diff --git a/src/components/dialogs/PostInteractionSettingsDialog.tsx b/src/components/dialogs/PostInteractionSettingsDialog.tsx
index cc8b4fc9bf..498e28b640 100644
--- a/src/components/dialogs/PostInteractionSettingsDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dialogs/PostInteractionSettingsDialog.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import {Check_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Check} from '#/components/icons/Check'
 import {CircleInfo_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as CircleInfo} from '#/components/icons/CircleInfo'
 import {Loader} from '#/components/Loader'
 import {NormalizedRNGHPressable} from '#/components/NormalizedRNGHPressable'
+import {PortalComponent} from '#/components/Portal'
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 
 export type PostInteractionSettingsFormProps = {
@@ -55,13 +56,15 @@ export type PostInteractionSettingsFormProps = {
 
 export function PostInteractionSettingsControlledDialog({
   control,
+  Portal,
   ...rest
 }: PostInteractionSettingsFormProps & {
   control: Dialog.DialogControlProps
+  Portal?: PortalComponent
 }) {
   const {_} = useLingui()
   return (
-    <Dialog.Outer control={control}>
+    <Dialog.Outer control={control} Portal={Portal}>
       <Dialog.ScrollableInner
         label={_(msg`Edit post interaction settings`)}
         style={[{maxWidth: 500}, a.w_full]}>
@@ -230,7 +233,6 @@ export function PostInteractionSettingsForm({
 }: PostInteractionSettingsFormProps) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const {_} = useLingui()
-  const control = Dialog.useDialogContext()
   const {data: lists} = useMyListsQuery('curate')
   const [quotesEnabled, setQuotesEnabled] = React.useState(
     !(
@@ -437,7 +439,6 @@ export function PostInteractionSettingsForm({
       <Button
         label={_(msg`Save`)}
         onPress={onSave}
-        onAccessibilityEscape={control.close}
         color="primary"
         size="large"
         variant="solid"
diff --git a/src/state/queries/video/compress-video.ts b/src/state/queries/video/compress-video.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index cefbf94066..0000000000
--- a/src/state/queries/video/compress-video.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-import {ImagePickerAsset} from 'expo-image-picker'
-import {useMutation} from '@tanstack/react-query'
-
-import {cancelable} from '#/lib/async/cancelable'
-import {CompressedVideo} from '#/lib/media/video/types'
-import {compressVideo} from 'lib/media/video/compress'
-
-export function useCompressVideoMutation({
-  onProgress,
-  onSuccess,
-  onError,
-  signal,
-}: {
-  onProgress: (progress: number) => void
-  onError: (e: any) => void
-  onSuccess: (video: CompressedVideo) => void
-  signal: AbortSignal
-}) {
-  return useMutation({
-    mutationKey: ['video', 'compress'],
-    mutationFn: cancelable(
-      (asset: ImagePickerAsset) =>
-        compressVideo(asset, {
-          onProgress: num => onProgress(trunc2dp(num)),
-          signal,
-        }),
-      signal,
-    ),
-    onError,
-    onSuccess,
-    onMutate: () => {
-      onProgress(0)
-    },
-  })
-}
-
-function trunc2dp(num: number) {
-  return Math.trunc(num * 100) / 100
-}
diff --git a/src/state/queries/video/util.ts b/src/state/queries/video/util.ts
index 2c1298ab63..87b422c2c9 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/video/util.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/video/util.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import {useMemo} from 'react'
 import {AtpAgent} from '@atproto/api'
 
 import {SupportedMimeTypes, VIDEO_SERVICE} from '#/lib/constants'
@@ -17,12 +16,10 @@ export const createVideoEndpointUrl = (
   return url.href
 }
 
-export function useVideoAgent() {
-  return useMemo(() => {
-    return new AtpAgent({
-      service: VIDEO_SERVICE,
-    })
-  }, [])
+export function createVideoAgent() {
+  return new AtpAgent({
+    service: VIDEO_SERVICE,
+  })
 }
 
 export function mimeToExt(mimeType: SupportedMimeTypes | (string & {})) {
diff --git a/src/state/queries/video/video-upload.shared.ts b/src/state/queries/video/video-upload.shared.ts
index 6b633bf213..8c217eadcf 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/video/video-upload.shared.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/video/video-upload.shared.ts
@@ -1,73 +1,61 @@
-import {useCallback} from 'react'
+import {BskyAgent} from '@atproto/api'
+import {I18n} from '@lingui/core'
 import {msg} from '@lingui/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 
 import {VIDEO_SERVICE_DID} from '#/lib/constants'
 import {UploadLimitError} from '#/lib/media/video/errors'
 import {getServiceAuthAudFromUrl} from '#/lib/strings/url-helpers'
-import {useAgent} from '#/state/session'
-import {useVideoAgent} from './util'
+import {createVideoAgent} from './util'
 
-export function useServiceAuthToken({
+export async function getServiceAuthToken({
+  agent,
   aud,
   lxm,
   exp,
 }: {
+  agent: BskyAgent
   aud?: string
   lxm: string
   exp?: number
 }) {
-  const agent = useAgent()
-
-  return useCallback(async () => {
-    const pdsAud = getServiceAuthAudFromUrl(agent.dispatchUrl)
-
-    if (!pdsAud) {
-      throw new Error('Agent does not have a PDS URL')
-    }
-
-    const {data: serviceAuth} = await agent.com.atproto.server.getServiceAuth({
-      aud: aud ?? pdsAud,
-      lxm,
-      exp,
-    })
-
-    return serviceAuth.token
-  }, [agent, aud, lxm, exp])
+  const pdsAud = getServiceAuthAudFromUrl(agent.dispatchUrl)
+  if (!pdsAud) {
+    throw new Error('Agent does not have a PDS URL')
+  }
+  const {data: serviceAuth} = await agent.com.atproto.server.getServiceAuth({
+    aud: aud ?? pdsAud,
+    lxm,
+    exp,
+  })
+  return serviceAuth.token
 }
 
-export function useVideoUploadLimits() {
-  const agent = useVideoAgent()
-  const getToken = useServiceAuthToken({
+export async function getVideoUploadLimits(agent: BskyAgent, _: I18n['_']) {
+  const token = await getServiceAuthToken({
+    agent,
     lxm: 'app.bsky.video.getUploadLimits',
     aud: VIDEO_SERVICE_DID,
   })
-  const {_} = useLingui()
-
-  return useCallback(async () => {
-    const {data: limits} = await agent.app.bsky.video
-      .getUploadLimits(
-        {},
-        {headers: {Authorization: `Bearer ${await getToken()}`}},
-      )
-      .catch(err => {
-        if (err instanceof Error) {
-          throw new UploadLimitError(err.message)
-        } else {
-          throw err
-        }
-      })
-
-    if (!limits.canUpload) {
-      if (limits.message) {
-        throw new UploadLimitError(limits.message)
+  const videoAgent = createVideoAgent()
+  const {data: limits} = await videoAgent.app.bsky.video
+    .getUploadLimits({}, {headers: {Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`}})
+    .catch(err => {
+      if (err instanceof Error) {
+        throw new UploadLimitError(err.message)
       } else {
-        throw new UploadLimitError(
-          _(
-            msg`You have temporarily reached the limit for video uploads. Please try again later.`,
-          ),
-        )
+        throw err
       }
+    })
+
+  if (!limits.canUpload) {
+    if (limits.message) {
+      throw new UploadLimitError(limits.message)
+    } else {
+      throw new UploadLimitError(
+        _(
+          msg`You have temporarily reached the limit for video uploads. Please try again later.`,
+        ),
+      )
     }
-  }, [agent, _, getToken])
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/state/queries/video/video-upload.ts b/src/state/queries/video/video-upload.ts
index 170b538901..46f24a58b1 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/video/video-upload.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/video/video-upload.ts
@@ -1,76 +1,79 @@
 import {createUploadTask, FileSystemUploadType} from 'expo-file-system'
-import {AppBskyVideoDefs} from '@atproto/api'
+import {AppBskyVideoDefs, BskyAgent} from '@atproto/api'
+import {I18n} from '@lingui/core'
 import {msg} from '@lingui/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
-import {useMutation} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import {nanoid} from 'nanoid/non-secure'
 
-import {cancelable} from '#/lib/async/cancelable'
+import {AbortError} from '#/lib/async/cancelable'
 import {ServerError} from '#/lib/media/video/errors'
 import {CompressedVideo} from '#/lib/media/video/types'
 import {createVideoEndpointUrl, mimeToExt} from '#/state/queries/video/util'
-import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
-import {useServiceAuthToken, useVideoUploadLimits} from './video-upload.shared'
+import {getServiceAuthToken, getVideoUploadLimits} from './video-upload.shared'
 
