diff --git a/4-seasons.sh b/4-seasons.sh
index ceb6c4e..b53df3b 100755
--- a/4-seasons.sh
+++ b/4-seasons.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fi
 echo "Images found: $total_images"
 
 # ── Prepare output directory ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
-output_dir="$base_dir/movies/$CAM_NAME/$ASTRO_YEAR/$SEASON/Mvt$MVT_NUM"
+output_dir="$MOVIES_DIR/$CAM_NAME/$ASTRO_YEAR/$SEASON/Mvt$MVT_NUM"
 mkdir -p "$output_dir"
 
 # ── Build sorted image list ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/daily_sunrise_video.sh b/daily_sunrise_video.sh
index 04082bd..da5bf51 100644
--- a/daily_sunrise_video.sh
+++ b/daily_sunrise_video.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ output_date=$(date +%Y-%m)
 image_dir="$BASE_DIR/$CAM_NAME/$current_date"
 
 # Set output directory
-output_dir="$BASE_DIR/movies/$CAM_NAME/$output_date/sunrise-only"
+output_dir="$MOVIES_DIR/$CAM_NAME/$output_date/sunrise-only"
 
 # Make sure the output directory exists
 mkdir -p "$output_dir"
diff --git a/fullday-video.sh b/fullday-video.sh
index c5418f0..a627b5e 100755
--- a/fullday-video.sh
+++ b/fullday-video.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ base_dir="$BASE_DIR"
 # ── Date / paths ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 yesterday=$(date --date="yesterday" +%Y-%m-%d)
 image_dir="$base_dir/$CAM_NAME/$yesterday"
-output_dir="$base_dir/movies/$CAM_NAME/fullday"
+output_dir="$MOVIES_DIR/$CAM_NAME/fullday"
 mkdir -p "$output_dir"
 
 # ── Purge old full-day videos ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/montage-mvt.sh b/montage-mvt.sh
index 0b9001c..dfcd52a 100755
--- a/montage-mvt.sh
+++ b/montage-mvt.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ eval "$(python3 "$SCRIPT_DIR/season_info.py" ${DATE_ARG:+"$DATE_ARG"})"
 echo "Season=$SEASON  Mvt=$MVT_NUM  Year=$ASTRO_YEAR  (ref: ${DATE_ARG:-today})"
 
 # ── Locate files ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-video_dir="$base_dir/movies/$CAM_NAME/$ASTRO_YEAR/$SEASON/Mvt$MVT_NUM"
+video_dir="$MOVIES_DIR/$CAM_NAME/$ASTRO_YEAR/$SEASON/Mvt$MVT_NUM"
 output_dir="$video_dir/montage"
 mkdir -p "$output_dir"
 
diff --git a/sky-cam.conf b/sky-cam.conf
index c386dd6..2046e92 100644
--- a/sky-cam.conf
+++ b/sky-cam.conf
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ SCRIPT_DIR=/home/motion/drives/local-2tb/sunrise-scripts
 
 # ── Storage ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 BASE_DIR=/home/motion/drives/local-2tb
+MOVIES_DIR=$BASE_DIR/movies        # override if videos live on a different drive
 MUSIC_DIR=/home/motion/drives/local-2tb/music/4 Seasons
 
 # ── Location & timezone ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/sunrise2mm.py b/sunrise2mm.py
index 6b3c0d0..d4cafe2 100644
--- a/sunrise2mm.py
+++ b/sunrise2mm.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ today_date_str = today.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")  # e.g., "2024-11-05"
 today_month_str = today.strftime("%Y-%m")     # e.g., "2024-11"
 
 # Set the full folder path for today's video
-base_video_folder = os.path.join(config.get('BASE_DIR', ''), 'movies', config.get('CAM_NAME', 'sunrise'))
+base_video_folder = os.path.join(config.get('MOVIES_DIR', ''), config.get('CAM_NAME', 'sunrise'))
 output_dir = os.path.join(base_video_folder, today_month_str, "sunrise-only")
 
 # Check if the directory exists
diff --git a/year-end-join.sh b/year-end-join.sh
index 4fda07a..4da4746 100755
--- a/year-end-join.sh
+++ b/year-end-join.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # The 12 individual movement videos already carry their own attribution overlay
 # (first 6 seconds of each), so no extra card is appended here.
 #
-# Output: $BASE_DIR/movies/$CAM_NAME/$ASTRO_YEAR/$CAM_NAME-$ASTRO_YEAR.mp4
+# Output: $MOVIES_DIR/$CAM_NAME/$ASTRO_YEAR/$CAM_NAME-$ASTRO_YEAR.mp4
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fi
 # Camera name: second argument overrides conf (passed through from montage-mvt.sh).
 CAM_NAME="${2:-$CAM_NAME}"
 
-year_dir="$BASE_DIR/movies/$CAM_NAME/$ASTRO_YEAR"
+year_dir="$MOVIES_DIR/$CAM_NAME/$ASTRO_YEAR"
 
 echo "Assembling Four Seasons $ASTRO_YEAR from $year_dir ..."