diff --git a/Pocket Poster/Controllers/PosterBoardManager.swift b/Pocket Poster/Controllers/PosterBoardManager.swift
index 4260e12..df51564 100644
--- a/Pocket Poster/Controllers/PosterBoardManager.swift	
+++ b/Pocket Poster/Controllers/PosterBoardManager.swift	
@@ -8,44 +8,6 @@
 import Foundation
 import ZIPFoundation
 import UIKit
-import CoreTransferable
-
-struct Movie: Transferable {
-    let url: URL
-
-    static var transferRepresentation: some TransferRepresentation {
-        FileRepresentation(contentType: .movie) { movie in
-            SentTransferredFile(movie.url)
-        } importing: { received in
-            let videoFolder = SymHandler.getDocumentsDirectory().appendingPathComponent("Videos", conformingTo: .directory)
-            if !FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: videoFolder.path()) {
-                try? FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: videoFolder, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
-            }
-            let copy = videoFolder.appending(path: "\(UUID()).mp4")
-
-            if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: copy.path()) {
-                try FileManager.default.removeItem(at: copy)
-            }
-
-            try FileManager.default.copyItem(at: received.file, to: copy)
-            return Self.init(url: copy)
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-enum LoadState {
-    case unknown, loading, loaded(Movie), failed
-}
-
-struct LoadInfo: Identifiable, Equatable {
-    static func == (lhs: LoadInfo, rhs: LoadInfo) -> Bool {
-        lhs.id == rhs.id
-    }
-    
-    var id = UUID()
-    var autoReverses: Bool = false
-    var loadState: LoadState
-}
 
 class PosterBoardManager: ObservableObject {
     static let ShortcutURL = "https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/a28d2c02ca11453cb5b8f91c12cfa692"
diff --git a/Pocket Poster/Controllers/VideoHandler.swift b/Pocket Poster/Controllers/VideoHandler.swift
index 709f09c..c911b19 100644
--- a/Pocket Poster/Controllers/VideoHandler.swift	
+++ b/Pocket Poster/Controllers/VideoHandler.swift	
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import Foundation
 import AVFoundation
 import UIKit
+import CoreTransferable
 
 extension CGImage {
     var png: Data? {
@@ -23,7 +24,55 @@ extension CGImage {
     }
 }
 
+struct Movie: Transferable {
+    let url: URL
+
+    static var transferRepresentation: some TransferRepresentation {
+        FileRepresentation(contentType: .movie) { movie in
+            SentTransferredFile(movie.url)
+        } importing: { received in
+            let videoFolder = SymHandler.getDocumentsDirectory().appendingPathComponent("Videos", conformingTo: .directory)
+            if !FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: videoFolder.path()) {
+                try? FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: videoFolder, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+            }
+            let copy = videoFolder.appending(path: "\(UUID()).mp4")
+
+            if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: copy.path()) {
+                try FileManager.default.removeItem(at: copy)
+            }
+
+            try FileManager.default.copyItem(at: received.file, to: copy)
+            return Self.init(url: copy)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+enum LoadState {
+    case unknown, loading, loaded(Movie), failed
+}
+
+struct LoadInfo: Identifiable, Equatable {
+    static func == (lhs: LoadInfo, rhs: LoadInfo) -> Bool {
+        lhs.id == rhs.id
+    }
+    
+    var id = UUID()
+    var autoReverses: Bool = false
+    var loadState: LoadState
+}
+
 class VideoHandler {
+    static let MaxDurationSecs = 12.0
+    
+    static func isVideoTooLong(at url: URL) -> Bool {
+        let asset = AVAsset(url: url)
+
+        let duration = asset.duration
+        let durationTime = CMTimeGetSeconds(duration)
+        
+        return durationTime > MaxDurationSecs
+    }
+    
     static func createCaml(from url: URL, autoReverses: Bool) throws -> URL {
         // copy the resources
         let descrURL = SymHandler.getDocumentsDirectory().appendingPathComponent(UUID().uuidString, conformingTo: .directory)
diff --git a/Pocket Poster/Localizable.xcstrings b/Pocket Poster/Localizable.xcstrings
index 6d84001..5394f48 100644
--- a/Pocket Poster/Localizable.xcstrings	
+++ b/Pocket Poster/Localizable.xcstrings	
@@ -706,6 +706,9 @@
           }
         }
       }
+    },
+    "Failed to Import Video" : {
+
     },
     "Fallback Shortcut Creator" : {
       "localizations" : {
@@ -1509,6 +1512,9 @@
           }
         }
       }
+    },
+    "The video you imported is too long! Your video must be %@ seconds or less." : {
+
     },
     "To apply, PosterBoard will need to open.\n\nYou can install an optional shortcut if the original method fails." : {
 
diff --git a/Pocket Poster/Views/NavigatorViews/VideoView.swift b/Pocket Poster/Views/NavigatorViews/VideoView.swift
index 9841c61..97267b8 100644
--- a/Pocket Poster/Views/NavigatorViews/VideoView.swift	
+++ b/Pocket Poster/Views/NavigatorViews/VideoView.swift	
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import AVKit
 
 struct VideoView: View {
     @ObservedObject var pbManager = PosterBoardManager.shared
+    @AppStorage("ignoreDurationLimit") var ignoreDurationLimit: Bool = false
     
     @State var selectedVideo: PhotosPickerItem?
     
@@ -103,7 +104,12 @@ struct VideoView: View {
                         do {
                             if let movie = try await selectedVideo?.loadTransferable(type: Movie.self) {
                                 await MainActor.run {
-                                    pbManager.videos[id].loadState = .loaded(movie)
+                                    if !ignoreDurationLimit && VideoHandler.isVideoTooLong(at: movie.url) {
+                                        pbManager.videos.remove(at: id)
+                                        UIApplication.shared.alert(title: NSLocalizedString("Failed to Import Video", comment: ""), body: String(format: NSLocalizedString("The video you imported is too long! Your video must be %@ seconds or less.", comment: ""), "\(Int(VideoHandler.MaxDurationSecs))"))
+                                    } else {
+                                        pbManager.videos[id].loadState = .loaded(movie)
+                                    }
                                 }
                             } else {
                                 await MainActor.run {