-export const useUploadVideoMutation = ({
-  onSuccess,
-  onError,
+export async function uploadVideo({
+  video,
+  agent,
+  did,
   setProgress,
   signal,
+  _,
 }: {
-  onSuccess: (response: AppBskyVideoDefs.JobStatus) => void
-  onError: (e: any) => void
+  video: CompressedVideo
+  agent: BskyAgent
+  did: string
   setProgress: (progress: number) => void
   signal: AbortSignal
-}) => {
-  const {currentAccount} = useSession()
-  const getToken = useServiceAuthToken({
+  _: I18n['_']
+}) {
+  if (signal.aborted) {
+    throw new AbortError()
+  }
+  await getVideoUploadLimits(agent, _)
+
+  const uri = createVideoEndpointUrl('/xrpc/app.bsky.video.uploadVideo', {
+    did,
+    name: `${nanoid(12)}.${mimeToExt(video.mimeType)}`,
+  })
+
+  if (signal.aborted) {
+    throw new AbortError()
+  }
+  const token = await getServiceAuthToken({
+    agent,
     lxm: 'com.atproto.repo.uploadBlob',
     exp: Date.now() / 1000 + 60 * 30, // 30 minutes
   })
-  const checkLimits = useVideoUploadLimits()
-  const {_} = useLingui()
+  const uploadTask = createUploadTask(
+    uri,
+    video.uri,
+    {
+      headers: {
+        'content-type': video.mimeType,
+        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
+      },
+      httpMethod: 'POST',
+      uploadType: FileSystemUploadType.BINARY_CONTENT,
+    },
+    p => setProgress(p.totalBytesSent / p.totalBytesExpectedToSend),
+  )
 
-  return useMutation({
-    mutationKey: ['video', 'upload'],
-    mutationFn: cancelable(async (video: CompressedVideo) => {
-      await checkLimits()
+  if (signal.aborted) {
+    throw new AbortError()
+  }
+  const res = await uploadTask.uploadAsync()
 
-      const uri = createVideoEndpointUrl('/xrpc/app.bsky.video.uploadVideo', {
-        did: currentAccount!.did,
-        name: `${nanoid(12)}.${mimeToExt(video.mimeType)}`,
-      })
+  if (!res?.body) {
+    throw new Error('No response')
+  }
 
-      const uploadTask = createUploadTask(
-        uri,
-        video.uri,
-        {
-          headers: {
-            'content-type': video.mimeType,
-            Authorization: `Bearer ${await getToken()}`,
-          },
-          httpMethod: 'POST',
-          uploadType: FileSystemUploadType.BINARY_CONTENT,
-        },
-        p => setProgress(p.totalBytesSent / p.totalBytesExpectedToSend),
-      )
-      const res = await uploadTask.uploadAsync()
+  const responseBody = JSON.parse(res.body) as AppBskyVideoDefs.JobStatus
 
-      if (!res?.body) {
-        throw new Error('No response')
-      }
+  if (!responseBody.jobId) {
+    throw new ServerError(responseBody.error || _(msg`Failed to upload video`))
+  }
 
-      const responseBody = JSON.parse(res.body) as AppBskyVideoDefs.JobStatus
-
-      if (!responseBody.jobId) {
-        throw new ServerError(
-          responseBody.error || _(msg`Failed to upload video`),
-        )
-      }
-
-      return responseBody
-    }, signal),
-    onError,
-    onSuccess,
-  })
+  if (signal.aborted) {
+    throw new AbortError()
+  }
+  return responseBody
 }
diff --git a/src/state/queries/video/video-upload.web.ts b/src/state/queries/video/video-upload.web.ts
index c93e206030..bbae641999 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/video/video-upload.web.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/video/video-upload.web.ts
@@ -1,86 +1,95 @@
 import {AppBskyVideoDefs} from '@atproto/api'
+import {BskyAgent} from '@atproto/api'
+import {I18n} from '@lingui/core'
 import {msg} from '@lingui/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
-import {useMutation} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import {nanoid} from 'nanoid/non-secure'
 
-import {cancelable} from '#/lib/async/cancelable'
+import {AbortError} from '#/lib/async/cancelable'
 import {ServerError} from '#/lib/media/video/errors'
 import {CompressedVideo} from '#/lib/media/video/types'
 import {createVideoEndpointUrl, mimeToExt} from '#/state/queries/video/util'
-import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
-import {useServiceAuthToken, useVideoUploadLimits} from './video-upload.shared'
+import {getServiceAuthToken, getVideoUploadLimits} from './video-upload.shared'
 
-export const useUploadVideoMutation = ({
-  onSuccess,
-  onError,
+export async function uploadVideo({
+  video,
+  agent,
+  did,
   setProgress,
   signal,
+  _,
 }: {
-  onSuccess: (response: AppBskyVideoDefs.JobStatus) => void
-  onError: (e: any) => void
+  video: CompressedVideo
+  agent: BskyAgent
+  did: string
   setProgress: (progress: number) => void
   signal: AbortSignal
-}) => {
-  const {currentAccount} = useSession()
-  const getToken = useServiceAuthToken({
+  _: I18n['_']
+}) {
+  if (signal.aborted) {
+    throw new AbortError()
+  }
+  await getVideoUploadLimits(agent, _)
+
+  const uri = createVideoEndpointUrl('/xrpc/app.bsky.video.uploadVideo', {
+    did,
+    name: `${nanoid(12)}.${mimeToExt(video.mimeType)}`,
+  })
+
+  let bytes = video.bytes
+  if (!bytes) {
+    if (signal.aborted) {
+      throw new AbortError()
+    }
+    bytes = await fetch(video.uri).then(res => res.arrayBuffer())
+  }
+
+  if (signal.aborted) {
+    throw new AbortError()
+  }
+  const token = await getServiceAuthToken({
+    agent,
     lxm: 'com.atproto.repo.uploadBlob',
     exp: Date.now() / 1000 + 60 * 30, // 30 minutes
   })
-  const checkLimits = useVideoUploadLimits()
-  const {_} = useLingui()
 
-  return useMutation({
-    mutationKey: ['video', 'upload'],
-    mutationFn: cancelable(async (video: CompressedVideo) => {
-      await checkLimits()
-
-      const uri = createVideoEndpointUrl('/xrpc/app.bsky.video.uploadVideo', {
-        did: currentAccount!.did,
-        name: `${nanoid(12)}.${mimeToExt(video.mimeType)}`,
+  if (signal.aborted) {
+    throw new AbortError()
+  }
+  const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest()
+  const res = await new Promise<AppBskyVideoDefs.JobStatus>(
+    (resolve, reject) => {
+      xhr.upload.addEventListener('progress', e => {
+        const progress = e.loaded / e.total
+        setProgress(progress)
       })
-
-      let bytes = video.bytes
-      if (!bytes) {
-        bytes = await fetch(video.uri).then(res => res.arrayBuffer())
+      xhr.onloadend = () => {
+        if (signal.aborted) {
+          reject(new AbortError())
+        } else if (xhr.readyState === 4) {
+          const uploadRes = JSON.parse(
+            xhr.responseText,
+          ) as AppBskyVideoDefs.JobStatus
+          resolve(uploadRes)
+        } else {
+          reject(new ServerError(_(msg`Failed to upload video`)))
+        }
       }
-
-      const token = await getToken()
-
-      const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest()
-      const res = await new Promise<AppBskyVideoDefs.JobStatus>(
-        (resolve, reject) => {
-          xhr.upload.addEventListener('progress', e => {
-            const progress = e.loaded / e.total
-            setProgress(progress)
-          })
-          xhr.onloadend = () => {
-            if (xhr.readyState === 4) {
-              const uploadRes = JSON.parse(
-                xhr.responseText,
-              ) as AppBskyVideoDefs.JobStatus
-              resolve(uploadRes)
-            } else {
-              reject(new ServerError(_(msg`Failed to upload video`)))
-            }
-          }
-          xhr.onerror = () => {
-            reject(new ServerError(_(msg`Failed to upload video`)))
-          }
-          xhr.open('POST', uri)
-          xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', video.mimeType)
-          xhr.setRequestHeader('Authorization', `Bearer ${token}`)
-          xhr.send(bytes)
-        },
-      )
-
-      if (!res.jobId) {
-        throw new ServerError(res.error || _(msg`Failed to upload video`))
+      xhr.onerror = () => {
+        reject(new ServerError(_(msg`Failed to upload video`)))
       }
+      xhr.open('POST', uri)
+      xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', video.mimeType)
+      xhr.setRequestHeader('Authorization', `Bearer ${token}`)
+      xhr.send(bytes)
+    },
+  )
 
