diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c441e3f..c4d0f2c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -256,9 +256,9 @@ Adjust these constants and rerun `movmaker.py` to change the intro behavior with
 - if no audio file exists in the input folder, searches Jamendo using `--music-genre` and downloads one random Creative Commons track that allows non-commercial reuse and derivative works; default query is `cinematic punk rock`
 - reads the Jamendo client ID from `JAMENDO_CLIENT_ID` or `~/.config/movmaker/jamendo.env`
 - fades music in over `DEFAULT_AUDIO_FADE_IN` seconds (2 s) and out over `DEFAULT_AUDIO_FADE_OUT` seconds (10 s) by default
-- builds a black intro still (matching the first media item’s resolution) when `--intro-logo` is provided, scales the logo to `INTRO_LOGO_TARGET_HEIGHT_RATIO` of the frame height (75 % by default), shows it at `INTRO_LOGO_DEFAULT_ALPHA` opacity (1.0 = fully opaque) from frame 0, and keeps it on screen for `audio_fade_in + INTRO_LOGO_EXTRA_HOLD` seconds (with defaults this is `DEFAULT_AUDIO_FADE_IN + INTRO_LOGO_EXTRA_HOLD`, i.e. 8 s) before allowing the first crossfade
+- builds a black intro still (matching the first media item’s resolution) when `--intro-logo` is provided, scales the logo to `INTRO_LOGO_TARGET_HEIGHT_RATIO` of the frame height (75 % by default), shows it at `INTRO_LOGO_DEFAULT_ALPHA` opacity (1.0 = fully opaque) from frame 0, and keeps it on screen for `audio_fade_in + INTRO_LOGO_EXTRA_HOLD` seconds (with defaults this is `DEFAULT_AUDIO_FADE_IN + INTRO_LOGO_EXTRA_HOLD`, i.e. 8 s) before allowing the first crossfade; the same clip is appended at the end so the last real scene crossfades back into the logo-on-black frame
 - opening title text fades in after `INTRO_TITLE_FADE_DELAY` seconds (2 s), stays visible for `INTRO_TITLE_VISIBLE` seconds (4 s), then fades out over `INTRO_TITLE_FADE_LENGTH` seconds (1 s)
-- fades the first real clip in and the final clip out with the `--video-fade` duration (default `DEFAULT_VIDEO_FADE`, currently 1 s); the black intro/logo pad respects this fade-in only when `INTRO_VIDEO_FADE_ENABLED` is `True`
+- fades the first real clip in with the `--video-fade` duration (default `DEFAULT_VIDEO_FADE`, currently 1 s) while leaving the logo intro instant-on when `INTRO_VIDEO_FADE_ENABLED` is `False`; when a logo intro is present, the reusable outro clip removes the need for a final global fade-out, so the crossfade into the outro handles the closing visuals while audio still follows `DEFAULT_AUDIO_FADE_OUT`
 - displays optional per-file captions at bottom center with slightly off-white text and a soft shadow; use `|` to split caption lines
 - adds persistent bottom-left title/date/place and bottom-right `Bubulescu.Org` stamps
 - preserves special characters in rendered overlays and metadata
diff --git a/movmaker.py b/movmaker.py
index 17d5ab4..8d5c863 100755
--- a/movmaker.py
+++ b/movmaker.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ FFMPEG = BASE_DIR / "ffmpeg" / "ffmpeg"
 FFPROBE = BASE_DIR / "ffmpeg" / "ffprobe"
 INTRO_LOGO_NAME = "intro.png"
 DEFAULT_INTRO_LOGO = BASE_DIR / "img" / "moto_travel.png"
-INTRO_LOGO_TARGET_HEIGHT_RATIO = 0.75
+INTRO_LOGO_TARGET_HEIGHT_RATIO = 0.90
 INTRO_LOGO_EXTRA_HOLD = 6.0
 INTRO_LOGO_FADE_OFFSET = 3.0
 INTRO_LOGO_DEFAULT_ALPHA = 1.0
@@ -883,6 +883,7 @@ def build_video(
     text_dir: Path,
     video_intro_duration: float | None = None,
     intro_visible_lead: float = 0.0,
+    skip_video_fade_out: bool = False,
 ) -> None:
     output.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
@@ -937,7 +938,7 @@ def build_video(
 
     fade_label = current
     apply_fade_in = video_fade > 0 and INTRO_VIDEO_FADE_ENABLED
-    apply_fade_out = video_fade > 0
+    apply_fade_out = video_fade > 0 and not skip_video_fade_out
     if apply_fade_in or apply_fade_out:
         fade_in_start = intro_duration
         fade_out_start = max(0.0, total_duration - video_fade)
@@ -961,34 +962,44 @@ def build_video(
         subtitle_font_size = max(40, height // 18)
         main_title = data.title or title_lines[0]
         subtitle = " | ".join(x for x in [data.date, data.place] if x)
-        title_alpha = "if(lt(t\\,2)\\,0\\,if(lt(t\\,3)\\,(t-2)/1\\,if(lt(t\\,7)\\,1\\,if(lt(t\\,8)\\,8-t\\,0))))"
+        fade_in_start = INTRO_TITLE_FADE_DELAY
+        fade_in_end = fade_in_start + INTRO_TITLE_FADE_LENGTH
+        visible_end = fade_in_end + INTRO_TITLE_VISIBLE
+        fade_out_end = visible_end + INTRO_TITLE_FADE_LENGTH
+        title_alpha = (
+            f"if(lt(t\\,{fade_in_start:.3f})\\,0\\,"
+            f"if(lt(t\\,{fade_in_end:.3f})\\,(t-{fade_in_start:.3f})/{INTRO_TITLE_FADE_LENGTH:.3f}\\,"
+            f"if(lt(t\\,{visible_end:.3f})\\,1\\,"
