diff --git a/web/src/components/timeline/EventReviewTimeline.tsx b/web/src/components/timeline/EventReviewTimeline.tsx
index bccf43cd2..fe85f167a 100644
--- a/web/src/components/timeline/EventReviewTimeline.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/timeline/EventReviewTimeline.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
-import useDraggableElement from "@/hooks/use-draggable-element";
-import {
-  useEffect,
-  useCallback,
-  useMemo,
-  useRef,
-  useState,
-  RefObject,
-} from "react";
+import { useEffect, useCallback, useMemo, useRef, RefObject } from "react";
 import EventSegment from "./EventSegment";
 import { useTimelineUtils } from "@/hooks/use-timeline-utils";
 import { ReviewSegment, ReviewSeverity } from "@/types/review";
@@ -35,6 +27,7 @@ export type EventReviewTimelineProps = {
   timelineRef?: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
   contentRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
   onHandlebarDraggingChange?: (isDragging: boolean) => void;
+  dense?: boolean;
 };
 
 export function EventReviewTimeline({
@@ -59,18 +52,9 @@ export function EventReviewTimeline({
   timelineRef,
   contentRef,
   onHandlebarDraggingChange,
+  dense = false,
 }: EventReviewTimelineProps) {
-  const [isDragging, setIsDragging] = useState(false);
-  const [exportStartPosition, setExportStartPosition] = useState(0);
-  const [exportEndPosition, setExportEndPosition] = useState(0);
-
   const internalTimelineRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const handlebarRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const handlebarTimeRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const exportStartRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const exportStartTimeRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const exportEndRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const exportEndTimeRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const selectedTimelineRef = timelineRef || internalTimelineRef;
 
   const timelineDuration = useMemo(
@@ -78,92 +62,17 @@ export function EventReviewTimeline({
     [timelineEnd, timelineStart],
   );
 
-  const { alignStartDateToTimeline, alignEndDateToTimeline } = useTimelineUtils(
-    {
-      segmentDuration,
-      timelineDuration,
-      timelineRef: selectedTimelineRef,
-    },
-  );
+  const { alignStartDateToTimeline } = useTimelineUtils({
+    segmentDuration,
+    timelineDuration,
+    timelineRef: selectedTimelineRef,
+  });
 
   const timelineStartAligned = useMemo(
     () => alignStartDateToTimeline(timelineStart),
     [timelineStart, alignStartDateToTimeline],
   );
 
-  const paddedExportStartTime = useMemo(() => {
-    if (exportStartTime) {
-      return alignStartDateToTimeline(exportStartTime) + segmentDuration;
-    }
-  }, [exportStartTime, segmentDuration, alignStartDateToTimeline]);
-
-  const paddedExportEndTime = useMemo(() => {
-    if (exportEndTime) {
-      return alignEndDateToTimeline(exportEndTime) - segmentDuration * 2;
-    }
-  }, [exportEndTime, segmentDuration, alignEndDateToTimeline]);
-
-  const {
-    handleMouseDown: handlebarMouseDown,
-    handleMouseUp: handlebarMouseUp,
-    handleMouseMove: handlebarMouseMove,
-  } = useDraggableElement({
-    contentRef,
-    timelineRef: selectedTimelineRef,
-    draggableElementRef: handlebarRef,
-    segmentDuration,
-    showDraggableElement: showHandlebar,
-    draggableElementTime: handlebarTime,
-    setDraggableElementTime: setHandlebarTime,
-    timelineDuration,
-    timelineStartAligned,
-    isDragging,
-    setIsDragging,
-    draggableElementTimeRef: handlebarTimeRef,
-  });
-
-  const {
-    handleMouseDown: exportStartMouseDown,
-    handleMouseUp: exportStartMouseUp,
-    handleMouseMove: exportStartMouseMove,
-  } = useDraggableElement({
-    contentRef,
-    timelineRef: selectedTimelineRef,
-    draggableElementRef: exportStartRef,
-    segmentDuration,
-    showDraggableElement: showExportHandles,
-    draggableElementTime: exportStartTime,
-    draggableElementLatestTime: paddedExportEndTime,
-    setDraggableElementTime: setExportStartTime,
-    timelineDuration,
-    timelineStartAligned,
-    isDragging,
-    setIsDragging,
-    draggableElementTimeRef: exportStartTimeRef,
-    setDraggableElementPosition: setExportStartPosition,
-  });
-
-  const {
-    handleMouseDown: exportEndMouseDown,
-    handleMouseUp: exportEndMouseUp,
-    handleMouseMove: exportEndMouseMove,
-  } = useDraggableElement({
-    contentRef,
-    timelineRef: selectedTimelineRef,
-    draggableElementRef: exportEndRef,
-    segmentDuration,
-    showDraggableElement: showExportHandles,
-    draggableElementTime: exportEndTime,
-    draggableElementEarliestTime: paddedExportStartTime,
-    setDraggableElementTime: setExportEndTime,
-    timelineDuration,
-    timelineStartAligned,
-    isDragging,
-    setIsDragging,
-    draggableElementTimeRef: exportEndTimeRef,
-    setDraggableElementPosition: setExportEndPosition,
-  });
-
   // Generate segments for the timeline
   const generateSegments = useCallback(() => {
     const segmentCount = Math.ceil(timelineDuration / segmentDuration);
@@ -184,6 +93,7 @@ export function EventReviewTimeline({
           severityType={severityType}
           contentRef={contentRef}
           setHandlebarTime={setHandlebarTime}
+          dense={dense}
         />
       );
     });
@@ -216,12 +126,6 @@ export function EventReviewTimeline({
     ],
   );
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (onHandlebarDraggingChange) {
-      onHandlebarDraggingChange(isDragging);
-    }
-  }, [isDragging, onHandlebarDraggingChange]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     if (
       selectedTimelineRef.current &&
@@ -254,28 +158,20 @@ export function EventReviewTimeline({
   return (
     <ReviewTimeline
       timelineRef={selectedTimelineRef}
-      handlebarRef={handlebarRef}
-      handlebarTimeRef={handlebarTimeRef}
-      handlebarMouseMove={handlebarMouseMove}
-      handlebarMouseUp={handlebarMouseUp}
-      handlebarMouseDown={handlebarMouseDown}
+      contentRef={contentRef}
       segmentDuration={segmentDuration}
       timelineDuration={timelineDuration}
+      timelineStartAligned={timelineStartAligned}
       showHandlebar={showHandlebar}
-      isDragging={isDragging}
-      exportStartMouseMove={exportStartMouseMove}
-      exportStartMouseUp={exportStartMouseUp}
-      exportStartMouseDown={exportStartMouseDown}
-      exportEndMouseMove={exportEndMouseMove}
-      exportEndMouseUp={exportEndMouseUp}
-      exportEndMouseDown={exportEndMouseDown}
+      onHandlebarDraggingChange={onHandlebarDraggingChange}
       showExportHandles={showExportHandles}
-      exportStartRef={exportStartRef}
-      exportStartTimeRef={exportStartTimeRef}
-      exportEndRef={exportEndRef}
-      exportEndTimeRef={exportEndTimeRef}
-      exportStartPosition={exportStartPosition}
-      exportEndPosition={exportEndPosition}
+      handlebarTime={handlebarTime}
+      setHandlebarTime={setHandlebarTime}
+      exportStartTime={exportStartTime}
+      exportEndTime={exportEndTime}
+      setExportStartTime={setExportStartTime}
+      setExportEndTime={setExportEndTime}
+      dense={dense}
     >
       {segments}
     </ReviewTimeline>
diff --git a/web/src/components/timeline/EventSegment.tsx b/web/src/components/timeline/EventSegment.tsx
index ab8f30157..08a78a30b 100644
--- a/web/src/components/timeline/EventSegment.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/timeline/EventSegment.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type EventSegmentProps = {
   severityType: ReviewSeverity;
   contentRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
   setHandlebarTime?: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<number>>;
+  dense: boolean;
 };
 
