diff --git a/internal/api/handlers_sources.go b/internal/api/handlers_sources.go
index 7e677e3..8e882ec 100644
--- a/internal/api/handlers_sources.go
+++ b/internal/api/handlers_sources.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package api
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
@@ -10,19 +11,20 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *Server) handleSources(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	absPath, err := normalizeSourcePathQuery(r.URL.Query().Get("path"))
+	relPath, err := normalizeSourcePath(r.URL.Query().Get("path"))
 	if err != nil {
 		jsonErr(w, http.StatusBadRequest, err.Error())
 		return
 	}
-	if absPath == "" {
-		jsonOK(w, map[string]any{"path": "", "items": []map[string]string{}})
-		return
+
+	absPath := s.deps.Config.MediaPath
+	if relPath != "" {
+		absPath = filepath.Join(absPath, relPath)
 	}
 
 	entries, err := os.ReadDir(absPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		jsonOK(w, map[string]any{"path": absPath, "items": []map[string]string{}})
+		jsonOK(w, map[string]any{"path": relPath, "items": []map[string]string{}})
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -36,10 +38,13 @@ func (s *Server) handleSources(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if !e.IsDir() || strings.HasPrefix(e.Name(), ".") {
 			continue
 		}
-		childPath := filepath.Join(absPath, e.Name())
+		childPath := e.Name()
+		if relPath != "" {
+			childPath = filepath.Join(relPath, childPath)
+		}
 		items = append(items, item{
 			Name: e.Name(),
-			Path: childPath,
+			Path: filepath.ToSlash(childPath),
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -48,18 +53,26 @@ func (s *Server) handleSources(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	})
 
 	jsonOK(w, map[string]any{
-		"path":  absPath,
+		"path":  relPath,
 		"items": items,
 	})
 }
 
-func normalizeSourcePathQuery(raw string) (string, error) {
+func normalizeSourcePath(raw string) (string, error) {
+	raw, _ = url.QueryUnescape(raw)
 	raw = strings.TrimSpace(raw)
+	raw = filepath.ToSlash(raw)
+	raw = strings.TrimPrefix(raw, "/")
 	if raw == "" || raw == "." {
 		return "", nil
 	}
+
 	clean := filepath.Clean(raw)
-	if !filepath.IsAbs(clean) {
+	clean = filepath.ToSlash(clean)
+	if clean == "." {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+	if clean == ".." || strings.HasPrefix(clean, "../") {
 		return "", errors.New("invalid source path")
 	}
 	return clean, nil
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 94bb841..650d3e6 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -116,25 +116,7 @@ func Save(path string, cfg *Config) error {
 
 func (c *Config) Validate() error {
 	c.MediaPath = NormalizeMediaPath(c.MediaPath)
-	if c.MediaPath != "" {
-		info, err := os.Stat(c.MediaPath)
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.New("media_path is not accessible")
-		}
-		if !info.IsDir() {
-			return errors.New("media_path must be a directory")
-		}
-	}
 	c.Sources = NormalizeSources(c.Sources, c.MediaPath)
-	for _, source := range c.Sources {
-		info, err := os.Stat(source.Path)
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.New("source path is not accessible: " + source.Path)
-		}
-		if !info.IsDir() {
-			return errors.New("source path must be a directory: " + source.Path)
-		}
-	}
 	if c.ReserveFreeGB < 0 {
 		return errors.New("reserve_free_gb must be >= 0")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/copier/copier.go b/internal/copier/copier.go
index bff5e3c..85b95e2 100644
--- a/internal/copier/copier.go
+++ b/internal/copier/copier.go
@@ -392,9 +392,15 @@ func (c *Copier) processVideo(ctx context.Context, taskID string, database *db.D
 	ext := transcoder.OutputExt(profile.OutputFormat)
 	dstTranscoded := strings.TrimSuffix(dst, filepath.Ext(dst)) + ext
 