-      return res
-    }, signal),
-    onError,
-    onSuccess,
-  })
+  if (!res.jobId) {
+    throw new ServerError(res.error || _(msg`Failed to upload video`))
+  }
+
+  if (signal.aborted) {
+    throw new AbortError()
+  }
+  return res
 }
diff --git a/src/state/queries/video/video.ts b/src/state/queries/video/video.ts
index 0d77935da9..fabee6ad1a 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/video/video.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/video/video.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-import React, {useCallback, useEffect} from 'react'
 import {ImagePickerAsset} from 'expo-image-picker'
-import {AppBskyVideoDefs, BlobRef} from '@atproto/api'
+import {AppBskyVideoDefs, BlobRef, BskyAgent} from '@atproto/api'
+import {JobStatus} from '@atproto/api/dist/client/types/app/bsky/video/defs'
+import {I18n} from '@lingui/core'
 import {msg} from '@lingui/macro'
-import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
-import {QueryClient, useQuery, useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
 import {AbortError} from '#/lib/async/cancelable'
-import {SUPPORTED_MIME_TYPES, SupportedMimeTypes} from '#/lib/constants'
+import {compressVideo} from '#/lib/media/video/compress'
 import {
   ServerError,
   UploadLimitError,
@@ -14,338 +13,409 @@ import {
 } from '#/lib/media/video/errors'
 import {CompressedVideo} from '#/lib/media/video/types'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
-import {isWeb} from '#/platform/detection'
-import {useCompressVideoMutation} from '#/state/queries/video/compress-video'
-import {useVideoAgent} from '#/state/queries/video/util'
-import {useUploadVideoMutation} from '#/state/queries/video/video-upload'
-
-type Status = 'idle' | 'compressing' | 'processing' | 'uploading' | 'done'
+import {createVideoAgent} from '#/state/queries/video/util'
+import {uploadVideo} from '#/state/queries/video/video-upload'
 
 type Action =
-  | {type: 'SetStatus'; status: Status}
-  | {type: 'SetProgress'; progress: number}
-  | {type: 'SetError'; error: string | undefined}
-  | {type: 'Reset'}
-  | {type: 'SetAsset'; asset: ImagePickerAsset}
-  | {type: 'SetDimensions'; width: number; height: number}
-  | {type: 'SetVideo'; video: CompressedVideo}
-  | {type: 'SetJobStatus'; jobStatus: AppBskyVideoDefs.JobStatus}
-  | {type: 'SetComplete'; blobRef: BlobRef}
+  | {type: 'to_idle'; nextController: AbortController}
+  | {
+      type: 'idle_to_compressing'
+      asset: ImagePickerAsset
+      signal: AbortSignal
+    }
+  | {
+      type: 'compressing_to_uploading'
+      video: CompressedVideo
+      signal: AbortSignal
+    }
+  | {
+      type: 'uploading_to_processing'
+      jobId: string
+      signal: AbortSignal
+    }
+  | {type: 'to_error'; error: string; signal: AbortSignal}
+  | {
+      type: 'to_done'
+      blobRef: BlobRef
+      signal: AbortSignal
+    }
+  | {type: 'update_progress'; progress: number; signal: AbortSignal}
+  | {
+      type: 'update_dimensions'
+      width: number
+      height: number
+      signal: AbortSignal
+    }
+  | {
+      type: 'update_job_status'
+      jobStatus: AppBskyVideoDefs.JobStatus
+      signal: AbortSignal
+    }
 
-export interface State {
-  status: Status
-  progress: number
-  asset?: ImagePickerAsset
-  video: CompressedVideo | null
-  jobStatus?: AppBskyVideoDefs.JobStatus
-  blobRef?: BlobRef
-  error?: string
+type IdleState = {
+  status: 'idle'
+  progress: 0
   abortController: AbortController
-  pendingPublish?: {blobRef: BlobRef; mutableProcessed: boolean}
+  asset?: undefined
+  video?: undefined
+  jobId?: undefined
+  pendingPublish?: undefined
 }
 
-export type VideoUploadDispatch = (action: Action) => void
+type ErrorState = {
+  status: 'error'
+  progress: 100
+  abortController: AbortController
+  asset: ImagePickerAsset | null
+  video: CompressedVideo | null
+  jobId: string | null
+  error: string
+  pendingPublish?: undefined
+}
 
-function reducer(queryClient: QueryClient) {
-  return (state: State, action: Action): State => {
-    let updatedState = state
-    if (action.type === 'SetStatus') {
-      updatedState = {...state, status: action.status}
-    } else if (action.type === 'SetProgress') {
-      updatedState = {...state, progress: action.progress}
-    } else if (action.type === 'SetError') {
-      updatedState = {...state, error: action.error}
-    } else if (action.type === 'Reset') {
-      state.abortController.abort()
-      queryClient.cancelQueries({
-        queryKey: ['video'],
-      })
-      updatedState = {
-        status: 'idle',
-        progress: 0,
-        video: null,
-        blobRef: undefined,
-        abortController: new AbortController(),
-      }
-    } else if (action.type === 'SetAsset') {
-      updatedState = {
+type CompressingState = {
+  status: 'compressing'
+  progress: number
+  abortController: AbortController
+  asset: ImagePickerAsset
+  video?: undefined
+  jobId?: undefined
+  pendingPublish?: undefined
+}
+
+type UploadingState = {
+  status: 'uploading'
+  progress: number
+  abortController: AbortController
+  asset: ImagePickerAsset
+  video: CompressedVideo
+  jobId?: undefined
+  pendingPublish?: undefined
+}
+
+type ProcessingState = {
+  status: 'processing'
+  progress: number
+  abortController: AbortController
+  asset: ImagePickerAsset
+  video: CompressedVideo
+  jobId: string
+  jobStatus: AppBskyVideoDefs.JobStatus | null
+  pendingPublish?: undefined
+}
+
+type DoneState = {
+  status: 'done'
+  progress: 100
+  abortController: AbortController
+  asset: ImagePickerAsset
+  video: CompressedVideo
+  jobId?: undefined
+  pendingPublish: {blobRef: BlobRef; mutableProcessed: boolean}
+}
+
+export type State =
+  | IdleState
+  | ErrorState
+  | CompressingState
+  | UploadingState
+  | ProcessingState
+  | DoneState
+
+export function createVideoState(
+  abortController: AbortController = new AbortController(),
+): IdleState {
+  return {
+    status: 'idle',
+    progress: 0,
+    abortController,
+  }
+}
+
+export function videoReducer(state: State, action: Action): State {
+  if (action.type === 'to_idle') {
+    return createVideoState(action.nextController)
+  }
+  if (action.signal.aborted || action.signal !== state.abortController.signal) {
+    // This action is stale and the process that spawned it is no longer relevant.
+    return state
+  }
+  if (action.type === 'to_error') {
+    return {
+      status: 'error',
+      progress: 100,
+      abortController: state.abortController,
+      error: action.error,
+      asset: state.asset ?? null,
+      video: state.video ?? null,
+      jobId: state.jobId ?? null,
+    }
+  } else if (action.type === 'update_progress') {
+    if (state.status === 'compressing' || state.status === 'uploading') {
+      return {
         ...state,
-        asset: action.asset,
+        progress: action.progress,
+      }
+    }
+  } else if (action.type === 'idle_to_compressing') {
+    if (state.status === 'idle') {
+      return {
         status: 'compressing',
-        error: undefined,
+        progress: 0,
+        abortController: state.abortController,
+        asset: action.asset,
       }
-    } else if (action.type === 'SetDimensions') {
-      updatedState = {
+    }
+  } else if (action.type === 'update_dimensions') {
+    if (state.asset) {
+      return {
         ...state,
-        asset: state.asset
-          ? {...state.asset, width: action.width, height: action.height}
-          : undefined,
+        asset: {...state.asset, width: action.width, height: action.height},
       }
-    } else if (action.type === 'SetVideo') {
-      updatedState = {...state, video: action.video, status: 'uploading'}
-    } else if (action.type === 'SetJobStatus') {
-      updatedState = {...state, jobStatus: action.jobStatus}
-    } else if (action.type === 'SetComplete') {
-      updatedState = {
+    }
+  } else if (action.type === 'compressing_to_uploading') {
+    if (state.status === 'compressing') {
+      return {
+        status: 'uploading',
+        progress: 0,
+        abortController: state.abortController,
+        asset: state.asset,
+        video: action.video,
+      }
+    }
+    return state
+  } else if (action.type === 'uploading_to_processing') {
+    if (state.status === 'uploading') {
+      return {
+        status: 'processing',
+        progress: 0,
+        abortController: state.abortController,
+        asset: state.asset,
+        video: state.video,
+        jobId: action.jobId,
+        jobStatus: null,
+      }
+    }
+  } else if (action.type === 'update_job_status') {
+    if (state.status === 'processing') {
+      return {
         ...state,
+        jobStatus: action.jobStatus,
+        progress:
+          action.jobStatus.progress !== undefined
+            ? action.jobStatus.progress / 100
+            : state.progress,
+      }
+    }
+  } else if (action.type === 'to_done') {
+    if (state.status === 'processing') {
+      return {
+        status: 'done',
+        progress: 100,
+        abortController: state.abortController,
+        asset: state.asset,
+        video: state.video,
         pendingPublish: {
           blobRef: action.blobRef,
           mutableProcessed: false,
         },
-        status: 'done',
       }
     }
-    return updatedState
   }
-}
-
-export function useUploadVideo({
-  setStatus,
-  initialVideoUri,
-}: {
-  setStatus: (status: string) => void
-  onSuccess: () => void
-  initialVideoUri?: string
-}) {
-  const {_} = useLingui()
-  const queryClient = useQueryClient()
-  const [state, dispatch] = React.useReducer(reducer(queryClient), {
-    status: 'idle',
-    progress: 0,
-    video: null,
-    abortController: new AbortController(),
-  })
-
-  const {setJobId} = useUploadStatusQuery({
-    onStatusChange: (status: AppBskyVideoDefs.JobStatus) => {
-      // This might prove unuseful, most of the job status steps happen too quickly to even be displayed to the user
-      // Leaving it for now though
-      dispatch({
-        type: 'SetJobStatus',
-        jobStatus: status,
-      })
-      setStatus(status.state.toString())
-    },
-    onSuccess: blobRef => {
-      dispatch({
-        type: 'SetComplete',
-        blobRef,
-      })
-    },
-    onError: useCallback(
-      error => {
-        logger.error('Error processing video', {safeMessage: error})
-        dispatch({
-          type: 'SetError',
-          error: _(msg`Video failed to process`),
-        })
-      },
-      [_],
-    ),
-  })
-
-  const {mutate: onVideoCompressed} = useUploadVideoMutation({
-    onSuccess: response => {
-      dispatch({
-        type: 'SetStatus',
-        status: 'processing',
-      })
-      setJobId(response.jobId)
-    },
-    onError: e => {
-      if (e instanceof AbortError) {
-        return
-      } else if (e instanceof ServerError || e instanceof UploadLimitError) {
-        let message
-        // https://github.com/bluesky-social/tango/blob/lumi/lumi/worker/permissions.go#L77
-        switch (e.message) {
-          case 'User is not allowed to upload videos':
-            message = _(msg`You are not allowed to upload videos.`)
-            break
-          case 'Uploading is disabled at the moment':
-            message = _(
-              msg`Hold up! We’re gradually giving access to video, and you’re still waiting in line. Check back soon!`,
-            )
-            break
-          case "Failed to get user's upload stats":
-            message = _(
-              msg`We were unable to determine if you are allowed to upload videos. Please try again.`,
-            )
-            break
-          case 'User has exceeded daily upload bytes limit':
-            message = _(
-              msg`You've reached your daily limit for video uploads (too many bytes)`,
-            )
-            break
-          case 'User has exceeded daily upload videos limit':
-            message = _(
-              msg`You've reached your daily limit for video uploads (too many videos)`,
-            )
-            break
-          case 'Account is not old enough to upload videos':
-            message = _(
-              msg`Your account is not yet old enough to upload videos. Please try again later.`,
-            )
-            break
-          default:
-            message = e.message
-            break
-        }
-        dispatch({
-          type: 'SetError',
-          error: message,
-        })
-      } else {
-        dispatch({
-          type: 'SetError',
-          error: _(msg`An error occurred while uploading the video.`),
-        })
-      }
-      logger.error('Error uploading video', {safeMessage: e})
-    },
-    setProgress: p => {
-      dispatch({type: 'SetProgress', progress: p})
-    },
-    signal: state.abortController.signal,
-  })
-
-  const {mutate: onSelectVideo} = useCompressVideoMutation({
-    onProgress: p => {
-      dispatch({type: 'SetProgress', progress: p})
-    },
-    onSuccess: (video: CompressedVideo) => {
-      dispatch({
-        type: 'SetVideo',
-        video,
-      })
-      onVideoCompressed(video)
-    },
-    onError: e => {
-      if (e instanceof AbortError) {
-        return
-      } else if (e instanceof VideoTooLargeError) {
-        dispatch({
-          type: 'SetError',
-          error: _(msg`The selected video is larger than 50MB.`),
-        })
-      } else {
-        dispatch({
-          type: 'SetError',
-          error: _(msg`An error occurred while compressing the video.`),
-        })
-        logger.error('Error compressing video', {safeMessage: e})
-      }
-    },
-    signal: state.abortController.signal,
-  })
-
-  const selectVideo = React.useCallback(
-    (asset: ImagePickerAsset) => {
-      // compression step on native converts to mp4, so no need to check there
-      if (isWeb) {
-        const mimeType = getMimeType(asset)
-        if (!SUPPORTED_MIME_TYPES.includes(mimeType as SupportedMimeTypes)) {
-          throw new Error(_(msg`Unsupported video type: ${mimeType}`))
-        }
-      }
-
-      dispatch({
-        type: 'SetAsset',
-        asset,
-      })
-      onSelectVideo(asset)
-    },
-    [_, onSelectVideo],
+  console.error(
+    'Unexpected video action (' +
+      action.type +
+      ') while in ' +
+      state.status +
+      ' state',
   )
-
-  const clearVideo = () => {
-    dispatch({type: 'Reset'})
-  }
-
-  const updateVideoDimensions = useCallback((width: number, height: number) => {
-    dispatch({
-      type: 'SetDimensions',
-      width,
-      height,
-    })
-  }, [])
-
-  // Whenever we receive an initial video uri, we should immediately run compression if necessary
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (initialVideoUri) {
-      selectVideo({uri: initialVideoUri} as ImagePickerAsset)
-    }
-  }, [initialVideoUri, selectVideo])
-
-  return {
-    state,
-    dispatch,
-    selectVideo,
-    clearVideo,
-    updateVideoDimensions,
-  }
+  return state
 }
 