 export function EventSegment({
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ export function EventSegment({
   severityType,
   contentRef,
   setHandlebarTime,
+  dense,
 }: EventSegmentProps) {
   const {
     getSeverity,
@@ -212,6 +214,7 @@ export function EventSegment({
           alignedMinimapStartTime={alignedMinimapStartTime}
           alignedMinimapEndTime={alignedMinimapEndTime}
           firstMinimapSegmentRef={firstMinimapSegmentRef}
+          dense={dense}
         />
       )}
 
diff --git a/web/src/components/timeline/MotionReviewTimeline.tsx b/web/src/components/timeline/MotionReviewTimeline.tsx
index fa94355ca..8f4e4b51d 100644
--- a/web/src/components/timeline/MotionReviewTimeline.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/timeline/MotionReviewTimeline.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
-import useDraggableElement from "@/hooks/use-draggable-element";
-import {
-  useEffect,
-  useCallback,
-  useMemo,
-  useRef,
-  useState,
-  RefObject,
-} from "react";
+import { useEffect, useCallback, useMemo, useRef, RefObject } from "react";
 import MotionSegment from "./MotionSegment";
 import { useTimelineUtils } from "@/hooks/use-timeline-utils";
 import { MotionData, ReviewSegment, ReviewSeverity } from "@/types/review";
@@ -37,6 +29,7 @@ export type MotionReviewTimelineProps = {
   contentRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
   timelineRef?: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
   onHandlebarDraggingChange?: (isDragging: boolean) => void;
+  dense?: boolean;
 };
 
 export function MotionReviewTimeline({
@@ -62,111 +55,26 @@ export function MotionReviewTimeline({
   contentRef,
   timelineRef,
   onHandlebarDraggingChange,
+  dense = false,
 }: MotionReviewTimelineProps) {
-  const [isDragging, setIsDragging] = useState(false);
-  const [exportStartPosition, setExportStartPosition] = useState(0);
-  const [exportEndPosition, setExportEndPosition] = useState(0);
-
   const internalTimelineRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const handlebarRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const handlebarTimeRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const exportStartRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const exportStartTimeRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const exportEndRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-  const exportEndTimeRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const selectedTimelineRef = timelineRef || internalTimelineRef;
 
   const timelineDuration = useMemo(
     () => timelineStart - timelineEnd + 4 * segmentDuration,
     [timelineEnd, timelineStart, segmentDuration],
   );
 
-  const { alignStartDateToTimeline, alignEndDateToTimeline } = useTimelineUtils(
-    {
-      segmentDuration,
-      timelineDuration,
-    },
-  );
+  const { alignStartDateToTimeline } = useTimelineUtils({
+    segmentDuration,
+    timelineDuration,
+  });
 
   const timelineStartAligned = useMemo(
     () => alignStartDateToTimeline(timelineStart) + 2 * segmentDuration,
     [timelineStart, alignStartDateToTimeline, segmentDuration],
   );
 