+	srcFPS := fmt.Sprintf("%.2f", info.FPS)
+	msg := fmt.Sprintf("Transcoding %s (%s/%dch/%sfps → %s/%s/%dfps %s)",
+		filepath.Base(src),
+		info.Codec, info.AudioChannels, srcFPS,
+		profile.VideoCodec, profile.AudioCodec, profile.MaxFPS, profile.OutputFormat,
+	)
 	c.tasks.Update(taskID, func(t *task.Task) {
 		t.Phase = task.PhaseTranscoding
-		t.Message = "Transcoding " + filepath.Base(src)
+		t.Message = msg
 	})
 	if t, ok := c.tasks.Get(taskID); ok {
 		_ = database.UpdateTask(*t)
diff --git a/internal/transcoder/transcoder.go b/internal/transcoder/transcoder.go
index d623b3a..5ea48f4 100644
--- a/internal/transcoder/transcoder.go
+++ b/internal/transcoder/transcoder.go
@@ -97,8 +97,14 @@ func buildArgs(opts Options) []string {
 	if maxH := maxHeight(p.MaxResolution); maxH > 0 {
 		filters = append(filters, fmt.Sprintf("scale=-2:min(%d\\,ih)", maxH))
 	}
-	if p.MaxFPS > 0 && src.FPS > float64(p.MaxFPS)+0.01 {
-		filters = append(filters, fmt.Sprintf("fps=%d", p.MaxFPS))
+	if p.MaxFPS > 0 {
+		targetFPS := p.MaxFPS
+		if src.FPS > 0 && src.FPS < float64(targetFPS) {
+			// Источник медленнее лимита — сохраняем исходный FPS
+			filters = append(filters, fmt.Sprintf("fps=%.3f", src.FPS))
+		} else {
+			filters = append(filters, fmt.Sprintf("fps=%d", targetFPS))
+		}
 	}
 	if len(filters) > 0 {
 		args = append(args, "-vf", strings.Join(filters, ","))
diff --git a/web/templates/settings.html b/web/templates/settings.html
index a275531..18ea919 100644
--- a/web/templates/settings.html
+++ b/web/templates/settings.html
@@ -4,18 +4,16 @@
   <section class="panel">
     <h2>Copy Sources</h2>
     <div class="panel-body">
-      <div class="form-hint">Add one or more root folders with source files. After that, expand each root and enable or disable individual nested folders with checkboxes.</div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="btn-row">
-      <input class="form-input" type="text" id="newSourcePath" placeholder="/media/movies">
-      <button type="button" class="button-primary" onclick="addSourceRoot()">Add</button>
-      <button type="button" class="button-secondary button-sm" onclick="reloadAllSourceTrees()">Refresh trees</button>
+      <div class="form-hint">Select top-level folders or expand branches and choose individual nested directories.</div>
     </div>
     <div class="source-list">
       <div class="source-tree" id="sourceTree">
-        <div class="text-muted source-tree-empty">No source folders added yet.</div>
+        <div class="text-muted source-tree-empty">Loading...</div>
       </div>
     </div>
+    <div class="btn-row">
+      <button type="button" class="button-secondary button-sm" onclick="reloadSourceTree()">Refresh list</button>
+    </div>
   </section>
 
   <section class="panel">
@@ -124,7 +122,6 @@ const builtInMediaTypes = {
   video: ['.3gp', '.avi', '.m2ts', '.m4v', '.mkv', '.mov', '.mp4', '.mpeg', '.mpg', '.mts', '.ts', '.webm', '.wmv'],
   photo: ['.bmp', '.gif', '.heic', '.heif', '.jpeg', '.jpg', '.png', '.tif', '.tiff', '.webp'],
 };
-let sourceRoots = [];
 let sourceConfig = {};
 let allowedFilesMode = 'media_types';
 
