diff --git a/app/legacy/inspector.js b/app/legacy/inspector.js
index b687e146..b70b17df 100644
--- a/app/legacy/inspector.js
+++ b/app/legacy/inspector.js
@@ -585,6 +585,17 @@
     row2.append(numberField("Height", p.height != null ? p.height : 512, (v) => S.patchProjectQuiet({ height: v }), "pj-h"));
     body.append(row2);
 
+    // The final render takes its size from a clip's own resolution, so a project Width/Height never
+    // rescales the material (and never adds black bars).
+    const sizeFrom = el("select"); sizeFrom.dataset.k = "pj-export-size";
+    const rendered = S.orderedTimelineScenes().filter((sc) => !sc.excluded && S.get().sceneRenders[sc.id]);
+    const opts = [["", "The first clip's own size"], ["project", `The project's size (${p.width || 768}×${p.height || 512})`]]
+      .concat(rendered.map((sc, i) => [sc.id, `Clip ${i + 1}'s own size`]));
+    if (p.export_size_from && !opts.some(([v]) => v === p.export_size_from)) opts.push([p.export_size_from, "A clip that is no longer here (the first clip is used)"]);
+    opts.forEach(([v, lbl]) => { const o = new Option(lbl, v); if ((p.export_size_from || "") === v) o.selected = true; sizeFrom.append(o); });
+    sizeFrom.onchange = () => S.patchProject({ export_size_from: sizeFrom.value });
+    body.append(field("Final render size", sizeFrom));
+
     // Sets what a new scene starts from and whether a missing anchor is worth mentioning.
     // Images stay wireable in either mode.
     const mode = el("select"); mode.dataset.k = "pj-genmode";
diff --git a/app/legacy/store.js b/app/legacy/store.js
index aea8475c..f239126f 100644
--- a/app/legacy/store.js
+++ b/app/legacy/store.js
@@ -5061,7 +5061,7 @@
     get, set, subscribe, notify, init,
     scheduleSaveFromHistory, notifyHistoryState,
     refreshProjectList, loadProject, newProject, deleteProject, downloadProject, importProject,
-    patchProject, patchProjectQuiet, patchScene, patchSceneQuiet, flushSave, suspendSave, resumeSave, selectScene, addScene, removeScene, removeSelectedScenes, removeFromPlan, restoreToPlan, dismissGhost, moveScene, moveSceneTo, moveTimelineClip, scene,
+    orderedTimelineScenes, patchProject, patchProjectQuiet, patchScene, patchSceneQuiet, flushSave, suspendSave, resumeSave, selectScene, addScene, removeScene, removeSelectedScenes, removeFromPlan, restoreToPlan, dismissGhost, moveScene, moveSceneTo, moveTimelineClip, scene,
     addVideoClip, addImageClip, convertToVideo, convertToScene, isVideoClip, isGenerativeScene,
     genUnitId, isGenSubclip, genUnitRoot, genUnitSceneIds,
     renderPromptForScene, renderPromptMismatch, renderAnchorMismatch, renderMediaLabel, renderIsStale,
diff --git a/core/projects.py b/core/projects.py
index 0198af6b..b0cd3a20 100644
--- a/core/projects.py
+++ b/core/projects.py
@@ -412,6 +412,9 @@ class Project:
     refinement_key: str = "default"
     #: Audio: keep each clip's own sound, plus lanes mixed over the montage.
     keep_original_audio: bool = True
+    #: Which clip's own resolution the final render takes: "" = the first clip on the timeline,
+    #: "project" = the project's Width x Height, otherwise a scene id.
+    export_size_from: str = ""
     audio_tracks: list = field(default_factory=list)
     overlay_lanes: list = field(default_factory=list)
     overlay_tracks: list = field(default_factory=list)
@@ -472,6 +475,7 @@ class Project:
             references=[r for r in _blob(d.get("references"), list) if isinstance(r, str) and r][:256],
             refinement_key=_str(d.get("refinement_key"), "default", 64) or "default",
             keep_original_audio=_bool(d.get("keep_original_audio"), True),
+            export_size_from=_str(d.get("export_size_from"), "", 128),
             audio_tracks=_dicts(d.get("audio_tracks")),
             overlay_lanes=_dicts(d.get("overlay_lanes")),
             overlay_tracks=_dicts(d.get("overlay_tracks")),
diff --git a/modules/output/render/files.py b/modules/output/render/files.py
index d7322009..7325e98a 100644
--- a/modules/output/render/files.py
+++ b/modules/output/render/files.py
@@ -182,6 +182,21 @@ def duration(path: str) -> float | None:
     return 0.0 if proc.returncode == 0 else None
 