-  const paddedExportStartTime = useMemo(() => {
-    if (exportStartTime) {
-      return alignStartDateToTimeline(exportStartTime) + segmentDuration;
-    }
-  }, [exportStartTime, segmentDuration, alignStartDateToTimeline]);
-
-  const paddedExportEndTime = useMemo(() => {
-    if (exportEndTime) {
-      return alignEndDateToTimeline(exportEndTime) - segmentDuration * 2;
-    }
-  }, [exportEndTime, segmentDuration, alignEndDateToTimeline]);
-
-  const {
-    handleMouseDown: handlebarMouseDown,
-    handleMouseUp: handlebarMouseUp,
-    handleMouseMove: handlebarMouseMove,
-  } = useDraggableElement({
-    contentRef,
-    timelineRef: timelineRef || internalTimelineRef,
-    draggableElementRef: handlebarRef,
-    segmentDuration,
-    showDraggableElement: showHandlebar,
-    draggableElementTime: handlebarTime,
-    setDraggableElementTime: setHandlebarTime,
-    initialScrollIntoViewOnly: onlyInitialHandlebarScroll,
-    timelineDuration,
-    timelineCollapsed: motionOnly,
-    timelineStartAligned,
-    isDragging,
-    setIsDragging,
-    draggableElementTimeRef: handlebarTimeRef,
-  });
-
-  const {
-    handleMouseDown: exportStartMouseDown,
-    handleMouseUp: exportStartMouseUp,
-    handleMouseMove: exportStartMouseMove,
-  } = useDraggableElement({
-    contentRef,
-    timelineRef: timelineRef || internalTimelineRef,
-    draggableElementRef: exportStartRef,
-    segmentDuration,
-    showDraggableElement: showExportHandles,
-    draggableElementTime: exportStartTime,
-    draggableElementLatestTime: paddedExportEndTime,
-    setDraggableElementTime: setExportStartTime,
-    timelineDuration,
-    timelineStartAligned,
-    isDragging,
-    setIsDragging,
-    draggableElementTimeRef: exportStartTimeRef,
-    setDraggableElementPosition: setExportStartPosition,
-  });
-
-  const {
-    handleMouseDown: exportEndMouseDown,
-    handleMouseUp: exportEndMouseUp,
-    handleMouseMove: exportEndMouseMove,
-  } = useDraggableElement({
-    contentRef,
-    timelineRef: timelineRef || internalTimelineRef,
-    draggableElementRef: exportEndRef,
-    segmentDuration,
-    showDraggableElement: showExportHandles,
-    draggableElementTime: exportEndTime,
-    draggableElementEarliestTime: paddedExportStartTime,
-    setDraggableElementTime: setExportEndTime,
-    timelineDuration,
-    timelineStartAligned,
-    isDragging,
-    setIsDragging,
-    draggableElementTimeRef: exportEndTimeRef,
-    setDraggableElementPosition: setExportEndPosition,
-  });
-
   // Generate segments for the timeline
   const generateSegments = useCallback(() => {
     const segmentCount = Math.ceil(timelineDuration / segmentDuration);
@@ -187,6 +95,7 @@ export function MotionReviewTimeline({
           minimapStartTime={minimapStartTime}
           minimapEndTime={minimapEndTime}
           setHandlebarTime={setHandlebarTime}
+          dense={dense}
         />
       );
     });
@@ -223,14 +132,7 @@ export function MotionReviewTimeline({
     ],
   );
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (onHandlebarDraggingChange) {
-      onHandlebarDraggingChange(isDragging);
-    }
-  }, [isDragging, onHandlebarDraggingChange]);
-
   const segmentsObserver = useRef<IntersectionObserver | null>(null);
-  const selectedTimelineRef = timelineRef || internalTimelineRef;
   useEffect(() => {
     if (selectedTimelineRef.current && segments && isDesktop) {
       segmentsObserver.current = new IntersectionObserver(
@@ -268,29 +170,22 @@ export function MotionReviewTimeline({
 
   return (
     <ReviewTimeline
-      timelineRef={timelineRef || internalTimelineRef}
-      handlebarRef={handlebarRef}
-      handlebarTimeRef={handlebarTimeRef}
-      handlebarMouseMove={handlebarMouseMove}
-      handlebarMouseUp={handlebarMouseUp}
-      handlebarMouseDown={handlebarMouseDown}
+      timelineRef={selectedTimelineRef}
+      contentRef={contentRef}
       segmentDuration={segmentDuration}
       timelineDuration={timelineDuration}
+      timelineStartAligned={timelineStartAligned}
       showHandlebar={showHandlebar}
-      isDragging={isDragging}
-      exportStartMouseMove={exportStartMouseMove}
-      exportStartMouseUp={exportStartMouseUp}
-      exportStartMouseDown={exportStartMouseDown}
-      exportEndMouseMove={exportEndMouseMove}
-      exportEndMouseUp={exportEndMouseUp}
-      exportEndMouseDown={exportEndMouseDown}
+      onHandlebarDraggingChange={onHandlebarDraggingChange}
+      onlyInitialHandlebarScroll={onlyInitialHandlebarScroll}
       showExportHandles={showExportHandles}
-      exportStartRef={exportStartRef}
-      exportStartTimeRef={exportStartTimeRef}
-      exportEndRef={exportEndRef}
-      exportEndTimeRef={exportEndTimeRef}
-      exportStartPosition={exportStartPosition}
-      exportEndPosition={exportEndPosition}
+      handlebarTime={handlebarTime}
+      setHandlebarTime={setHandlebarTime}
+      exportStartTime={exportStartTime}
+      exportEndTime={exportEndTime}
+      setExportStartTime={setExportStartTime}
+      setExportEndTime={setExportEndTime}
+      dense={dense}
     >
       {segments}
     </ReviewTimeline>
diff --git a/web/src/components/timeline/MotionSegment.tsx b/web/src/components/timeline/MotionSegment.tsx
index c7b30b741..718d443b5 100644
--- a/web/src/components/timeline/MotionSegment.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/timeline/MotionSegment.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type MotionSegmentProps = {
   minimapStartTime?: number;
   minimapEndTime?: number;
   setHandlebarTime?: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<number>>;
+  dense: boolean;
 };
 