@@ -138,43 +135,13 @@ function escapeHTML(value) {
   }[char]));
 }
 
-function pathSegments(path) {
-  return String(path || '').split(/[\\/]+/).filter(Boolean);
-}
-
-function nodeName(path) {
-  const parts = pathSegments(path);
-  return parts.length ? parts[parts.length - 1] : path;
-}
-
-function normalizeComparePath(path) {
-  return String(path || '').replace(/\\/g, '/').replace(/\/+$/, '').toLowerCase();
-}
-
-function isSamePath(a, b) {
-  return normalizeComparePath(a) === normalizeComparePath(b);
-}
-
-function isPathWithin(base, candidate) {
-  const baseNorm = normalizeComparePath(base);
-  const candidateNorm = normalizeComparePath(candidate);
-  return candidateNorm === baseNorm || candidateNorm.startsWith(baseNorm + '/');
+function pathDepth(path) {
+  return path ? path.split('/').length : 0;
 }
 
 function parentPath(path) {
-  const value = String(path || '').replace(/[\\/]+$/, '');
-  const slash = Math.max(value.lastIndexOf('/'), value.lastIndexOf('\\'));
-  if (slash < 0) return '';
-  if (slash === 2 && /^[A-Za-z]:/.test(value)) return value.slice(0, slash + 1);
-  if (slash === 0) return value.slice(0, 1);
-  return value.slice(0, slash);
-}
-
-function relativeDepth(root, path) {
-  if (isSamePath(root, path)) return 0;
-  const rootParts = pathSegments(root);
-  const pathParts = pathSegments(path);
-  return Math.max(0, pathParts.length - rootParts.length);
+  if (!path || !path.includes('/')) return '';
+  return path.slice(0, path.lastIndexOf('/'));
 }
 
 function effectiveSourceState(path) {
@@ -183,36 +150,37 @@ function effectiveSourceState(path) {
     if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(sourceConfig, current)) {
       return sourceConfig[current];
     }
-    current = parentPath(current);
     if (!current) return true;
+    current = parentPath(current);
   }
 }
 
 function collectSourcesForSave() {
   const items = [];
   const seen = new Set();
+  const roots = sourceTree.get('') || [];
 
-  sourceRoots.forEach((root) => {
-    items.push({ path: root, enabled: effectiveSourceState(root), root: true });
-    seen.add(normalizeComparePath(root));
-  });
+  for (const item of roots) {
+    items.push({ path: item.path, enabled: effectiveSourceState(item.path) });
+    seen.add(item.path);
+  }
 
   Object.entries(sourceConfig).forEach(([path, enabled]) => {
-    const key = normalizeComparePath(path);
-    if (seen.has(key)) return;
-    items.push({ path, enabled, root: false });
+    if (seen.has(path)) return;
+    items.push({ path, enabled });
   });
 
   return items.sort((a, b) => a.path.localeCompare(b.path));
 }
 
-async function loadSourceChildren(path) {
-  if (!path || loadingNodes.has(path)) return;
+async function loadSourceChildren(path = '') {
+  if (loadingNodes.has(path)) return;
   loadingNodes.add(path);
   renderSources();
 
   try {
-    const response = await fetch('/api/sources?path=' + encodeURIComponent(path));
+    const query = path ? '?path=' + encodeURIComponent(path) : '';
+    const response = await fetch('/api/sources' + query);
     if (!response.ok) return;
     const payload = await response.json();
     sourceTree.set(path, payload.items || []);
@@ -237,57 +205,15 @@ function toggleSource(path, checked) {
   renderSources();
 }
 
