/exporter/types";
+
+export type SmokeExportConfig = {
+	enabled: boolean;
+	inputPath: string | null;
+	outputPath: string | null;
+	useNativeExport: boolean;
+	encodingMode?: ExportEncodingMode;
+	shadowIntensity?: number;
+	webcamInputPath?: string | null;
+	webcamShadow?: number;
+	webcamSize?: number;
+	pipelineModel?: ExportPipelineModel;
+	backendPreference?: ExportBackendPreference;
+	renderBackend?: ExportRenderBackend;
+	maxEncodeQueue?: number;
+	maxDecodeQueue?: number;
+	maxPendingFrames?: number;
+	projectPath?: string | null;
+	quality?: ExportQuality;
+	fps?: ExportMp4FrameRate;
+};
+
+export type DevOpenRecordingConfig = {
+	inputPath: string | null;
+	webcamInputPath: string | null;
+};
+
+function parseSmokeExportNumber(value: string | null): number | undefined {
+	if (value === null) {
+		return undefined;
+	}
+
+	const parsed = Number.parseInt(value, 10);
+	return Number.isFinite(parsed) && parsed > 0 ? parsed : undefined;
+}
+
+function parseSmokeExportNonNegativeNumber(value: string | null): number | undefined {
+	if (value === null) {
+		return undefined;
+	}
+
+	const parsed = Number.parseFloat(value);
+	return Number.isFinite(parsed) && parsed >= 0 ? parsed : undefined;
+}
+
+function parseSmokeExportQuality(value: string | null): ExportQuality | undefined {
+	if (value === "medium" || value === "good" || value === "high" || value === "source") {
+		return value;
+	}
+	return undefined;
+}
+
+function parseSmokeExportFps(value: string | null): ExportMp4FrameRate | undefined {
+	if (value === null) return undefined;
+	const parsed = Number.parseInt(value, 10);
+	return isValidMp4FrameRate(parsed) ? parsed : undefined;
+}
+
+function parseSmokeRenderBackend(value: string | null): ExportRenderBackend | undefined {
+	return value === "webgl" || value === "webgpu" ? value : undefined;
+}
+
+export function getSmokeExportConfig(search: string): SmokeExportConfig {
+	const params = new URLSearchParams(search);
+	const enabled = params.get("smokeExport") === "1";
+
+	return {
+		enabled,
+		inputPath: enabled ? params.get("smokeInput") : null,
+		outputPath: enabled ? params.get("smokeOutput") : null,
+		useNativeExport: enabled ? params.get("smokeUseNativeExport") === "1" : false,
+		encodingMode:
+			enabled && params.get("smokeEncodingMode") === "fast"
+				? "fast"
+				: enabled && params.get("smokeEncodingMode") === "balanced"
+					? "balanced"
+					: enabled && params.get("smokeEncodingMode") === "quality"
+						? "quality"
+						: undefined,
+		shadowIntensity: enabled
+			? parseSmokeExportNonNegativeNumber(params.get("smokeShadowIntensity"))
+			: undefined,
+		webcamInputPath: enabled ? params.get("smokeWebcamInput") : null,
+		webcamShadow: enabled
+			? parseSmokeExportNonNegativeNumber(params.get("smokeWebcamShadow"))
+			: undefined,
+		webcamSize: enabled
+			? parseSmokeExportNonNegativeNumber(params.get("smokeWebcamSize"))
+			: undefined,
+		pipelineModel:
+			enabled && params.get("smokePipelineModel") === "modern"
+				? "modern"
+				: enabled && params.get("smokePipelineModel") === "legacy"
+					? "legacy"
+					: undefined,
+		backendPreference:
+			enabled && params.get("smokeBackendPreference") === "auto"
+				? "auto"
+				: enabled && params.get("smokeBackendPreference") === "webcodecs"
+					? "webcodecs"
+					: enabled && params.get("smokeBackendPreference") === "breeze"
+						? "breeze"
+						: undefined,
+		renderBackend: enabled ? parseSmokeRenderBackend(params.get("smokeRenderBackend")) : undefined,
+		maxEncodeQueue: enabled ? parseSmokeExportNumber(params.get("smokeMaxEncodeQueue")) : undefined,
+		maxDecodeQueue: enabled ? parseSmokeExportNumber(params.get("smokeMaxDecodeQueue")) : undefined,
+		maxPendingFrames: enabled
+			? parseSmokeExportNumber(params.get("smokeMaxPendingFrames"))
+			: undefined,
+		projectPath: enabled ? params.get("smokeProject") : null,
+		quality: enabled ? parseSmokeExportQuality(params.get("smokeQuality")) : undefined,
+		fps: enabled ? parseSmokeExportFps(params.get("smokeFps")) : undefined,
+	};
+}
+
+export function getDevOpenRecordingConfig(search: string): DevOpenRecordingConfig {
+	const params = new URLSearchParams(search);
+	return {
+		inputPath: params.get("devOpenInput"),
+		webcamInputPath: params.get("devOpenWebcam"),
+	};
+}