 export function MotionSegment({
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export function MotionSegment({
   minimapStartTime,
   minimapEndTime,
   setHandlebarTime,
+  dense,
 }: MotionSegmentProps) {
   const severityType = "all";
   const {
@@ -203,6 +205,7 @@ export function MotionSegment({
                   alignedMinimapStartTime={alignedMinimapStartTime}
                   alignedMinimapEndTime={alignedMinimapEndTime}
                   firstMinimapSegmentRef={firstMinimapSegmentRef}
+                  dense={dense}
                 />
               )}
 
diff --git a/web/src/components/timeline/ReviewTimeline.tsx b/web/src/components/timeline/ReviewTimeline.tsx
index 35dcd6c8c..49568c82e 100644
--- a/web/src/components/timeline/ReviewTimeline.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/timeline/ReviewTimeline.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import useDraggableElement from "@/hooks/use-draggable-element";
+import { useTimelineUtils } from "@/hooks/use-timeline-utils";
 import { DraggableElement } from "@/types/draggable-element";
 import {
   ReactNode,
@@ -12,85 +14,150 @@ import { isIOS, isMobile } from "react-device-detect";
 
 export type ReviewTimelineProps = {
   timelineRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
-  handlebarRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
-  handlebarTimeRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
-  handlebarMouseMove: (e: MouseEvent | TouchEvent) => void;
-  handlebarMouseUp: (e: MouseEvent | TouchEvent) => void;
-  handlebarMouseDown: (
-    e:
-      | React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement, MouseEvent>
-      | React.TouchEvent<HTMLDivElement>,
-  ) => void;
+  contentRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
   segmentDuration: number;
   timelineDuration: number;
+  timelineStartAligned: number;
   showHandlebar: boolean;
   showExportHandles: boolean;
-  exportStartRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
-  exportStartTimeRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
-  exportEndRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
-  exportEndTimeRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
-  exportStartMouseMove: (e: MouseEvent | TouchEvent) => void;
-  exportStartMouseUp: (e: MouseEvent | TouchEvent) => void;
-  exportStartMouseDown: (
-    e:
-      | React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement, MouseEvent>
-      | React.TouchEvent<HTMLDivElement>,
-  ) => void;
-  exportEndMouseMove: (e: MouseEvent | TouchEvent) => void;
-  exportEndMouseUp: (e: MouseEvent | TouchEvent) => void;
-  exportEndMouseDown: (
-    e:
-      | React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement, MouseEvent>
-      | React.TouchEvent<HTMLDivElement>,
-  ) => void;
-  isDragging: boolean;
-  exportStartPosition?: number;
-  exportEndPosition?: number;
+  handlebarTime?: number;
+  setHandlebarTime?: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<number>>;
+  onHandlebarDraggingChange?: (isDragging: boolean) => void;
+  onlyInitialHandlebarScroll?: boolean;
+  exportStartTime?: number;
+  exportEndTime?: number;
+  setExportStartTime?: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<number>>;
+  setExportEndTime?: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<number>>;
+  dense: boolean;
   children: ReactNode;
 };
 
 export function ReviewTimeline({
   timelineRef,
-  handlebarRef,
-  handlebarTimeRef,
-  handlebarMouseMove,
-  handlebarMouseUp,
-  handlebarMouseDown,
+  contentRef,
   segmentDuration,
   timelineDuration,
+  timelineStartAligned,
   showHandlebar = false,
   showExportHandles = false,
-  exportStartRef,
-  exportStartTimeRef,
-  exportEndRef,
-  exportEndTimeRef,
-  exportStartMouseMove,
-  exportStartMouseUp,
-  exportStartMouseDown,
-  exportEndMouseMove,
-  exportEndMouseUp,
-  exportEndMouseDown,
-  isDragging,
-  exportStartPosition,
-  exportEndPosition,
+  handlebarTime,
+  setHandlebarTime,
+  onHandlebarDraggingChange,
+  onlyInitialHandlebarScroll = false,
+  exportStartTime,
+  setExportStartTime,
+  exportEndTime,
+  setExportEndTime,
+  dense,
   children,
 }: ReviewTimelineProps) {
+  const [isDraggingHandlebar, setIsDraggingHandlebar] = useState(false);
+  const [isDraggingExportStart, setIsDraggingExportStart] = useState(false);
+  const [isDraggingExportEnd, setIsDraggingExportEnd] = useState(false);
+  const [exportStartPosition, setExportStartPosition] = useState(0);
+  const [exportEndPosition, setExportEndPosition] = useState(0);
+  const handlebarRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const handlebarTimeRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const exportStartRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const exportStartTimeRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const exportEndRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const exportEndTimeRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  const isDragging = useMemo(
+    () => isDraggingHandlebar || isDraggingExportStart || isDraggingExportEnd,
+    [isDraggingHandlebar, isDraggingExportStart, isDraggingExportEnd],
+  );
   const exportSectionRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
-  const segmentHeight = useMemo(() => {
-    if (timelineRef.current) {
-      const { scrollHeight: timelineHeight } =
-        timelineRef.current as HTMLDivElement;
-
-      return timelineHeight / (timelineDuration / segmentDuration);
-    }
-    // we know that these deps are correct
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [segmentDuration, timelineDuration, timelineRef, showExportHandles]);
-
   const [draggableElementType, setDraggableElementType] =
     useState<DraggableElement>();
 