-function removeRoot(path) {
-  sourceRoots = sourceRoots.filter((root) => !isSamePath(root, path));
-  sourceTree.delete(path);
-  expandedNodes.delete(path);
-  loadingNodes.delete(path);
-
-  Object.keys(sourceConfig).forEach((key) => {
-    if (isPathWithin(path, key)) {
-      delete sourceConfig[key];
-    }
-  });
-
-  renderSources();
-}
-
-async function addSourceRoot() {
-  const input = document.getElementById('newSourcePath');
-  const path = (input?.value || '').trim();
-  if (!path) return;
-  if (sourceRoots.some((root) => isSamePath(root, path))) {
-    toast('This source folder is already added', 'error');
-    return;
-  }
-  sourceRoots.push(path);
-  sourceRoots.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));
-  sourceConfig[path] = true;
-  expandedNodes.add(path);
-  if (input) input.value = '';
-  await loadSourceChildren(path);
-}
-
-async function reloadAllSourceTrees() {
-  const roots = [...sourceRoots];
-  sourceTree.clear();
-  for (const root of roots) {
-    if (expandedNodes.has(root)) {
-      await loadSourceChildren(root);
-    }
-  }
-  renderSources();
-}
-
-function renderSourceNodes(root, parentPathValue) {
-  const items = sourceTree.get(parentPathValue) || [];
+function renderSourceNodes(parent = '') {
+  const items = sourceTree.get(parent) || [];
   return items.map((item) => {
     const checked = effectiveSourceState(item.path);
     const expanded = expandedNodes.has(item.path);
     const childrenKnown = sourceTree.has(item.path);
     const children = childrenKnown ? sourceTree.get(item.path) : [];
     const hasChildren = !childrenKnown || children.length > 0;
-    const pad = 16 + (relativeDepth(root, item.path) + 1) * 20;
+    const pad = 16 + pathDepth(item.path) * 20;
 
     return `
       <div class="source-node">
@@ -302,11 +228,11 @@ function renderSourceNodes(root, parentPathValue) {
           <input class="source-check" type="checkbox" data-action="toggle-check" data-path="${escapeHTML(item.path)}" ${checked ? 'checked' : ''}>
           <div class="source-label">
             <span class="source-item-name">${escapeHTML(item.name)}</span>
-            <span class="source-item-path">${escapeHTML(item.path)}</span>
+            <span class="source-item-path">/media/${escapeHTML(item.path)}</span>
           </div>
         </div>
         ${expanded && loadingNodes.has(item.path) ? '<div class="source-loading">Loading...</div>' : ''}
-        ${expanded && childrenKnown && children.length ? `<div class="source-children">${renderSourceNodes(root, item.path)}</div>` : ''}
+        ${expanded && childrenKnown && children.length ? `<div class="source-children">${renderSourceNodes(item.path)}</div>` : ''}
       </div>
     `;
   }).join('');
@@ -314,54 +240,24 @@ function renderSourceNodes(root, parentPathValue) {
 
 function renderSources() {
   const el = document.getElementById('sourceTree');
-  if (!sourceRoots.length) {
-    el.innerHTML = '<div class="text-muted source-tree-empty">No source folders added yet.</div>';
+  const roots = sourceTree.get('');
+
+  if (loadingNodes.has('') && !roots) {
+    el.innerHTML = '<div class="text-muted source-tree-empty">Loading...</div>';
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!roots || !roots.length) {
+    el.innerHTML = '<div class="text-muted source-tree-empty">No folders found in /media.</div>';
     return;
   }
 
-  el.innerHTML = sourceRoots.map((root) => {
-    const checked = effectiveSourceState(root);
-    const expanded = expandedNodes.has(root);
-    const childrenKnown = sourceTree.has(root);
-    const children = childrenKnown ? sourceTree.get(root) : [];
-    const hasChildren = !childrenKnown || children.length > 0;
-
-    return `
-      <div class="source-root-card">
-        <div class="source-row source-root-row">
-          <button
-            type="button"
-            class="source-toggle ${hasChildren ? '' : 'source-toggle-empty'}"
-            data-action="toggle-expand"
-            data-path="${escapeHTML(root)}"
-            ${hasChildren ? '' : 'tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"'}
-          >${expanded ? '▾' : '▸'}</button>
-          <input class="source-check" type="checkbox" data-action="toggle-check" data-path="${escapeHTML(root)}" ${checked ? 'checked' : ''}>
-          <div class="source-label">
-            <div class="source-root-title">
-              <span class="source-item-name">${escapeHTML(nodeName(root))}</span>
-              <span class="source-root-badge">Root</span>
-            </div>
-            <span class="source-item-path">${escapeHTML(root)}</span>
-          </div>
-          <button type="button" class="button-secondary button-sm" data-action="remove-root" data-path="${escapeHTML(root)}">Remove</button>
-        </div>
-        ${expanded && loadingNodes.has(root) ? '<div class="source-loading">Loading...</div>' : ''}
-        ${expanded && childrenKnown && children.length ? `<div class="source-children">${renderSourceNodes(root, root)}</div>` : ''}
-      </div>
-    `;
-  }).join('');
+  el.innerHTML = renderSourceNodes('');
 }
 