 
+def dimensions(path: str) -> tuple[int, int] | None:
+    """(width, height) of the first video stream, or None."""
+    probe = shutil.which("ffprobe")
+    if not probe:
+        return None
+    proc = subprocess.run([probe, "-v", "error", "-select_streams", "v:0", "-show_entries",
+                           "stream=width,height", "-of", "csv=p=0:s=x", path],
+                          capture_output=True, text=True)
+    try:
+        w, h = proc.stdout.strip().split("x")[:2]
+        return (int(w), int(h)) if int(w) > 0 and int(h) > 0 else None
+    except ValueError:
+        return None
+
+
 def frame_rate(path: str) -> str | None:
     """The first video stream's rate as ffprobe spells it ("25/1"), or None."""
     probe = shutil.which("ffprobe")
diff --git a/modules/output/render/stitch.py b/modules/output/render/stitch.py
index 637543bc..bc679aee 100644
--- a/modules/output/render/stitch.py
+++ b/modules/output/render/stitch.py
@@ -224,6 +224,20 @@ def _clip_spec_ok(c) -> bool:
     return isinstance(c, dict) and (c.get("bin_media_ref") or c.get("filename"))
 
 
+def export_canvas(project, clips: list[dict], paths: list[str], fallback: tuple[int, int]) -> tuple[int, int]:
+    """The size the final render is made at: the real resolution of the clip the person chose
+    (default: the first), never the project's Width x Height unless asked for -- a project
+    setting must not rescale the material."""
+    choice = getattr(project, "export_size_from", "") or ""
+    if choice == "project":
+        return fallback
+    idx = next((i for i, c in enumerate(clips) if choice and c.get("scene_id") == choice), 0)
+    got = files.dimensions(paths[idx])
+    if got:
+        return got
+    return int(_f(clips[idx].get("w")) or fallback[0]), int(_f(clips[idx].get("h")) or fallback[1])
+
+
 def render(project, clips: list[dict]) -> dict:
     """Run the final render: -> {"media": {...temp file...}, "clips": n}. Blocking: call it off the event loop."""
     clips = [c for c in clips if _clip_spec_ok(c)] if isinstance(clips, list) else []
@@ -237,7 +251,9 @@ def render(project, clips: list[dict]) -> dict:
     except files.ClipError as exc:
         raise RenderError(str(exc)) from exc
     if clips:
-        cw, ch = int(_f(clips[0].get("w")) or cw), int(_f(clips[0].get("h")) or ch)
+        cw, ch = export_canvas(project, clips, paths, (cw, ch))
+        for c in clips:
+            c["w"], c["h"] = cw, ch                 # build_filter reads the canvas off the clips
         fps = _f(clips[0].get("fps")) or fps
         for i, (c, p) in enumerate(zip(clips, paths)):
             c["has_audio"] = files.has_audio(p)
diff --git a/modules/output/render/tests/test_stitch.py b/modules/output/render/tests/test_stitch.py
index 2ecc8fdd..fe7b7621 100644
--- a/modules/output/render/tests/test_stitch.py
+++ b/modules/output/render/tests/test_stitch.py
@@ -317,3 +317,16 @@ def test_an_audio_lane_whose_file_has_no_sound_is_left_out_and_said(comfy):
     proj = projects.Project(width=160, height=120, audio_tracks=[{"id": "t", "kind": "separated", "scene_id": "s1"}])
     out = stitch.render(proj, [clip("quiet.mp4", dur=1.0, scene_id="s1")])
     assert any("audio lane" in w for w in out["warnings"])
+
+
+@needs_ffmpeg
+def test_the_render_is_made_at_the_clips_own_size_not_the_projects(comfy):
+    make_clip(comfy.output / "a.mp4", 1.0, size="160x120")
+    make_clip(comfy.output / "b.mp4", 1.0, size="96x96")
+    spec = lambda name, **k: clip(name, dur=1.0, w=100, h=100, **k)          # noqa: E731  (scene settings say 100x100)
+    size = lambda proj, clips: probe(comfy.temp / stitch.render(proj, clips)["media"]["filename"])[1:3]   # noqa: E731
+    clips = [spec("a.mp4", scene_id="s1"), spec("b.mp4", scene_id="s2")]
+    assert size(projects.Project(width=100, height=100), clips) == (160, 120)              # the first clip
+    assert size(projects.Project(width=100, height=100, export_size_from="s2"), clips) == (96, 96)
+    assert size(projects.Project(width=100, height=100, export_size_from="project"), clips) == (100, 100)
+    assert size(projects.Project(width=100, height=100, export_size_from="gone"), clips) == (160, 120)