diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aa19b41..e319948 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,17 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 - No unreleased changes recorded yet.
 
+## 1.5.15 - 2026-07-26
+
+### Changed
+
+- Player slide transitions now start and pause video playback around the fade window so video regions stay aligned with the slide boundary.
+- Dashboard action cards now use a three-column grid on wider layouts.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Slide video duration probes now preserve sub-second precision instead of rounding to whole seconds.
+
 ## 1.5.14 - 2026-07-26
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4d12d99..0b0d8de 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "pulse-signage",
-  "version": "1.5.14",
+  "version": "1.5.15",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "pulse-signage",
-      "version": "1.5.14",
+      "version": "1.5.15",
       "dependencies": {
         "@sparticuz/chromium": "^137.0.0",
         "bootstrap-icons": "1.11.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d1c4f8a..949b86b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pulse-signage",
-  "version": "1.5.14",
+  "version": "1.5.15",
   "private": false,
   "description": "Pulse Signage application with MySQL and media storage",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/src/player/public/js/player-page-commands.js b/src/player/public/js/player-page-commands.js
index cb7c03d..6862dcf 100644
--- a/src/player/public/js/player-page-commands.js
+++ b/src/player/public/js/player-page-commands.js
@@ -89,10 +89,13 @@ function scheduleSlideAdvance(delayMs) {
   }, holdDelayMs);
 }
 
-// Add the fade time to a slide's hold duration unless the slide duration already accounts for it.
-function getSlideHoldDelay(delayMs, skipFadePadding) {
+// Account for fade only when it is enabled so the transition is centered on the slide boundary.
+function getSlideHoldDelay(delayMs) {
   var holdDelayMs = Math.max(1, Number(delayMs || 0));
-  return holdDelayMs + (currentPlaylistFadeBetweenSlides && !skipFadePadding ? slideFadeDurationMs : 0);
+  if (!currentPlaylistFadeBetweenSlides) {
+    return holdDelayMs;
+  }
+  return Math.max(1, holdDelayMs - (slideFadeDurationMs / 2));
 }
 
 // Cancel any pending fade-transition cleanup.
@@ -110,17 +113,20 @@ function renderSlideMarkup(markup, shouldFade) {
     destroyRtmpRegions(app);
   }
 
-  function initializeRenderedVideoPlayback(root) {
+  function initializeRenderedVideoPlayback(root, delayMs) {
     if (!root) {
       return;
     }
 
+    var startDelayMs = Math.max(0, Number(delayMs || 0));
     var videos = root.querySelectorAll('.template-region.video video');
     Array.prototype.forEach.call(videos, function (video) {
       if (!video) {
         return;
       }
 
+      var playbackScheduled = false;
+
       video.autoplay = true;
       video.loop = true;
       video.muted = true;
@@ -135,13 +141,29 @@ function renderSlideMarkup(markup, shouldFade) {
         }
       }
 
-      if (video.readyState >= 2) {
+      function schedulePlaybackStart() {
+        if (playbackScheduled) {
+          return;
+        }
+        playbackScheduled = true;
+        if (startDelayMs > 0) {
+          window.setTimeout(startPlayback, startDelayMs);
+          return;
+        }
         startPlayback();
+      }
+
+      if (video.readyState >= 2) {
+        schedulePlaybackStart();
         return;
       }
 
-      video.addEventListener('canplay', startPlayback, { once: true });
-      video.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', startPlayback, { once: true });
+      video.addEventListener('canplay', schedulePlaybackStart, { once: true });
+      video.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', function () {
+        if (video.readyState >= 2) {
+          schedulePlaybackStart();
+        }
+      }, { once: true });
     });
   }
 
@@ -168,6 +190,28 @@ function renderSlideMarkup(markup, shouldFade) {
     });
   }
 
+  function pauseRenderedVideoPlayback(root, delayMs) {
+    if (!root) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    var pauseDelayMs = Math.max(0, Number(delayMs || 0));
+    var videos = root.querySelectorAll('.template-region.video video, .slide-media video');
+    Array.prototype.forEach.call(videos, function (video) {
+      if (!video || typeof video.pause !== 'function') {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      window.setTimeout(function () {
+        try {
+          video.pause();
+        } catch (_error) {
+          // Ignore pause errors from detached or unsupported media elements.
+        }
+      }, pauseDelayMs);
+    });
+  }
+
   var nextShell = document.createElement('div');
   nextShell.className = 'slide-shell';
   nextShell.style.opacity = '0';
@@ -180,7 +224,7 @@ function renderSlideMarkup(markup, shouldFade) {
     if (typeof syncRtmpRegions === 'function') {
       syncRtmpRegions(nextShell);
     }
-    initializeRenderedVideoPlayback(nextShell);
+    initializeRenderedVideoPlayback(nextShell, slideFadeDurationMs / 2);
     return nextShell;
   }
 
@@ -188,6 +232,7 @@ function renderSlideMarkup(markup, shouldFade) {
     previousShell.classList.add('slide-shell');
   }
   previousShell.style.opacity = '1';
+  pauseRenderedVideoPlayback(previousShell, slideFadeDurationMs / 2);
 
   app.appendChild(nextShell);
   void nextShell.offsetHeight;
@@ -200,7 +245,7 @@ function renderSlideMarkup(markup, shouldFade) {
     syncRtmpRegions(nextShell);
   }
 
-  initializeRenderedVideoPlayback(nextShell);
+  initializeRenderedVideoPlayback(nextShell, slideFadeDurationMs / 2);
 
   slideTransitionTimer = window.setTimeout(function () {
     if (previousShell && previousShell.parentNode) {
diff --git a/src/web/public/css/theme-custom.css b/src/web/public/css/theme-custom.css
index 0653930..e1b597e 100644
--- a/src/web/public/css/theme-custom.css
+++ b/src/web/public/css/theme-custom.css
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
 
 .dashboard-action-grid {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
   gap: 1rem;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/web/public/js/slides/slide-form.js b/src/web/public/js/slides/slide-form.js
index c4d1fab..97c4476 100644
--- a/src/web/public/js/slides/slide-form.js
+++ b/src/web/public/js/slides/slide-form.js
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ import { createTemplateSelectorLockController } from '/assets/js/slides/slide-fo
         var duration = Number(video.duration);
         cleanup();
         if (Number.isFinite(duration) && duration > 0) {
-          resolve(Math.max(1, Math.round(duration)));
+          resolve(Math.max(0.001, Math.round(duration * 1000) / 1000));
         } else {
           reject(new Error('The video duration could not be read.'));
         }