diff --git a/nerfstudio/viewer/app/src/index.scss b/nerfstudio/viewer/app/src/index.scss
index c39522b58..a27610a81 100644
--- a/nerfstudio/viewer/app/src/index.scss
+++ b/nerfstudio/viewer/app/src/index.scss
@@ -96,6 +96,29 @@ $sidebar-color: $accent-color3 !default;
 $sidebar-width: 100% !default;
 @import '~react-pro-sidebar/dist/scss/styles.scss';
 
+// Scrollbar
+
+/* width */
+::-webkit-scrollbar {
+  width: 8px;
+  height: 6px;
+}
+
+/* Track */
+::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
+  background: #454651;
+}
+
+/* Handle */
+::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
+  background: $accent-color3;
+}
+
+/* Handle on hover */
+::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
+  background: $highlight-color2;
+}
+
 // ------------------------------------
 // Status Panel styling
 .StatusPanel {
@@ -161,6 +184,41 @@ $sidebar-width: 100% !default;
   margin: 3px;
 }
 
+// ------------------------------------
+// Render Modal styling
+
+.RenderModal-box {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 50%;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+  width: 600px; // 400
+  background-color: $base-color2;
+  border: 2px solid #000;
+  //   box-shadow: 24px 24px;
+  padding: 32px;
+}
+
+.RenderModal-code {
+  padding: 10px;
+  background-color: $base-color3;
+  overflow-x: scroll;
+  font-family: monospace;
+  white-space: pre;
+  margin-top: 16px;
+}
+
+.RenderModal-inline-code {
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  color: $accent-color3;
+}
+
+.RenderModal-box .RenderModal-button {
+  width: 50%;
+  padding: 5px;
+  margin-top: 20px;
+}
+
 // ------------------------------------
 // Camera Pane
 
@@ -173,6 +231,13 @@ $sidebar-width: 100% !default;
   margin-top: 8px;
 }
 
+.CameraPanel-render-button {
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 70%;
+  margin: 4px;
+  margin-top: 8px;
+}
+
 .CameraPanel-slider-container {
   margin-top: 40px;
   margin-left: auto;
diff --git a/nerfstudio/viewer/app/src/modules/RenderModal/RenderModal.jsx b/nerfstudio/viewer/app/src/modules/RenderModal/RenderModal.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6305d4043
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nerfstudio/viewer/app/src/modules/RenderModal/RenderModal.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/* eslint-disable react/jsx-props-no-spreading */
+import * as React from 'react';
+
+import { Box, Button, Modal, TextField, Typography } from '@mui/material';
+import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import ContentCopyRoundedIcon from '@mui/icons-material/ContentCopyRounded';
+
+interface RenderModalProps {
+  open: object;
+  setOpen: object;
+}
+
+export default function RenderModal(props: RenderModalProps) {
+  const open = props.open;
+  const setOpen = props.setOpen;
+
+  // redux store state
+  const config_base_dir = useSelector(
+    (state) => state.renderingState.config_base_dir,
+  );
+
+  // react state
+  const [filename, setFilename] = React.useState('render_output');
+
+  const handleClose = () => setOpen(false);
+
+  // Copy the text inside the text field
+  const config_filename = `${config_base_dir}/config.yml`;
+  const camera_path_filename = `${config_base_dir}/camera_path.json`;
+  const cmd = `ns-render --load-config ${config_filename} --traj filename --camera-path-filename ${camera_path_filename} --output-path renders/${filename}.mp4`;
+
+  const text_intro = `To render a full resolution video, run the following command in a terminal.`;
+
+  const handleCopy = () => {
+    navigator.clipboard.writeText(cmd);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="RenderModal">
+      <Modal
+        open={open}
+        onClose={handleClose}
+        aria-labelledby="modal-modal-title"
+        aria-describedby="modal-modal-description"
+      >
+        <Box className="RenderModal-box">
+          <Typography
+            id="modal-modal-description"
+            component="div"
+            sx={{ mt: 2 }}
+          >
+            <div className="RenderModel-content">
+              <h2>Rendering</h2>
+              <p>
+                {text_intro}
+                <br />
+                The video will be saved to{' '}
+                <code className="RenderModal-inline-code">
+                  ./renders/{filename}.mp4
+                </code>
+                .
+              </p>
+              <TextField
+                label="Output Name"
+                inputProps={{
+                  inputMode: 'numeric',
+                  pattern: '[+-]?([0-9]*[.])?[0-9]+',
+                }}
+                onChange={(e) => {
+                  setFilename(e.target.value);
+                }}
+                value={filename}
+                variant="standard"
+              />
+              <div className="RenderModal-code">{cmd}</div>
+              <div style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>
+                <Button
+                  className="RenderModal-button"
+                  variant="outlined"
+                  size="small"
+                  startIcon={<ContentCopyRoundedIcon />}
+                  onClick={handleCopy}
+                >
+                  Copy Command
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </Typography>
+        </Box>
+      </Modal>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/nerfstudio/viewer/app/src/modules/RenderModal/index.jsx b/nerfstudio/viewer/app/src/modules/RenderModal/index.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..347dbeb7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nerfstudio/viewer/app/src/modules/RenderModal/index.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import RenderModal from './RenderModal';
+
+export default RenderModal;
diff --git a/nerfstudio/viewer/app/src/modules/SidePanel/CameraPanel/CameraPanel.jsx b/nerfstudio/viewer/app/src/modules/SidePanel/CameraPanel/CameraPanel.jsx
index 9f1cf207d..d55915ab0 100644
--- a/nerfstudio/viewer/app/src/modules/SidePanel/CameraPanel/CameraPanel.jsx
+++ b/nerfstudio/viewer/app/src/modules/SidePanel/CameraPanel/CameraPanel.jsx
@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@ import AddAPhotoIcon from '@mui/icons-material/AddAPhoto';
 import ArrowBackIosNewIcon from '@mui/icons-material/ArrowBackIosNew';
 import ArrowForwardIosIcon from '@mui/icons-material/ArrowForwardIos';
 import { CSS2DObject } from 'three/examples/jsm/renderers/CSS2DRenderer';
-import ContentPasteGoIcon from '@mui/icons-material/ContentPasteGo';
 import DeleteIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Delete';
 import FirstPageIcon from '@mui/icons-material/FirstPage';
 import FileDownloadOutlinedIcon from '@mui/icons-material/FileDownloadOutlined';
 import FileUploadOutlinedIcon from '@mui/icons-material/FileUploadOutlined';
-import IconButton from '@mui/material/IconButton';
 import LastPageIcon from '@mui/icons-material/LastPage';
 import PauseIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Pause';
 import PlayArrowIcon from '@mui/icons-material/PlayArrow';
@@ -32,9 +30,11 @@ import { Stack } from '@mui/system';
 import TextField from '@mui/material/TextField';
 import Tooltip from '@mui/material/Tooltip';
 import VisibilityIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Visibility';
+import VideoCameraBackIcon from '@mui/icons-material/VideoCameraBack';
 import { CameraHelper } from './CameraHelper';
 import { get_curve_object_from_cameras, get_transform_matrix } from './curve';
 import { WebSocketContext } from '../../WebSocket/WebSocket';
+import RenderModal from '../../RenderModal';
 