-function deriveRootsFromSources(sources) {
-  const explicitRoots = sources.filter((source) => source.root).map((source) => source.path);
-  if (explicitRoots.length) {
-    return explicitRoots;
-  }
-
-  return sources
-    .map((source) => source.path)
-    .filter((path, index, all) => !all.some((other, otherIndex) => otherIndex !== index && isPathWithin(other, path) && !isSamePath(other, path)));
+async function reloadSourceTree() {
+  sourceTree.clear();
+  expandedNodes.clear();
+  await loadSourceChildren('');
 }
 
 function defaultAllowedExtensions() {
@@ -435,10 +331,7 @@ async function loadSettings() {
     (cfg.sources || []).forEach((source) => {
       sourceConfig[source.path] = !!source.enabled;
     });
-    sourceRoots = deriveRootsFromSources(cfg.sources || []).sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));
-    expandedNodes.clear();
-    sourceTree.clear();
-    await reloadAllSourceTrees();
+    renderSources();
   } catch (error) {}
 }
 
@@ -446,15 +339,15 @@ async function saveSettings(event) {
   event.preventDefault();
 
   const body = {
-    reserve_free_gb:   parseFloat(document.getElementById('reserveGB').value) || 2,
-    dest_folder:       document.getElementById('destFolder').value.trim() || 'media',
-    file_select_mode:  document.getElementById('fileSelectMode').value,
+    reserve_free_gb:    parseFloat(document.getElementById('reserveGB').value) || 2,
+    dest_folder:        document.getElementById('destFolder').value.trim() || 'media',
+    file_select_mode:   document.getElementById('fileSelectMode').value,
     allowed_files_mode: allowedFilesMode,
     enabled_media_types: selectedMediaTypes(),
     allowed_extensions: parseExtensionsInput(document.getElementById('allowedExtensions').value),
-    overwrite_mode:    document.getElementById('overwriteMode').value,
-    auto_copy:         document.getElementById('autoCopy').checked,
-    sources:           collectSourcesForSave(),
+    overwrite_mode:     document.getElementById('overwriteMode').value,
+    auto_copy:          document.getElementById('autoCopy').checked,
+    sources:            collectSourcesForSave(),
   };
 
   try {
@@ -476,22 +369,16 @@ async function saveSettings(event) {
 }
 
 document.getElementById('sourceTree').addEventListener('click', async (event) => {
-  const button = event.target.closest('button[data-action]');
+  const button = event.target.closest('[data-action="toggle-expand"]');
   if (!button) return;
 
-  const action = button.dataset.action;
   const path = button.dataset.path;
-  if (action === 'toggle-expand') {
-    if (expandedNodes.has(path)) {
-      expandedNodes.delete(path);
-      renderSources();
-      return;
-    }
-    await ensureExpanded(path);
-  }
-  if (action === 'remove-root') {
-    removeRoot(path);
+  if (expandedNodes.has(path)) {
+    expandedNodes.delete(path);
+    renderSources();
+    return;
   }
+  await ensureExpanded(path);
 });
 
 document.getElementById('sourceTree').addEventListener('change', (event) => {
@@ -502,5 +389,6 @@ document.getElementById('sourceTree').addEventListener('change', (event) => {
 
 renderMediaTypeHints();
 loadSettings();
+loadSourceChildren('');
 </script>
 {{end}}