-const useUploadStatusQuery = ({
-  onStatusChange,
-  onSuccess,
-  onError,
-}: {
-  onStatusChange: (status: AppBskyVideoDefs.JobStatus) => void
-  onSuccess: (blobRef: BlobRef) => void
-  onError: (error: Error) => void
-}) => {
-  const videoAgent = useVideoAgent()
-  const [enabled, setEnabled] = React.useState(true)
-  const [jobId, setJobId] = React.useState<string>()
+function trunc2dp(num: number) {
+  return Math.trunc(num * 100) / 100
+}
 
-  const {error} = useQuery({
-    queryKey: ['video', 'upload status', jobId],
-    queryFn: async () => {
-      if (!jobId) return // this won't happen, can ignore
+export async function processVideo(
+  asset: ImagePickerAsset,
+  dispatch: (action: Action) => void,
+  agent: BskyAgent,
+  did: string,
+  signal: AbortSignal,
+  _: I18n['_'],
+) {
+  dispatch({
+    type: 'idle_to_compressing',
+    asset,
+    signal,
+  })
+
+  let video: CompressedVideo | undefined
+  try {
+    video = await compressVideo(asset, {
+      onProgress: num => {
+        dispatch({type: 'update_progress', progress: trunc2dp(num), signal})
+      },
+      signal,
+    })
+  } catch (e) {
+    const message = getCompressErrorMessage(e, _)
+    if (message !== null) {
+      dispatch({
+        type: 'to_error',
+        error: message,
+        signal,
+      })
+    }
+    return
+  }
+  dispatch({
+    type: 'compressing_to_uploading',
+    video,
+    signal,
+  })
+
+  let uploadResponse: AppBskyVideoDefs.JobStatus | undefined
+  try {
+    uploadResponse = await uploadVideo({
+      video,
+      agent,
+      did,
+      signal,
+      _,
+      setProgress: p => {
+        dispatch({type: 'update_progress', progress: p, signal})
+      },
+    })
+  } catch (e) {
+    const message = getUploadErrorMessage(e, _)
+    if (message !== null) {
+      dispatch({
+        type: 'to_error',
+        error: message,
+        signal,
+      })
+    }
+    return
+  }
+
+  const jobId = uploadResponse.jobId
+  dispatch({
+    type: 'uploading_to_processing',
+    jobId,
+    signal,
+  })
+
+  let pollFailures = 0
+  while (true) {
+    if (signal.aborted) {
+      return // Exit async loop
+    }
+
+    const videoAgent = createVideoAgent()
+    let status: JobStatus | undefined
+    let blob: BlobRef | undefined
+    try {
+      const response = await videoAgent.app.bsky.video.getJobStatus({jobId})
+      status = response.data.jobStatus
+      pollFailures = 0
 
-      const {data} = await videoAgent.app.bsky.video.getJobStatus({jobId})
-      const status = data.jobStatus
       if (status.state === 'JOB_STATE_COMPLETED') {
-        setEnabled(false)
-        if (!status.blob)
+        blob = status.blob
+        if (!blob) {
           throw new Error('Job completed, but did not return a blob')
-        onSuccess(status.blob)
+        }
       } else if (status.state === 'JOB_STATE_FAILED') {
         throw new Error(status.error ?? 'Job failed to process')
       }
-      onStatusChange(status)
-      return status
-    },
-    enabled: Boolean(jobId && enabled),
-    refetchInterval: 1500,
-  })
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (!status) {
+        pollFailures++
+        if (pollFailures < 50) {
+          await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000))
+          continue // Continue async loop
+        }
+      }
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (error) {
-      onError(error)
-      setEnabled(false)
+      logger.error('Error processing video', {safeMessage: e})
+      dispatch({
+        type: 'to_error',
+        error: _(msg`Video failed to process`),
+        signal,
+      })
+      return // Exit async loop
     }
-  }, [error, onError])
 
-  return {
-    setJobId: (_jobId: string) => {
-      setJobId(_jobId)
-      setEnabled(true)
-    },
+    if (blob) {
+      dispatch({
+        type: 'to_done',
+        blobRef: blob,
+        signal,
+      })
+    } else {
+      dispatch({
+        type: 'update_job_status',
+        jobStatus: status,
+        signal,
+      })
+    }
+
+    if (
+      status.state !== 'JOB_STATE_COMPLETED' &&
+      status.state !== 'JOB_STATE_FAILED'
+    ) {
+      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1500))
+      continue // Continue async loop
+    }
+
+    return // Exit async loop
   }
 }
 
