diff --git a/gnommo/cli.py b/gnommo/cli.py
index 90b82ea..817dd37 100644
--- a/gnommo/cli.py
+++ b/gnommo/cli.py
@@ -2920,7 +2920,11 @@ def cmd_trim(
         seg_force = force or source_changed
 
         existing = raw_data.get(seg_id, {})
-        has_explicit = "skip" in existing or "take" in existing
+        # Any manual trim point counts as "already trimmed" — including the
+        # user-friendly begin/end/start aliases. Without this, a segment with
+        # only a manual `begin` would be re-trimmed and have auto-detected
+        # skip/take written over it, silently clobbering the intended trim.
+        has_explicit = any(k in existing for k in ("skip", "take", "begin", "end", "start"))
         if has_explicit and not seg_force:
             print(f"  {seg_id}: already trimmed, skipping (use --force to redo)")
             _trim_fps[seg_id] = current_fp  # adopt/keep current fingerprint
@@ -3466,15 +3470,47 @@ def cmd_stitch(
     # Get segment IDs in natural order (Segment2 before Segment10)
     segment_ids = sorted(narration.keys(), key=lambda s: [int(t) if t.isdigit() else t.lower() for t in re.split(r'(\d+)', s)])
 
-    # Show what we're stitching
+    # Show what we're stitching, and — importantly — where each segment's trim
+    # points came from: the user-friendly begin/end aliases, an explicit
+    # skip/take (e.g. written by 'trim'), or the project-level defaults. This
+    # makes the start/end determination visible instead of a bare number.
+    default_begin = config.default_begin if config else 0.0
+    default_end_trim = config.default_end_trim if config else 0.0
+    try:
+        _raw_narr = _read_json(_local_narration_json) if _local_narration_json.exists() else {}
+    except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError):
+        _raw_narr = {}
+
     print(f"\n  Segments ({len(segment_ids)}):")
     for segment_id in segment_ids:
         seg = narration[segment_id]
-        skip_str = f"skip={seg.skip:.1f}s" if seg.skip else ""
-        take_str = f"take={seg.take:.1f}s" if seg.take else ""
-        trim_info = ", ".join(filter(None, [skip_str, take_str]))
-        trim_str = f" ({trim_info})" if trim_info else ""
-        print(f"    - {segment_id}{trim_str}")
+        entry = _raw_narr.get(segment_id) or _raw_narr.get(segment_id.lower()) or {}
+
+        if entry.get("begin"):
+            skip_from = f"from begin={entry['begin']}"
+        elif entry.get("start"):
+            skip_from = f"from start={entry['start']}"
+        elif "skip" in entry:
+            skip_from = "explicit skip"
+        elif default_begin:
+            skip_from = f"from default_begin={default_begin:g}s"
+        else:
+            skip_from = None
+
+        if entry.get("end"):
+            take_from = f"from end={entry['end']}"
+        elif "take" in entry:
+            take_from = "explicit take"
+        elif seg.take is not None and default_end_trim:
+            take_from = f"from default_end_trim={default_end_trim:g}s"
+        else:
+            take_from = None
+
+        skip_disp = f"skip={seg.skip:.1f}s" + (f" ({skip_from})" if skip_from else "")
+        take_disp = f"take={seg.take:.1f}s" if seg.take is not None else "take=to end"
+        if take_from:
+            take_disp += f" ({take_from})"
+        print(f"    - {segment_id}:  {skip_disp} · {take_disp}")
 
     stitch_output = videos_dir_out / "narration_combined.mov"
 
diff --git a/gnommo/transfer.py b/gnommo/transfer.py
index 0e9a79f..f412015 100644
--- a/gnommo/transfer.py
+++ b/gnommo/transfer.py
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ Workflow:
 Design:
   - commit  appends a timestamped entry to commits.log
   - up      checks server commits.log for newer entry (aborts if found),
-            then rsyncs a manifest of only the files needed to render
-  - down    rsyncs everything the server has back to local
-            (server is already clean — it only holds what was pushed)
+            then rsyncs a manifest of only the *inputs* needed to render
+            (manuscript, slides, narration, audio, videos, keynote). It does
+            NOT push the rendered output (out/*.mp4/.srt) — that is produced
+            on the rig, so pushing a stale local copy would clobber it.
+  - down    rsyncs everything the server has back to local, including the
+            freshly rendered out/*.mp4. Rendered output flows one way: rig → local.
 """
 
 import json
@@ -61,12 +64,10 @@ def _build_manifest(project_path: Path) -> list[str]:
     for key_file in project_path.glob("*.key"):
         files.add(key_file.name)
 
-    # Rendered output (mp4 + srt — not low-res previews or transcripts)
-    out_dir = project_path / "out"
-    if out_dir.is_dir():
-        for f in out_dir.iterdir():
-            if f.is_file() and f.suffix in (".mp4", ".srt"):
-                files.add(str(f.relative_to(project_path)))
+    # NOTE: out/ (rendered mp4/srt) is deliberately NOT pushed. The rendering
+    # rig produces those; pushing the local (older) copy up would overwrite the
+    # rig's fresh render, which 'down' would then pull back — clobbering the new
+    # result. Rendered output flows one way only: rig → local via 'down'.
 
     # Manuscript (may be at a non-standard path)
     manuscript_rel = project.get("manuscript", "manuscript.txt")