diff --git a/src/Clip.cpp b/src/Clip.cpp
index d8b61b3a..b63fdba7 100644
--- a/src/Clip.cpp
+++ b/src/Clip.cpp
@@ -111,24 +111,39 @@ void Clip::init_reader_settings() {
 	}
 }
 
-// Init reader's rotation (if any)
 void Clip::init_reader_rotation() {
-	// Dont init rotation if clip has keyframes
+	// Don't init rotation if clip already has keyframes.
 	if (rotation.GetCount() > 0)
 		return;
 
-	// Init rotation
+	// Get rotation from metadata (if any)
+	float rotate_angle = 0.0f;
 	if (reader && reader->info.metadata.count("rotate") > 0) {
-		// Use reader metadata rotation (if any)
-		// This is typical with cell phone videos filmed in different orientations
 		try {
-			float rotate_metadata = strtof(reader->info.metadata["rotate"].c_str(), 0);
-			rotation = Keyframe(rotate_metadata);
-		} catch (const std::exception& e) {}
+			rotate_angle = strtof(reader->info.metadata["rotate"].c_str(), nullptr);
+		} catch (const std::exception& e) {
+			// Leave rotate_angle at default 0.0f
+		}
 	}
-	else
-		// Default no rotation
-		rotation = Keyframe(0.0);
+	rotation = Keyframe(rotate_angle);
+
+	// Compute uniform scale factors for rotated video.
+	// Assume reader->info.width and reader->info.height are the clip's natural dimensions.
+	float w = static_cast<float>(reader->info.width);
+	float h = static_cast<float>(reader->info.height);
+	float rad = rotate_angle * M_PI / 180.0f;
+
+	// Calculate the dimensions of the bounding box for the rotated clip.
+	float new_width  = fabs(w * cos(rad)) + fabs(h * sin(rad));
+	float new_height = fabs(w * sin(rad)) + fabs(h * cos(rad));
+
+	// To have the rotated clip appear the same size as the unrotated clip,
+	// compute a uniform scale factor S that brings the bounding box back to (w, h).
+	float uniform_scale = std::min(w / new_width, h / new_height);
+
+	// Set scale keyframes uniformly.
+	scale_x = Keyframe(uniform_scale);
+	scale_y = Keyframe(uniform_scale);
 }
 
 // Default Constructor for a clip