-function getMimeType(asset: ImagePickerAsset) {
-  if (isWeb) {
-    const [mimeType] = asset.uri.slice('data:'.length).split(';base64,')
-    if (!mimeType) {
-      throw new Error('Could not determine mime type')
-    }
-    return mimeType
+function getCompressErrorMessage(e: unknown, _: I18n['_']): string | null {
+  if (e instanceof AbortError) {
+    return null
   }
-  if (!asset.mimeType) {
-    throw new Error('Could not determine mime type')
+  if (e instanceof VideoTooLargeError) {
+    return _(msg`The selected video is larger than 50MB.`)
   }
-  return asset.mimeType
+  logger.error('Error compressing video', {safeMessage: e})
+  return _(msg`An error occurred while compressing the video.`)
+}
+
+function getUploadErrorMessage(e: unknown, _: I18n['_']): string | null {
+  if (e instanceof AbortError) {
+    return null
+  }
+  logger.error('Error uploading video', {safeMessage: e})
+  if (e instanceof ServerError || e instanceof UploadLimitError) {
+    // https://github.com/bluesky-social/tango/blob/lumi/lumi/worker/permissions.go#L77
+    switch (e.message) {
+      case 'User is not allowed to upload videos':
+        return _(msg`You are not allowed to upload videos.`)
+      case 'Uploading is disabled at the moment':
+        return _(
+          msg`Hold up! We’re gradually giving access to video, and you’re still waiting in line. Check back soon!`,
+        )
+      case "Failed to get user's upload stats":
+        return _(
+          msg`We were unable to determine if you are allowed to upload videos. Please try again.`,
+        )
+      case 'User has exceeded daily upload bytes limit':
+        return _(
+          msg`You've reached your daily limit for video uploads (too many bytes)`,
+        )
+      case 'User has exceeded daily upload videos limit':
+        return _(
+          msg`You've reached your daily limit for video uploads (too many videos)`,
+        )
+      case 'Account is not old enough to upload videos':
+        return _(
+          msg`Your account is not yet old enough to upload videos. Please try again later.`,
+        )
+      default:
+        return e.message
+    }
+  }
+  return _(msg`An error occurred while uploading the video.`)
 }
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
index eb15a78a4b..003ff6909a 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import Animated, {
   ZoomOut,
 } from 'react-native-reanimated'
 import {useSafeAreaInsets} from 'react-native-safe-area-context'
+import {ImagePickerAsset} from 'expo-image-picker'
 import {
   AppBskyFeedDefs,
   AppBskyFeedGetPostThread,
@@ -82,9 +83,10 @@ import {Gif} from '#/state/queries/tenor'
 import {ThreadgateAllowUISetting} from '#/state/queries/threadgate'
 import {threadgateViewToAllowUISetting} from '#/state/queries/threadgate/util'
 import {
+  createVideoState,
+  processVideo,
   State as VideoUploadState,
-  useUploadVideo,
-  VideoUploadDispatch,
+  videoReducer,
 } from '#/state/queries/video/video'
 import {useAgent, useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import {useComposerControls} from '#/state/shell/composer'
@@ -118,10 +120,13 @@ import {Button, ButtonIcon, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
 import {CircleInfo_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as CircleInfo} from '#/components/icons/CircleInfo'
 import {EmojiArc_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as EmojiSmile} from '#/components/icons/Emoji'
 import {TimesLarge_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as X} from '#/components/icons/Times'
+import {createPortalGroup} from '#/components/Portal'
 import * as Prompt from '#/components/Prompt'
 import {Text as NewText} from '#/components/Typography'
 import {composerReducer, createComposerState} from './state'
 
+const Portal = createPortalGroup()
+
 const MAX_IMAGES = 4
 
 type CancelRef = {
@@ -147,7 +152,8 @@ export const ComposePost = ({
 }) => {
   const {currentAccount} = useSession()
   const agent = useAgent()
-  const {data: currentProfile} = useProfileQuery({did: currentAccount!.did})
+  const currentDid = currentAccount!.did
+  const {data: currentProfile} = useProfileQuery({did: currentDid})
   const {isModalActive} = useModals()
   const {closeComposer} = useComposerControls()
   const pal = usePalette('default')
@@ -189,21 +195,50 @@ export const ComposePost = ({
   const [videoAltText, setVideoAltText] = useState('')
   const [captions, setCaptions] = useState<{lang: string; file: File}[]>([])
 
-  const {
-    selectVideo,
-    clearVideo,
-    state: videoUploadState,
-    updateVideoDimensions,
-    dispatch: videoUploadDispatch,
-  } = useUploadVideo({
-    setStatus: setProcessingState,
-    onSuccess: () => {
-      if (publishOnUpload) {
-        onPressPublish(true)
-      }
+  const [videoUploadState, videoDispatch] = useReducer(
+    videoReducer,
+    undefined,
+    createVideoState,
+  )
+
+  const selectVideo = React.useCallback(
+    (asset: ImagePickerAsset) => {
+      processVideo(
+        asset,
+        videoDispatch,
+        agent,
+        currentDid,
+        videoUploadState.abortController.signal,
+        _,
+      )
     },
-    initialVideoUri: initVideoUri,
-  })
+    [_, videoUploadState.abortController, videoDispatch, agent, currentDid],
+  )
+
+  // Whenever we receive an initial video uri, we should immediately run compression if necessary
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (initVideoUri) {
+      selectVideo({uri: initVideoUri} as ImagePickerAsset)
+    }
+  }, [initVideoUri, selectVideo])
+
+  const clearVideo = React.useCallback(() => {
+    videoUploadState.abortController.abort()
+    videoDispatch({type: 'to_idle', nextController: new AbortController()})
+  }, [videoUploadState.abortController, videoDispatch])
+
+  const updateVideoDimensions = useCallback(
+    (width: number, height: number) => {
+      videoDispatch({
+        type: 'update_dimensions',
+        width,
+        height,
+        signal: videoUploadState.abortController.signal,
+      })
+    },
+    [videoUploadState.abortController],
+  )
+
   const hasVideo = Boolean(videoUploadState.asset || videoUploadState.video)
 
   const [publishOnUpload, setPublishOnUpload] = useState(false)
@@ -400,19 +435,18 @@ export const ComposePost = ({
             postgate,
             onStateChange: setProcessingState,
             langs: toPostLanguages(langPrefs.postLanguage),
-            video: videoUploadState.pendingPublish?.blobRef
-              ? {
-                  blobRef: videoUploadState.pendingPublish.blobRef,
-                  altText: videoAltText,
-                  captions: captions,
-                  aspectRatio: videoUploadState.asset
-                    ? {
-                        width: videoUploadState.asset?.width,
-                        height: videoUploadState.asset?.height,
-                      }
-                    : undefined,
-                }
-              : undefined,
+            video:
+              videoUploadState.status === 'done'
+                ? {
+                    blobRef: videoUploadState.pendingPublish.blobRef,
+                    altText: videoAltText,
+                    captions: captions,
+                    aspectRatio: {
+                      width: videoUploadState.asset.width,
+                      height: videoUploadState.asset.height,
+                    },
+                  }
+                : undefined,
           })
         ).uri
         try {
@@ -598,272 +632,285 @@ export const ComposePost = ({
   const keyboardVerticalOffset = useKeyboardVerticalOffset()
 