 const msgpack = require('msgpack-lite');
 
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ export default function CameraPanel(props) {
   const [is_linear, setIsLinear] = React.useState(false);
   const [seconds, setSeconds] = React.useState(4);
   const [fps, setFps] = React.useState(24);
+  const [render_modal_open, setRenderModalOpen] = React.useState(false);
 
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const render_height = useSelector(
@@ -529,16 +530,11 @@ export default function CameraPanel(props) {
     fr.readAsText(fileUpload);
   };
 
-  const copy_cmd_to_clipboard = () => {
-    console.log('copy_cmd_to_clipboard');
+  const open_render_modal = () => {
+    setRenderModalOpen(true);
 
     const camera_path_object = get_camera_path();
-
-    // Copy the text inside the text field
-    const config_filename = `${config_base_dir}/config.yml`;
     const camera_path_filename = `${config_base_dir}/camera_path.json`;
-    const cmd = `ns-render --load-config ${config_filename} --traj filename --camera-path-filename ${camera_path_filename} --output-path renders/output.mp4`;
-    navigator.clipboard.writeText(cmd);
 
     const camera_path_payload = {
       camera_path_filename,
@@ -597,13 +593,17 @@ export default function CameraPanel(props) {
             Export Path
           </Button>
         </div>
-        <div className="CameraPanel-top-button">
-          <Tooltip title="Copy Cmd to Clipboard">
-            <IconButton onClick={copy_cmd_to_clipboard}>
-              <ContentPasteGoIcon />
-            </IconButton>
-          </Tooltip>
-        </div>
+        <br />
+        <RenderModal open={render_modal_open} setOpen={setRenderModalOpen} />
+        <Button
+          className="CameraPanel-render-button"
+          variant="outlined"
+          size="small"
+          startIcon={<VideoCameraBackIcon />}
+          onClick={open_render_modal}
+        >
+          Render
+        </Button>
       </div>
       <div className="CameraList-row-time-interval">
         <TextField