+  const { alignStartDateToTimeline, alignEndDateToTimeline, segmentHeight } =
+    useTimelineUtils({
+      segmentDuration,
+      timelineDuration,
+      timelineRef,
+    });
+
+  const paddedExportStartTime = useMemo(() => {
+    if (exportStartTime) {
+      return alignStartDateToTimeline(exportStartTime) + segmentDuration;
+    }
+  }, [exportStartTime, segmentDuration, alignStartDateToTimeline]);
+
+  const paddedExportEndTime = useMemo(() => {
+    if (exportEndTime) {
+      return alignEndDateToTimeline(exportEndTime);
+    }
+  }, [exportEndTime, alignEndDateToTimeline]);
+
+  const {
+    handleMouseDown: handlebarMouseDown,
+    handleMouseUp: handlebarMouseUp,
+    handleMouseMove: handlebarMouseMove,
+  } = useDraggableElement({
+    contentRef,
+    timelineRef,
+    draggableElementRef: handlebarRef,
+    segmentDuration,
+    showDraggableElement: showHandlebar,
+    draggableElementTime: handlebarTime,
+    setDraggableElementTime: setHandlebarTime,
+    initialScrollIntoViewOnly: onlyInitialHandlebarScroll,
+    timelineDuration,
+    timelineStartAligned,
+    isDragging: isDraggingHandlebar,
+    setIsDragging: setIsDraggingHandlebar,
+    draggableElementTimeRef: handlebarTimeRef,
+    dense,
+  });
+
+  const {
+    handleMouseDown: exportStartMouseDown,
+    handleMouseUp: exportStartMouseUp,
+    handleMouseMove: exportStartMouseMove,
+  } = useDraggableElement({
+    contentRef,
+    timelineRef,
+    draggableElementRef: exportStartRef,
+    segmentDuration,
+    showDraggableElement: showExportHandles,
+    draggableElementTime: exportStartTime,
+    draggableElementLatestTime: paddedExportEndTime,
+    setDraggableElementTime: setExportStartTime,
+    alignSetTimeToSegment: true,
+    timelineDuration,
+    timelineStartAligned,
+    isDragging: isDraggingExportStart,
+    setIsDragging: setIsDraggingExportStart,
+    draggableElementTimeRef: exportStartTimeRef,
+    setDraggableElementPosition: setExportStartPosition,
+    dense,
+  });
+
+  const {
+    handleMouseDown: exportEndMouseDown,
+    handleMouseUp: exportEndMouseUp,
+    handleMouseMove: exportEndMouseMove,
+  } = useDraggableElement({
+    contentRef,
+    timelineRef,
+    draggableElementRef: exportEndRef,
+    segmentDuration,
+    showDraggableElement: showExportHandles,
+    draggableElementTime: exportEndTime,
+    draggableElementEarliestTime: paddedExportStartTime,
+    setDraggableElementTime: setExportEndTime,
+    alignSetTimeToSegment: true,
+    timelineDuration,
+    timelineStartAligned,
+    isDragging: isDraggingExportEnd,
+    setIsDragging: setIsDraggingExportEnd,
+    draggableElementTimeRef: exportEndTimeRef,
+    setDraggableElementPosition: setExportEndPosition,
+    dense,
+  });
+
   const handleHandlebar = useCallback(
     (
       e:
@@ -177,6 +244,19 @@ export function ReviewTimeline({
     ],
   );
 
