diff --git a/src/watcher.rs b/src/watcher.rs
index ea25974..1b2aae8 100644
--- a/src/watcher.rs
+++ b/src/watcher.rs
@@ -740,6 +740,135 @@ pub fn playlist_needs_generation(video_path: &Path, playlist_path: &Path) -> boo
     true
 }
 
+/// Register files in `image_exif` (hash, perceptual hashes, EXIF, resolved
+/// date). Returns the `(absolute, rel_path)` pairs whose row was written.
+/// Shared by the watcher tick and the targeted ingest after an Enhance
+/// approval (#192).
+pub fn register_new_files(
+    library: &libraries::Library,
+    files_needing_row: Vec<(PathBuf, String)>,
+    exif_dao: &Arc<Mutex<Box<dyn ExifDao>>>,
+) -> Vec<(PathBuf, String)> {
+    let mut newly_registered: Vec<(PathBuf, String)> = Vec::new();
+    if files_needing_row.is_empty() {
+        return newly_registered;
+    }
+    info!(
+        "Registering {} new files in image_exif",
+        files_needing_row.len()
+    );
+
+    for (file_path, relative_path) in files_needing_row {
+        let registered_file = (file_path.clone(), relative_path.clone());
+        let timestamp = Utc::now().timestamp();
+
+        // Hash + size from filesystem metadata — always attempted so
+        // every file gets a content_hash, even when EXIF is absent.
+        let (content_hash, size_bytes) = match content_hash::compute(&file_path) {
+            Ok(id) => (Some(id.content_hash), Some(id.size_bytes)),
+            Err(e) => {
+                warn!("Failed to hash {}: {:?}", file_path.display(), e);
+                (None, None)
+            }
+        };
+
+        // Perceptual hashes (pHash + dHash). Best-effort — None for
+        // videos and decode failures. Drives near-duplicate detection
+        // in the Apollo duplicates surface; failure here is non-fatal
+        // and never blocks indexing.
+        let perceptual = perceptual_hash::compute(&file_path);
+
+        // EXIF is best-effort enrichment. When extraction fails (or the
+        // file type doesn't support EXIF) we still store a row with all
+        // EXIF fields NULL; the file remains visible to sort-by-date
+        // and tag queries via its rel_path and filesystem timestamps.
+        let exif_fields = if exif::supports_exif(&file_path) {
+            match exif::extract_exif_from_path(&file_path) {
+                Ok(data) => Some(data),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    debug!(
+                        "No EXIF or parse error for {}: {:?}",
+                        file_path.display(),
+                        e
+                    );
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+
+        // Canonical date_taken via the waterfall — kamadak-exif (already
+        // computed above) → exiftool fallback for videos / MakerNote /
+        // QuickTime → filename regex → earliest_fs_time. Source is
+        // recorded so the per-tick backfill drain can re-run weak
+        // resolutions later. The EXIF branch additionally runs the
+        // camera-offset cascade to produce the new-contract columns
+        // (date_utc / camera_offset_minutes / date_taken_tz_source,
+        // ADR-0001) while the legacy date_taken stays byte-identical.
+        let resolved_date = date_resolver::resolve_date_taken(
+            &file_path,
+            exif_fields
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(date_resolver::exif_prior_from)
+                .as_ref(),
+        );
+
+        let insert_exif = InsertImageExif {
+            library_id: library.id,
+            file_path: relative_path.clone(),
+            camera_make: exif_fields.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.camera_make.clone()),
+            camera_model: exif_fields.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.camera_model.clone()),
+            lens_model: exif_fields.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.lens_model.clone()),
+            width: exif_fields.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.width),
+            height: exif_fields.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.height),
+            orientation: exif_fields.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.orientation),
+            gps_latitude: exif_fields
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(|e| e.gps_latitude.map(|v| v as f32)),
+            gps_longitude: exif_fields
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(|e| e.gps_longitude.map(|v| v as f32)),
+            gps_altitude: exif_fields
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(|e| e.gps_altitude.map(|v| v as f32)),
+            focal_length: exif_fields
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(|e| e.focal_length.map(|v| v as f32)),
+            aperture: exif_fields
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(|e| e.aperture.map(|v| v as f32)),
+            shutter_speed: exif_fields.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.shutter_speed.clone()),
+            iso: exif_fields.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.iso),
+            date_taken: resolved_date.map(|r| r.timestamp),
+            created_time: timestamp,
+            last_modified: timestamp,
+            content_hash,
+            size_bytes,
+            phash_64: perceptual.map(|h| h.phash_64),
+            dhash_64: perceptual.map(|h| h.dhash_64),
+            date_taken_source: resolved_date.map(|r| r.source.as_str().to_string()),
+            date_utc: resolved_date.and_then(|r| r.date_utc),
+            camera_offset_minutes: resolved_date.and_then(|r| r.camera_offset_minutes),
+            date_taken_tz_source: resolved_date
+                .and_then(|r| r.tz_source)
+                .map(|t| t.as_str().to_string()),
+        };
+
+        let mut dao = exif_dao.lock().expect("Unable to lock ExifDao");
+        if let Err(e) = dao.store_exif(insert_exif) {
+            error!(
+                "Failed to register {} in image_exif: {:?}",
+                relative_path, e
+            );
+        } else {
+            debug!("Registered {} in image_exif", relative_path);
+            newly_registered.push(registered_file);
+        }
+    }
+    newly_registered
+}
+
 pub fn process_new_files(
     library: &libraries::Library,
     exif_dao: Arc<Mutex<Box<dyn ExifDao>>>,
@@ -834,119 +963,7 @@ pub fn process_new_files(
     }
 