   return (
-    <KeyboardAvoidingView
-      testID="composePostView"
-      behavior={isIOS ? 'padding' : 'height'}
-      keyboardVerticalOffset={keyboardVerticalOffset}
-      style={a.flex_1}>
-      <View style={[a.flex_1, viewStyles]} aria-modal accessibilityViewIsModal>
-        <Animated.View
-          style={topBarAnimatedStyle}
-          layout={native(LinearTransition)}>
-          <View style={styles.topbarInner}>
-            <Button
-              label={_(msg`Cancel`)}
-              variant="ghost"
-              color="primary"
-              shape="default"
-              size="small"
-              style={[
-                a.rounded_full,
-                a.py_sm,
-                {paddingLeft: 7, paddingRight: 7},
-              ]}
-              onPress={onPressCancel}
-              accessibilityHint={_(
-                msg`Closes post composer and discards post draft`,
-              )}>
-              <ButtonText style={[a.text_md]}>
-                <Trans>Cancel</Trans>
-              </ButtonText>
-            </Button>
-            <View style={a.flex_1} />
-            {isProcessing ? (
-              <>
-                <Text style={pal.textLight}>{processingState}</Text>
-                <View style={styles.postBtn}>
-                  <ActivityIndicator />
-                </View>
-              </>
-            ) : (
-              <View style={[styles.postBtnWrapper]}>
-                <LabelsBtn
-                  labels={labels}
-                  onChange={setLabels}
-                  hasMedia={hasMedia}
-                />
-                {canPost ? (
-                  <Button
-                    testID="composerPublishBtn"
-                    label={
-                      replyTo ? _(msg`Publish reply`) : _(msg`Publish post`)
-                    }
-                    variant="solid"
-                    color="primary"
-                    shape="default"
-                    size="small"
-                    style={[a.rounded_full, a.py_sm]}
-                    onPress={() => onPressPublish()}
-                    disabled={
-                      videoUploadState.status !== 'idle' && publishOnUpload
-                    }>
-                    <ButtonText style={[a.text_md]}>
-                      {replyTo ? (
-                        <Trans context="action">Reply</Trans>
-                      ) : (
-                        <Trans context="action">Post</Trans>
-                      )}
-                    </ButtonText>
-                  </Button>
-                ) : (
-                  <View style={[styles.postBtn, pal.btn]}>
-                    <Text style={[pal.textLight, s.f16, s.bold]}>
-                      <Trans context="action">Post</Trans>
-                    </Text>
+    <Portal.Provider>
+      <KeyboardAvoidingView
+        testID="composePostView"
+        behavior={isIOS ? 'padding' : 'height'}
+        keyboardVerticalOffset={keyboardVerticalOffset}
+        style={a.flex_1}>
+        <View
+          style={[a.flex_1, viewStyles]}
+          aria-modal
+          accessibilityViewIsModal>
+          <Animated.View
+            style={topBarAnimatedStyle}
+            layout={native(LinearTransition)}>
+            <View style={styles.topbarInner}>
+              <Button
+                label={_(msg`Cancel`)}
+                variant="ghost"
+                color="primary"
+                shape="default"
+                size="small"
+                style={[
+                  a.rounded_full,
+                  a.py_sm,
+                  {paddingLeft: 7, paddingRight: 7},
+                ]}
+                onPress={onPressCancel}
+                accessibilityHint={_(
+                  msg`Closes post composer and discards post draft`,
+                )}>
+                <ButtonText style={[a.text_md]}>
+                  <Trans>Cancel</Trans>
+                </ButtonText>
+              </Button>
+              <View style={a.flex_1} />
+              {isProcessing ? (
+                <>
+                  <Text style={pal.textLight}>{processingState}</Text>
+                  <View style={styles.postBtn}>
+                    <ActivityIndicator />
                   </View>
-                )}
+                </>
+              ) : (
+                <View style={[styles.postBtnWrapper]}>
+                  <LabelsBtn
+                    labels={labels}
+                    onChange={setLabels}
+                    hasMedia={hasMedia}
+                  />
+                  {canPost ? (
+                    <Button
+                      testID="composerPublishBtn"
+                      label={
+                        replyTo ? _(msg`Publish reply`) : _(msg`Publish post`)
+                      }
+                      variant="solid"
+                      color="primary"
+                      shape="default"
+                      size="small"
+                      style={[a.rounded_full, a.py_sm]}
+                      onPress={() => onPressPublish()}
+                      disabled={
+                        videoUploadState.status !== 'idle' && publishOnUpload
+                      }>
+                      <ButtonText style={[a.text_md]}>
+                        {replyTo ? (
+                          <Trans context="action">Reply</Trans>
+                        ) : (
+                          <Trans context="action">Post</Trans>
+                        )}
+                      </ButtonText>
+                    </Button>
+                  ) : (
+                    <View style={[styles.postBtn, pal.btn]}>
+                      <Text style={[pal.textLight, s.f16, s.bold]}>
+                        <Trans context="action">Post</Trans>
+                      </Text>
+                    </View>
+                  )}
+                </View>
+              )}
+            </View>
+
+            {isAltTextRequiredAndMissing && (
+              <View style={[styles.reminderLine, pal.viewLight]}>
+                <View style={styles.errorIcon}>
+                  <FontAwesomeIcon
+                    icon="exclamation"
+                    style={{color: colors.red4}}
+                    size={10}
+                  />
+                </View>
+                <Text style={[pal.text, a.flex_1]}>
+                  <Trans>One or more images is missing alt text.</Trans>
+                </Text>
               </View>
             )}
-          </View>
+            <ErrorBanner
+              error={error}
+              videoUploadState={videoUploadState}
+              clearError={() => setError('')}
+              clearVideo={clearVideo}
+            />
+          </Animated.View>
+          <Animated.ScrollView
+            layout={native(LinearTransition)}
+            onScroll={scrollHandler}
+            style={styles.scrollView}
+            keyboardShouldPersistTaps="always"
+            onContentSizeChange={onScrollViewContentSizeChange}
+            onLayout={onScrollViewLayout}>
+            {replyTo ? <ComposerReplyTo replyTo={replyTo} /> : undefined}
 
-          {isAltTextRequiredAndMissing && (
-            <View style={[styles.reminderLine, pal.viewLight]}>
-              <View style={styles.errorIcon}>
-                <FontAwesomeIcon
-                  icon="exclamation"
-                  style={{color: colors.red4}}
-                  size={10}
+            <View
+              style={[
+                styles.textInputLayout,
+                isNative && styles.textInputLayoutMobile,
+              ]}>
+              <UserAvatar
+                avatar={currentProfile?.avatar}
+                size={50}
+                type={currentProfile?.associated?.labeler ? 'labeler' : 'user'}
+              />
+              <TextInput
+                ref={textInput}
+                richtext={richtext}
+                placeholder={selectTextInputPlaceholder}
+                autoFocus
+                setRichText={setRichText}
+                onPhotoPasted={onPhotoPasted}
+                onPressPublish={() => onPressPublish()}
+                onNewLink={onNewLink}
+                onError={setError}
+                accessible={true}
+                accessibilityLabel={_(msg`Write post`)}
+                accessibilityHint={_(
+                  msg`Compose posts up to ${MAX_GRAPHEME_LENGTH} characters in length`,
+                )}
+              />
+            </View>
+
+            <Gallery
+              images={images}
+              dispatch={dispatch}
+              Portal={Portal.Portal}
+            />
+            {images.length === 0 && extLink && (
+              <View style={a.relative}>
+                <ExternalEmbed
+                  link={extLink}
+                  gif={extGif}
+                  onRemove={() => {
+                    setExtLink(undefined)
+                    setExtGif(undefined)
+                  }}
+                />
+                <GifAltText
+                  link={extLink}
+                  gif={extGif}
+                  onSubmit={handleChangeGifAltText}
+                  Portal={Portal.Portal}
                 />
               </View>
-              <Text style={[pal.text, a.flex_1]}>
-                <Trans>One or more images is missing alt text.</Trans>
-              </Text>
+            )}
+            <LayoutAnimationConfig skipExiting>
+              {hasVideo && (
+                <Animated.View
+                  style={[a.w_full, a.mt_lg]}
+                  entering={native(ZoomIn)}
+                  exiting={native(ZoomOut)}>
+                  {videoUploadState.asset &&
+                    (videoUploadState.status === 'compressing' ? (
+                      <VideoTranscodeProgress
+                        asset={videoUploadState.asset}
+                        progress={videoUploadState.progress}
+                        clear={clearVideo}
+                      />
+                    ) : videoUploadState.video ? (
+                      <VideoPreview
+                        asset={videoUploadState.asset}
+                        video={videoUploadState.video}
+                        setDimensions={updateVideoDimensions}
+                        clear={clearVideo}
+                      />
+                    ) : null)}
+                  <SubtitleDialogBtn
+                    defaultAltText={videoAltText}
+                    saveAltText={setVideoAltText}
+                    captions={captions}
+                    setCaptions={setCaptions}
+                    Portal={Portal.Portal}
+                  />
+                </Animated.View>
+              )}
+            </LayoutAnimationConfig>
+            <View style={!hasVideo ? [a.mt_md] : []}>
+              {quote ? (
+                <View style={[s.mt5, s.mb2, isWeb && s.mb10]}>
+                  <View style={{pointerEvents: 'none'}}>
+                    <QuoteEmbed quote={quote} />
+                  </View>
+                  {quote.uri !== initQuote?.uri && (
+                    <QuoteX onRemove={() => setQuote(undefined)} />
+                  )}
+                </View>
+              ) : null}
             </View>
-          )}
-          <ErrorBanner
-            error={error}
-            videoUploadState={videoUploadState}
-            clearError={() => setError('')}
-            videoUploadDispatch={videoUploadDispatch}
-          />
-        </Animated.View>
-        <Animated.ScrollView
-          layout={native(LinearTransition)}
-          onScroll={scrollHandler}
-          style={styles.scrollView}
-          keyboardShouldPersistTaps="always"
-          onContentSizeChange={onScrollViewContentSizeChange}
-          onLayout={onScrollViewLayout}>
-          {replyTo ? <ComposerReplyTo replyTo={replyTo} /> : undefined}
+          </Animated.ScrollView>
+          <SuggestedLanguage text={richtext.text} />
 