+  const textSizeClasses = useCallback(
+    (draggableElement: DraggableElement) => {
+      if (isDragging && isMobile && draggableElementType === draggableElement) {
+        return "text-lg";
+      } else if (dense) {
+        return "text-[8px] md:text-xs";
+      } else {
+        return "text-xs";
+      }
+    },
+    [dense, isDragging, draggableElementType],
+  );
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (
       exportSectionRef.current &&
@@ -218,6 +298,12 @@ export function ReviewTimeline({
     };
   }, [handleMouseMove, handleMouseUp, isDragging]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (onHandlebarDraggingChange) {
+      onHandlebarDraggingChange(isDraggingHandlebar);
+    }
+  }, [isDraggingHandlebar, onHandlebarDraggingChange]);
+
   return (
     <div
       ref={timelineRef}
@@ -234,7 +320,7 @@ export function ReviewTimeline({
       </div>
       {showHandlebar && (
         <div
-          className={`absolute left-0 top-0 ${isDragging && isIOS ? "" : "z-20"} w-full`}
+          className={`absolute left-0 top-0 ${isDraggingHandlebar && isIOS ? "" : "z-20"} w-full`}
           role="scrollbar"
           ref={handlebarRef}
         >
@@ -245,21 +331,25 @@ export function ReviewTimeline({
           >
             <div
               className={`relative w-full ${
-                isDragging ? "cursor-grabbing" : "cursor-grab"
+                isDraggingHandlebar ? "cursor-grabbing" : "cursor-grab"
               }`}
             >
               <div
                 className={`bg-destructive rounded-full mx-auto ${
-                  segmentDuration < 60 ? "w-12 md:w-20" : "w-12 md:w-16"
-                } h-5 ${isDragging && isMobile && draggableElementType == "handlebar" ? "fixed top-[18px] left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 z-20 w-[30%] h-[30px] bg-destructive/80" : "static"} flex items-center justify-center`}
+                  dense
+                    ? "w-12 md:w-20"
+                    : segmentDuration < 60
+                      ? "w-24"
+                      : "w-20"
+                } h-5 ${isDraggingHandlebar && isMobile ? "fixed top-[18px] left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 z-20 w-32 h-[30px] bg-destructive/80" : "static"} flex items-center justify-center`}
               >
                 <div
                   ref={handlebarTimeRef}
-                  className={`text-white pointer-events-none ${isDragging && isMobile && draggableElementType == "handlebar" ? "text-lg" : "text-[8px] md:text-xs"} z-10`}
+                  className={`text-white pointer-events-none ${textSizeClasses("handlebar")} z-10`}
                 ></div>
               </div>
               <div
-                className={`absolute h-[4px] w-full bg-destructive ${isDragging && isMobile && draggableElementType == "handlebar" ? "top-1" : "top-1/2 transform -translate-y-1/2"}`}
+                className={`absolute h-[4px] w-full bg-destructive ${isDraggingHandlebar && isMobile ? "top-1" : "top-1/2 transform -translate-y-1/2"}`}
               ></div>
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -268,7 +358,7 @@ export function ReviewTimeline({
       {showExportHandles && (
         <>
           <div
-            className={`absolute left-0 top-0 ${isDragging && isIOS ? "" : "z-20"} w-full`}
+            className={`export-end absolute left-0 top-0 ${isDraggingExportEnd && isIOS ? "" : "z-20"} w-full`}
             role="scrollbar"
             ref={exportEndRef}
           >
@@ -279,21 +369,25 @@ export function ReviewTimeline({
             >
               <div
                 className={`relative mt-[6.5px] w-full ${
-                  isDragging ? "cursor-grabbing" : "cursor-grab"
+                  isDraggingExportEnd ? "cursor-grabbing" : "cursor-grab"
                 }`}
               >
                 <div
                   className={`bg-selected -mt-4 mx-auto ${
-                    segmentDuration < 60 ? "w-12 md:w-20" : "w-12 md:w-16"
-                  } h-5 ${isDragging && isMobile && draggableElementType == "export_end" ? "fixed mt-0 rounded-full top-[18px] left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 z-20 w-[30%] h-[30px] bg-selected/80" : "rounded-tr-lg rounded-tl-lg static"} flex items-center justify-center`}
+                    dense
+                      ? "w-12 md:w-20"
+                      : segmentDuration < 60
+                        ? "w-24"
+                        : "w-20"
+                  } h-5 ${isDraggingExportEnd && isMobile ? "fixed mt-0 rounded-full top-[18px] left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 z-20 w-32 h-[30px] bg-selected/80" : "rounded-tr-lg rounded-tl-lg static"} flex items-center justify-center`}
                 >
                   <div
                     ref={exportEndTimeRef}
-                    className={`text-white pointer-events-none ${isDragging && isMobile && draggableElementType == "export_end" ? "text-lg mt-0" : "text-[8px] md:text-xs"} z-10`}
+                    className={`text-white pointer-events-none ${isDraggingExportEnd && isMobile ? "mt-0" : ""} ${textSizeClasses("export_end")} z-10`}
                   ></div>
                 </div>
                 <div
-                  className={`absolute h-[4px] w-full bg-selected ${isDragging && isMobile && draggableElementType == "export_end" ? "top-0" : "top-1/2 transform -translate-y-1/2"}`}
+                  className={`absolute h-[4px] w-full bg-selected ${isDraggingExportEnd && isMobile ? "top-0" : "top-1/2 transform -translate-y-1/2"}`}
                 ></div>
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -303,7 +397,7 @@ export function ReviewTimeline({
             className="bg-selected/50 absolute w-full"
           ></div>
           <div
-            className={`absolute left-0 top-0 ${isDragging && isIOS ? "" : "z-20"} w-full`}
+            className={`export-start absolute left-0 top-0 ${isDraggingExportStart && isIOS ? "" : "z-20"} w-full`}
             role="scrollbar"
             ref={exportStartRef}
           >
@@ -318,16 +412,20 @@ export function ReviewTimeline({
                 }`}
               >
                 <div
-                  className={`absolute h-[4px] w-full bg-selected ${isDragging && isMobile && draggableElementType == "export_start" ? "top-[12px]" : "top-1/2 transform -translate-y-1/2"}`}
+                  className={`absolute h-[4px] w-full bg-selected ${isDraggingExportStart && isMobile ? "top-[12px]" : "top-1/2 transform -translate-y-1/2"}`}
                 ></div>
                 <div
                   className={`bg-selected mt-4 mx-auto ${
-                    segmentDuration < 60 ? "w-12 md:w-20" : "w-12 md:w-16"
-                  } h-5 ${isDragging && isMobile && draggableElementType == "export_start" ? "fixed mt-0 rounded-full top-[4px] left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 z-20 w-[30%] h-[30px] bg-selected/80" : "rounded-br-lg rounded-bl-lg static"} flex items-center justify-center`}
+                    dense
+                      ? "w-12 md:w-20"
+                      : segmentDuration < 60
+                        ? "w-24"
+                        : "w-20"
+                  } h-5 ${isDraggingExportStart && isMobile ? "fixed mt-0 rounded-full top-[4px] left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 z-20 w-32 h-[30px] bg-selected/80" : "rounded-br-lg rounded-bl-lg static"} flex items-center justify-center`}
                 >
                   <div
                     ref={exportStartTimeRef}
-                    className={`text-white pointer-events-none ${isDragging && isMobile && draggableElementType == "export_start" ? "text-lg mt-0" : "text-[8px] md:text-xs"} z-10`}
+                    className={`text-white pointer-events-none ${isDraggingExportStart && isMobile ? "mt-0" : ""} ${textSizeClasses("export_start")} z-10`}
                   ></div>
                 </div>
               </div>
diff --git a/web/src/components/timeline/segment-metadata.tsx b/web/src/components/timeline/segment-metadata.tsx
index 349f56276..33564b507 100644
--- a/web/src/components/timeline/segment-metadata.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/timeline/segment-metadata.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import { isDesktop } from "react-device-detect";
-
 type MinimapSegmentProps = {
   isFirstSegmentInMinimap: boolean;
   isLastSegmentInMinimap: boolean;
   alignedMinimapStartTime: number;
   alignedMinimapEndTime: number;
   firstMinimapSegmentRef: React.MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>;
+  dense: boolean;
 };
 