     if !files_needing_row.is_empty() {
-        info!(
-            "Registering {} new files in image_exif",
-            files_needing_row.len()
-        );
-
-        for (file_path, relative_path) in files_needing_row {
-            let registered_file = (file_path.clone(), relative_path.clone());
-            let timestamp = Utc::now().timestamp();
-
-            // Hash + size from filesystem metadata — always attempted so
-            // every file gets a content_hash, even when EXIF is absent.
-            let (content_hash, size_bytes) = match content_hash::compute(&file_path) {
-                Ok(id) => (Some(id.content_hash), Some(id.size_bytes)),
-                Err(e) => {
-                    warn!("Failed to hash {}: {:?}", file_path.display(), e);
-                    (None, None)
-                }
-            };
-
-            // Perceptual hashes (pHash + dHash). Best-effort — None for
-            // videos and decode failures. Drives near-duplicate detection
-            // in the Apollo duplicates surface; failure here is non-fatal
-            // and never blocks indexing.
-            let perceptual = perceptual_hash::compute(&file_path);
-
-            // EXIF is best-effort enrichment. When extraction fails (or the
-            // file type doesn't support EXIF) we still store a row with all
-            // EXIF fields NULL; the file remains visible to sort-by-date
-            // and tag queries via its rel_path and filesystem timestamps.
-            let exif_fields = if exif::supports_exif(&file_path) {
-                match exif::extract_exif_from_path(&file_path) {
-                    Ok(data) => Some(data),
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        debug!(
-                            "No EXIF or parse error for {}: {:?}",
-                            file_path.display(),
-                            e
-                        );
-                        None
-                    }
-                }
-            } else {
-                None
-            };
-
-            // Canonical date_taken via the waterfall — kamadak-exif (already
-            // computed above) → exiftool fallback for videos / MakerNote /
-            // QuickTime → filename regex → earliest_fs_time. Source is
-            // recorded so the per-tick backfill drain can re-run weak
-            // resolutions later. The EXIF branch additionally runs the
-            // camera-offset cascade to produce the new-contract columns
-            // (date_utc / camera_offset_minutes / date_taken_tz_source,
-            // ADR-0001) while the legacy date_taken stays byte-identical.
-            let resolved_date = date_resolver::resolve_date_taken(
-                &file_path,
-                exif_fields
-                    .as_ref()
-                    .and_then(date_resolver::exif_prior_from)
-                    .as_ref(),
-            );
-
-            let insert_exif = InsertImageExif {
-                library_id: library.id,
-                file_path: relative_path.clone(),
-                camera_make: exif_fields.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.camera_make.clone()),
-                camera_model: exif_fields.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.camera_model.clone()),
-                lens_model: exif_fields.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.lens_model.clone()),
-                width: exif_fields.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.width),
-                height: exif_fields.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.height),
-                orientation: exif_fields.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.orientation),
-                gps_latitude: exif_fields
-                    .as_ref()
-                    .and_then(|e| e.gps_latitude.map(|v| v as f32)),
-                gps_longitude: exif_fields
-                    .as_ref()
-                    .and_then(|e| e.gps_longitude.map(|v| v as f32)),
-                gps_altitude: exif_fields
-                    .as_ref()
-                    .and_then(|e| e.gps_altitude.map(|v| v as f32)),
-                focal_length: exif_fields
-                    .as_ref()
-                    .and_then(|e| e.focal_length.map(|v| v as f32)),
-                aperture: exif_fields
-                    .as_ref()
-                    .and_then(|e| e.aperture.map(|v| v as f32)),
-                shutter_speed: exif_fields.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.shutter_speed.clone()),
-                iso: exif_fields.as_ref().and_then(|e| e.iso),
-                date_taken: resolved_date.map(|r| r.timestamp),
-                created_time: timestamp,
-                last_modified: timestamp,
-                content_hash,
-                size_bytes,
-                phash_64: perceptual.map(|h| h.phash_64),
-                dhash_64: perceptual.map(|h| h.dhash_64),
-                date_taken_source: resolved_date.map(|r| r.source.as_str().to_string()),
-                date_utc: resolved_date.and_then(|r| r.date_utc),
-                camera_offset_minutes: resolved_date.and_then(|r| r.camera_offset_minutes),
-                date_taken_tz_source: resolved_date
-                    .and_then(|r| r.tz_source)
-                    .map(|t| t.as_str().to_string()),
-            };
-
-            let mut dao = exif_dao.lock().expect("Unable to lock ExifDao");
-            if let Err(e) = dao.store_exif(insert_exif) {
-                error!(
-                    "Failed to register {} in image_exif: {:?}",
-                    relative_path, e
-                );
-            } else {
-                debug!("Registered {} in image_exif", relative_path);
-                newly_registered.push(registered_file);
-            }
-        }
+        newly_registered = register_new_files(library, files_needing_row, &exif_dao);
     }
 
     // ── Photo versions (#191) ──────────────────────────────────────────