+          {replyTo ? null : (
+            <ThreadgateBtn
+              postgate={postgate}
+              onChangePostgate={setPostgate}
+              threadgateAllowUISettings={threadgateAllowUISettings}
+              onChangeThreadgateAllowUISettings={
+                onChangeThreadgateAllowUISettings
+              }
+              style={bottomBarAnimatedStyle}
+              Portal={Portal.Portal}
+            />
+          )}
           <View
             style={[
-              styles.textInputLayout,
-              isNative && styles.textInputLayoutMobile,
+              t.atoms.bg,
+              t.atoms.border_contrast_medium,
+              styles.bottomBar,
             ]}>
-            <UserAvatar
-              avatar={currentProfile?.avatar}
-              size={50}
-              type={currentProfile?.associated?.labeler ? 'labeler' : 'user'}
-            />
-            <TextInput
-              ref={textInput}
-              richtext={richtext}
-              placeholder={selectTextInputPlaceholder}
-              autoFocus
-              setRichText={setRichText}
-              onPhotoPasted={onPhotoPasted}
-              onPressPublish={() => onPressPublish()}
-              onNewLink={onNewLink}
-              onError={setError}
-              accessible={true}
-              accessibilityLabel={_(msg`Write post`)}
-              accessibilityHint={_(
-                msg`Compose posts up to ${MAX_GRAPHEME_LENGTH} characters in length`,
-              )}
-            />
-          </View>
-
-          <Gallery images={images} dispatch={dispatch} />
-          {images.length === 0 && extLink && (
-            <View style={a.relative}>
-              <ExternalEmbed
-                link={extLink}
-                gif={extGif}
-                onRemove={() => {
-                  setExtLink(undefined)
-                  setExtGif(undefined)
-                }}
-              />
-              <GifAltText
-                link={extLink}
-                gif={extGif}
-                onSubmit={handleChangeGifAltText}
-              />
-            </View>
-          )}
-          <LayoutAnimationConfig skipExiting>
-            {hasVideo && (
-              <Animated.View
-                style={[a.w_full, a.mt_lg]}
-                entering={native(ZoomIn)}
-                exiting={native(ZoomOut)}>
-                {videoUploadState.asset &&
-                  (videoUploadState.status === 'compressing' ? (
-                    <VideoTranscodeProgress
-                      asset={videoUploadState.asset}
-                      progress={videoUploadState.progress}
-                      clear={clearVideo}
-                    />
-                  ) : videoUploadState.video ? (
-                    <VideoPreview
-                      asset={videoUploadState.asset}
-                      video={videoUploadState.video}
-                      setDimensions={updateVideoDimensions}
-                      clear={clearVideo}
-                    />
-                  ) : null)}
-                <SubtitleDialogBtn
-                  defaultAltText={videoAltText}
-                  saveAltText={setVideoAltText}
-                  captions={captions}
-                  setCaptions={setCaptions}
+            {videoUploadState.status !== 'idle' &&
+            videoUploadState.status !== 'done' ? (
+              <VideoUploadToolbar state={videoUploadState} />
+            ) : (
+              <ToolbarWrapper style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, a.gap_xs]}>
+                <SelectPhotoBtn
+                  size={images.length}
+                  disabled={!canSelectImages}
+                  onAdd={onImageAdd}
                 />
-              </Animated.View>
+                <SelectVideoBtn
+                  onSelectVideo={selectVideo}
+                  disabled={!canSelectImages}
+                  setError={setError}
+                />
+                <OpenCameraBtn disabled={!canSelectImages} onAdd={onImageAdd} />
+                <SelectGifBtn
+                  onClose={focusTextInput}
+                  onSelectGif={onSelectGif}
+                  disabled={hasMedia}
+                />
+                {!isMobile ? (
+                  <Button
+                    onPress={onEmojiButtonPress}
+                    style={a.p_sm}
+                    label={_(msg`Open emoji picker`)}
+                    accessibilityHint={_(msg`Open emoji picker`)}
+                    variant="ghost"
+                    shape="round"
+                    color="primary">
+                    <EmojiSmile size="lg" />
+                  </Button>
+                ) : null}
+              </ToolbarWrapper>
             )}
-          </LayoutAnimationConfig>
-          <View style={!hasVideo ? [a.mt_md] : []}>
-            {quote ? (
-              <View style={[s.mt5, s.mb2, isWeb && s.mb10]}>
-                <View style={{pointerEvents: 'none'}}>
-                  <QuoteEmbed quote={quote} />
-                </View>
-                {quote.uri !== initQuote?.uri && (
-                  <QuoteX onRemove={() => setQuote(undefined)} />
-                )}
-              </View>
-            ) : null}
+            <View style={a.flex_1} />
+            <SelectLangBtn />
+            <CharProgress count={graphemeLength} />
           </View>
-        </Animated.ScrollView>
-        <SuggestedLanguage text={richtext.text} />
-
-        {replyTo ? null : (
-          <ThreadgateBtn
-            postgate={postgate}
-            onChangePostgate={setPostgate}
-            threadgateAllowUISettings={threadgateAllowUISettings}
-            onChangeThreadgateAllowUISettings={
-              onChangeThreadgateAllowUISettings
-            }
-            style={bottomBarAnimatedStyle}
-          />
-        )}
-        <View
-          style={[
-            t.atoms.bg,
-            t.atoms.border_contrast_medium,
-            styles.bottomBar,
-          ]}>
-          {videoUploadState.status !== 'idle' &&
-          videoUploadState.status !== 'done' ? (
-            <VideoUploadToolbar state={videoUploadState} />
-          ) : (
-            <ToolbarWrapper style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, a.gap_xs]}>
-              <SelectPhotoBtn
-                size={images.length}
-                disabled={!canSelectImages}
-                onAdd={onImageAdd}
-              />
-              <SelectVideoBtn
-                onSelectVideo={selectVideo}
-                disabled={!canSelectImages}
-                setError={setError}
-              />
-              <OpenCameraBtn disabled={!canSelectImages} onAdd={onImageAdd} />
-              <SelectGifBtn
-                onClose={focusTextInput}
-                onSelectGif={onSelectGif}
-                disabled={hasMedia}
-              />
-              {!isMobile ? (
-                <Button
-                  onPress={onEmojiButtonPress}
-                  style={a.p_sm}
-                  label={_(msg`Open emoji picker`)}
-                  accessibilityHint={_(msg`Open emoji picker`)}
-                  variant="ghost"
-                  shape="round"
-                  color="primary">
-                  <EmojiSmile size="lg" />
-                </Button>
-              ) : null}
-            </ToolbarWrapper>
-          )}
-          <View style={a.flex_1} />
-          <SelectLangBtn />
-          <CharProgress count={graphemeLength} />
         </View>
-      </View>
-      <Prompt.Basic
-        control={discardPromptControl}
-        title={_(msg`Discard draft?`)}
-        description={_(msg`Are you sure you'd like to discard this draft?`)}
-        onConfirm={onClose}
-        confirmButtonCta={_(msg`Discard`)}
-        confirmButtonColor="negative"
-        withoutPortal={true}
-      />
-    </KeyboardAvoidingView>
+        <Prompt.Basic
+          control={discardPromptControl}
+          title={_(msg`Discard draft?`)}
+          description={_(msg`Are you sure you'd like to discard this draft?`)}
+          onConfirm={onClose}
+          confirmButtonCta={_(msg`Discard`)}
+          confirmButtonColor="negative"
+          Portal={Portal.Portal}
+        />
+      </KeyboardAvoidingView>
+      <Portal.Outlet />
+    </Portal.Provider>
   )
 }
 
@@ -1084,25 +1131,25 @@ function ErrorBanner({
   error: standardError,
   videoUploadState,
   clearError,
-  videoUploadDispatch,
+  clearVideo,
 }: {
   error: string
   videoUploadState: VideoUploadState
   clearError: () => void
-  videoUploadDispatch: VideoUploadDispatch
+  clearVideo: () => void
 }) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const {_} = useLingui()
 
   const videoError =
-    videoUploadState.status !== 'idle' ? videoUploadState.error : undefined
+    videoUploadState.status === 'error' ? videoUploadState.error : undefined
   const error = standardError || videoError
 
   const onClearError = () => {
     if (standardError) {
       clearError()
     } else {
-      videoUploadDispatch({type: 'Reset'})
+      clearVideo()
     }
   }
 
@@ -1137,7 +1184,7 @@ function ErrorBanner({
             <ButtonIcon icon={X} />
           </Button>
         </View>
-        {videoError && videoUploadState.jobStatus?.jobId && (
+        {videoError && videoUploadState.jobId && (
           <NewText
             style={[
               {paddingLeft: 28},
@@ -1146,7 +1193,7 @@ function ErrorBanner({
               a.leading_snug,
               t.atoms.text_contrast_low,
             ]}>
-            <Trans>Job ID: {videoUploadState.jobStatus.jobId}</Trans>
+            <Trans>Job ID: {videoUploadState.jobId}</Trans>
           </NewText>
         )}
       </View>
@@ -1175,9 +1222,7 @@ function ToolbarWrapper({
 function VideoUploadToolbar({state}: {state: VideoUploadState}) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const {_} = useLingui()
-  const progress = state.jobStatus?.progress
-    ? state.jobStatus.progress / 100
-    : state.progress
+  const progress = state.progress
   const shouldRotate =
     state.status === 'processing' && (progress === 0 || progress === 1)
   let wheelProgress = shouldRotate ? 0.33 : progress
@@ -1213,16 +1258,15 @@ function VideoUploadToolbar({state}: {state: VideoUploadState}) {
     case 'processing':
       text = _('Processing video...')
       break
+    case 'error':
+      text = _('Error')
+      wheelProgress = 100
+      break
     case 'done':
       text = _('Video uploaded')
       break
   }
 
-  if (state.error) {
-    text = _('Error')
-    wheelProgress = 100
-  }
-
   return (
     <ToolbarWrapper style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, {paddingVertical: 5}]}>
       <Animated.View style={[animatedStyle]}>
@@ -1230,7 +1274,11 @@ function VideoUploadToolbar({state}: {state: VideoUploadState}) {
           size={30}
           borderWidth={1}
           borderColor={t.atoms.border_contrast_low.borderColor}
-          color={state.error ? t.palette.negative_500 : t.palette.primary_500}
+          color={
+            state.status === 'error'
+              ? t.palette.negative_500
+              : t.palette.primary_500
+          }
           progress={wheelProgress}
         />
       </Animated.View>
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/GifAltText.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/GifAltText.tsx
index 1737fc29ca..b4ff731fbe 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/GifAltText.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/GifAltText.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import * as Dialog from '#/components/Dialog'
 import * as TextField from '#/components/forms/TextField'
 import {Check_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Check} from '#/components/icons/Check'
 import {PlusSmall_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Plus} from '#/components/icons/Plus'
+import {PortalComponent} from '#/components/Portal'
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 import {GifEmbed} from '../util/post-embeds/GifEmbed'
 import {AltTextReminder} from './photos/Gallery'
@@ -27,10 +28,12 @@ export function GifAltText({
   link: linkProp,
   gif,
   onSubmit,
+  Portal,
 }: {
   link: ExternalEmbedDraft
   gif?: Gif
   onSubmit: (alt: string) => void
+  Portal: PortalComponent
 }) {
   const control = Dialog.useDialogControl()
   const {_} = useLingui()
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ export function GifAltText({
 