+            f"if(lt(t\\,{fade_out_end:.3f})\\,({fade_out_end:.3f}-t)/{INTRO_TITLE_FADE_LENGTH:.3f}\\,0))))"
+        )
+        title_enable = f"enable='between(t,{fade_in_start:.3f},{fade_out_end:.3f})'"
         if subtitle:
             title_y = f"(h-text_h)/2-{title_font_size // 2}"
             filters.append(
                 f"[{current}]drawtext=fontfile='{title_font}':{textfile_arg(main_title)}:x=(w-text_w)/2:y={title_y}:"
                 f"fontsize={title_font_size}:fontcolor=white:borderw=0:shadowcolor=black@0.75:shadowx=3:shadowy=3:"
-                f"alpha='{title_alpha}':enable='between(t,0,7)'[title0]"
+                f"alpha='{title_alpha}':{title_enable}[title0]"
             )
             filters.append(
                 f"[title0]drawtext=fontfile='{title_font}':{textfile_arg(main_title)}:x=(w-text_w)/2+1:y={title_y}:"
                 f"fontsize={title_font_size}:fontcolor=white:borderw=0:shadowcolor=black@0.75:shadowx=3:shadowy=3:"
-                f"alpha='{title_alpha}':enable='between(t,0,7)'[title0b]"
+                f"alpha='{title_alpha}':{title_enable}[title0b]"
             )
             filters.append(
                 f"[title0b]drawtext=fontfile='{title_font}':{textfile_arg(subtitle)}:x=(w-text_w)/2:y=(h-text_h)/2+{subtitle_font_size}:"
                 f"fontsize={subtitle_font_size}:fontcolor=white:borderw=0:shadowcolor=black@0.75:shadowx=2:shadowy=2:"
-                f"alpha='{title_alpha}':enable='between(t,0,7)'[{title_label}]"
+                f"alpha='{title_alpha}':{title_enable}[{title_label}]"
             )
         else:
             filters.append(
                 f"[{current}]drawtext=fontfile='{title_font}':{textfile_arg(main_title)}:x=(w-text_w)/2:y=(h-text_h)/2:"
                 f"fontsize={title_font_size}:fontcolor=white:borderw=0:shadowcolor=black@0.75:shadowx=3:shadowy=3:"
-                f"alpha='{title_alpha}':enable='between(t,0,7)'[title0]"
+                f"alpha='{title_alpha}':{title_enable}[title0]"
             )
             filters.append(
                 f"[title0]drawtext=fontfile='{title_font}':{textfile_arg(main_title)}:x=(w-text_w)/2+1:y=(h-text_h)/2:"
                 f"fontsize={title_font_size}:fontcolor=white:borderw=0:shadowcolor=black@0.75:shadowx=3:shadowy=3:"
-                f"alpha='{title_alpha}':enable='between(t,0,7)'[{title_label}]"
+                f"alpha='{title_alpha}':{title_enable}[{title_label}]"
             )
     else:
         filters.append(f"[{current}]copy[{title_label}]")
@@ -1265,6 +1276,8 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
                     console("Audio metadata: " + " - ".join(x for x in [artist, title] if x))
         video_intro_duration = audio_fade_in
         intro_visible_lead = 0.0
+        intro_clip_path: Path | None = None
+        intro_clip_duration = 0.0
         if intro_logo_path is not None and audio_fade_in > 0:
             if first_media_resolution is None:
                 console("Warning: Could not determine first media resolution; skipping intro logo frame")
@@ -1278,12 +1291,22 @@ def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
                 normalize_clip(intro_item, intro_clip, width, height, fps, preset, crf)
                 clips = [intro_clip, *clips]
                 durations = [intro_item.duration, *durations]
+                intro_clip_path = intro_clip
+                intro_clip_duration = intro_item.duration
                 captions = ["", *captions]
                 clip_audio_paths = [None, *clip_audio_paths]
                 clip_stamps = ["", *clip_stamps]
                 intro_visible_lead = min(intro_item.duration, INTRO_LOGO_FADE_OFFSET)
                 video_intro_duration = 0.0
-        build_video(clips, durations, audio, clip_audio_paths, output, data, first_media_date, captions, clip_stamps, fade, audio_fade, audio_fade_in, video_fade, args.intro_logo, intro_logo_alpha, width, height, fps, preset, crf, tmp, video_intro_duration, intro_visible_lead=intro_visible_lead)
+        outro_added = False
+        if intro_clip_path is not None:
+            clips.append(intro_clip_path)
+            durations.append(intro_clip_duration)
+            captions.append("")
+            clip_audio_paths.append(None)
+            clip_stamps.append("")
+            outro_added = True
+        build_video(clips, durations, audio, clip_audio_paths, output, data, first_media_date, captions, clip_stamps, fade, audio_fade, audio_fade_in, video_fade, args.intro_logo, intro_logo_alpha, width, height, fps, preset, crf, tmp, video_intro_duration, intro_visible_lead=intro_visible_lead, skip_video_fade_out=outro_added)
 
     console(f"Done: {output}")
     return 0