 type TickSegmentProps = {
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ export function MinimapBounds({
   alignedMinimapStartTime,
   alignedMinimapEndTime,
   firstMinimapSegmentRef,
+  dense,
 }: MinimapSegmentProps) {
   return (
     <>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export function MinimapBounds({
           {new Date(alignedMinimapStartTime * 1000).toLocaleTimeString([], {
             hour: "2-digit",
             minute: "2-digit",
-            ...(isDesktop && { month: "short", day: "2-digit" }),
+            ...(!dense && { month: "short", day: "2-digit" }),
           })}
         </div>
       )}
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export function MinimapBounds({
           {new Date(alignedMinimapEndTime * 1000).toLocaleTimeString([], {
             hour: "2-digit",
             minute: "2-digit",
-            ...(isDesktop && { month: "short", day: "2-digit" }),
+            ...(!dense && { month: "short", day: "2-digit" }),
           })}
         </div>
       )}
diff --git a/web/src/hooks/use-draggable-element.ts b/web/src/hooks/use-draggable-element.ts
index 24b143e93..15b8773b2 100644
--- a/web/src/hooks/use-draggable-element.ts
+++ b/web/src/hooks/use-draggable-element.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
-import { isDesktop, isMobile } from "react-device-detect";
+import { isMobile } from "react-device-detect";
 import scrollIntoView from "scroll-into-view-if-needed";
 import { useTimelineUtils } from "./use-timeline-utils";
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type DraggableElementProps = {
   draggableElementEarliestTime?: number;
   draggableElementLatestTime?: number;
   setDraggableElementTime?: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<number>>;
+  alignSetTimeToSegment?: boolean;
   initialScrollIntoViewOnly?: boolean;
   draggableElementTimeRef: React.MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>;
   timelineDuration: number;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ type DraggableElementProps = {
   isDragging: boolean;
   setIsDragging: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<boolean>>;
   setDraggableElementPosition?: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<number>>;
+  dense: boolean;
 };
 
 function useDraggableElement({
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ function useDraggableElement({
   draggableElementEarliestTime,
   draggableElementLatestTime,
   setDraggableElementTime,
+  alignSetTimeToSegment = false,
   initialScrollIntoViewOnly,
   draggableElementTimeRef,
   timelineDuration,
@@ -41,38 +44,39 @@ function useDraggableElement({
   isDragging,
   setIsDragging,
   setDraggableElementPosition,
+  dense,
 }: DraggableElementProps) {
-  const segmentHeight = 8;
   const [clientYPosition, setClientYPosition] = useState<number | null>(null);
   const [initialClickAdjustment, setInitialClickAdjustment] = useState(0);
   const [elementScrollIntoView, setElementScrollIntoView] = useState(true);
   const [scrollEdgeSize, setScrollEdgeSize] = useState<number>();
   const [fullTimelineHeight, setFullTimelineHeight] = useState<number>();
   const [segments, setSegments] = useState<HTMLDivElement[]>([]);
-  const { alignStartDateToTimeline, getCumulativeScrollTop } = useTimelineUtils(
-    {
+  const { alignStartDateToTimeline, getCumulativeScrollTop, segmentHeight } =
+    useTimelineUtils({
       segmentDuration: segmentDuration,
       timelineDuration: timelineDuration,
       timelineRef,
-    },
-  );
+    });
 