       <AltTextReminder />
 
-      <Dialog.Outer control={control}>
+      <Dialog.Outer control={control} Portal={Portal}>
         <AltTextInner
           onSubmit={onPressSubmit}
           link={link}
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/photos/Gallery.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/photos/Gallery.tsx
index 5692f3d2c9..af8ef6c036 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/photos/Gallery.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/photos/Gallery.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {ComposerImage, cropImage} from '#/state/gallery'
 import {Text} from '#/view/com/util/text/Text'
 import {useTheme} from '#/alf'
 import * as Dialog from '#/components/Dialog'
+import {PortalComponent} from '#/components/Portal'
 import {ComposerAction} from '../state'
 import {EditImageDialog} from './EditImageDialog'
 import {ImageAltTextDialog} from './ImageAltTextDialog'
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ const IMAGE_GAP = 8
 interface GalleryProps {
   images: ComposerImage[]
   dispatch: (action: ComposerAction) => void
+  Portal: PortalComponent
 }
 
 export let Gallery = (props: GalleryProps): React.ReactNode => {
@@ -57,7 +59,12 @@ interface GalleryInnerProps extends GalleryProps {
   containerInfo: Dimensions
 }
 
-const GalleryInner = ({images, containerInfo, dispatch}: GalleryInnerProps) => {
+const GalleryInner = ({
+  images,
+  containerInfo,
+  dispatch,
+  Portal,
+}: GalleryInnerProps) => {
   const {isMobile} = useWebMediaQueries()
 
   const {altTextControlStyle, imageControlsStyle, imageStyle} =
@@ -111,6 +118,7 @@ const GalleryInner = ({images, containerInfo, dispatch}: GalleryInnerProps) => {
               onRemove={() => {
                 dispatch({type: 'embed_remove_image', image})
               }}
+              Portal={Portal}
             />
           )
         })}
@@ -127,6 +135,7 @@ type GalleryItemProps = {
   imageStyle?: ViewStyle
   onChange: (next: ComposerImage) => void
   onRemove: () => void
+  Portal: PortalComponent
 }
 
 const GalleryItem = ({
@@ -136,6 +145,7 @@ const GalleryItem = ({
   imageStyle,
   onChange,
   onRemove,
+  Portal,
 }: GalleryItemProps): React.ReactNode => {
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const t = useTheme()
@@ -230,6 +240,7 @@ const GalleryItem = ({
         control={altTextControl}
         image={image}
         onChange={onChange}
+        Portal={Portal}
       />
 
       <EditImageDialog
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/photos/ImageAltTextDialog.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/photos/ImageAltTextDialog.tsx
index fc9c6c4931..a5ef5bc031 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/photos/ImageAltTextDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/photos/ImageAltTextDialog.tsx
@@ -11,17 +11,19 @@ import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
 import {Button, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
 import * as Dialog from '#/components/Dialog'
 import * as TextField from '#/components/forms/TextField'
+import {PortalComponent} from '#/components/Portal'
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 
 type Props = {
   control: Dialog.DialogOuterProps['control']
   image: ComposerImage
   onChange: (next: ComposerImage) => void
+  Portal: PortalComponent
 }
 
 export const ImageAltTextDialog = (props: Props): React.ReactNode => {
   return (
-    <Dialog.Outer control={props.control}>
+    <Dialog.Outer control={props.control} Portal={props.Portal}>
       <ImageAltTextInner {...props} />
     </Dialog.Outer>
   )
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/threadgate/ThreadgateBtn.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/threadgate/ThreadgateBtn.tsx
index b0806180c4..7e57a57d46 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/threadgate/ThreadgateBtn.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/threadgate/ThreadgateBtn.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import * as Dialog from '#/components/Dialog'
 import {PostInteractionSettingsControlledDialog} from '#/components/dialogs/PostInteractionSettingsDialog'
 import {Earth_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Earth} from '#/components/icons/Globe'
 import {Group3_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as Group} from '#/components/icons/Group'
+import {PortalComponent} from '#/components/Portal'
 
 export function ThreadgateBtn({
   postgate,
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export function ThreadgateBtn({
   threadgateAllowUISettings,
   onChangeThreadgateAllowUISettings,
   style,
+  Portal,
 }: {
   postgate: AppBskyFeedPostgate.Record
   onChangePostgate: (v: AppBskyFeedPostgate.Record) => void
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ export function ThreadgateBtn({
   onChangeThreadgateAllowUISettings: (v: ThreadgateAllowUISetting[]) => void
 
   style?: StyleProp<AnimatedStyle<ViewStyle>>
+
+  Portal: PortalComponent
 }) {
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const t = useTheme()
@@ -77,6 +81,7 @@ export function ThreadgateBtn({
         onChangePostgate={onChangePostgate}
         threadgateAllowUISettings={threadgateAllowUISettings}
         onChangeThreadgateAllowUISettings={onChangeThreadgateAllowUISettings}
+        Portal={Portal}
       />
     </>
   )
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/videos/SelectVideoBtn.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/videos/SelectVideoBtn.tsx
index 2f2b4c3e7a..bbb3d95f2b 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/videos/SelectVideoBtn.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/videos/SelectVideoBtn.tsx
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ import {
 import {msg} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 
+import {SUPPORTED_MIME_TYPES, SupportedMimeTypes} from '#/lib/constants'
+import {BSKY_SERVICE} from '#/lib/constants'
 import {useVideoLibraryPermission} from '#/lib/hooks/usePermissions'
+import {getHostnameFromUrl} from '#/lib/strings/url-helpers'
+import {isWeb} from '#/platform/detection'
 import {isNative} from '#/platform/detection'
 import {useModalControls} from '#/state/modals'
 import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
-import {BSKY_SERVICE} from 'lib/constants'
-import {getHostnameFromUrl} from 'lib/strings/url-helpers'
 import {atoms as a, useTheme} from '#/alf'
 import {Button} from '#/components/Button'
 import {VideoClip_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as VideoClipIcon} from '#/components/icons/VideoClip'
@@ -58,16 +60,25 @@ export function SelectVideoBtn({onSelectVideo, disabled, setError}: Props) {
           UIImagePickerPreferredAssetRepresentationMode.Current,
       })
       if (response.assets && response.assets.length > 0) {
-        if (isNative) {
-          if (typeof response.assets[0].duration !== 'number')
-            throw Error('Asset is not a video')
-          if (response.assets[0].duration > VIDEO_MAX_DURATION) {
-            setError(_(msg`Videos must be less than 60 seconds long`))
-            return
-          }
-        }
+        const asset = response.assets[0]
         try {
-          onSelectVideo(response.assets[0])
+          if (isWeb) {
+            // compression step on native converts to mp4, so no need to check there
+            const mimeType = getMimeType(asset)
+            if (
+              !SUPPORTED_MIME_TYPES.includes(mimeType as SupportedMimeTypes)
+            ) {
+              throw Error(_(msg`Unsupported video type: ${mimeType}`))
+            }
+          } else {
+            if (typeof asset.duration !== 'number') {
+              throw Error('Asset is not a video')
+            }
+            if (asset.duration > VIDEO_MAX_DURATION) {
+              throw Error(_(msg`Videos must be less than 60 seconds long`))
+            }
+          }
+          onSelectVideo(asset)
         } catch (err) {
           if (err instanceof Error) {
             setError(err.message)
@@ -132,3 +143,17 @@ function VerifyEmailPrompt({control}: {control: Prompt.PromptControlProps}) {
     />
   )
 }
+
+function getMimeType(asset: ImagePickerAsset) {
+  if (isWeb) {
+    const [mimeType] = asset.uri.slice('data:'.length).split(';base64,')
+    if (!mimeType) {
+      throw new Error('Could not determine mime type')
+    }
+    return mimeType
+  }
+  if (!asset.mimeType) {
+    throw new Error('Could not determine mime type')
+  }
+  return asset.mimeType
+}
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/videos/SubtitleDialog.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/videos/SubtitleDialog.tsx
index d57c6740cf..f15fffb182 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/videos/SubtitleDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/videos/SubtitleDialog.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {CC_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as CCIcon} from '#/components/icons/CC'
 import {PageText_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as PageTextIcon} from '#/components/icons/PageText'
 import {TimesLarge_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as X} from '#/components/icons/Times'
 import {Warning_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as WarningIcon} from '#/components/icons/Warning'
+import {PortalComponent} from '#/components/Portal'
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
 import {SubtitleFilePicker} from './SubtitleFilePicker'
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ interface Props {
   setCaptions: React.Dispatch<
     React.SetStateAction<{lang: string; file: File}[]>
   >
+  Portal: PortalComponent
 }
 
 export function SubtitleDialogBtn(props: Props) {
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ export function SubtitleDialogBtn(props: Props) {
           {isWeb ? <Trans>Captions & alt text</Trans> : <Trans>Alt text</Trans>}
         </ButtonText>
       </Button>
-      <Dialog.Outer control={control}>
+      <Dialog.Outer control={control} Portal={props.Portal}>
         <SubtitleDialogInner {...props} />
       </Dialog.Outer>
     </View>