   const draggingAtTopEdge = useMemo(() => {
     if (clientYPosition && timelineRef.current && scrollEdgeSize) {
+      const timelineRect = timelineRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const timelineTopAbsolute = timelineRect.top;
       return (
-        clientYPosition - timelineRef.current.offsetTop < scrollEdgeSize &&
-        isDragging
+        clientYPosition - timelineTopAbsolute < scrollEdgeSize && isDragging
       );
     }
   }, [clientYPosition, timelineRef, isDragging, scrollEdgeSize]);
 
   const draggingAtBottomEdge = useMemo(() => {
     if (clientYPosition && timelineRef.current && scrollEdgeSize) {
+      const timelineRect = timelineRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const timelineTopAbsolute = timelineRect.top;
+      const timelineHeightAbsolute = timelineRect.height;
       return (
-        clientYPosition >
-          timelineRef.current.clientHeight +
-            timelineRef.current.offsetTop -
-            scrollEdgeSize && isDragging
+        timelineTopAbsolute + timelineHeightAbsolute - clientYPosition <
+          scrollEdgeSize && isDragging
       );
     }
   }, [clientYPosition, timelineRef, isDragging, scrollEdgeSize]);
@@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ function useDraggableElement({
     (time: number) => {
       return ((timelineStartAligned - time) / segmentDuration) * segmentHeight;
     },
-    [segmentDuration, timelineStartAligned],
+    [segmentDuration, timelineStartAligned, segmentHeight],
   );
 
   const updateDraggableElementPosition = useCallback(
@@ -165,7 +169,7 @@ function useDraggableElement({
             ).toLocaleTimeString([], {
               hour: "2-digit",
               minute: "2-digit",
-              ...(segmentDuration < 60 && isDesktop && { second: "2-digit" }),
+              ...(segmentDuration < 60 && !dense && { second: "2-digit" }),
             });
             if (scrollTimeline) {
               scrollIntoView(thumb, {
@@ -188,6 +192,7 @@ function useDraggableElement({
       draggableElementRef,
       setDraggableElementTime,
       setDraggableElementPosition,
+      dense,
     ],
   );
 
@@ -322,9 +327,13 @@ function useDraggableElement({
         );
 
         if (setDraggableElementTime) {
-          setDraggableElementTime(
-            targetSegmentId + segmentDuration * (offset / segmentHeight),
-          );
+          if (alignSetTimeToSegment) {
+            setDraggableElementTime(targetSegmentId);
+          } else {
+            setDraggableElementTime(
+              targetSegmentId + segmentDuration * (offset / segmentHeight),
+            );
+          }
         }
 
         if (draggingAtTopEdge || draggingAtBottomEdge) {
diff --git a/web/src/hooks/use-timeline-utils.ts b/web/src/hooks/use-timeline-utils.ts
index 0bd35a39c..9445a5b49 100644
--- a/web/src/hooks/use-timeline-utils.ts
+++ b/web/src/hooks/use-timeline-utils.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ export function useTimelineUtils({
   timelineDuration,
   timelineRef,
 }: TimelineUtilsProps) {
+  const segmentHeight = 8;
+
   const alignEndDateToTimeline = useCallback(
     (time: number): number => {
       const remainder = time % segmentDuration;
@@ -42,8 +44,6 @@ export function useTimelineUtils({
     if (timelineRef?.current && timelineDuration) {
       const { clientHeight: visibleTimelineHeight } = timelineRef.current;
 
-      const segmentHeight = 8;
-
       const visibleTime =
         (visibleTimelineHeight / segmentHeight) * segmentDuration;
 
@@ -56,5 +56,6 @@ export function useTimelineUtils({
     alignStartDateToTimeline,
     getCumulativeScrollTop,
     getVisibleTimelineDuration,
+    segmentHeight,
   };
 }
diff --git a/web/src/pages/UIPlayground.tsx b/web/src/pages/UIPlayground.tsx
index 7107abade..50647a128 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/UIPlayground.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/UIPlayground.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { Switch } from "@/components/ui/switch";
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import SummaryTimeline from "@/components/timeline/SummaryTimeline";
+import { isMobile } from "react-device-detect";
 
 // Color data
 const colors = [
@@ -384,6 +385,7 @@ function UIPlayground() {
                 motion_events={mockMotionData}
                 severityType={"alert"} // choose the severity type for the middle line - all other severity types are to the right
                 contentRef={contentRef} // optional content ref where previews are, can be used for observing/scrolling later
+                dense={isMobile} // dense will produce a smaller handlebar and only minute resolution on timestamps
               />
             )}
             {isEventsReviewTimeline && (
@@ -408,6 +410,7 @@ function UIPlayground() {
                 severityType={"alert"} // choose the severity type for the middle line - all other severity types are to the right
                 contentRef={contentRef} // optional content ref where previews are, can be used for observing/scrolling later
                 timelineRef={reviewTimelineRef} // save a ref to this timeline to connect with the summary timeline
+                dense // dense will produce a smaller handlebar and only minute resolution on timestamps
               />
             )}
           </div>
diff --git a/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx b/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx
index 3dccce110..3d9ccedf5 100644
--- a/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ function DetectionReview({
             severityType={severity}
             contentRef={contentRef}
             timelineRef={reviewTimelineRef}
+            dense={isMobile}
           />
         </div>
         <div className="w-[10px]">
@@ -864,6 +865,7 @@ function MotionReview({
 
             setScrubbing(scrubbing);
           }}
+          dense={isMobile}
         />
       </div>